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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. "Golf, in short, is a sort of Gargantuan jugglery, a prodigious prestidigitation, a Titanic thimblerigging, a mighty legerdemain." no reviews | add a review
Written in 1908 by a Canadian belletrist who fancied himself a golfer, this classic treatise explores man's age-old love affair with golf - and pronounces it incurable. Just as a careful player sizes up a putt from all possible angles, so does Haultain examine this curious game, from the physiology of the perfect swing, to the psychology of a sport in which the opponent is oneself, to the peculiar brand of spirituality that leads people around eighteen holes with the promise of nothing more than "almost." THE MYSTERY OF GOLF may not help shave strokes off your game, but its delightful meditations on why we care so much make for "pure, evergreen entertainment" (Herbert Warren Wind). No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)796.352The arts Recreational and performing arts Athletic and outdoor sports and games Ball sports Ball and stick sports GolfLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |