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An award-winning sports columnist for the Orlando Sentinel, Larry Guest covered Payne Stewart's career for more than two decades. Author of four other books, including Arnie: Inside the Legend, Larry was voted the Best Sports Writer in Florida three times by his peers.
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Sycophantic and fawning. I can't believe I wasted my money.,
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This review is from: Arnie: Inside the Legend (Paperback)
This book purports to be an objective account of the great Arnold Palmer's life and times on the professional golf tour. What it actually is, is a collection of hashed over insider non-jokes collected by a long time Palmer camp follower. There is very little meat on this bone.The writing style is simplistic and repetitive. The author takes 3 or 4 pages to describe, for example, Arnie's 50th birthday party which was a homestyle affair at which a country and western musician played for some of his close friends and neighbors while Palmer fielded congratulatory phone calls. An entire chapter is devoted to backhanding Palmer's great rival, Jack Nicklaus. It seems petty and unnecessary. I couldn't finish the book, maybe it gets better after the 4th chapter.
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Dont' Waste Your Money,
By "k.moore@dexter.k12.mi.us" (Westland, MI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Arnie: Inside the Legend (Paperback)
Larry Guest wasted his time writing this book, and you'll be wasting your time AND your money if you're foolish enough to buy a copy. This work is nothing more than a bunch of over-used annecdotes delivered up by a former Palmer groupie. It is not well researched, and it adds nothing to the current literature on Arnold Palmer. The writing is second-rate.
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The first time I embarked upon the project of writing a book about Arnold Palmer, he volunteered to punch my collaborator in the nose. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
regular tour victory, birdie putt, senior tour, eighteenth green, tour stars, tournament officials, tour event, practice tee Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bay Hill, Arnold Palmer, Arnie's Army, British Open, Winnie Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Augusta National, Lake Bessie, Wake Forest, Houston Open, Larry Gue, North Carolina, Oakland Hills, Rolling Rock, Senior Open, Greg Norman, Palm Springs, Bob Hope Desert Classic, Tallahassee Open, Tom Watson, Alastair Johnston, Citrus Open, Dow Finsterwald, Golden Bear, International Management Group New!
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The first time I embarked upon the project of writing a book about Arnold Palmer, he volunteered to punch my collaborator in the nose. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
regular tour victory, birdie putt, senior tour, eighteenth green, tour stars, tournament officials, tour event, practice tee Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bay Hill, Arnold Palmer, Arnie's Army, British Open, Winnie Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Augusta National, Lake Bessie, Wake Forest, Houston Open, Larry Gue, North Carolina, Oakland Hills, Rolling Rock, Senior Open, Greg Norman, Palm Springs, Bob Hope Desert Classic, Tallahassee Open, Tom Watson, Alastair Johnston, Citrus Open, Dow Finsterwald, Golden Bear, International Management Group New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Los Angeles Lakers (Team Spirit) (Team Spirit (Norwood)) by Mark Stewart on page 146
- The Ultimate Golf Trivia Book by Mike Towle in Back Matter
- The Wicked Game: Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and the Story of Modern Golf by Howard Sounes in Back Matter
- Greatest Sports Heroes of All Times: North America Edition (50 Plus One) (50 Plus One) by Paul J. Christopher on page 147
- The Wicked Game: Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and the Business of Modern Golf by Howard Sounes in Back Matter
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