Death Stalks The Fairways! Behind the scenes of the Carolinas Open, golf writer Pete Hacker is confronted with the death of an up-and-coming star. Was his death an accident? Or was it murder? A drug-dealing caddie, a desperate golf groupie and a strange, Bible-thumping chaplain are just some of the characters Hacker encounters as he tries to sort out the truth. The story turns deadly when Hacker's own life is threatened. From the first tee to the last putt, this debut Hacker golf mystery (slightly updated and revised from the original published in 1991) is an exciting trip behind the ropes of professional golf.

The Tantra of Svayambhu or Svayambhuvasutrasamgrah is the thirteenth in the traditional list of the 28 Agamas of Saivasiddhanta. One of the oldest Acaryas of this school of Saivism, Sadyojyoti has composed a commentary on its vidyapada section. The subjects dealt with are pasu, the bound soul; pasa, the bond;p anugraha, God`s grace and adhvan, the way to liberation. sadyojyoti has taken definite and extreme positions on the philosophical problems raised by these concepts. He emphasized their ritualistic foundation which is the true spirit of Tantric literature and the core of the Saiva religion. The text of his commentary is critically edited here and published with an English translation.

This book is written for any golfer with a handicap of fourteen and more. It is also targeted for those golfers that usually play on public courses or privately owned courses open to the general public. By using some of the rules included in the book, they should increase the player’s likelihood of enjoying the game as long as they are fit to swing a club. The second portion of the book includes poker games that are available to maximize friendships and fun as some of the golfers relax in clubhouses or, with the same friends, enjoy one another’s company, hunting, fishing, and camping.