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Condition
Like New: A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is ...
ISBN
9781476797090
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1476797099
ISBN-13
9781476797090
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25057242801

Product Key Features

Book Title
Phil : the Rip-Roaring (And Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2022
Topic
Rich & Famous, Golf, Sports
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Alan Shipnuck
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2023-275129
Reviews
Praise for Michael Bamberger and Alan Shipnuck's The Swinger : "Hilarious . . . A sensational novel of life on Tour." -- Golf Magazine "A funny, fast-moving book . . . Dead on . . . The authors know their man and know their game." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times "A devilishly fun summer read for sports fans, celeb-gawkers, or anyone that just likes a good story . . . If you had any interest at all in the Woods saga as it played out, you're nearly guaranteed to love this novel." -- Daniel Roberts, Fortune "An entertaining, revealing, thought-provoking, and cautionary tale . . . It's easy to catch yourself wondering: Is this what really happened? No one may ever know exactly what happened to Woods, and the book is fiction -- keep repeating that with each turned page -- but it provides invaluable insight into the life and times of Woods. . . . The Swinger is a golf book, but it is a 21st-century sociology lesson, too." --Bill Pennington, The New York Times "Will leave you howling . . . Surprisingly poignant . . . Bamberger and Shipnuck's knowledge of the game gives the book a reality rarely seen in golf fiction outside of Dan Jenkins." --Garry Smits, Florida Times-Union "In their roman à clef about Tiger Woods, Shipnuck and Bamberger thinly disguise as fiction plenty of gossip they've heard over their four decades, combined, covering the PGA Tour. . . . What's more relevant to the story, and to the reader--including, possibly, Tiger Woods himself--is the way Tree approaches his post-scandal life. The authors' idealized version of Woods comes totally clean about his past mistakes. There are no staged interviews, no clipped or dodgy answers. Tree Tremont lets his guard down, even cracks a few jokes about the absurdity of his situation. He starts enjoying the company of his fellow players and--gasp--the fans. Tree wins that Masters, his game even gets better, and yes, fans fall for him all over again. . . .When reading The Swinger , you can't help but wonder: what if Tiger were more like Tree?" -- Time magazine
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
796.352/09/2
Synopsis
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "A rollicking good time." -- Golfweek * "Thoroughly engaging." -- The Washington Post Now with a new afterword: a juicy and freewheeling biography of legendary golf champion Phil Mickelson--who has led a big, controversial life--as reported by longtime Sports Illustrated writer and bestselling author Alan Shipnuck. Phil Mickelson is one of the most compelling figures in sports. For more than three decades he has been among the best golfers in the world, and his unmatched longevity was exemplified at the 2021 PGA Championship, when Mickelson, on the cusp of turning fifty-one, became the oldest player in history to win a major championship. In this raw, uncensored, and unauthorized biography, Alan Shipnuck captures a singular life defined by thrilling victories, crushing defeats, and countless controversies. Mickelson is a multifaceted character, and all his warring impulses are on display in these pages: He is a smart-ass who built an empire on being the consummate professional; a loving husband dogged by salacious rumors; a high-stakes gambler who knows the house always wins but can't tear himself away. Mickelson's career and public image have been defined by the contrast with his lifelong rival, Tiger Woods. Where Woods is robotic and reticent, Mickelson is affable and extroverted, an incorrigible showman whom many fans love and some abhor because of the overwhelming size of his personality. In their early years together on Tour, Mickelson lacked Tiger's laser focus and discipline, leading Tida Woods to call her son's rival "the fat boy," among other put-downs. Yet as Tiger's career has been curtailed by scandal, addiction, and a broken body, Phil sails on, still relevant on the golf course and in the marketplace. Phil is the perfect marriage of subject and author. Shipnuck has long been known as the most fearless writer on the golf beat, and he delivers numerous revelations, from the true scale of Mickelson's massive gambling losses; to the inside story of the acrimonious breakup between Phil and his longtime caddie, Jim "Bones" Mackay; to the secretive backstory of the Saudi golf league that Mickelson championed to wield as leverage against the PGA Tour. But Phil also celebrates Mickelson's random acts of kindness and generosity of spirit, to which friends and strangers alike can attest. Shipnuck has covered Mickelson for his entire career and has been on the ground at Mickelson's most memorable triumphs and crack-ups, allowing him to take you inside the ropes with a thrilling immediacy and intimacy. The result is the juiciest and liveliest golf book in years--full of heart, humor, and unexpected turns.
LC Classification Number
GV964.M53S55 2022

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