Golf in the Kingdom (25) (Compass Ser.)

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Synopsis
A spiritual journey, a lush travelogue, a parable of sports and philosophy—John Updike called this unique novel &“a golf classic if any exists in our day.&” When an American traveler on his way to India stops to play a round on one of the most beautiful and legendary golf courses in Scotland, he doesn&’t know that his game—and his life—are about to change forever. He is introduced to Shivas Irons, a mysterious golf pro whose sublime insights stick with him long after the eighteenth hole. From the first swing of the Scotsman&’s club, he realizes he is in for a most extraordinary day. By turns comic, existential, and semiautobiographical, Michael Murphy&’s tale traces the arc of twenty-four hours, from a round of golf on the Links of Burningbush to a night fueled by whiskey, wisdom, and wandering—even a sighting of Seamus MacDuff, the holy man who haunts the hole they call Lucifer&’s Rug. &“Murphy&’s book is going to alter many visions,&” The New York Times Book Review declared. More than an unforgettable approach to one of the world&’s most popular sports, Golf in the Kingdom is a meditation on the power of a game to transform the self.
Copyright:
1997

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781453218815
Publisher:
Open Road Media
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Michael Murphy
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Sports, Self-Help, Religion and Spirituality, Philosophy
Reading Age:
18 and up
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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