{"product_id":"black-and-white-the-way-i-see-it-9781476704210","title":"Black and White: The Way I See It","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating, \"upfront and unapologetic\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) memoir of Richard Williams, a businessman, tennis coach, and father to two of the greatest athletes and professional tennis champions of all time--Venus and Serena Williams.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn 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 hero to Venus and Serena later on. 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 to love their father and value the lessons he taught them, contrary to public rumors. \"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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA self-made man, Williams has walked a long, hard, exciting, and ultimately rewarding road for seventy years, surmounting the many challenges to raise a loving family and two of the greatest tennis players who ever lived. \u003ci\u003eBlack and White\u003c\/i\u003e is the extraordinary story of that journey and the indomitable spirit that made it all possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476704210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.10d","brand":"Richard Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36652430688412,"sku":"9781476704210","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_62b07fac-c07c-49cb-a47d-1c172e827a66.jpg?v=1603879776","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/black-and-white-the-way-i-see-it-9781476704210","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}