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 enlarge | Author: Mark Frost
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Rating:  71 reviews
Sales Rank: 16194
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 496
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 1.4
ASIN: B000FDFVYW
Publication Date: September 1, 2005
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It's not just a golf book November 4, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I checked this book out of the library to read after seeing the movie. I had mentioned liking the film to my son's[...]teacher, an avid golfer. He said the book was much more interesting in every way, and went much deeper into the background of all the characters involved. I embarked on this lengthy book with no personal interest or experience in golf, but always open to a good read. It took me three weeks to read it, a few pages at a time before bed, but I have to say that I truly loved every page of it. Mark Frost managed to create an entirely riveting story. Yes, it's about a golf, but it is more accurately about the volatility of father/son relationships, the very real struggles between the classes in this country, and the importance of discipline, dignity, and good sportsmanship in sports, and in life. I bought a copy, my husband is reading it now, and my newly-in-love with golf 3 sons will read it when they are ready.
Greatest Sports Book Every Read! August 5, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Mark Frost's book, "The Greatest Game Ever Played," is a must read for anyone interested in reading a real life drama-thriller. Even if you're not a golf fan or a sports fan in general, the book will grab you from the start and tug at your "heart-strings." Well written and developed, the storyline covers the full range of the human condition. From poverty and class division to eventual champion, Francis Quimet's story is uplifting and almost spiritual. Oh, by the way, if you happen to be a golf fan, you'll love the book's attention to detail of golf's early years and development. And if you're a spots fan in general, Hollywood could not have created a better story. Just think if some relatively unknown amateur defeated Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in an 18-hole playoff for the US Open Championship; will that's exactly what happens in this book.
summer reading July 4, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this for my daughter. She is reading this for one of her summer reading books. She loves it! Would recommend.
AWESOME! July 1, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a fabulous read, for golfers and non-golfers alike. I've read it three times now and given out over 20 copies to friends. The story is amazing and the writing style is terrific. You will love it!
What Got Me Interested June 29, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is the greatest golf book, if not the greatest book, ever penned. From start to finish the characters had me entranced by their parallels, the backstory, family support, etc. Mark Frost deftly weaves gentleness with ferocity, creating suspense in what for most people would be grown men in mismatched clothes hitting balls with sticks. The Open is part of America now, thanks to Francis Ouimet and his contribution to modern golf. I must say, this book got me interested in golf again, and if I hadn't seen it, I wouldn't have tried out for (and made) my high school varsity golf team after two months of learning golf. This book is amazing. Now all I have to do is find it, and I'll start reading it again.
(Grade:A+)
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