{"product_id":"golf-an-unofficial-and-unauthorized-history-of-the-worl-9781451692556","title":"Golf: An Unofficial and Unauthorized History of the Worl","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Henry Beard\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Topic - Sports \u0026amp; Recreation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- An ingenious mix of facts and flights of fancy: The history of golf begins in 732 AD, when a relic of St. Andrew--patron saint of Scotland and of golf--was found wearing a copper arthritis bracelet. And who could forget 1492, when Christopher Columbus discovered the birthplace of Tiger Woods. \u003ci\u003eGolf\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect gift for the serious--and not so serious--golfer. . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Bestselling humorist: Henry Beard has authored or coauthored ten parodies, five of which are \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, as well as more than two dozen other humor books, including \u003ci\u003eFrench for Cats\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Official Politically Correct Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Golf is Beard's game: In a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e interview, Beard once said \"It's the most insidious of sports because once in a while you have a day where you do extraordinarily well and you think you can do very well--and you can't. It's just a tease. Even a Zen monk would be driven crazy by golf.\" Beard has written seven other golf humor books, including \u003ci\u003eGolfing: The Duffer's Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Official Rules of Bad Golf\u003c\/i\u003e ..","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45410969354391,"sku":"9781451692556","price":1164.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781451692556.webp?v=1767443512","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/golf-an-unofficial-and-unauthorized-history-of-the-worl-9781451692556","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}