Leaderboard: Conversations on Golf and Life Contributor(s): Alcott, Amy (Author), Wade, Don (With), Nantz, Jim (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1416535470 ISBN-13: 9781416535478 Publisher: Atria Books OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 Annotation: Interviews about golf and life by golf legend Amy Alcott with her many friends--including Bill Clinton, Jack Nicholson, and Annika Sorenstam. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Golf - Sports & Recreation | Essays |
Dewey: 796.352 |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.54" W x 8.22" (0.53 lbs) 240 pages |
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Publisher Description: Golf legend Amy Alcott talks with twenty-seven celebrated individuals about the one thing they have in common--the game they love. In this entertaining and fascinating collection of candid conversations, Amy Alcott offers a rare look at the personal lives and experiences--both on and off the golf course--of prominent entertainers, athletes, political leaders, and other influential figures. A fierce love of the game connects them all, but their varied anecdotes show how this magical sport has touched each of their lives in unique ways. Some highlights: Bill Clinton reveals why Hillary encouraged him to start playing again in his late twenties; Jack Nicholson explains how he began to play golf in his forties and became good enough to shoot a sixty-five; and Ben Crenshaw reminisces about his close relationship with Harvey Penick and about winning the 1995 Masters just days after serving as a pallbearer at Penick's funeral. At times poignant, illuminating, and laugh-out-loud funny, The Leaderboard is sure to inspire and capture the imaginations of golf fans everywhere. |
Contributor Bio(s): Alcott, Amy: - Amy Alcott has won thirty-two professional tournaments worldwide, including the U.S. Women's Open, and is a member of the World Golf and LPGA Halls of Fame. She has won the Kraft Nabisco Championship three times--an accomplishment she shares with only two other women--and five major championships. Alcott lives in Los Angeles. Visit her website at AmyAlcott.com.Wade, Don: - Don Wade is a sportswriter for The Commercial Appeal (Memphis). A native of Kansas City and a former feature writer for The Kansas City Star, Don lives in Memphis, Tennessee, with his wife and three sons. |