Playing the Moldovans at Tennis
by Hawks, Tony
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0312280106
- ISBN 13
- 9780312280109
- Seller
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Cooperstown, New York, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
The latest and greatest foolhardy attempt to win a bet by Tony Hawks'All I knew about Moldova were the names of eleven men printed on the inside back pages of my newspaper. None of them sounded to me like they were any good at tennis ...' An eccentric wager finds Tony Hawks, a man who loves an unusual challenge, bound for the little-known Eastern European state of Moldova. His mission: to track down members of the country's football team and persuade them to play him at tennis. The bizarre quest ultimately has little to do with tennis or football, but instead turns into an extraordinary journey involving the Moldovan underworld, gypsies, chronic power shortages, near kidnap, and a surprisingly tender relationship with his host family. Follow the fortunes of Tony in this hilarious and often moving adventure as it takes him from Moldova, onwards to Northern Ireland, leading to an exciting denouement in Nazareth - and the naked truth of the bet's final outcome ...
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Details
- Bookseller
- Willis Monie Books - ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 136647
- Title
- Playing the Moldovans at Tennis
- Author
- Hawks, Tony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0312280106
- ISBN 13
- 9780312280109
- Publisher
- Thomas Dunne Books/ St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- 0312280106, VOYAGES, TRAVELS, TRAVEL, ESSAYS, TRAVELOGUES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
Terms of Sale
Willis Monie Books - ABAA
All items are returnable within 14 days of receipt if not satisfied. NY residents will also be charged sales tax.
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