Venus and Serena

Parables For Men of Management

 Men of management are a breed all to themselves. They think in terms not shared by other en. They typically communicate with each other in phrases and concepts that are vivid, breezy, and tangy with a free-swinging imagination unshackled by fears of being thought unusual. Instead they dread the thought of being "ordinary."

Sam T...

Barbara Hutton: A Candid Biography of the Richest Woman in the World

Barbara Hutton ... her name is a household word ... is one of the most publicized women of our times ... with a fortune estimated at $50,000,000 ... she is one of the most lavish spenders of all time ... fragile (she has had no less than eight major surgical operations), she is the possessor of a will of iron .....

Are These Our Doctors

You may be amazed as you read about the extent of the disagreement among many doctors, the lack of medical ethics in modern practice, the alarming rise of specialists who constantly fleece the public by charging unnecessarily high fees. You may gasp as you learn how the public is experimented on, in guinea pig fashion, with every passing treatment and drug...

Four Children for the Doctor

Have you met the Barkins family yet?

First there is the husband and father, Dr. John, a practicing physician; then there is this lawyer-wife Evelyn; and thereafter, but definitely not in order of importance, Lizzie, Martha and George, the children - and Bradley, not quite a child yet nor on the scene but, nonetheless, the dominant character of the group...

The Immortal Jolson: His Life And Times

In an era of entertainment titans, Al Jolson was recognized as the greatest - a Legend in his own time. But behind the legend was a human being, behind the booming voice and the electric personality there was a man. Profligate and petty. Magnificent and tawdry. Generous and suspicious. The Immortal Jolson is a fascinating and revealing study of the man and his time.

Official Guide to Diving: Plain, High, Fancy Platform, Comedy and Acrobatic

 This well written and extensively researched book is a comprehensive guide and valuable instruction book for everyone interested in the art of diving; the beginner, the competitor, and the instructor. This book has everything from how to learn to dive, all the way to very complicated diving formations and techniques to learn. 

From Gags to Riches

From GAGS to RICHES is Broadway at its funniest. It is show business, vaudeville. It’s night clubs cafés. It’s Hollywood; it’s Miami. It’s the whole mad world of entertainment as seen and heard by one who has literally grown up in it...

The Complete and Factual life of Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid: Robin Hood or hoodlum? After 90 years of romantic myths, this book shatters the spell and uncovers the brutal, even stranger truth about the youngest of the famous Western desperadoes...

David Janssen - My Fugitive

 When Ellie Janssen’s plane landed in Las Vegas, all she wanted was a divorce. Instead she found the beginnings of love, sex, romance and heartbreaks, leading her to David Janssen, one of America’s most beloved actors...

Judo for Protection and Self-Defense

A sensible self-defense method easy enough for young and old to master # Step-by-step action photographs # No equipment required # Instructions for pupil and teacher # Holds and throws that require very little strength # Gain confidence to ward of bullies # The safeguard of practical training well planned for the whole family.

My Father - My Son

In this great book, which is destined to become a classic of its kind, Eddie takes us through his childhood - heartbreakingly lonely days in private school - an agonizing and humiliating initiation ceremony - expulsion from school after school - to his almost weekly brushes with the law. We are drawn into the Hollywood life of the Robinson family...

Teen Age Guide to Winning Golf

This concise and informative guide will teach any beginner the basic facts of golf, and help any teenager to improve his or her game. It will also be of enormous value in helping them avoid some of the pitfalls of bad golf habits...

Rosalynn Carter Her Life Story

This is the story of Rosalynn Carter, considered by many to be the most powerful First Lady in America's history. The author traces Rosalynn Carter's background in simple, dramatic terms through her childhood, her adolescence, her first meeting with the President as a teenager, their courtship and marriage...

Guide to Small Boat Navigation: Power and Sail

Complete Information On: Rules of the road, How to read charts, How to handle the boat in bad weather and adverse circumstances, compass and compass error, Navigational aides, Piloting, Where to buy charts, The intra-coastal waterway

I'll Cry Tomorrrow

THE GREAT BESTSELLER OF THIS CENTURY! The brutally frank story! Deprived of a normal childhood by her ambitious mother, Katie, Lillian Roth becomes a star of Broadway and Hollywood before she is twenty. Shortly before her marriage to her childhood sweetheart, David Tredman, he dies and Lillian takes her first drink of many down the road of becoming an alcoholic...

Our Assassinated Presidents - The True Medical Stories

A Fascinating blend of history and scientific reportage as the author probes our four presidential assassinations from an unusual angle--the medical drama. Focusing on the actual wounds of Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy, and the futile (and sometimes faulty) life- saving measures of physicians. Text is illustrated with photographs and drawings.

Teen-Age Guide to Skin and Scuba Diving

Traces the history of skin and scuba diving, outlines the basic principles of diving, explains safety measures and their value, and discusses selection and care of equipment. A handy illustrated guide, filled with step-by-step instructions for teen-agers and their coaches

Jacqueline Kennedy - A Biography

Every American whose heart went out in sympathy and admiration to a dauntless First Lady during the terrible, unforgettable days of November 1963 will want to read this intimate and touching biography of Jaqueline Kennedy. It revels as never before the stature of the person who has set a shining standard for American womanhood.---from the inside sleeve

The Sea of Treasure

The adventurous life of Lieut. Harry E. Rieseberg could probably fill a hundred books. But here, in this one dramatic volume, are the outstanding highlights of this world-renowned treasure hunter's amazing carrer. Get set for strange and exciting adventure! Down, down, down we go --- with tthe dautless Lieut...

Venus and Serena

This is the inside story bringing to light those early years when Venus was just a talented eleven year old, Serena wasn't even a consideration, and Richard, their father, was trying everything to keep the hype alive. It will answer questions about their private lives, taking you up close and persona with each girl individually.

So You Want To Flyfish?

Flyfishing is no longer just for the pipe and tweed crowd. This explosion of flyrodding has hit a nostalgic nerve in middle-class baby boomers. But the sport is seeing all kinds taking up the longrod from blue-collar workers to senior citizens to kids to women...

Play Scratch Golf

Recipes for a Tennis Player’s Soul

Recipe for the Tennis Player's Soul is coach Dave Rineberg's comprehensive guide for all the shots, strokes and strategies needed to play tougher tennis. It is a look at the modern strokes of today and the changes that have taken place over the years...

African-american Heroes & Heroines

America's African-Americans will identify their role models with this collection of inspiring and amazing stories that showcases 150 black heroes and heroines. These action-packed biographies and powerful illustrations document and highlight the major and historical accomplishments of important African-Americans...

The Best Damn Pool Instruction Book, Period!

An instructional book on how to play pocket billiards.  It covers every aspect of the game beginning with how to develop a better stroke to the more advanced techniques on how to masse or jum the cure ball. The book uses a very simple and concise teaching format to expand the knowledge and ability for the average recreational pool player...

Venus & Serena

My Seven Years as Hitting Coach for the William Sisters is the personal inside story and testimony of Dave Rneberg, who served as hitting coach for world-famous tennis champions Venus Williams and Serena Williams from 1992 to 1999. An inset section of black-and-white photographs embellish this open and candid account of athletic training, determination, and the drive to succeed...