Arthur Ashe: A Life

"Raymond Arsenault spent almost a decade researching and writing his biography of Arthur Ashe. The result, Arthur Ashe: A Life, takes in the entirety of that life, from the skinny, motherless boy who grew up in segregated Richmond, Va., to the svelte athlete who triumphed on tennis courts around the globe while advocating for global human rights. Arsenault shows us how Ashe evolved into the revered figure he was when he died, far too young, at age 49. “I think we still don’t understand exactly how much we lost with his death,” Arsenault sighs. His excellent biography gives some indication of the depth of that loss."