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Distance to the Green: A Caddy's Lessons in Life, Business and Golf | 
enlarge | Author: Gary Abram Publisher: Plan II Publications Limited Category: Book
List Price: $12.95 Buy Used: $4.01 You Save: $8.94 (69%)
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Rating: 3 reviews Sales Rank: 989271
Media: Paperback Edition: 1st Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 169 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5 Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3
ISBN: 1886816069 Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9781886816060 ASIN: 1886816069
Publication Date: December 1996 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Condition: Ex-Library but only one stamp on inside front cover. Usually ships within 24 hours Tuesday through Friday.
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Product Description Subtitled "A Caddy's Lessons in Life, Business, and Golf," Distance to the Green defies rigid classification. Book stores shelve it on their business/motivation stacks. Golf stores carry it because of its vivid golfing stories and tips. Even non-golfers enjoy its humorous and real characters and the true-to-life instruction it provides. The book follows Scotty, a hardheaded and egotistical college golfer who is forced to spend the summer caddying at National, the most prestigious golf course in the country. While caddying for some of the most significant and wealthy men and women in the country, he learns important life lessons from its members. He learns how to set and attain goals for both personal and business success. He learns how to "wire the deal" -- a five step process for extracting the greatness within all of us. He learns the real steps of problem solving, how mentoring helps increase intellectual capital, what team building can mean, what is truly significant in communication -- and still more, all of it vital in achieving success as an effective human being and leader. Woven into these significant life lessons are great golfing stories, humor, hints, tips, and pure, colorful descriptions of the "best golf course in America." You'll enjoy meeting Scotty and who he becomes, his mentors, and you'll like the fact that you can share in his excitement and growth as he learns some valuable lessons . . . and you won't even have to carry the bags.
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Golf? August 19, 2008 I don't know why I thought this book would actually be about golf. It is more about "life lessons" which is great for the younger crowd, I'm sure. As for me, I've had all the life lessons I need for a lifetime so the book didn't work for me.
A light and encouraging read January 22, 1999 I really enjoyed this light read. What I really like is that it isn't a heavy motivator. There were no forceful attitudes like other motivational books I have read. It simply stated through an intelligent and humourous read that we can all learn values from others and then share our knowledge and values to help people with finding their own paths in life. Well done to the authors.
Great book, especially for business people who golf. October 21, 1998 A fun book with an interesting format. Scotty, the caddy, learns much that everyone needs to know. The golf stuff is accurate and the "lessons" are ones we all need to learn. This isn't quite self help, but it helped me in several ways . . . I highly recommend it!
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