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What's New in Sports? August 2026 |
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Game, Set, Match: Everything Tennis
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Open: An Autobiography by Andre AgassiAndre Agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib. Groomed to be a tennis champion by his moody and demanding father, by the age of twenty-two Agassi had won the first of his eight grand slams and achieved wealth, celebrity, and the game’s highest honors. But as he reveals in this searching autobiography, off the court he was often unhappy and confused, unfulfilled by his great achievements in a sport he had come to resent.
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Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson
by Sally H. Jacobs
An award-winning sports reporter tells the story of the pioneering athlete who rose up from the streets of Harlem to break the color barrier in tennis and became one of the sport's greatest champions.
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Hard Courts
by John Feinstein
Renowned sports writer John Feinstein brings his expertise to the world of tennis. He introduces the key players in the 1990 season, such as Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, and Martina Navratilova, and explores their intense rivalries, personal struggles, and moments of glory. He travels around the world, from the Australian Open in Melbourne to Wimbledon, from the French Open in Paris to the U.S. Open in New York City, getting a fly-on-the-wall account of intense physical—and mental—training sessions, conflicts between players and coaches, and hard-won victories.
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The Inner Game of Tennisby W. Timothy Gallwey“The Inner Game” is the one played within the mind of the player, against the hurdles of self-doubt, nervousness, and lapses in concentration. Author W. Timothy Gallwey shows how to overcome these obstacles by trusting the intuitive wisdom of the body and achieving a state of “relaxed concentration.”
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The Art of Tennis
by Nicholas Fox Weber
A celebration of the cultural influence of tennis that paved the way for the sport we love today. In its foundational years, tennis inspired paintings, ballets, music, fiction, poetry, theatre, and even clothing design. This book presents riveting exemplars from all the arts while also lovingly portraying the game of tennis as an art form of its own.
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String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis
by David Foster Wallace
Gathered for the first time, here are David Foster Wallace's legendary writings on tennis, five tour-de-force pieces written with a competitor's insight and a fan's obsessive enthusiasm. Wallace brings his dazzling literary magic to the game he loved as he celebrates the other-worldly genius of Roger Federer; offers a wickedly witty disection of Tracy Austin's memoir; considers the artistry of Michael Joyce, a supremely disciplined athlete on the threshold of fame; resists the crush of commerce at the U.S. Open; and recalls his own career as a "near-great" junior player.
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Nolan: The Singular Life of an American Original
by Tim Brown
Nolan Ryan was the hero to two of America's biggest institutions: Texas and baseball. Nolan is an exploration of God, family, baseball, and America--and a tribute to one of the greatest pitchers to ever step on the mound. He grew up in the small, hard town of Alvin, Texas, was graced with a fastball, and fell in love with a woman named Ruth, then honored all three in his pursuit of hardball perfection. Alongside Nolan's personal story, renowned sportswriter Tim Brown offers a thoughtful, deeply researched history of baseball in the Lone Star State, and an unforgettable account of three glorious decades in the Major Leagues.
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Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People's Team
by A. M. Gittlitz
A love letter to a franchise and a thrilling study of New York City, Metropolitans traces the electric and calamitous history of the New York Mets. A.M. Gittlitz re-introduces an eccentric cast of Metsian characters: Joan Payson, the first woman to buy a Major League Baseball team; a young Tom Seaver with an interest in progressive politics; and the contentious but beloved Mike Piazza.
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No Dumb Questions: And All of Our Dumbest Answers
by Jason Kelce
New Heights hosts Jason and Travis Kelce attempt to tackle some of life's dumbest questions. Join them on this discovery of knowledge as they cover topics like sports, relationships, parenting, gorilla fights, and many more quandaries that man has pondered since he first gazed upon the stars. FOOTBALL: Why don't players squirt their own water? CUISINE: Do you pour the cereal first or the milk? SCIENCE: If you could make one of your body parts detachable, which would you choose?
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Big Fan: Two Friends, 82,490 Miles, and the Wild, Wonderful Sports We Loveby Michael SchurBestselling authors and podcast hosts Joe Posnanski and Mike Schur love games--almost any game --and they bring readers to the front row. Whether ringside at WrestleMania in Las Vegas, singing along with the maniacs at the World Darts Championships in London, or just watching eight straight hours of football at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Dallas, they bring us to the very heart of what it means to love something so much it hurts. Through crushing defeats and glorious wins, Big Fan is about why we love what we love and how fandom connects us in a time when so much else pulls us apart.
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Art But Make It Sports: Epic Matchups Where Art and Sports Collide
by L.J. Rader
Epic moments in modern sports are masterfully paired with their fine art doppelgangers in this incredible compilation of side-by-side images that sports fans will marvel at. Featuring photographs from basketball, baseball, softball, football, soccer, tennis, hockey, golf, the Olympics, and more, matched with paintings and other pieces of historical art that mirror them, the undeniable similarities will keep you turning the pages!
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Forsyth County Public Library
660 W. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-703-2665forsythlibrary.org |
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