{"product_id":"marcelo-rios-the-man-we-barely-knew-9781461162414","title":"Marcelo Rios: The Man We Barely Knew","description":"This book is a unique, abstract portrait of former ATP #1 ranked tennis player Marcelo Rios of Chile from various sources and perspectives, including opponents, friends, media, fans, photographers, his coaches, industry people, tournament officials, etc. Rios possessed the wondrous talent which could have won ten Grand Slams - according to Marat Safin, and a maverick personality which fascinated, bewildered and awed the tennis world from 1994 to 2003. In this book you will learn many insights and anecdotes about Rios and his unparalleled experience on the professional tennis circuit, such as the time he punched out a fan at a Miami restaurant, the time a woman left his hotel room screaming, how his spectacular skills could make even a top ten player feel like a novice on the court. All hardcore tennis fans will greatly enjoy this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scoop Malinowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781461162414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScoop Malinowski has written about tennis for Tennis Magazine, Ace Magazine in London, Tennis Magazine Australia, CBSsportsline.com, Tennis Week, Tennisweek.com, Tennis View Magazine, etc. He created the web site www.Tennis-prose.com in 2010. His first book \"Heavyweight Armageddon: The Tyson-Lewis Championship Battle\" was called a \"smashing success,\" by Boxing Hall of Famer Emanuel Steward, \"One of the two best books I ever read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45053373841523,"sku":"9781461162414","price":18.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_037f29d7-c0f7-47bf-96cd-764333b28ea8.jpg?v=1779969189","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/marcelo-rios-the-man-we-barely-knew-9781461162414","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}