Fore! Play - The Last American Male Takes up Golf

Bill Geist, who had never picked up a club before, sets off determined to learn the game and to uncover what accounts for America's infatuation with this "royal and ancient" sport. Geist's unique approach provides uproarious insight into the nuances of the game that will ring true for any golf lover.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Bill Geist is the New York Times bestselling author of nine books, including City Slickers, Little League Confidential, The Big Five-Oh, Fore! Play!, and Way Off the Road. Geist has won numerous Emmys and in 2011 was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the hundreds of "singular, informative, entertaining" pieces he has done since joining CBS in 1987. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his service as a combat photographer in Vietnam in 1969. In 2018 he retired from CBS having battled Parkinson's disease for twenty-five years. Geist lives in Riverside, Connecticut, with his wife, Jody. They have two children, Willie and Libby, and four grandchildren.

Zusammenfassung

The bestselling author of Little League Confidential goes on a hilarious investigative excursion to find out what's behind America's growing obsession with golf.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Bill Geist, Geist Bill
• Verlag: Little, Brown and Company
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.05.2002
• EAN: 9780446678476
• ISBN: 978-0-446-67847-6
• Seiten: 240
• Themen: Belletristik > Comic, Cartoon, Humor, Satire; SPORTS & RECREATION / General, Humour, Sports & outdoor recreation, Sport: general, HUMOR / Topic / Sports & Recreation