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As difficult as I may find it to pronounce Matthew's surname, this book is as simple as possible.  As good-looking, handsome, and charming as Matthew is, the book is equivalently brilliant and surpasses his looks and charm. It might leave the reader surprised at how good it is.  Matthew has been writing in journals since he was fifteen years old. He has chronicled his journeys from Texas to Australia and Mali to Peru. In this authentic, unconventional journal, the prompts encourage going inside: remembering, reflecting, and musing, and also going outside: adventuring, taking risks, and dreaming big. Who could be a better guide for seekers setting out on the road to understanding their lives inside and out, past, present, and future? On finishing this book, I realized that Matthew did not complain about his life. He glossed up all the weirdness and chose to see the 'Greenlights'. He was beaten, and so was his brother and his mother too. His is not certainly a rags-to-riche...

Open is an autobiography elucidating Andre Agassi's hatred for the game. A game that earned him accolades. While reading and even after completing this book, I wondered if he could top the charts in something he hated, what if he did something he loved! The memoir throws light on his troubled relationship with his father, and his mother who wasn't very involved. The vigorous training regime that he underwent and detested the most. This marvelous book is only about Andre coming out as a human being and his inner battles. It takes courage to acknowledge and express it openly.  Many of us do things even if we do not love them. Not only that, some of us ace it. Perhaps living in defeat is unacceptable and ace-ing is the only option left. Andre agrees that he wanted to end it all but at the same time, he did not. Not only that but he wanted to end it by winning. The reader can easily figure out the love-and-hate relationship that Andre has with his father and the game of tennis.  ...