Golf in the Kingdom

Penguin Books

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UPC:
9780140195491
Maximum Purchase:
2 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
10/1/1997
Release Date:
10/1/1997
Author:
Murphy, Michael
Language:
English: Published; English: Original Language; English
Edition:
25th Anniversary
Pages:
240
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...for golfs soul surfers, Golf in the Kingdom is holy scripture." -- Golf A spiritual journey, a lush travelogue, a parable of sports and philosophyJohn Updike called this unique novel a golf classic if any exists in our day. Now for the 50th anniversary, a beautiful new design and an introduction from Michael Murphy himself Paired with a mysterious teacher named Shivas Irons, Michael Murphy is led through a round of phenomenal golf, swept into a world where extraordinary powers are unleashed in a backswing governed by true gravity. A night of adventure and revelation follows, and leads to a glimpse of Seamus MacDuff, the holy man who haunts a ravine off Burningbushs thirteenth fairwaythe one they call Lucifers Rug. A masterpiece on the mysticism of golf. San Francisco Chronicle A fascination . . . Golf in the Kingdom should have a long and prosperous life. Joseph Campbell