Presidential Lies
Title | Presidential Lies PDF eBook |
Author | Shepherd Campbell |
Publisher | MacMillan Publishing Company |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 9780028612584 |
Playing golf is one of the few things that most presidents have had in common over the past century. Presidential Lies captures all the great stories, funny anecdotes, and personal details with lively writing and one-of-a-kind photos. 85 photos.
Golf's Greatest Moments
Title | Golf's Greatest Moments PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Sidorsky |
Publisher | Harry N. Abrams |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2003-11-12 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 9780810946316 |
Collects writings about golf, including contributions from great writers, humorists, and essayists, including Thomas Boswell and George Plimpton, as well as historic action shots, posters, paintings, and magazine covers.
Pebble Beach
Title | Pebble Beach PDF eBook |
Author | Hotelling Neal Dost Joanne |
Publisher | Triumph Books |
Pages | 253 |
Release | 2012-03 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1617497150 |
Pebble Beach is the most storied golf venue in the world. Nearly every legendary golfer of the past 100 years has played there. Great champions have been crowned and have lost there; hollywood movies have been filmed there; U.S. presidents and royalty from around the world have visited and played on its legendary fairways. And yet from the beginning, it has been a golf paradise open for everyone to enjoy. Award-winning writer/historian Neal Hotelling brings to life countless tales of past championships as well as the underlying history of the truly spectacular meeting of land and s.
The Ultimate Golf Book
Title | The Ultimate Golf Book PDF eBook |
Author | Charles McGrath |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780618710256 |
In this golfer's ultimate delight, Charles McGrath and David McCormick have compiled a unique combination of golf history and original essays by some of golf's greatest (and best-selling) writers and enthusiasts. Anchoring the book is a colorful, loose-limbed history of the sport by the Sports Illustrated senior writer John Garrity. He travels the globe and the links, covering the key personalities and golfing events, advances in technique and technology, the expanding interest in the sport, and the curious mysteries of this international obsession. Complementing the narrative are wonderfully diverse and entertaining essays on everything from the Age of Tiger to the woes of the lowly club pro, the charms of playing in the dead of winter, and even giving up the game altogether. With its mix of unsurpassed literary writing and superb history, this armchair companion is a must-have for any serious student of the game--truly The Ultimate Golf Book.
John Margolies's Miniature Golf
Title | John Margolies's Miniature Golf PDF eBook |
Author | John Margolies |
Publisher | |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN |
Miniature Golf explains in words and pictures the six decades of a purely American sport, filled with wonderful mini-memorabilia, signage, and inventive hazards guaranteed to charm and delight mini-golf fans everywhere. 210 illustrations, 150 in full color.
True Links
Title | True Links PDF eBook |
Author | George Peper |
Publisher | Artisan Books |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 2010-01-01 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1579653952 |
The most challenging, most invigorating holes a golfer can tackle. In this beautiful book, Peper and Campbell, two writers who know golf inside and out, provide a concise and entertaining tour of the world's best links courses. Full color.
The Golf Book
Title | The Golf Book PDF eBook |
Author | DK |
Publisher | Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
Pages | 400 |
Release | 2021-09-16 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 024155148X |
Discover the history of one of the world's most popular sports, and learn how to master the perfect swing along the way. Find out all there is to know about golf, from its ancient origins to its most celebrated competitions. Learn about the turning points and winning strokes of the most famous championships ever played - from the Open to the Curtis Cup. Bringing you face-to-face with the stars, such as Tiger Woods, The Golden Bear, and The Shark, entries analyse their trademark strokes and detail their finest performances. Showing you exactly what it takes to achieve an effective - and consistent - golf swing, this ebook also walks you through the fairways of all the pre-eminent courses, while working systematically through every type of shot, from tee shots, iron play, pitching, and chipping, to coping with bunkers and putting. Learn the sport's key rules and golfing terms, and discover everything you need to know about how to buy the right equipment - from drivers to carts, along with guidance on custom fitting - and the all-important golf etiquette. Brimming with detail and superbly illustrated with over 1,500 photographs, illustrations, maps, and diagrams, The Golf Book is the definitive guide to the famous game for players and fans alike.