| A Mulligan for Bobby Jobe Contributor(s): Cullen, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060933526 ISBN-13: 9780060933524 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2002 Annotation: Bobby Jobe is a pro golfer whose swing is better than his attitude. When he bogies the last four holes and blows his lead in a major tournament -- again -- he berates his caddy, Henry "Greyhound" Mote. Jobe loses both Greyhound, who walks off the course, and the game. And before the day is out, he'll lose his eyesight to a lightning strike and his future in golf -- unless he can do what no one has ever done blind: make a comeback. Bob Cullen's funny and wise story, full of PGA lore, perfectly captures the mysterious and irresistible nature of the game of golf, not to mention, love, friendship, and life. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Sports - Sports & Recreation | Golf - Fiction | Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 5.4" W x 8.08" (0.66 lbs) 400 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Bobby Jobe is a pro golfer whose swing is better than his attitude. When he bogies the last four holes and blows his lead in a major tournament -- again -- he berates his caddy, Henry Greyhound Mote. Jobe loses both Greyhound, who walks off the course, and the game. And before the day is out, he'll lose his eyesight to a lightning strike and his future in golf -- unless he can do what no one has ever done blind: make a comeback. Bob Cullen's funny and wise story, full of PGA lore, perfectly captures the mysterious and irresistible nature of the game of golf, not to mention, love, friendship, and life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cullen, Robert: - Bob Cullen is a former international correspondent for Newsweek and the author of four acclaimed thrillers, including the New York Times Notable Book of the Year Soviet Sources. More recently, he has written Why Golf?: The Mystery of the Game Revisited and coauthored a bestselling series of books about the mental side of the game, starting with Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland. |