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Black and White

By: Richard Williams
Narrated by: Cary Hite, Bart Davis
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The fascinating, “upfront and unapologetic” (Kirkus Reviews) memoir of Richard Williams, a businessman, tennis coach, subject of the major motion picture King Richard, and father to two of the greatest athletes and professional tennis champions of all time - Venus and Serena Williams.

Born into poverty in Shreveport, Louisiana, in the 1940s, Richard Williams was blessed by a strong, caring mother who remained his lifelong hero, just as he became a hero to Venus and Serena. From the beginning of his life, Richard’s mother taught him to live by the principles of courage, confidence, commitment, faith, and love. He passed the same qualities on to his daughters, who grew up loving their father and valuing the lessons he taught them. “I still feel really close to my father,” says Serena. “We have a great relationship. There is an appreciation. There is a closeness because of what we’ve been through together, and a respect.”

A self-made man, Williams has walked a long, hard, exciting, and ultimately rewarding road during his life, surmounting many challenges to raise a loving family and two of the greatest tennis players who ever lived. Black and White is the extraordinary story of that journey and the indomitable spirit that made it all possible.

©2014 Richard Williams. All rights reserved. Epigraph from "I, Too" from THE COLLECTED POEMS OF LANGSTON HUGHES by Langston Hughes, edited by Arnold Rampersad with David Roessel, Associate Editor, copyright ©1994 by the Estate of Langston Hughes. Used by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Random House LLC. (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

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A must read!

This book is phenomenal. I have a whole new respect for the Williams family after reading this book. He’s an impressive man!

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What a man!

I didn't think I would enjoy this book as much as I did. Being a Dad I found it very enjoyable and very different to the way I thought he would of raised such amazing athletes and Humans!

p.s I had no idea how racist America was as well as gang culture. what a pity

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An incredible story

What a story! It brought tears to eyes and filled my heart with so much joy all at once. This story has everything in it!

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MUST READ!!

What an incredible story of Purpose-driven life! This is a testimony and life guide to perseverance, courage & love through every possible challenge life throws at you. I'm so inspired after reading this book. Everything about his daughters success and his family values instilled into his children is truly remarkable.

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