{"product_id":"golf-an-unofficial-and-unauthorized-history-of-the-worl-9781451692556","title":"Golf: An Unofficial and Unauthorized History of the Worl","description":"- An ingenious mix of facts and flights of fancy: The history of golf begins in 732 AD, when a relic of St. Andrew--patron saint of Scotland and of golf--was found wearing a copper arthritis bracelet. And who could forget 1492, when Christopher Columbus discovered the birthplace of Tiger Woods. \u003ci\u003eGolf\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect gift for the serious--and not so serious--golfer. . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Bestselling humorist: Henry Beard has authored or coauthored ten parodies, five of which are \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, as well as more than two dozen other humor books, including \u003ci\u003eFrench for Cats\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Official Politically Correct Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Golf is Beard's game: In a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e interview, Beard once said \"It's the most insidious of sports because once in a while you have a day where you do extraordinarily well and you think you can do very well--and you can't. It's just a tease. Even a Zen monk would be driven crazy by golf.\" Beard has written seven other golf humor books, including \u003ci\u003eGolfing: The Duffer's Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Official Rules of Bad Golf\u003c\/i\u003e ..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Beard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451692556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeard, Henry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eHenry Beard\u003c\/b\u003e attended Harvard University and was a member of the \u003ci\u003eHarvard Lampoon\u003c\/i\u003e. He went on to found the \u003ci\u003eNational Lampoon\u003c\/i\u003e with Douglas Kenney and served as its editor during the magazine's heyday in the 1970s. He has written numerous bestselling humor books, including \u003ci\u003eMiss Piggy's Guide to Life\u003c\/i\u003e and (with Christopher Cerf) \u003ci\u003eThe Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44939214913651,"sku":"9781451692556","price":18.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6775d0bc-7c4d-4d23-adf5-b27bfe9d868b.jpg?v=1778251368","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/golf-an-unofficial-and-unauthorized-history-of-the-worl-9781451692556","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}