{"product_id":"why-golf-the-mystery-of-the-game-revisited-9780743242479","title":"Why Golf?: The Mystery of the Game Revisited","description":"In the grand tradition of such classics as \u003ci\u003eGolf in the Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFinal Rounds\u003c\/i\u003e comes a brilliant consideration of golf's inimitable and ever-growing popularity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1908, Arnold Haultain wrote a delightful book with a deceptively simple title: \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Golf.\u003c\/i\u003e It explores the love affair golfers have with their sport and has been a favorite ever since among connoisseurs and students of the game. Now, more than ninety years later, in a thematic continuation of Haultain's enduring treatise, Bob Cullen has crafted a literate and thoughtful book that chronicles his own quest to uncover the secrets to the spell that golf has cast on millions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy golf? Beginning with that essential question, Cullen's fascinating explorations lead readers to a range of exotic and unexpected places of mind, spirit, and geography. Cleverly establishing entirely credible links between seemingly unrelated items -- from the breathtaking prowess of Tiger Woods to the Iranian government's near banning of golf to how a baby's smile is related to our love of golf -- Cullen weaves a rich and amusing tapestry, discussing suck unexpected subjects as Platonic philosophy and the nature of faith. As whimsical and picaresque as it is earnest and intensely personal, \u003ci\u003eWhy Golf?\u003c\/i\u003e does for America's favorite weekend pastime what Peter Mayle did for the south of France and what George Will did for baseball.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Cullen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743242479","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40660681719923,"sku":"9.78074E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_67e81a27-4138-429e-903f-ddedb1d9701b.jpg?v=1673447533","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/why-golf-the-mystery-of-the-game-revisited-9780743242479","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}