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THE DOWNHILL LIE - A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport
by Hiaasen, Carl
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0307266532
- ISBN 13
- 9780307266538
- Seller
-
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. 207 pp. Pink boards with a small gilt pictorial on the front panel; lettered in gilt on the spine; illustrated endpapers. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Contents are: Preface; Dawn of the Dead; The Last Waltz; Toad Golf; Monkey Golf; Total Relapse; Lesson One; Outside Agitators; Emotional Rescue; Gimme Shelter; Turtle Golf; The Loneliest Number; The Mystic Link; De-Grooving the Waggle; Launch Control to Major Dork; Gulag California; The Anniversary Stomp; Blue Sundays; Rodent Golf; The Tiger Beat; Camp Ernie; Master of Disaster; Emerald Pity; No Such Luck; Strokes of Fate; and The Sweet Spot..
Synopsis
Originally drawn to the game by his father, Carl Hiaasen wisely quit golfing in 1973. But some ambitions refuse to die, and as the years--and memories of shanked 7-irons faded, it dawned on Carl that there might be one thing in life he could do better in middle age than he could as a youth. So gradually he ventured back to the dreaded driving range, this time as the father of a five-year-old son--and also as a grandfather. "What possesses a man to return in midlife to a game at which he'd never excelled in his prime, and which in fact had dealt him mostly failure, angst and exasperation? Here's why I did it: I'm one sick bastard." And thus we have Carl's foray into a world of baffling titanium technology, high-priced golf gurus, bizarre infomercial gimmicks and the mind-bending phenomenon of Tiger Woods; a maddening universe of hooks and slices where Carl ultimately--and foolishly--agrees to compete in a country-club tournament against players who can actually hit the ball. "That's the secret of the sport's infernal seduction," he writes. "It surrenders just enough good shots to let you talk yourself out of quitting."Hiaasen's chronicle of his shaky return to this bedeviling pastime and the ensuing demolition of his self-esteem--culminating with the savage 45-hole tournament--will have you rolling with laughter. Yet the bittersweet memories of playing with his own father and the glow he feels when watching his own young son belt the ball down the fairway will also touch your heart. Forget Tiger, Phil and Ernie. If you want to understand the true lure of golf, turn to Carl Hiaasen, who offers an extraordinary audiobook for the ordinary hacker.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Bookseller
- W. Fraser Sandercombe
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 226295
- Title
- THE DOWNHILL LIE - A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport
- Author
- Hiaasen, Carl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0307266532
- ISBN 13
- 9780307266538
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- 12mo
- LCCN
- 2008005840
- Keywords
- golf; pga; golfing; golfers; florida writer; skink; native tongue; double whammy; powder burn; skin tight; stormy weather; strip tease; tourist season;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports - Golf;
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About the Seller
W. Fraser Sandercombe
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Burlington, Ontario
About W. Fraser Sandercombe
We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.
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