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</html>";s:4:"text";s:29241:"1 tennis player, Bjorn Borg is widely considered to be one of the greatest in the history of the sport. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/28/archives/borg-mcenroe-pressed-to-win-pam-shriver-withdraws.html">Borg, McEnroe Pressed to Win - The New York Times</a> Borg also thinks that Team World players were louder than Team Europe's, which is natural: 'They show the feelings, they are emotional and laughing. © 2021 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. With the likes of Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Chris Evert, and others, there were plenty of . Janus Metz's Borg/McEnroe [+ see also: trailer film profile], which has just opened the Toronto International Film Festival, takes place over the course of the 1980 Wimbledon Championship.It's the year that Borg was gunning for a record fifth straight Wimbledon title and McEnroe emerged as his main challenger. We are a little bit more quiet compared to the other team.' Leo Borg, Björn's 14-year-old son, plays the outburst-prone . Borg was playing in his 10th U.S. Open and fourth final without a championship. Bottom line: Wimbledon had been making tennis memories for over a century when Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe stepped . <a href="https://www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/tennis/borg-vs-mcenroe-film-or-the-importance-of-vitas-gerulaitis-to-tennis-history-and-the-media-spoileralert%E2%80%8B/">Borg Vs McEnroe film, or the importance of Vitas ...</a> <a href="http://sportsthenandnow.com/2010/07/15/bjorn-borg-blames-bad-luck-for-never-winning-the-u-s-open/">Bjorn Borg Blames "Bad Luck" For Never Winning the U.S ...</a> The serene Borg ruled tennis in the late 1970s and had memorable battles with John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=I7vDDwAAQBAJ">The 100 Greatest Days in New York Sports - Page 123</a> He also was on the U.S.' winning World Team Cup and runner-up Davis Cup teams. Behind the curtains, away from the glare of the sport, the contrast is obvious - and iconic. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. As time passed, Borg faded from view and McEnroe, once the most hated sportsman in Britain, was embraced as an international treasure. Answer (1 of 2): Yes, they've met many times. McEnroe's annual appearances at Wimbledon are like a quixotic attempt to reverse time for those of us who were in thrall to the few years in the early 1980s when he stormed through SW19 as the . <a href="https://www.awardsdaily.com/2017/09/08/notes-toronto-mudbound-florida-project-square-call-name/">Notes from Toronto - Mudbound, The Florida Project, The ...</a> It was then that tennis really became more of a mainstream sport than a sport for the privileged, especially here in the United States. <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/04/09/shia-labeouf-john-mcenroe-tantrums-arent-only-rage-outbursts-borg-vs-mcenroe/496461002/">'Borg vs McEnroe': Shia LaBeouf's tantrums aren't the only ...</a> Found insideTwo top British runners together we'd probably see again But the memory of Moscow '80 would always remain McENROE'S MAGIC MOMENT (WIMBLEDON 1981) The 1980 men's final was a pulse racing game The '81 finalists were just the same Bjorn ... In an interview to Tennis Channel, the 11-time Grand Slam winner Bjorn Borg opened up on his rivalry and friendship with the seven-time Major champion John McEnroe. In Talking Pictures, veteran film critic Ann Hornaday walks us through the production of a typical movie -- from script and casting to final sound edit -- and explains how to evaluate each piece of the process. The former world No. "John can change his tactics and style to adjust to his opponent's strategy and to the court surface," said Arthur Ashe, the 1975 Wimbledon champ who was his Davis Cup in 1982, when he led Team Usa to the title winning every singles and doubles rubber he played. Former tennis stars Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe have taken on each other once again as skippers at the new Laver Cup in Prague, but also as critics of a new movie about their on-court rivalry. I knew John thought he would win the match. That game broke Borg's spirit. I remember thinking, ‘This guy looks so cool. ”Those things happen.” "I know I can see the ball better than the officials," McEnroe had said to ESPN. ''It seemed like he didn't play his game,'' said McEnroe, who won 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-3 and became the first player since the legendary Bill Tilden (1920-1925) to win three straight crowns in a row in New York. In July 1982 he dueled with McEnroe for four hours and fourteen minutes in a thrilling five-setter at the Wimbledon finals. He has to play his matches but everybody has found together and that's important, because the players, even the new ones, have to feel comfortable being around Federer or Djokovic.' Avid art collector John McEnroe is one of tennis' greatest touch artists. But the Swede took control before losing a wonderful fourth-set tie-break that set up a grandstand finish. He would win 109 tournaments and hold the number one ranking throughout the end of the 70's and beat both Borg and McEnroe. I'm positive he had our Wimbledon match in mind – I know I did. Who Misses Out? That's very rare in sports in general. Borg made history after the three consecutive back-to-back titles at Roland Garros and Wimbledon between 1978 and 1980. <a href="https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/hollywood-review/borg-mcenroe-movie-review/">Borg McEnroe Movie Review: A Vastly ... - Film Companion</a> As a man with his own tennis failures, he teaches Borg to become completely emotionless and put . Date: July 5, 1980. He survived four set points in hos own way. In the new introduction to this third edition, Gilbert uses his inside access to analyze current stars such as Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal, showing readers how to beat better players without playing better tennis. But Borg proved to be the better man on that day and ended up clinching his 5th consecutive Wimbledon title. The final was finished after the eighth game in the third set was over. Borg missed five match points, McEnroe closed 18-16 at the seventh set point. Lendl's big shots were his down-the-line forehand and backhand. <a href="https://football-news-views.co.uk/sports-articles-2603-rivalries-3-borg-v-mcenroe.php">Sports Articles: Rivalries 3: Borg v McEnroe</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/sports/tennis/borg-and-mcenroe-in-rivalry-and-friendship.html">Borg and McEnroe, in Rivalry and ... - The New York Times</a> Bad News For McEnroe is in part a revelation of the feud between McEnroe and the author that began when they were teenagers, but the essence of this book are the wonderful and surprising on- and off-the-court high jinks of such notable ... <a href="https://iitmsports.wordpress.com/2021/07/18/in-wimbledons-wake-john-mcenroe/">In Wimbledon's Wake: John McEnroe - IIT-M Sports</a> It also features Borg's tennis coach Lennart Bergelin (Stellan Skarsgard) and Borg's wife Mariana Simionescu (Tuva Novotny). In one of the final shots of Borg McEnroe, a man walks away with his wife, after exchanging pleasantries with a boy who walks away with his father.Just the previous day, on London's hallowed grass courts, it was difficult to tell the man from the boy. How did they become that close? Featuring vivid accounts of some of his most memorable matches, The Golden Boy of Centre Court tells the story of Borg's entire Wimbledon odyssey - from his first appearance in 1972 (when he won the Junior title) to his last in 1981. VERIFY helps distinguish between true and false information by answering questions directly from you. Through the lens of that era's final tournament, and the play of the other semifinalists, Jimmy Connors and Vitas Gerulaitis, High Strung chronicles the lives and careers of the men who made those Wild West days of tennis so memorable: "Ice ... As the new Borg vs McEnroe movie enjoyed its general release in the UK on Friday, John McEnroe delivered a typically withering critique of its inaccuracies.. Their stark differences were part of the Borg-McEnroe allure. In fact, Borg was the "best man" at McEnroe's wedding. 'John respected me and I was probably the only guy who respected him out of all the people in tennis history. A new documentary, John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection, has been called, in US Vogue, "the best tennis film ever made". The BBC sports . 1984 was McEnroe's best year on the tennis tour, as he compiled an 82-3 record and won a career-high 13 singles tournaments, including Wimbledon and the US Open. Found inside... Federer in Swiss federation meetings from those who thought his progress was too slow and who pointed out that tennis's greatest men's champions had typically won major titles by age twenty (see Sampras, Borg, McEnroe, and others). The new film Borg Vs McEnroe tells the story of one of the greatest rivalries in sport. Borg vs. McEnroe, about the 1980 Wimbledon match, fails to serve up the drama. In one of the final shots of Borg McEnroe, a man walks away with his wife, after exchanging pleasantries with a boy who walks away with his father.Just the previous day, on London's hallowed grass courts, it was difficult to tell the man from the boy. McEnroe has also become a . He had lost to Jimmy Connors in 1976 and 1978 and to McEnroe in 1980, just two months after beating McEnroe in a five-set Wimbledon final that featured a 34-point fourth-set tiebreaker, and an 8-6 fifth set. "When we shook hands, I could see that he was devastated," wrote McEnroe. Borg and McEnroe, of course, are best known for their epic 18-16 tie-breaker in the fourth set of the final match at Wimbledon in 1980, which Borg eventually won. It wasn't just Shia raging in 'Borg vs McEnroe' Verify. However, he was unable to break Borg's serve in the fifth set and Borg went on to win 8-6. Despite his limited career, Borg won 11 Grand Slam championships, all of which he won at Wimbledon and the French Open. Perhaps this was McEnroe's revenge for his own loss to Borg at Wimbledon that year. “It takes two to make a notable lawn tennis match” Lance Tingay wrote on The Daily Telegraph. Profiles the top world tennis player, from his life story to how he plays the game, with candid, penetrating discussions of rivals, best matches, coaching, and "incorrect" techniques of instruction The only male who has come close to matching McEnroe's 1984 win-loss record since then was Roger . John Patrick McEnroe Jr. John McEnroe (born 1959) was one of the most successful and high-profile players in the history of tennis. “It meant a lot to me that he showed me respect in the locker room when he didn’t have to” McEnroe said talking about the young Borg. Borg was McEnroe's best man at his wedding! McEnroe remained controversial when he returned to Wimbledon in 1981.Following his first-round match against Tom Gullikson, McEnroe was fined U.S. $1,500 and came close to being thrown out after he called umpire Ted James "the pits of the world" and then swore at tournament referee Fred Hoyles.He also made famous the phrase "you cannot be serious", which years later became the title of McEnroe . Shia LaBeouf is dynamic as John McEnroe, but the movie focuses on his inscrutable opponent, to its detriment. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. But me and John are happy to be at the Laver Cup, and then John is doing 100 other things in tennis.' Top 10 Wimbledon Memories, No. Found inside“Why should I go there to be with all those old men, I wanted to go out and celebrate with my buddies,” he said later. Was Borg finally defeated? There was no doubt, McEnroe was the best player in the world now. Could Borg come back and ... I hope I can be a professional tennis player and experience something of what he is experiencing”. The fourth set tiebreak, the longest ever in a Championships final, offered 22 of the most unbelievable minutes in tennis history. The significant tennis books of recent years have all been autobiographies--famous players burnishing their image or attempting to set the record straight within carefully controlled memoirs. Playing soccer probably helped him a lot. Before his retirement, Borg had played McEnroe on tour 14 times, including . Roger Federer won a thrilling deciding set to beat Andy Roddick in the Wimbledon final. This match is widely considered one of the best tennis matches ever played. “The ball was clearly out,”Borg said later. The other thing is that today tennis is being played differently, look at all these great players, and then you have the competition, so many players around the world. Based on a true story, Borg vs. McEnroe chronicles the high-profile 1980 Wimbledon match between tennis greats John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg (played by Shia LaBeouf and Sverrir Gudnason, respectively). Leo Borg, Björn's 14-year-old son, plays the outburst-prone . Bjorn Borg was born in the same neighborhood as Greta Garbo, and like her, he created his own legend by disappearing before being trapped on the sunset boulevard. Found inside – Page 19Sometimes it seemed just part of the show and McEnroe had to suppress a smile, but there was plenty of shouting and ... When McEnroe ancl Borg see each other now, there's a soft, mellow feeling, two middle—aged men who put each other to ... Borg was the only man to convince McEnroe, famous for his outbursts, not to misbehave. A true page-turner.” —Associated Press “This is good stuff, and it’s written with flair.” —The Oregonian High Strung by Stephen Tignor is the gripping untold story of the fiercest rivalry in the history of professional tennis. "It's a surprise to many that the man known as 'Ice Borg' had, in his childhood, many of the same ways as John McEnroe," Metz says. Found inside – Page 15CAN JOHN MCENROE WHIP HIMSELF INTO When he was king of the court , John McEnroe's pursuit of perfection often seemed ... Borg achieved his greatest success — five consecutive Wimbledon titles and six more in Paris — when he was totally ... But this time it was McEnroe who came out on top and got the better of Borg, winning in five . "You don't have any private life, you can't even walk anywhere. Borg the great world number 1, with two titles under his belt already that year, indoors on an exceptionally sticky surface which favoured the great man's game. John McEnroe, left, was known for his powerful volleys and fiery on-court tantrums, while rival Bjorn Borg was his polar opposite -- with ice-cool demeanor and baseline domination. Reactions: mini-x2, zinedine and Lukas73. A real rivalry of titans, where their opposite temperaments, c… More about the hilarious escapades of players than the game itself, the book begins with a short series of vignettes from Forbes' childhood on a Cape farm, then takes the reader on a tennis tour - into locker rooms and restaurants, narrow ... We don't do this kind of things. What puts it all together is his timing. John was best man at Björn's wedding. Contrary to McEnroe's relationship with his father, Bergelin acts as Borg's surrogate father. Sweden/Denmark/Finland. The 1980 season was historic for McEnroe, playing in back-to-back epic major singles finals against Borg. Found inside – Page 116amongst the younger men . McEnroe , Best Match : For the first 10 days , Before the championships Borg had Borg and Connors continue to belong McEnroe's outbursts rather than tennis said that his ability to win the big points to an ... 1," Borg said in 2010 in an interview to the Daily Telegraph. McEnroe's best season came in 1984, when he had an incredible 82-3 record (the 96.5% winning percentage is the best in the Open Era) with a career-high 13 titles; at the Grand Slams, he was 20-1, winning both Wimbledon and the US Open again, and making the finals of the French Open before losing to Lendl. Twice Borg served for the first set, but McEnroe managed to close 7-6. Found insideBorg was the full vessel, or so it seemed, a man so at ease it seemed impossible to ruffle his feathers, even when others tried. ... While Borg, Connors and McEnroe were all-time greats, among the twenty best men ever to hold ... Answer (1 of 4): Borg was the better player IMO by a smidgeon from McEnroe. If the whole story were to be told, it is more about Jimmy Connors, who was McEnroe's predecessor as America's best hope for tennis dominance. 1976 would be Borg's best chance to win what would prove to be his most elusive final. im not saying they're necessarily better than Laver, Sampras, Federer, Nadal or Djokov. So we have got a good feeling from each other, but after the tennis we really became very good and close friends, with the families, we call and see each other. "Mentally, it was the best set of tennis I ever played," Borg said. Location: London, England. He would win 109 tournaments and hold the number one ranking throughout the end of the 70's and beat both Borg and McEnroe. O. Scott) and “the best tennis-writer of all time” (New York Times) Gathered for the first time in a deluxe collector's edition, here are David Foster Wallace's legendary writings on tennis, five tour-de-force pieces written with a ... McEnroe played the match of his life. But his walk back to the chair, he revealed speaking to the Observer's Tim Adams in 2007, “was the toughest moment in my tennis career, that walk. McEnroe won the next year, ending . Over the first four sets, the two men hadn't come up with their best at the same time: For the next 34 points, in what would become known as The War of 18-16, they did. Bjorn Borg: 'I was probably the only guy ever who respected John McEnroe'. Then, from 2-2 in the third set McEnroe swept four games, at first slowing the pace with balloon balls to confuse Borg and break him in the sixth game, then warding off two break points to hold serve in the seventh. Regarded by many as the greatest tennis player in the history of the sport, this authoritative biography is based on many exclusive interviews with Federer and his family as well as the author's experience covering the international tennis ... McEnroe is the most gifted touch player I've seen. Borg is still the best athelete I've seen on the tennis court. Throughout his career, McEnroe won 17 Grand Slam titles, 77 career single titles, and 77 doubles titles. They were “Ice” and “Fire”. From his teenage years Borg was a tennis sensation, setting numerous records that remain undeafeated to this day. Borg has always desired to be part of the midtown blues in New York, but the Us Open remained the sole Slam to miss in his legendary story. McEnroe had one hand on the trophy but he led Borg back. For me, I'm more interested in one of Borg and McEnroe's shared friends on the circuit, Vitas . "He has tremendous hand-eye coordination, and he's quick, with tremendous footwork. Strokes of Genius is a world-class . "I wanted to spend [the night] with my family and friends and the people who had supported me, not a bunch of stiffs who were 70-80 years old, telling you that you're acting like a jerk," said on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. McEnroe saved five match . Former world No. This autobiography, his first, covers an awesome tennis career, marriage to movie star Tatum O'Neal and where arguably the greatest tennis player of all time goes from here. This is SERIOUS. Borg vs. McEnroe premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2017, becoming the first Swedish movie to open the festival. Tennis player John McEnroe wasn't just an athlete on the court, but an artist, according to actor Shia LaBeouf, who portrays him in the new film "Borg/McEnroe.". His record before the 1981 final there was 34-9, McEnroe had lost just twice in 24 matches. ''Bjorn was very disturbed about losing,'' Bob Kain, his representative for the International Management Group, said last night, ''and he was concerned about the death threat, enough that he wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible''. The man who ended Borg's run at Wimbledon, and was part of the greatest tiebreak in tennis history (perhaps), John McEnroe rounds out our list of the best tennis players of all time. ALSO READ: 'Roger Federer should never play on clay again' - Andy Roddick, Sophia Stallone can be the new Tiger Woods, 'It’s fantastic that we’re going to have Novak Djokovic, but...', says legend, Iga Swiatek: "Daniil Medvedev, you made my day happier", Emma Raducanu, Naomi Osaka to play WTA event in Melbourne, Marion Bartoli shows support to Caroline Garcia, Kei Nishikori discusses game style of Novak Djokovic, top players, Venus Williams on Reilly Opelka dating rumors: He shot me down, Sharypova: "ATP never contacted me to investigate on Zverev", Johanna Konta gets married just days after retiring from tennis, ATP legend takes a shot at Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal after losing to Daniil Medvedev: 'I wish him all the best', : 'Roger Federer should never play on clay again' - Andy Roddick. The film follows the dramatic buildup through the end of the historic moment in tennis history. Found insidefactor of rain repeats: whenever there was a washout at Wimbledon or the Test Match it was Borg and McEnroe or Botham and Australia that the ... in which she belted out her croaky search for good men and gods and 'street-wise Hercules'. And why did Bjorg get married two more times? Dir. If it's possible to find political resonance in the "Battle of the Sexes" — an oafish loudmouth chauvinist challenging a prodigious but unappreciated talent -- there's no subtext beneath "Borg/McEnroe." Director Janus Metz Pedersen's entertaining movie is basically a by-the-books . From 1976 through 1980, Borg dominated Wimbledon, winning the championship five years in a row. He must have been thinking that I would wilt again, and the king of five-setters would once more prevail" he wrote in his autobiography, Serious. I . 2: Borg d. McEnroe, 1980 final. 1976 would be Borg's best chance to win what would prove to be his most elusive final. The key game of the match was the 9th in the 3rd set, with McEnroe down by 4:5 and serving at 15/30, after Borg had squandered a 4:1 lead. Borg's abrupt departure from tennis in January 1983 robbed the world of one of the best rivalries in all of sports. “Every shot in the course of these throbbing exchanges was a positive one by both men” Tingay added. Attacking behind his serve, McEnroe punched a forehand volley that the base linesman signaled good. By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, who met 22 times during their celebrated tennis rivalry, will break their 11-11 head-to-head tie when they captain the Europe and World teams in the inaugural Laver Cup next September. It wasn't just Shia raging in 'Borg vs McEnroe' 'This shouldn't have happened': After a man with a suspended license kills son in wrong-way crash, the family wants changes At the 1980 US Open final, Borg and McEnroe faced each other once again. In 1980, McEnroe took revenge after beating Connors in a 4 hours and 16 minutes semifinals. In 1976, Borg had won his first Wimbledon Championship after losing in the French Open quarterfinals to Italian Adriano Panatta, the only man who ever beat Borg at this event--twice. By . In this book he is treated like an also-ran. Connors' 1974 season, in which he went 93-6, is the . In 1976, Borg had won his first Wimbledon Championship after losing in the French Open quarterfinals to Italian Adriano Panatta, the only man who ever beat Borg at this event--twice. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. The tennis star offers a candid account of his athletic career that reveals his rise to fame on the court, his most dramatic on-court moments, his famed rivalry with Andre Agassi, and the pressures of and lessons learned about success. They meet 14 times, with seven victories apiece. John McEnroe, left, was known for his powerful volleys and fiery on-court tantrums, while rival Bjorn Borg was his polar opposite -- with ice-cool demeanor and baseline domination. Leo Borg, Björn's 14-year-old son, plays the outburst-prone . Januz Metz. The Swede won the following two sets and created a final with the same number of game of that Wimbledon feast. Borg and McEnroe announced on Wednesday that they had committed to lead the teams for the first three years of the new competition, patterned after . The story of how tennis player Bjorn Borg destroyed his life. Then, Borg vanished for a set. After Borg, Lendl became the best passer of his era. Borg Vs McEnroe has plot holes but it's LaBeouf's portrayal of the controversial tennis player John McEnroe that makes it worth watching. Found inside – Page 15BJORN BORG As JOHN MCENROE PREPARED TO SERVE , he glanced across the net at Bjorn Borg , almost in wonder . Borg had already lost seven match points to McEnroe — five in the fourth set tiebreaker — but he would not give in . 2When I had 4 set points, on the important points, when he had to win them, he hit his first serve in” admitted Borg, who never played another match at Wimbledon. Bob Jenkins, the umpire, who had officiated at two previous McEnroe matches, overruled the linesman. "Bjorn, once again capitalising on my fatigue and his superior conditioning, started inching his way back into the match. Nobody could imagine that after few months, at Roland Garros, he would have won his final Grand Slam title. In one of the final shots of Borg McEnroe, a man walks away with his wife, after exchanging pleasantries with a boy who walks away with his father.Just the previous day, on London's hallowed grass courts, it was difficult to tell the man from the boy. anybody watch this , only so much you can do with tennis so wasn't a great film but interesting how they became best friends and Borg was McEnroe's best man great era mind, made even better with the Fila/ Tacchini . 'That's why I think the whole team is very loose and relaxed because no one is really special. McEnroe told the Telegraph that when he first joined the tour in 1978, he admired Borg and his horde of screaming girls outside the locker room. Through the first 27 games of the final, both McEnroe's and Borg's deliveries were so effective that only two games got to deuce. Also Read: Margaret Court fired by a tennis club as vice-patron, Sophia Stallone can be the new Tiger Woods, 'It’s fantastic that we’re going to have Novak Djokovic, but...', says legend, Iga Swiatek: "Daniil Medvedev, you made my day happier", Emma Raducanu, Naomi Osaka to play WTA event in Melbourne, Marion Bartoli shows support to Caroline Garcia, Kei Nishikori discusses game style of Novak Djokovic, top players, Venus Williams on Reilly Opelka dating rumors: He shot me down, Sharypova: "ATP never contacted me to investigate on Zverev", Johanna Konta gets married just days after retiring from tennis, ATP legend takes a shot at Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal after losing to Daniil Medvedev: 'I wish him all the best', Margaret Court fired by a tennis club as vice-patron. Published to mark the 25th anniversary of the match, Malcolm Folley's book tells the story of the great rivalry between two very different players as they headed toward their climactic showdown. At Wimbledon, McEnroe capped a tumultuous two weeks by ending Bjorn Borg‘s five-year reign and 41-match winning streak with a 4-6, 7-6(1), 7-6(4), 6-4 victory in the singles final. McEnroe would . Found inside – Page 123McEnroe. Gets. Revenge. against. Bjorn. Borg,. September. 7,. 1980,. National. Tennis. Center. R. evenge with shouts is a match and grunts, best served served hot—and after five sets sweaty in the and unfriendly exhausted confines and ... The facts: McEnroe beats Borg in straight sets. That year, he faced McEnroe in one of the most iconic final ever, where both met Triumph and Disaster and tried to treat them the same. In the tradition of Bill Bryson's One Summer: America, 1927, L. Jon Wertheim captures these 90 seminal days against the backdrop of the nostalgia-soaked 1980s, to show that this was the year we collectively traded in our ratty Converses for ... 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