{"product_id":"9781476743837","title":"Men in Green","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBamberger, Michael\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSimon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/5\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Maybe the best golf book I’ve ever read.” —Bill Reynolds, \u003ci\u003eThe Providence Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller from acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e writer Michael Bamberger—a warm, nostalgic, and intimately reported account of golf’s greatest generation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith “exceptional insight into some of America’s greatest players over the last half-century” (\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eMen in Green \u003c\/i\u003eis to golf what Roger Kahn’s \u003ci\u003eThe Boys of Summer \u003c\/i\u003ewas to baseball: a big-hearted account of the sport’s greats, from the household names to the private legends, those behind-the-curtain giants who never made the headlines.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMichael Bamberger, who has covered the game for twenty years at \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, shows us the big names as we’ve never seen them before: Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Curtis Strange, Fred Couples—and the late Ken Venturi. But he also chronicles the legendary figures known only to insiders, who nevertheless have left an indelible mark on the sport. There’s a club pro, a teaching pro, an old black Southern caddie. There’s a tournament director in his seventies, a TV director in his eighties, and a USGA executive in his nineties. All these figures, from the marquee names to the unknowns, have changed the game. What they all share is a game that courses through their collective veins like a drug.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWas golf better back in the day? \u003ci\u003eMen in Green \u003c\/i\u003eweaves a history of the modern game that is personal, touching, inviting, and new. This meditation on aging and a celebration of the game is “a nostalgic visit and reminiscence with those who fashioned golf history…and should be cherished” (\u003ci\u003eGolf Digest\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43405268058367,"sku":"9781476743837","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781476743837_s600x595.jpg?v=1779980469","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781476743837","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}