{"product_id":"2940170687831","title":"Late to the Ball: Age. Learn. Fight. Love. Play Tennis. Win.","description":"Being a man or a woman in your early sixties is different than it was a generation or two ago, at least for the more fortunate of us. We aren't old . . . yet. But we sense it coming: Careers are winding down, kids are gone, parents are dying (friends, too), and our bodies are no longer youthful or even middle-aged. Learning to play tennis in your fifties is no small feat, but becoming a serious, competitive tennis player at the age of sixty is a whole other matter. It requires training the body to defy age, and to methodically build one's game-the strokework, footwork, strategy, and mental toughness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGerald Marzorati started playing the game seriously in his mid-fifties. He had the strong desire to lead an examined physical life, to push his body into the \"encore\" of middle age. In \u003ci\u003eLate to the Ball\u003c\/i\u003e Marzorati writes vividly about the difficulties, frustrations, and the triumphs of his becoming a seriously good tennis player. He takes on his quest with complete vigor and absolute determination to see it through, providing a rich, vicarious experience involving the science of aging, his existential battle with time, and the beautiful, mysterious game of tennis.","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150721106160,"sku":"2940170687831","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170687831_p0.jpg?v=1763812309","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170687831","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}