In Search of Tiger: A Journey Through Golf with Tiger Woods
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.98 (564 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1400051401 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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This is a comprehensive examination of the man, his talent, his competition and the world of professional golf, a must-read for fans and players alike.Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. This well-written narrative examines Tiger's early years, how he got to the top of his game and his vision for the future. From Publishers Weekly Golf Digest columnist Callahan draws on seven years of interviews with Tiger, his family, friends, coaches and fellow golfers to unmask the man behind the growing legend. The a
Woods, who has gone out of his way to protect his privacy, has never allowed himself to get close enough to a writer to be properly examined on the page. Which is to say, we know next to nothing about one of the most famous people in the world. Open, and the British Open, culminating in Tiger’s heart-stopping race to make history by clinching the string of Majors affectionately nicknamed the Tiger Slam. Tiger is twenty years old when the book opens and twenty-seven when it closes. Callahan, commonly regarded as one of the best all-round sports writers in the country, has followed Tiger around the world of golf for more than seven years, enjoying a certain access to the man and his family. He even went so far as to travel to Vietnam to learn the fate of the South Vietnamese soldier who was Earl Wood’s best friend duri
A Customer said Not quite. This book is a compelling read for someone with a starting knowledge of and interest in Tiger Woods, but it doesn't quite make you feel like you've found Tiger. The book seems to be too choppy, more a series of isolated chapters thrown in that dont seem to connect. And there are too many questions that you are left with after reading it. If you're going to brag that you co. Tom Callahan Pens the Definitive Tiger Bio There is simply no sportswriter on earth with as much meticulous insight into the minds of both the golfing legends of old and the stars of today as Tom Callahan. Admittedly, my expectations were lofty going in here, esp. after reading the astounding accolades bestowed upon Callahan on the book jacket alone -- from the likes of Costas, Kornheiser, Jenkins, Reilly, Nicklaus. M. Bell said Fantastic! A golf writing double-eagle**. Let me say this up front --- Tom Callahan is an immensely gifted writer. He is able through words to take the trite/boring and turn it into the phenomenally sublime. With an encyclopedic knowlege of all things golf along with up-close-and-personal profiles of current & past players, coaches, and associated fathers, he paints through annecdotes a circular, but no less compl