{"product_id":"hit-hope-how-the-rest-of-us-play-golf-9780743261463","title":"Hit \u0026 Hope: How the Rest of Us Play Golf","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe game of golf as it is played by happy hackers and weekend warriors everywhere\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Most of us may dream about playing golf like Woods, Nicklaus, and Palmer, but the game they've got probably doesn't look much like the one we play. \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eHit and Hope, \u003c\/i\u003e Owen brings together entertaining essays on the mundane aspects of the game and how we approach it. Funny, candid, and thoughtful, this book offers the truest commentary on how and why the rest of us play golf, finding nobility and silliness in our endless pursuit of a little white ball over a vast (but not vast enough to contain our slices) greensward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Owen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2005\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 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743261463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Owen\u003c\/b\u003e plays in a weekly foursome, takes mulligans off the first tee, practices intermittently at best, wore a copper wristband because Steve Ballesteros said so, and struggles for consistency even though his swing is consistent -- just mediocre. He is a staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003e a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eGolf Digest, \u003c\/i\u003e and a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly.\u003c\/i\u003e His other books include \u003ci\u003eThe First National Bank of Dad, The Chosen One, The Making of the Masters, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Usual Game.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Washington, Connectic\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40117437562995,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8da369dc-fea0-4461-a6e2-9bc1ba7bd902.jpg?v=1653575884","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/hit-hope-how-the-rest-of-us-play-golf-9780743261463","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}