

An uncommonly well-written sports memoir. "Honest in a way that such books seldom are. Open is a superb memoir, but it hardly closes the books on an extraordinary life." For Agassi helping others has instead become his life's calling. Countless athletes start charitable foundations, but frequently the organizations are just tax shelters or PR stunts.

career-comeback tale is inspiring but even more so is another Open storyline. Open describes Agassi's personal odyssey with brio and unvarnished candor. Agassi's memoir is just as entrancing as his tennis game." An unvarnished, at times inspiring story in an arresting, muscular style. Check-it's one of the better memoirs out there, period. "Agassi may have just penned one of the best sports autobiographies of all time.

A New York Times Notable Book and a Forbes, San Francisco Chronicle, and Washington Post Best Book of the Year
