David Feherty's Totally Subjective History of The Ryder Cup: A Hardly Definitive, Completely Cockeyed, But Absolutely Loving Tribute to Golf's Most Exciting Event [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Feherty, David; Frank, James A.

Verlag: Rugged Land, New York, 2004

Beschreibung

Near fine unread condition forest green boards with gold front cover and spine lettering contained in a near fine condition color photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by the Authors; Author Dedication; Preface; Ryder Stats; Selected Records; Oddities; and Photo Credits. Profusely illustrated with both black-and-white and color photographs. A 1/16th inch closed tear at the upper spine edge and similar repaired closed tear at the upper jacket spine edge. (see photographs). Both the volume and dust jacket are otherwise in as new and fine condition, respectively. All pages are in as new condition and the spine/binding is in exceedingly tight and square unread condition (see photographs). "In David Feherty's Totally Subjective History of the Rider Cup, the New York Times and Booksense bestselling author of A Nasty Bit of Rough and Somewhere in Ireland, A Village Is Missing an Idiot teams with golf's uber-editor, James A. Frank, to concoct a most potent elixir of seriously subjective narrative history and behind-the-scenes Ryder Cup drama. What began in 1927 as a friendly competition between the best golfers from the United States and Great Britain has evolved into the most action-packed, gut-wrenching, and nail-biting event in the game -- and possibly in all of sports. For three days every two years, twenty-four of the world's best battle both as partners and as individuals, vying not for prize money but for national pride. It is an experience that makes them weak in the knees, and more than one grizzled veteran has admitted to spending the moments before teeing off exorcising his demons into the toilet. This "history" of the game's most exciting tournament looks beyond the team lineups and final scores to uncover the personalities and stories that make every playing of the biennial matches a war of wits. Feherty -- who played on the 1991 Ryder Cup team for Europe -- provides an insight and an outlook that no one else can match. Or wold dare try." -- from the inner front jacket flap. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 006924

Bibliografische Details

Titel: David Feherty's Totally Subjective History ...

Verlag: Rugged Land, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 2004

Einband: Hardcover

Illustrator: Gorman, Suzy (jacket photography)

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine

Auflage: 1st Edition