DAVID J STANIFORD

TENNIS PRO, COACH AND AUTHOR
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Books by David Staniford

Return to the Grass

Return to the Grass - NEW RELEASE!

RETURN TO THE GRASS is a sequel to Murder at Wimbledon. We find Jack Hartigan back in London, aspiring for another chance at playing in the Wimbledon Tournaments, while connecting with the friends he came to know and trust during his adventurous summer the previous year. This year was to be a break after the rigors of obtaining his doctorate, and he looked forward to a pleasant and relaxed summer. No such luck!. The tennis community was on edge after the murder of one of their own. The women from last year were all vying for his time and attention. His friendship with members of the London underworld get him involved in the feuding between two factions. Just when it looks like all of the turmoil might be winding down, his friend, Mirium asks for his counsel and morale support as she sorts through her late husband’s holdings. This would require traveling to Switzerland and Italy. Jacks wanderlust would not allow him to say no.
What begins as casual meetings and travel plans ends with Jack’s and Mirium’s lives on the line, as a heist of some fine art (which included a rare van Gogh), that was part of her estate, finds the couple being chased across southern Europe with assassins hot on their tail, trying to stop them from recovering and claiming the stolen artwork. It is a race against time as they pursue the painting from Venice to Rome, while avoiding the conspiracy against them. If they fail, the van Gogh will be lost to the black market forever. (TNY Books, 2023)

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Murder at Wimbledon

Murder at Wimbledon

MURDER AT WIMBLEDON is a fiction novel, set in London in the early '90's. Jack Hardigan, Australian student working at his doctorate at the University of Oregon, and pro tennis player, spends several summers studying at the University of London and trying to qualify for Wimbledon. He tells his story during a time when London had several ruthless underworld factions fighting to control the markets for liquor, cheap cigarettes, illegal gambling, extortion, prostitution and exploitation of young women. Set against a vivid background of Wimbledon with its class distinctions and traditions and with the threats from the Irish bombings almost every week. (Fulton Books, 2022)

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Good Strokes For Senior Folks

Good Strokes For Senior Folks

Tennis Pro, Coach and Author, David Staniford has been a prolific writer throughout his career, whether writing for instruction and passing on his natural movement philosophy for sports or simply for the fun of sharing his experiences along his journey through life. This book is a gem of a find, with many of those writings compiled in one fully illustrated volume that warrants a place on any tennis lovers table top. (KDP, 2020)

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Natural Tennis

Natural Tennis

'A Movement Approach to Sports Skills', developed by David Staniford, has been taught in many countries around the world. He has personally used it to train players from the Aboriginals in Australia, to US and Canadian college students, to contenders for the Davis Cup. Natural Tennis is an instructional book which brings this technique to the hands of anyone wanting to enjoy and excel in the game of tennis. (Stipes Publishing, 2010)

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