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This is an On Deck, Reading Libraries, Sports Biographies book. ... Read more

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This young woman has already made a powerful statement to the international tennis world. Young readers will love the exciting photos of Venus at work and will appreciate the clear, easy-to-read text that gives them the information that they want about this young star. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on July 13, 2001. The length of the article is 847 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: La "Diosa de Canela".(Venus Williams, tenista, gana Wimbledon)(TT: The Cinnamon Goddess.)(TA: Venus Williams, tennis player wins Wimbledon)(Artículo Breve)
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 13, 2001
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Volume: 7Issue: 437Page: 24

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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on April 1, 1999. The length of the article is 592 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Venus gana con serenidad.(Venus Williams gana partido de ténis contra hermana Serena)(TT: Venus wins with serenity.)(TA: Venus Williams wins tennis match against sister Serena)
Author: Tay Polo Miranda
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 1999
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Volume: 6Issue: 318Page: 21(1)

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How To Play Tennis, by Venus and Serena Williams, is the perfect courtside companion for young tennis players of all levels. Detailed photography and text explain everything about the game of tennis‹from dressing for the court and holding a racket to executing the perfect lob and smash. The Williams sisters offer pro tips, demonstrate the techniques that took them to the top, and inspire young readers become the best tennis players they can be. ... Read more

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Great For 9 to 12 year olds.
This beautifully illustrated book is intended to show the future star how the game is played at the top levels. The book includes quite a bit of commentary on the game, including tips on cloths, rackets, tactics, and how practice reallly does make your game improve. It is intended to not take the place of a personal coach, but to be of help to the starting player.

The exercises and pointers given by the Williams sisters will get you started if you don't have a coach, and will provide questions to ask him, and support for his answers if you do. The book is aimed at the 8 or 9 year old up to perhaps the 12 or 13 year old. It's written at a level that they will understand, and appreciate.

My daughter LOVES this book
After our family spent many hours watching Wimbledon earlier this year, my 8-year-old daughter started showing interest in the sport.Now that she's got this beautiful book by Venus and Serena Williams, she is HOOKED.Every day she begs me to take her to our local courts so that she can practice her swings.She's got a long way to go, but at least she's spending her last few days of summer 1. reading and 2. being active.Recommended!
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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on September 16, 1999. The length of the article is 927 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Serena, que vas muy bien.(Venus Williams, Serena Williams, jugadoras de tenis)(TT: Serena, you are doing well.)(TA: Venus Williams, SerenaWilliams, tennis players)(Columna)
Author: Tay Polo Miranda
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 16, 1999
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Volume: 6Issue: 342Page: 16

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Chapters: Serena Williams, Venus Williams, James Blake, Arthur Ashe, Zina Garrison, Alexandra Stevenson, Chanda Rubin, Althea Gibson, Donald Young, Bryan Shelton, Lori Mcneil, Malivai Washington, Jamea Jackson, Mashona Washington, Ronald Agénor, Katrina Adams, Ora Washington, Shenay Perry, Jamin Thompson, Scoville Jenkins, Raquel Kops-Jones, Thomas Blake, Megan Moulton-Levy, Leslie Allen, Tally Holmes, Angela Haynes, Todd Nelson, Ahsha Rolle, Chip Hooper, Camille Benjamin. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 195. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her World No. 1 on five separate occasions. She regained this ranking for the fifth time on November 2, 2009. She became the World No. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002. Williams is the reigning champion in both singles and women's doubles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon and in women's doubles at the US Open. She has won 25 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 11 in women's doubles, and 2 in mixed doubles. She is the most recent player, male or female, to have held all four Grand Slam singles titles simultaneously and only the fifth woman in history to do so. Her 12 Grand Slam singles titles ties her with Billie Jean King for sixth on the all-time list. Williams ranks fourth in Grand Slam women's singles titles won during the open era, behind Steffi Graf with 22 titles and Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova with 18 titles each. She has won more Grand Slam titles in singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles than any other active female player. Williams has won two Olympic gold medals in women's doubles. Williams has won more career prize money than any other female athl...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=164910 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on September 14, 2001. The length of the article is 1017 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Williams: dinamita pura.(jugadoras de tenis)(TT: Williams: pure dynamite.)(TA: Venus Williams, Serena Williams; tennis players)(Artículo Breve)
Author: Tay Polo Miranda
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 14, 2001
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Volume: 7Issue: 446Page: 25

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Monthly tennis magazine. ... Read more

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Venus Williams. Williams Sisters rivalry, Venus Williams career statistics, Women's Tennis Association, Australian Open, The Championships, Wimbledon ... Read more

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The author shares the life stories of Venus and Serena Williams, who charged onto center court in professional tennis at the end of the 20th century with a force never before seen in the sport. No other women tennis players have matched their strength, their speed, or their overall athleticism, and none have achieved the status and celebrity they have gained on and off the court as they powered to the number one and two rankings in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Venus and Serena Williams represent in many ways a shift in attitudes concerning women in sports, particularly African American women. By playing tough tennis, they conveyed to the public that it was acceptable for women to be strong, to have muscles, and to compete.

When Venus and Serena first appeared in the public eye, their hair bound in beads bespoke their ethnic pride, the braces on their teeth belied their youth, and their grit and determination enabled them to withstand challenges concerning the attitudes of these young African American women in what had traditionally been a white-washed sport. This book shares their stories, and it provides a way to consider the impact of race, gender, and culture, and the influence these have through sport in shaping popular culture. Includes a timeline and a bibliography of print and electronic sources for additional research.

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The life stories of the tennis pro sisters is shared in chapters which cover their stories & associated topics of gender & race
With all the action tennis sisters Venus and Serena Williams have brought to the sport, it's near certain Jacqueline Edmonson's Venus And Serena Williams: A Biography will bring added attention and a ready audience. The life stories of the tennis pro sisters is shared in chapters which cover their stories and associated topics of gender and race. An excellent addition to Greenwood's biography series. ... Read more

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Awesome!
Ignore Gail's review. She's a hater.

This book is designed for grades 5-8, but I'm a college freshman and have gotten a lot out of it! The Williams sisters are amazing, and so is their advice.

Chapters include advice on...

-The importance of finding a support system for your dreams
-The priceless value of a good education
-Respecting yourself
-Choosing your friends wisely
-Living to please yourself first, and others last
-Waiting on a relationship
-Loving and taking good care of your body
-Money management
-Dealing with setbacks
and
-Volunteerism

It's an awesome book. Buy it, and you won't regret it. It's for ALL races. ALL religions. ALL sexs. and ALL beliefs.

Brilliant, just brilliant!!
I haven't even finished the book yet, but it is obviously a bestseller 'in my book'.I have both Venus & Serena's more recent autobiographies, but this book is by far the best!!! If your looking for a straight to the point, why are they successful, how were they with siblings, and parented, this is the book for you!Very direct, yet entertaining, an enjoyable read for a parent.I highly recommend it & the price is great(a penny)!!!

Fantastic!!!!
This book is the best. It felt so down-to-earth. You feel like you know he williams sisters. I truly disagree with the person who talked about this book being about Jehovah's Witness. They don't encourage reades in any way to become a Jehovahs Witness. This is such a good book, I don't see how anyone could bad-mouth it. I had the good fortune to meet Venus, and I'm not lying i swear, and she is so nice and friendly. She gives off such a good vibe. THIS IS A GREAT BOOK!!!!!!!!!!! BUY IT PLEASE!!!!!!!

No Shunning Allowed
Hilary Beard is a Philadelphia journalist who you can trust implicitly, she has a great even voice.Her previous book was the life story of enterpreneur Lisa Price, the woman who came back from financial ruin to found CAROL'S DAUGHTER the great herbal essence success story.Lisa got to meet many celebrities, in fact she knew them before they got big, and her cosmetic prescriptions, learned from her mother and Trinidadian family, helped Erykah Badu and Jada Pinkett among others,

Venus and Serena, who have collaborated with Hilary Beard on her new book, were famous when they were still girls, so their trajectory is somewhat different than that of Lisa Price, who struggled for artistic and commercial validation for many years and told the story in the fabulous SUCCESS NEVER SMELLED SO SWEET.Hilary Beard, who lost her father several years back, was drawn to the Williams sisters partly because of the strong guidance each received from their dad, a bittersweet association for Beard that accounts for some of the strongest writing in this book, SERVING FROM THE HIP.An avid tennis player, Beard knows what she's talking about, and she can help the Williams sisters structure a book and add depth to their insights about their own game.

Whether or not you're a Jehovah's Witness, this book has something for everyone, so don't shun the Williams girls just because their faith is a little bit different than yours!That's what America is all about--or it used to be!

Great book for teens and fans of Venus and Serena!
After seeing Venus and Serena on the Oprah show, I decided to get this book and I'm glad I did.The book talks about many of their on-court experiences so if you're a fan of Venus and Serena and have followed their careers since the mid 90's, you'll find out fascinating tidbits about their reactions to incidents on the WTA Tour.I also bought a copy for a friend's 11 yr. old daughter so as you can see this book is a great conversation-starter for parents and their daughters.All-around, well done. ... Read more