New Releases by John McEnroe

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Later in life, most people lose touch with their early childhood friends. But Sean O''Sullivan is not most people. In fact, from the very beginning, his friends are characters who, like his very breath, are inextricable from every major event of his life. Sean may not be perfect. From Catholic school mischief to teenage rite of passage adventures, he learns quickly that ups and downs are all part of the game. But he also comprehends that it was never really life''s rewards and challenges that mattered all along -it was all the friendships that tied them together. And while some friends end up successful and even one in prison for a brief period, the lessons they taught were learned with little effort. That''s what life and friendship are all about. Part coming-of-age tale and part story of middle-class ascendance, American Professor is a novel about the friends that you make and the interactions with them that impact your life. This tale of modern Americana is as classic as the themes it explores: friendship, love, and growth in the face of change. Join Sean and find out where his friendships lead. Because even those that feel lost might find out they never really were in the most unexpected ways.

He is one of the most controversial and beloved athletes in history, a tennis legend and a volcanic, mesmerizing presence. But after reaching the top of his game - what came next? Fifteen years after his international number-one bestseller You Cannot Be Serious, John McEnroe is back and ready to talk. Now the undisputed elder statesman of tennis, McEnroe has won over his critics as a brilliant commentator at the US Open, Wimbledon, and other Grand Slam tournaments - with outspoken views on the modern game, its top players, and the world of 21st century sport and celebrity. Who are the game''s winners and losers? What''s it like playing guitar onstage with the Rolling Stones, hitting balls with today''s greats, confronting his former on-court nemeses, getting scammed by an international art dealer, and raising a big family while balancing McEnroe-sized expectations? In But Seriously, John McEnroe confronts his demons and reveals his struggle to reinvent himself from champion and tennis legend to father, broadcaster, and author. The result is a richly personal account, blending anecdote and reflection with razor sharp and brutally honest opinions, all in McEnroe''s signature style. This is the sports book of the year: wildly entertaining, very funny, surprisingly touching, and 100% McEnroe.

The Emerald Tablets of Thoth - A Collection and Analysis of the tabletsBy John Mcenroe

On ne présente pas John Mc Enroe : figure emblématique du grand boom médiatique du tennis dans les années quatre-vingt, il a été le rival historique de Bjorn Borg, et ses rapports difficiles avec son compatriote Jimmy Connors ont donné lieu à des matchs enflammés. Vainqueur de sept tournois du Grand Chelem (4 US Open, 3 Wimbledon), héros de la Coupe Davis, doté d''un toucher magique et d''un coup d''œil sans égal, il a marqué l''histoire du sport. On connaît aussi ses explosions très irlandaises, ses accès de colère qui transformaient le court en scène de spectacle. Dans Vous êtes sérieux ? il dévoile son enfance de jeune Américain moyen, ses dons rapidement découverts, son apprentissage du circuit, ses plus grands exploits, son lent déclin, sa vie d''après tennis. Chaque match est resté gravé dans sa mémoire, et ceux qui se souviennent du fameux break contre Borg lors de la finale de Wimbledon 1980 le revivront en direct et de l''intérieur, tandis que les fans pousseront un soupir en revoyant la finale de Roland Garros 1981, perdue face à un Ivan Lendl surclassé et mené deux sets à zéro... On croise Borg, Vilas, Connors, Gerulaitis, Lendl, aussi bien que Jack Nicholson, David Bowie ou Bill Clinton. Un document exceptionnel sur la vie d''un sportif de haut niveau, et un autoportrait passionné, honnête, non dépourvu pourtant de mauvaise foi : John McEnroe tel qu''en lui-même.

A no-holds-barred, intimate memoir by John McEnroe—the bad boy of professional tennis. John McEnroe stunned the tennis elite when he came out of nowhere to make the Wimbledon semifinals at the age of eighteen—and just a few years later, he was ranked number one in the world. You Cannot Be Serious is McEnroe at his most personal, an intimate examination of Johnny Mac, the kid from Queens, and his “wild ride” through the world of professional tennis at a boom time when players were treated like rock stars. In this “bracing serve-and-volley autobiography” (The Boston Globe) he candidly explores the roots of his famous on-court explosions; his ambivalence toward the sport that made him famous; his adventures (and misadventures) on the road; his views of colleagues from Connors to Borg to Lendl; his opinions of contemporary tennis; his marriages to actress Tatum O''Neal and pop star Patty Smyth; and his roles as husband, father, senior tour player, and often-controversial commentator.

A noted sports journalist traces the spectacular rise of tennis''s "enfant terrible," examines his on-court behavior and his great matches, and reveals McEnroe''s generosity and loyalty to family, friends, and country