About this title: Hiaasen's chronicle of his shaky return to the bedeviling pastime of golf--culminating with the savage 45-hole tournament--will have readers rolling with laughter in this extraordinary book for the ordinary hacker.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780307266538ISBN:0307266532
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780307280459ISBN:0307280454
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Front cover is slightly bent, otherwise book is NEW. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 207 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 2009-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 2008-05-06
ISBN-13:9780307266538ISBN:0307266532
Description: New. No jacket. Bargain Book! New book with NO dust jacket. Top corners of first 9 pages bent. Publisher's inventory dot on bottom edges. We ship 6 days a week, generally within 24 hours; single CDs and DVDs upgraded to 1st class! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 2008-05-06
ISBN-13:9780307266538ISBN:0307266532
Description: New in Very Good jacket. New hardback book. Has publisher's inventory dot on bottom edges and small, 1" tear on dust jacket. We ship 6 days a week, generally within 24 hours; single CDs and DVDs upgraded to 1st class! read more
Description: Good. Ex library book with some edgewear & creased corners of cover. Still a good reading copy. Pages are clean & unmarked (except for libarry stamps). Spine is uncreased-tight & square. F7a. read more
"Hiaasen is a fav of mine, and I like his kids books and adult books as well. He's a gifted storyteller.
As a hacker in his teens, he had given up golf until mid-life. This book is a diary of his efforts to exceed his best teen score, having wondered what it would be like to play the game again.
It's a fast read, and anyone who has ever attempted to play the game will chuckle and smiloe with each turn of the page.
I'm sending my copy to my brother first ( a good golfer) with a note that he send it to my father-in-law ( a "serious" duffer) when he finishes it."
"I have never read anything of Carl Hiaasen, but always wanted to. Since I am very interested in Golf (but don't play yet) and stumbled on this, it became my first read of his work.
I think its great. I can't compare it to his other works yet, but on its own its pretty funny. I love jargon laced descriptions of sporting events (Grishams "Bleachers" comes to mind here), so his accounts of his games and the tournament were great.
Even better were the times he either remembered something about his father and his relationship to him or when he saw his own son play golf.
"For the guy who doesn't golf much, tends to experience slicing, topping the ball, sand traps, putts that are too short (or too long) and smacking the chip shot a mile (when you are trying to loft it close softly to the pin), this book is a must read. Funny one-liners. Hiaasen captured the emotional whirlwind that only golf seems to provide - the highs and lows.
I enjoyed it... and it will help me to keep the game in perspective... ok - done, now I'm going to play a quick 9 holes....
"If you are looking for a funny read to fill your spare time, this book will do the trick. There is not any kind of major plot to this book, other than to make you laugh...a lot. I found myself laughing almost every page of the book. It is a quick read, so if you dont feel like you have accomplished anything after reading it, at least you didnt waste too much time on it. If you want to understand this book you will need at least a beginners knowledge of golf, and a love for the sport. If you dont have at least one of those you will find yourself putting this back on the shelf in the first 10 pages."
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