Golf Books

First off, this book is written by Dorothy _Rodgers_, Richard Rogers' wife (yes, the composer). The book is about interior decorating and not about_ her_ life or_ his_life - though there are some anecdotes. It's not a childrens' book unless you know children who are already into tv shows such as "Trading Spaces" or "While You Were Out".

THat being said, you might wonder what this book _is_ about - it's about Mrs Rodgers designs and dishes for her home. Mrs Rodgers was quite busy in her own right. She had her own interior design company called "Repairs, Inc" and she is also an inventor and holds several patents. So she is not just trading in on her husband's name, she actually knows about this stuff.

Mrs Rodgers takes you thru various planning stages of redecorating your home. You see examples from her home as well as some of her friends' homes. She suggests using your own hobbies as focal points for decoration (needlepoint, crochet, gardening, that type of hobby) and shows you how to use these items to blend in with your home.

SHe also makes suggestions on entertaining in your home, how the shape of the table influences seating arrangements and gives instructions on how to seat your guests so nobody gets stuck with a bore.

There are also quite a few recipes that Mrs ROdgers has served to her guests. Some leave me cold, but that bittersweet icing recipe is well worth the price of admission.

If you want to see how the other half live, or maybe you are the other half and want to get some pointers, this is a great book to read - not only for the decorating tips but for the glimpse you get into Richard and Dorothy Rodgers' lives. I recommend this book highly.

This book is full of great illustrations and photos of Jack N.as well as other amazing insights into how Jack functioned in the "heat of a battle." Jack takes you through each scenario by including the situation, his thought process, the shot and the lessons learned from 1959 to 1986.

This is a great activity book for young children. My daughter loves the My Tee character and all the fun things to do. I am very excited that there are books on the market that help develop skills, while teaching the game of golf!

Who knew there were books out there that add fun, games and teaching all at the same time. The golf industry should be pleased.

My girls loves the My Tee character and all the fun things to do. I am happy to find books that teach the game of golf!

I am learning a lot from this book. It is easy to understand. It has more information and lots more pictures than others I have read. The pictures show the entire sequence of the swing ... great for getting an image in your mind of what she is saying. All the basic shots are included in the picture sequences, and more. I originally got this book from the library, but now I am buying it.

Professional golfer Lee Ofsted has just landed an instructor's job assisting fellow pro Jackie Piper at a beautiful Rhode Island resort. Her job is to provide golf lessons to the employees of a marine salvage company. To Lee, this is an easy way to combine a vacation with making an easy grand a day for a week. However, the anticipated idyllic week goes sour at the fourth hole when Darlene Chappell, the spouse of the salvage company president, Stuart, is almost kidnapped. Soon afterward, Stuart is found murdered.

Lee and her friend begin to investigate the murder. To their amazement, many people had the motive to kill Stuart. However, as she gets closer to the truth, Lee literally finds herself in a sudden death game in which her life is the ultimate stake.

The third Lee Ofsted mystery novel is a fabulous who-done-it due to the brilliant characterizations of the lead protagonist, her associates, and all the duffers hooking their swing. The story line is interesting as Charlotte and Aaron Elkins scribes a fabulous amateur sleuth tale. This reviewer recommends to lovers of golf and amateur sleuth stories, all three books (the previous two are WICKED SLICE and ROTTEN LIES) because they are superb mysteries.

Harriet Klausner

My Group of Friends and I have just started a Match Play Tournament and I purchased this book just in time to read before the tournament. I was giving up 5 and a half shots and still won my match 4 and 3. I credit this book with a lot of that success. The small things that you would never realize about strategy in Match Play are in this book, and so much more. You will not be disappointed.

This is not a guide to technique, it is more of a reference book. This newly updated and expanded version also includes the latest international tournaments and elebrated names as well as new championship courses.

I'll let you guess who's picture is on the first page.

The Contents Include:

The Early Game
The Modern Game
Championship Courses of the World
The Hall of Fame
Records and Reference

If you want to know about the history of golf, where championships are held and who is famous in the game of golf, there is absolutely nothing like this book!

Some of the great features include:

Modern Club Design
Women in Golf
The evolution of the Golf Ball (Featheries and Gutties)
How Clubs are manufactured
Championship Records

~The Rebecca Review

This is a great directory. It is very successful at being all inclusive. Contains all the necesary information: directions, rates, yardage, tee-times, web addresses, rules(like proper dress) and a review by a gentleman who has played most every course in the book.