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Resumen del Editor
"In Robert Weintraub’s exhaustive biography, The Divine Miss Marble, he transports the reader into Marble’s vibrant world. It’s a dreamy, indomitable life worth reading about as today’s tennis tries to return to form.” (The Washington Post)
“An intriguing book about a fascinating woman...highly recommended.” (Library Journal, starred review)
“Delightful and engrossing, this is a must for tennis fans.” (Publishers Weekly)
The story of 1930s tennis icon Alice Marble, and her life of sports, celebrity, and incredible mystery.
Who was Alice Marble?
In her public life, she was the biggest tennis star of the pre-war era, a household name like Joe DiMaggio and Joe Louis. She was famous for overcoming serious illness to win the biggest tournaments, including Wimbledon. She was also a fashion designer and trendsetter, a contributor to a pioneering new comic called Wonder Woman - and friend to the biggest names in Hollywood and society, like Carole Lombard and Clark Gable, William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies, and members of families named Bloomingdale, Loew, and du Pont. She helped integrate tennis with her support of Althea Gibson, and even coached two young women who became stars in their own right: Billie Jean King and Sally Ride.
Yet her private life provoked constant speculation while she was alive, and her own memoirs added layers of legend upon stories. According to Alice, she married a man who was killed in the skies over Europe during World War II. But who was the man she loved, and had he even existed? She was widely known for her patriotism during World War II. Had she really nearly given her life for her country as a spy, shot during a wild car chase fleeing foreign espionage agents?
In The Divine Miss Marble, best-selling author Robert Weintraub traveled the country to uncover her fascinating story. And the more he learned about her, the more her mysteries and contradictions deepened. Alice was a powerful woman who knew her worth, demanding equal pay to men decades earlier than other female athletes; yet she was held in sway by a domineering, highly successful coach with whom she had a volatile relationship. She was renowned for her California style and had a brilliant mind and the guts to overcome a lifetime of physical trauma.
For the first time here, we come closer than ever before to the truths of this unforgettable life, and somehow it's a story even more extraordinary than everything we already know about the divine Alice Marble.
Reseñas de la Crítica
"Delightful and engrossing, this is a must for tennis fans." (Publishers Weekly)
"[Weintraub] skillfully provides the historical and social contexts for Marble’s life, and his sketches of her contemporaries, particularly Tennant, are enlightening. The author also deftly sprinkles his narrative with charming anecdotes.... 'You only live once, and that woman lived,' Rita Mae Brown once said. Weintraub ably conveys this sentiment." (Kirkus Reviews)
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In 1937, a schoolteacher on the island of Maui challenged a group of poverty-stricken sugar plantation kids to swim upstream against the current of their circumstance. The goal? To become Olympians. They faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles. The children were Japanese-American, were malnourished and barefoot, and had no pool; they trained in the filthy irrigation ditches that snaked down from the mountains into the sugarcane fields.
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Great story but the Hawaiian words get slaughtered
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De: Julie Checkoway
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One Summer
- America, 1927
- De: Bill Bryson
- Narrado por: Bill Bryson
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One of the most admired nonfiction writers of our time retells the story of one truly fabulous year in the life of his native country - a fascinating and gripping narrative featuring such outsized American heroes as Charles Lindbergh, Babe Ruth, and yes Herbert Hoover, and a gallery of criminals (Al Capone), eccentrics (Shipwreck Kelly), and close-mouthed politicians (Calvin Coolidge). It was the year Americans attempted and accomplished outsized things and came of age in a big, brawling manner. What a country. What a summer. And what a writer to bring it all so vividly alive.
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Why 1927?
- De Mark en 10-18-13
De: Bill Bryson
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His Ownself
- A Semi-Memoir
- De: Dan Jenkins
- Narrado por: Henry Strozier
- Duración: 9 h y 54 m
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The colorful, sentimental, funny, affectionate, cantankerous memoir by the most colorful, funniest, most cantankerous-- and probably the most revered-- sportswriter of the last fifty years. Dan Jenkins is accepted as one of the greatest (if not the greatest) golf writer of all time, wrote beloved bestselling novels and abused more corporate expense accounts than anyone who ever lived. It's a touching, laugh-out-loud tribute to the romanticism of old-time sportswriting-- and the glory days of sports.
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Loved this book!
- De Flannery Abrahamson en 05-23-19
De: Dan Jenkins
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The Strenuous Life
- Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of the American Athlete
- De: Ryan Swanson
- Narrado por: David de Vries
- Duración: 11 h y 37 m
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In full and intricate detail, featuring an amazing cast of characters from the worlds of politics, athletics, entertainment and more, this is the story of how President Theodore Roosevelt helped shepherd in a sports and fitness revolution that forever changed the complexion of the United States.
De: Ryan Swanson
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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
- The Untold Story of 18 African Americans Who Defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to Compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- De: Deborah Riley Draper, Blair Underwood, Travis Thrasher
- Narrado por: Leon Nixon
- Duración: 9 h y 8 m
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From burning crosses set on the Robinsons’s lawn to a Pennsylvania small town on fire with praise and parades when the athletes return from Berlin, Olympic Pride, American Prejudice is full of emotion, grit, political upheaval, and the American dream. Capturing a powerful and untold chapter of history, the narrative is also a celebration of the courage, commitment, and accomplishments of these talented athletes and their impact on race, sports and inclusion around the world.
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History I never knew...
- De Malcolm Drewery en 10-01-21
De: Deborah Riley Draper, y otros
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The Big Bam
- The Life and Times of Babe Ruth
- De: Leigh Montville
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 15 h y 36 m
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Babe Ruth was more than baseball's original superstar. For 85 years, he has remained the sport's reigning titan. He has been named Athlete of the Century...more than once. But who was this large, loud, enigmatic man? In The Big Bam, Leigh Montville brings his trademark touch to this groundbreaking, revelatory portrait of the Babe.
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The Big Bam
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De: Leigh Montville
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Rome 1960
- The Olympics that Changed the World
- De: David Maraniss
- Narrado por: David Maraniss
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The athletes competing in the 1960 Rome Olympics included some of the most honored in Olympic history: decathlete Rafer Johnson, sprinter Wilma Rudolph, Ethiopian marathoner Abebe Bikila, and Louisville boxer Cassius Clay, who at 18 seized the world stage for the first time, four years before he became Muhammad Ali.
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Very Good Book
- De Jay en 07-30-08
De: David Maraniss
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Mobituaries
- De: Mo Rocca
- Narrado por: Mo Rocca
- Duración: 11 h y 45 m
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Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries - reading about the remarkable lives of global leaders, Hollywood heavyweights, and innovators who changed the world. But not every notable life has gotten the send-off it deserves. His quest to right that wrong inspired Mobituaries, his number one hit podcast. Now with Mobituaries, the audiobook, he has gone much further, with all new essays on artists, entertainers, sports stars, political pioneers, founding fathers, and more. Even if you know the names, you’ve never understood why they matter...until now.
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Very good, but.....
- De Christopher en 11-15-19
De: Mo Rocca
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Smoketown
- De: Mark Whitaker
- Narrado por: Prentice Onayemi
- Duración: 13 h y 30 m
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Mark Whitaker's Smoketown is a captivating portrait of this unsung community and a vital addition to the story of black America. It depicts how ambitious Southern migrants were drawn to a steel-making city on a strategic river junction; how they were shaped by its schools and a spirit of commerce with roots in the Gilded Age; and how their world was eventually destroyed by industrial decline and urban renewal. Whitaker takes listeners on a rousing, revelatory journey - and offers a timely reminder that Black History is not all bleak.
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Hopes for Pittsburgh aka "Up South"
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De: Mark Whitaker
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Get Happy
- The Life of Judy Garland
- De: Gerald Clarke
- Narrado por: Erin Bennett
- Duración: 16 h y 26 m
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She lived at full throttle on stage, screen, and in real life, with highs that made history and lows that finally brought down the curtain at age 47. Judy Garland died over 30 years ago, but no biography has so completely captured her spirit - and demons - until now. From her tumultuous early years as a child performer to her tragic last days, Gerald Clarke reveals the authentic Judy in a biography rich in new detail and unprecedented revelations.
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A good book, but...
- De Donna Deal en 08-27-21
De: Gerald Clarke
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Over Time
- My Life as a Sportswriter
- De: Frank Deford
- Narrado por: Frank Deford
- Duración: 12 h y 26 m
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Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter is as unconventional and wide-ranging as Frank Deford's remarkable career, in which he has chronicled the heroes and the characters of just about every sport in nearly every medium. Deford joined Sports Illustrated in 1962, fresh, and fresh out of Princeton. In 1990, he was Editor-in-Chief of The National Sports Daily, one of the most ambitious and ill-fated projects in the history of American print journalism.
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Memories
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De: Frank Deford
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The Secret Game
- A Wartime Story of Courage, Change, and Basketball's Lost Triumph
- De: Scott Ellsworth
- Narrado por: Scott Ellsworth
- Duración: 11 h y 11 m
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In the wartime fall of 1943, at the little-known North Carolina College for Negroes, Coach John McLendon was on the verge of changing the game forever. Within six months his Eagles would become the highest-scoring college basketball team in America, a fast-breaking, hard-pressing juggernaut that would shatter its opponents by as many as 60 points per game. The last student of James Naismith, basketball's inventor, McLendon had opened the door to its future.
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Could Have Been Great
- De Rich Hayami en 05-25-24
De: Scott Ellsworth
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The World's Fastest Man
- The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero
- De: Michael Kranish
- Narrado por: David Sadzin
- Duración: 11 h y 48 m
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In the tradition of The Boys in the Boat and Seabiscuit, a fascinating portrait of a groundbreaking but forgotten figure - the remarkable Major Taylor, the Black man who broke racial barriers by becoming the world’s fastest and most famous bicyclist at the height of the Jim Crow era.
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before there was Jesse Owens and Jackie Robinson
- De Leo en 07-29-19
De: Michael Kranish
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Stealing Home
- Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between
- De: Eric Nusbaum
- Narrado por: David Owen Nelson
- Duración: 8 h y 37 m
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Dodger Stadium is an American icon. But the story of how it came to be goes far beyond baseball. The hills that cradle the stadium were once home to three vibrant Mexican American communities. In the early 1950s, those communities were condemned to make way for a utopian public housing project. Then, in a remarkable turn, public housing in the city was defeated amidst a Red Scare conspiracy.
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Once Upon a Time at Dodger Stadium
- De James Gamble en 03-06-21
De: Eric Nusbaum
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Tall Men, Short Shorts
- The 1969 NBA Finals: Wilt, Russ, Lakers, Celtics, and a Very Young Sports Reporter
- De: Leigh Montville
- Narrado por: Leigh Montville
- Duración: 11 h y 56 m
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They don’t set up any better than this. The greatest basketball player of all time–Bill Russell–and his juggernaut Boston Celtics, winners of ten (ten!) of the previous twelve NBA championships, squeak through one more playoff run and land in the Finals again. Russell’s opponent? The fearsome 7’1” next-generation superstar, Wilt Chamberlain, recently traded to the LA Lakers to form the league’s first dream team. Bill Russell and John Havlicek versus Chamberlain, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor.
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Very good book with a caveat
- De Hebern en 12-06-21
De: Leigh Montville
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The Master
- The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer
- De: Christopher Clarey
- Narrado por: Kiff VandenHeuvel
- Duración: 15 h y 33 m
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There have been other biographies of Roger Federer, but never one with this kind of access to the man himself, his support team, and the most prominent figures in the game, including such rivals as Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Roddick. In The Master, New York Times correspondent Christopher Clarey sits down with Federer and those closest to him to tell the story of the greatest player in men's tennis.
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Roger, voiced by Schwarzenegger
- De S. Armour en 08-27-21
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Funny, endearing, and soul-baringly frank
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Sleeping Where I Fall
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In his energetic, funny, and intelligent memoir, Peter Coyote relives his 15-year ride through the heart of the counterculture - a journey that took him from the quiet rooms of privilege as the son of an East Coast stockbroker to the riotous life of political street theater and the self-imposed poverty of the West Coast communal movement known as The Diggers.
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Informative, moving and ultimately inspiring
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The Middle Matters
- Why That (Extra)Ordinary Life Looks Really Good on You
- De: Lisa-Jo Baker
- Narrado por: Lisa-Jo Baker
- Duración: 7 h y 23 m
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Do you ever wonder how you woke up one day with all the responsibilities of a grown-up who secretly enjoys buying groceries in bulk, can no longer recognize the tween celebrities on the magazines at checkout, but is still surprised when a Starbucks barista calls you “ma’am” - because your inside self is frozen in time to about 20 years ago? So does Lisa-Jo Baker.
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Not for me
- De Lisa Opfer en 09-19-19
De: Lisa-Jo Baker
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Divine Miss Marble
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- Pianoman
- 08-20-20
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Great narrator. Wonderful story of 1930's women's tennis star, Alice Marble. Author writes about her impoverished youth in San Francisco, overcoming adversity and illness, tennis accomplishments, war adventures, touring the country by car giving motivational talks, and retirement. Don't miss this gem!
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