| The Caddie Was a Reindeer: And Other Tales of Extreme Recreation Contributor(s): Rushin, Steve (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802142117 ISBN-13: 9780802142115 Publisher: Grove Press OUR PRICE: $10.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: A collection of the best of Steve Rushin's columns and features, this enlightening, hilarious, and often unexpectedly heartwarming book leaves readers laughing about the sports they didn't know existed, and is a reminder about why sports are loved. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Essays - Literary Collections | Essays - Sports & Recreation | Golf |
| Dewey: 796 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.36" W x 8.42" (0.68 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Steve Rushin, a four-time finalist for the National Magazine Award, has been hailed as one of the best sportswriters in America. In The Caddie Was a Reindeer he circumnavigates the globe in pursuit of extreme recreation. In the Arctic Circle, he meets ice golfers. In Minnesota, he watches the National Amputee Golf Tournament, where one participant tells him, "I literally have one foot in the grave." Along the way, Rushin meets fellow travelers like Joe Cahn, a professional tailgater who confesses aboard the RV in which he lives: "It's wonderful to see America from your bathroom." And even Rushin has logged fewer miles in pursuit of extreme recreation than Rich Rodriguez, a marathon roller-coaster rider who makes endless loops for entire summers on coasters around the world. The Caddie Was a Reindeer is a ride to everywhere: to south London (where Rushin downs pints with the King of Darts), to the Champs-Elysees (where the author indulges in "excessive nightclubbing" with World Cup soccer stars), and to Japan (where Rushin eats soba noodles with the world champion of competitive eating). Enlightening, hilarious, and unexpectedly heartwarming, this collection is not a body of work: it's a body of play. |