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The Legend of Bagger Vance: Golf and the Game of Lifeby Steven Pressfield
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The time: 1931. The place: the golf links at Krewe Island off Savannah's windswept Atlantic shore. The event: a mesmerizing thirty-six-hole match in which Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen, legends of golf in their own time, are joined by an unsung opponent, the troubled war hero Rannulph Junah. The key to the outcome lies not with these titans of the game but with Bagger Vance, a caddie who carries the secret of the Authentic Swing. His mysterious powers guide the play and leave a lasting imprint, not only on the lives he touches on that day so long ago, but also--sixty years later--on the future of a brilliant but discouraged young medical student. Once in a great while comes a book different from all the rest. You long to compare it to something great that went before, and yet no comparison truly holds. Such is The Legend of Bagger Vance. Readers have likened it to Bernard Malamud's The Natural or to Golf in the Kingdom, they mystical classic by Michael Murphy. Although Steven Pressfield's work has a kindship with both, it is a true original, a page turner, a spellbinder, an inspiration for golfers and nongolfers alike--a story in which the search for the Authentic Swing becomes a metaphor for the search for the Authentic Self. Review:"A hole-in-one on every page!" (-- Harvey Mackay, author of Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive) Review:"I'm recommending Bagger Vance to golfers and non-golfers alike.Not only is it a great sports story, it reveals why controlling one's inner self is life's greatest management challenge." (-- KenBlanchard, author of Playing The Great Game of Golf and co-author of The One Minute Manager) Review:"I read The Legend of Bagger Vance with delight and amazement.This is the rarest of gems - a truly good novel with golf at its core...it deserves a wide audience." (-- Bud Shrake, co-author of Harvey Penick's Little Red Book and If You Play Golf, You're My Friend) Review:"I loved The Legend of Bagger Vance. I couldn't put it down until the final putt dropped.It's a wonderful story, beautifully told." (-- Pat Hurst, US Women's Amateur Champion (1990); winner of the 1998 Dinah Shore Tournament) Review:"Reading The Legend of Bagger Vance was truly a delight.The mystical, magical storytelling ability of Steven Pressfield came to life for me.Even now when I play in professional tournaments I think of the positive effect Bagger Vance had on everyone associated with him.He will be with me for many years to come." (-- Patty Sheehan, US Women's Open Champion, 1992 and 1994; member of the LPGA Hall of Fame) Review:"Anyone who can imagine a match such as this one must love golf. And that makes Steve Pressfield my friend. (-- The late Harvey Penick, author of Harvey Penick's Little Red Book and If You Play Golf, You're My Friend) Review:"...a first class golf story with the personalities of Hagen, Jones, Grantland Rice and O.B. Keeler drawn to perfection...highly recommended." (Through The Green (official publication of the British Golf Collectors Society)) Review:"...genuine insight into the mysteries of the swing and the special talents of Jones and Hagen.Golfers will want to read [this] book." (Booklist) Review:"This first novel...not only coaxes the reader into suspending disbelief but also transforms the game of golf into an exciting adventure." (Library Journal) Review:"...a fantastic story and one you will believe totally as long as you're caught in its spell.My only problem is that one reading wasn't enough; my first instinct on turning the last page was to go back to the first one." (-- The Island Packet (Hilton Head Island)) Review:"One of the most captivating golf books I have ever read." (-- The late Roy Benjamin, co-author of the The Golfer's Stroke Saving Handbook) Synopsis:The time: 1931. The place: the golf links at Krewe Island off Savannah's windswept Atlantic shore. The event: a mesmerizing thirty-six-hole match in which Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen, legends of golf in their own time, are joined by an unsung opponent, the troubled war hero Rannulph Junah. The key to the outcome lies not with these titans of the game but with Bagger Vance, a caddie who carries the secret of the Authentic Swing. His mysterious powers guide the play and leave a lasting imprint, not only on the lives he touches on that day so long ago, but also - sixty years later - on the future of a brilliant but discouraged young medical student. About the AuthorSteven Pressfield has been an enthusiastic golfer since the age of ten. He is the author of the novel Gates of Fire and a well-known screenwriter whose screenplays include "Above the Law" and "Freejack." He lives in the Los Angeles area. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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