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Reading By Winter's Light
Whether it's a holiday gift or a way to stay in touch with the game, these books come with our endorsement.
December 2011
Brassies, Mashies, and Bootleg Scotch:
Growing Up on America's First Heroic Golf Course
By Bill Kilpatrick Jr., University of Nebraska Press, $16.95.
The author writes about the overall experience of being the son of a greenkeeper in America during the hickory era.
Driving Lessons
By Steve Friedman, Rodale, $15.
Subtitled "A father, a son and the healing power of golf," the book tells how golf finally won out in a father-son relationship.
Golf Course of Rhymes
Compiled by Leon S. White, Golfiana Press, $14.95
Subtitled "Links Between Golf and Poetry Through the Ages" this book is a compilation of golf poems and short pieces, many written prior to 1930. A great read to pick up from time to time for inspiration.
Golf's Finest Par Threes
Tony Roberts/Michael Bartlett; ECW Press; $39.95
Done in an excellent image-and-words format, this is likely the only book showcasing the world's best one-shot holes.
Golf Courses: Great Britain and Ireland
David Cannon; Rizzoli; $195
Renowned photographer Cannon's 200-plus images, some shown in five-foot foldouts, capture the splendor of links golf.
Golf Stories
Edited by Charles McGrath; Everyman's Library; $15
A handy and entertaining collection of 18 fiction pieces by famed writers such as P.G. Wodehouse, John Updike and our Dan Jenkins.
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