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Hogan Mystique | 
 enlarge | Author: Jules Alexander
Creators: Martin Davis, Ben Crenshaw, Ken Venturi, Dave Anderson
Publisher: American Golfer
Category: Book
List Price: $60.00
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 394860
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 132
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.8
Dimensions (in): 14.4 x 11.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 188014185X
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.352092
EAN: 9781880141854
ASIN: 188014185X
Publication Date: June 1, 1994
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Condition: Book is brand new, and has never been opened. Thousands of satisfied customers!
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Amazon.com Review
Arguably, Ben Hogan was the most technically precise striker ever to hit a golf ball. Revered and feared throughout a marvelous career, he was his sport's most complexly dark personality, as well. This opulent coffee-table homage to the "Wee Ice Mon" combines the Spartan imagery of Alexander's photographs with a trio of perceptive essays by Dave Anderson, Ben Crenshaw, and Dan Jenkins to capture Hogan's rare, imperial essence and the powerful authority of his game with majesty, but without fawning.
Product Description
An album of collector quality photographs of an intensively private athlete playing at his prime.
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 Be sure to understand what you are getting April 26, 2000
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Whether you find this book worth the money will depend on whether you think Ben Hogan was the God of Golf (or at least one member of the Trinity). It is a large-format book, and the quality of the photographs (all black-and white) is excellent. I believe they were all taken on the same day, when Hogan allowed Jules Alexander to accompany him. They pretty much just show Hogan at work on the course, and they do capture who he was. The accompanying comments and essays are interesting, but the photographs are the stars of the book. Just make sure you realize that you are getting a series of photographs taken on one day -- this isn't a retrospective of Hogan's career, and there are no swing sequences or anything like that. If you are a Hogan worshipper, however, this book is a must.
 A must-have work for the Hogan fan August 3, 1998
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is appropriately titled. The photos are truly classic and do a wonderful job of portraying the on-course Hogan, particularly his steely focus and gorgeous swing. The accompanying text is solid. I most enjoyed Ken Venturi's comments which accompanied the photos, as well as Dan Jenkin's recounting of the man behind the mystique. I was somewhat disappointed that the photos are all from the late 50s, mostly from the same tournament. Yet, this is only a minor issue. Every true Hogan fan should add this work to his or her collection.
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