Jon wertheim draws back the curtain on the soap opera that is the womens professional tennis tour, with its primal plotlines driven by ambition, sex, and revenge. Power games, teenage vixens, and milliondollar egos on the womens tennis tour, venus envy, l. Jon wertheim, sports illustrated usa the new york times. By taking us through the entire 2000 seasonwhen venus finally dominated the sporthe lets you know what it feels like to be on the tour. Our first pick is venus envy by jon wertheim, which is available as an ebook as well as at libraries and other used book purveyors. All of our paper waste is recycled and turned into corrugated cardboard. L jon wertheim a behindthescenes glimpse into the womens tennis tour details the characters and psyches of the top players and discusses such topics as race, sexuality, and dysfunctional families. Lees venus envy power games, teenage vixens, and milliondollar egos on the womens tennis tour door l. A sensational season inside the womens tennis tour at. He is the author of seven highly praised books, including the new york times bestseller scorecasting. Power games, teenage vixens, and milliondollar egos on the womens tennis tour kindle edition by l. Venus envy is a catchy and accurate but somewhat deceiving title for a book about much more than venus williams and her rivals.
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