Tim FerrissEntrepreneur, author and podcaster · '4-Hour' book series
”Personal favorites include the bite-sized Levels of the Game (about one epic tennis match)”
Levels of the Game
John McPhee · 1979 · 384 pages
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About the book
John McPhee reconstructs, with surgical precision, a single tennis match between Arthur Ashe and Clark Graebner at the US National Stadium in 1968. Through this seemingly simple encounter, the author dissects the parallel universes of the two players, their mental strategies, family histories and the very essence of the sport.
A masterclass in nonfiction writing, where McPhee demonstrates how small details—a racket adjustment, a controlled breath—reveal everything about character, ambition and what it truly means to compete at the highest level.
Book details
| Author | John McPhee |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 1979 |
| Pages | 384 |
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Daniel PinkAuthor · Drive, A Whole New Mind, To Sell Is Human
”one of the best McPhee books I’ve read was a book – you might have read it – called Levels of the Game”
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