The long-awaited sequel to the bestselling classic memoir, A Handful of Summers.Gordon Forbes played for the South African Davis Cup team in the 50s and early 60s and returned to the circuit as a writer and observer. In 'Too Soon to Panic' he takes the readers behind the scenes at the big tournaments Wimbledon, Roland Garros and Flushing Meadows; Germany, Spain and Italy and introduces them to many of tennis's most extraordinary and dynamic characters, including Mark McCormack, Rod Laver, Jim Courier and Andre Agassi.Crammed with riotously funny anecdotes and vivid evocations of the innocence and camaraderie of the game in Forbes's day when tennis as still a gentlemanly, amateur and often rather ramshackle affair and insightful observations on today's glamorous game where money reigns and sheer strength sometimes seems to conquer skill Forbes explores the remarkable changes that have come over the sport in the last forty years.

Too Soon to Panic

Sports & Outdoors

Gordon Forbes

Biographies

HarperCollins Publishers Limit

A classic memoir, A Handful of Summer is the hilarious account of the tennis travels of South African doubles partnership George Forbes and Abe Segal, and of the riotous characters who populated the amateur tennis world in the 50s and 60s as it stumbled towards professionalism.Full of superb anecdotes, bursting with vitality and humour, and written with unflagging zest and panache, it is a unique dressing-room view of the tennis world.

A Handful of Summers

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Harpercollins

The hilarious, classic memoir of the international tennis circuit."A Handful of Summers" is a delightfully uninhibited insider's account of tennis on the international circuit in the fifties and sixties -- both on and off court -- in the glory days of Fred Perry, Roy Emerson, and Virginia Wade.Forbes begins with his childhood on a farm in South Africa, where he learned to play tennis on a gravel court. His game takes him to Europe, as a South African Davis Cup player, and finally to Wimbledon. Along the way he cavorts with extraordinary characters among the world-class players, including a young Billy Jean King and Rod Laver -- and their tales, and his, shine throughout this irresistibly witty memoir. A cult classic among tennis aficionados when it was first published in the United States, it is a current bestseller in South Africa.

The Penguin Group (SA) (Pty) Ltd

First published in 1991 and now available in paperback, an insider's account of what it was like to play tennis on the international circuit in the 1950s and 1960s, as the tennis world stumbled from amateur status into professionalism.

A handful of summers

Politics & Social Sciences

Anthropology

Heinemann

VIKING

Handful of Summers (Sports pages)

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Simon Schuster(uk)

The hilarious, classic memoir of the international tennis circuit."A Handful of Summers" is a delightfully uninhibited insider's account of tennis on the international circuit in the fifties and sixties -- both on and off court -- in the glory days of Fred Perry, Roy Emerson, and Virginia Wade.Forbes begins with his childhood on a farm in South Africa, where he learned to play tennis on a gravel court. His game takes him to Europe, as a South African Davis Cup player, and finally to Wimbledon. Along the way he cavorts with extraordinary characters among the world-class players, including a young Billy Jean King and Rod Laver -- and their tales, and his, shine throughout this irresistibly witty memoir. A cult classic among tennis aficionados when it was first published in the United States, it is a current bestseller in South Africa.

Memoirs

Mayflower Books

The South African tennis player reflects on his experiences around the world at different pro-tennis tournaments, and discusses his background, family, and political views

Too Soon to Panic: A Tennis Memoir

Peter Ustinov

Lyons Pr

Tales from the Eagles Sidelines

Even in their worst of seasons, the Philadelphia Eagles maintained their tradition of toughness. This toughness is exemplified by the greats who have put on the Eagles uniform—from legends like Chuck Bednarik and Steve Van Buren to modern-day heroes like Reggie White and Donovan McNabb. 
 In Tales from the Eagles Sidelines, veteran football writer Gordon Forbes profiles the individuals who have thrilled Philadelphia fans since the team’s inception in 1933 through its recent return to glory with McNabb at the helm. Forbes details how these men become legendary heroes, not only because of the championships they won but because of their hard-knocking style. 
 They were relentless athletes playing in a city that has always appreciated hard, tough performers more than fancy steppers. And when the winter winds arrive and the Eagles are playing for something more than their paychecks, there is a wonderful love affair that spirals in the frosty air between the fans and their "iggles," as the team is called. 
 Tales from the Eagles Sidelines recalls the great players and some of the not-so-great characters told in the form of flashbacks to another time. Some of the stories, like Vince Papale’s Rocky-like adventures, are stirring to the soul. Others, like Fred Hill’s courageous fight to save his leukemia-stricken daughter, sadden the mind. All of the individual tales, however, share a common bond. They are all about Eagles who wore the green, silver, and white and played in a very special city.

History

Americas

Sports Publishing

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