Maxim Books

"I know I'm getting better at golf because I'm hitting fewer spectators," said Gerald R. Ford, former president of the United States. Most of us who play the game find its charm in the peaceful environment, friendly competition, and gentle exercise. We also find it to be a game that humbles the mightiest. There's lots of room for humor in the difficulties the game can present.

One of my favorite quotes from the book is from the female pro who hit a ball off a tree and into her blouse. She didn't mind the two stroke penalty, though, she just didn't want to have to hit the ball as it lay.

This wonderful book has stories about climbing into trees to hit shots that nestled into the branches, and other difficulties. As Hank Aaron put it, "It took me 17 years to get 3,000 hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course."

People from other fields often have special insights, like Yogi Berra the Yankee great. "Ninety percent of the putts that are short don't go in."

The social aspects of the game present new opportunities for the shy. "If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong ball," noted Jack Lemmon.

There's political significance in golf as well. "The difference between golf and government is that in golf you can't improve your lie," complained former governor of California, George Deukmejian.

The best advice is to relax, as Chi Chi Rodriguez reminds us. "I was so nervous (at the Masters) that I drank a fifth of rum before I played. I shot the happiest 83 of my life."

Of course experience can help. Maybe. "The game was easy for me as a kid, and I had to play a while to find out how hard it is, reminisced Raymond Floyd.

For these and other wonderful quotes and stories, be sure to read this book. As you round the course and fall prey to various obstacles, you can provide your playing partners with lots of quips that will make you seem wise, even if your swing doesn't look like Tiger Woods' does.

This is an absolutely wonderful book. Every page is an impeccable little exposition on an important component of finding joy in the game, loving the process, getting into the zone, learning to learn, being a better human being, and so on. It's not just a great golf book. I've bought 4 copies so far for pool players I know. It's almost exactly the same set of problems and demands as golf.

I don't like sappy, platitude-ridden material. This stuff is right to the heart of the matter, and is not fluff. I'm going to read it again next year.

Wow! I really enjoyed this small but filled with little treasures book. Each page holds only one quote, but so many of them encourage one in the journey of life and really give you good food for thought! Makes a great gift!

What a stupendous work it is! The writings of one titan about another, and there's no exaggeration in either adjective. Gorky's descriptive ability is incredible - e.g., Tolstoy having eyes set around his head at regular intervals... The very ambivalence of his reactions gives them such power.
Nothing that was published before even scratched the surface. What Tolstoy had to say about Chekhov and Dostoevsky, Gogol and Pushkin - the way Gorky reports it without diluting it with his own views (at least that's how it looks), is absolutely fascinating. It is often tragic, and sometimes excruciatingly funny!

Moreover, it is also a wide-angle view of a whole period in Russian history, in its European context. No matter how much or how little you know about these figures, this book will add a lot to it.

This is one of those books that you will pick up time and again. It is a collection of passages, all around the theme of "Grace." But it is much more than just a random selection of quotes; considerable thought has been put into grouping them into a series of concepts, such as "Soul," "Heart," "Action." Aronson draws from a very wide ranging set of authors and speakers, from well known historical figures (such as Aesop, Emerson, Dickens) to current day writers and personalities (the Dalai Lama, Arthur Ashe, Leo Buscaglia). This is not at all a set of 'sappy' quotes, but rather a thoughtful compendium of all that 'grace' really is, should be, and can be.

Beautifully laid out, with a simple but very appealing cover, the book will make a great present.

This collection of memorable quotes on religious freedoms covers centuries of thought and a range of sources, revealing a wealth of statements by men and women from philosophers and religious leaders to presidents and statesmen. These quotes cover some of the basic dilemmas of church and state, from civil religion and school prayer to blue laws and abortion rights. A fine gathering of insights.

Great Quotes For Great Educators is a brilliant inspirational resource of over 600 insightful quotes. Including the wisdom of respected figures such as Thomas Huxley, George Eliot, and Victor Hugo; over 100 original quotes from internationally acclaimed speaker and educator Todd Whitaker; and the words of real students echoing wit and perseverance, Great Quotes For Great Educators is laudible both for casual reading and as the perfect source for "filler" quotations on flyers, school newspapers, and other documents. The secret of education is respecting the pupil. - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Zig Ziglar is reknowned for his motivational and life skill books. This book of quotes is a wonderful collection of thought provokers. From the profound to the humorous, there seems to be a good one for all sorts of circumstances. After having run a 'Thought For The Day' email service among friends for a couple of years I have seem many good quote collections. This is one of the best.

Mahe and Covert offer 365 quotes, one for each day of the year. Each month has a theme, for example January's Roots & Wings being us quotes from The Iroquois Nations, Early American Statesmen and ancient Greeks, among other formulators of Democracy. The other themes are Courage; Every Voice; Out of the Many, One; Interdependence; Emergence; Spirit Within; Love in Action; Creativity; Right Relationship; Cooperation and Agents of Change. The quotes range from ancient wisdom to the thoughts of modern philosophers, pundits and ordinary people. My only complaint is that so many of the quotes are one liners. I would like more meaty thoughts to take into each day... I can't just read one!

A fantastic book. Has golf quotes, golf film reviews, and even golf jokes and tips. Excellent book for all golfer's and very unique. Highly recommend. Even fun for non-golfers.