Download or read book The Eternal Summer written by Curt Sampson and published by Villard. This book was released on 2009-07-22 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was there ever a year in golf like 1960? It was the year that the sport and its vivid personalities exploded on the consciousness of the nation, when the past, present, and future of the sport collided. Here was Arnold Palmer, the workingman’s hero, “sweating, chain-smoking, shirt-tail flying”; Ben Hogan, the greatest player of the fifties, a perfectionist battling twin demons of age and nerves; and, making his big-time debut, a crew-cut college kid who seemed to have the makings of a champion: twenty-year-old Jack Nicklaus. And of course, the rest: Ken Venturi, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Doug Sanders, Gary Player, and the many other colorful characters who chased around a little white ball—and a dream. Would Palmer win the mythical Grand Slam of golf? Could Hogan win one more major tournament? Was Nicklaus the real thing? Even more than an intimate portrait of these men and their exciting times, The Eternal Summer is also an entertaining, perceptive, and hypnotically readable exploration of professional golf in America.

Download or read book Birdie s Bargain written by Katherine Paterson and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a poignant and unflinching new realistic novel from the Newbery Medal–winning author of Bridge to Terabithia, a ten-year-old girl makes a deal with God for her father's safe return from the Iraq War. Birdie has questions for God. For starters, why couldn’t God roll history back to September 10, 2001, and fix things—so the next day was an ordinary sunny day and not the devastating lead-in to two wars? Daddy has already been to Iraq twice. Now he’s going again, and Birdie is sure he’ll die. At the very least, she won’t see him again for a year, and everything will not be OK. (Why do grown-ups lie?) To save money, she, Mom, and baby Billy have moved to Gran’s, where shy Birdie must attend a new school, and no one but bossy Alicia Marie Suggs welcomes her. Doesn’t God remember how hard it was for Birdie to make friends at Bible Camp? Counselor Ron taught about Judgment there—and the right way to believe. Has Birdie been praying wrong? Why else would God break their bargain? Readers of all faiths and backgrounds, especially children of military families, will identify with and root for the unforgettable Birdie, given inimitable voice by a master storyteller.

Download or read book Harry Vardon written by Bill Williams and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors objective is to provide to the reader, as near as possible, a definitive record of the playing career of one of the best golfers who has ever lived. In addition, as happens with many researchers, it is inevitable that such a project will stray into other related areas; for example, other people or linked events. To illustrate, JFK assassination conspiracy theorists would no doubt have studied events surrounding Bobby Kennedy or Martin Luther King or indeed the Mafia, who some say were linked to that fateful event in November 1963. Similarly with my writings about Harry Vardon, I feel it important to illustrate to the reader how the life of a professional golfer differs in Vardons era to that of a present day PGA Tour player. How golf evolved will also provide the reader with a basis for making comparisons between players of yesteryear with those of today, and how difficult such comparatives might be. What was the norm in the late nineteenth century is quite different from today, and I believe the reader should be aware of that before making a judgment about someone like Harry Vardon. This book, therefore, is not only a diary of Harry Vardons playing career, but also a history of golf, which I sincerely hope the reader will find fascinating, of interest, and enjoyable. Any deviations from the subject matter, therefore, are intended to provide a backdrop and, hopefully, a better understanding of what golf was like in Vardons era.

Download or read book Birdie Give Me Your Heart written by Roberta Parry and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can you let someone love you if everyone you've ever known has left you broken and hurt? Birdie, Give Me Your Heart is the true story of a little girl born into a dark and scary world. Surrounded by adults who never understood her heart, she tried to survive as best she could the abandonment and abuse she suffered. Traumatized by fear, this little girl grew up disassociating from the pain and heartbreak inherent in her life. Believing God was sadistic, yet hoping that He really existed, she continued her search for His presence in her life. Leading her on this search were angels, those people who touched Birdie's life with love and truth. Birdie, Give Me Your Heart is the transforming story of hope and healing. Follow Roberta Parry as she leads you through her life, sharing her path from abandonment, abuse, and emotional damage to freedom. You won't want to put this book down, except to wipe away your tears.

Download or read book Birdie Poop Poetry Book written by Allan R Emery and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One day I took my daughter who was about seven, for a walk on the trails at the Back Bay in Portland, Maine. She was committed to walking the entire way around the bay, which is about six miles. Then about four miles into the walk she wanted to stop. There was really no way to do so. Instead her cleaver daddy wrote an instant poetry abomination that was so disgusting to sing, one could not do so without laughing. So, we changed the final two miles of the walk from a whining pity party to a laugh-a-minute musical march neither of us will ever forget. Welcome to "Birdie Poop!"

Download or read book Birdies Eternal written by Harry Vardon and published by . This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six-time British Open champion Harry Vardon is long departed, but hhis insightful knowledge of the game and expert understanding of the golf swing remains as timely today as it was at the turn of the 19th century.

Download or read book The Messengers written by Domenic Leo and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While waiting for their parents to pick them up after school, Christopher, his little brother Alex, and their cousin Andrea are playing hide and seek on the school playground. Suddenly, a flash of lightning strikes, and the three children are transported to another dimension. They arrive in the desolate tenth planet of our solar system, TerraNize. The story focuses on the adventure and exploits taking place in a once majestic land. The beautiful planet of TerraNize with its splendid terrain and idyllic environment has been transformed into an epic wasteland. Shrouded in a constant haze of ash and soot, the air is toxic. The once fertile land and gorgeous mountain ranges now bear unforgiving scars rendered by intense heat. The riverbeds are cracking from lack of moisture while the ocean lines have receded precipitously. What little wildlife remains mostly suffers from disease and starvation. Partitioning off distinctive boundaries of land are a vast array of divergent beings who have assumed control of their portion of this seemingly useless land. As the children journey through the vast arrays of lands on Terranize, they unfold the catastrophic events that have delivered it to this point of despair. The evil eternal, Antigond, is destroying the five kingdoms of men. Small groups of Cyclops, elves, dwarfs, and different tribes of men have survived Antigond's destruction, but with the help of his creations, the Trougliites, The Dreafs mighty winged beasts and Brounts. Antigond has united all the sub humans in a war against these last inhabitants of TerraNize. Led by Draagho, the warrior king, the children embark on a harrowing mission. They must find the orbs in which the life essence of the gods of TerraNize, called the eternals, is endowed. If the children are successful, the eternals can be regenerated and destroy Antigond before he obliterates all of humanity. In a journey fraught with peril, the three children dig deep into their souls for the strength and perseverance to survive. A delightful mixture of fantasy and faith, The Messengers: The Secret of the Orbs brims with action, adventure, and the strength of the human spirit.

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Download or read book Birdie s Book of Poems written by Birdie Gates-Hill and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an inexplicable love for poetry, Birdie's Book of Poems captures dreams, illustrious thoughts, and experiences that one has known or wishes to know. Without effort, we ... all of us know how to love, how to think or suffer. It is said that anyone who wishes to live life fully, needs to seek poetry. Birdie's Book of Poetry is an experience, once absorbed, you will continue to feel and to be stirred to a new understanding of crucial and lovely relationships of people and of life. The suspense in Birdie's Book of Poetry will build up an almost unbearable tension or tenderness so profound it will make your heart skip a beat.

Download or read book Flora s Fury written by Ysabeau S. Wilce and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Determined to find her true mother, Flora Fyrdraaca, accompanied by her red dog, embarks on a journey filled with magical encounters, pirate battles, and unexpected romance.

Download or read book Birdies Bogeys and Bipolar Disorder written by Michael Wellington and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gripping true story of one man's struggles through the terrifying highs and crushing lows of bipolar disorder. In Birdies, Bogeys, and Bipolar Disorder, author and professional golfer Michael Wellington recounts a heartbreaking story of not just hitting, but skidding along rock bottom as he struggles to control a condition that for a long time controlled him: bipolar disorder. With the help of his family, a few amazing friends, and the game of golf, he has regained balance and can now share his story. The millions of people in the United States who suffer some form of mood disorder will not only find the author's story relatable, educational, and hopeful but can also benefit from Michael's experience to help control their own disorder. Michael offers the Fourteen Clubs, a bag of tools to keep the bipolar mind in balance. Using these clubs daily can help you avoid both mania and depression.

Download or read book Golf in the Year 2100 written by Bob Labbance and published by Good Golf!. This book was released on 2003 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Douglas Grant is revived after a cryogenic nap of nearly a hundred years, he finds himself in the year 2001 and under the care of Dr.Stillwater, an avid golfer. The doctor leads his patient on an exploration of golf's new variations, to include Altered Environment Golf, Speed Golf, Endurance Golf, and Combat Golf. This book gives the reader a carefully researched futuristic glimpse as a sequal of sorts.

Download or read book Arnie Jack written by Ian O'Connor and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2008 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: O'Connor explores the heated professional and personal battle between Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus in fascinating, intimate, and revelatory detail. Drawing on unique access to both players, O'Connor illuminates the golf greats' extreme differences and sprawling influences.

Download or read book Birdie Bowers written by Anne Strathie and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry 'Birdie' Bowers realised his life's ambition when he was selected for Captain Scott's Terra Nova expedition to the Antarctic, yet he also met his death on the journey. Born to a sea-faring father and adventurous mother on the Firth of Clyde, Bowers' boyhood obsession with travel and adventure took him round the world several times and his life appears, with hindsight, to have been a ceaseless preparation for his ultimate, Antarctic challenge. Although just 5ft 4in, he was a bundle of energy; knowledgeable, indefatigable and the ultimate team player. In Scott's words, he was 'a marvel'. This new biography, drawing on Bowers' letters, journals and previously neglected material, sheds new light on Bowers and tells the full story of the hardy naval officer who could always lift his companions' spirits.

Download or read book The Songbird of Hope Hill written by Kim Vogel Sawyer and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young woman sings of God’s love—even if she doesn’t believe He can forgive her—in this heartwarming novel inspired by historical events, from the bestselling author of A Tapestry of Grace. “An unforgettable story of God’s grace and redemption.”—Kathleen Y’Barbo, author of The Black Midnight Driven by survival to a life at a house of ill repute, Birdie Clarkson now longs only for escape. So when Reverend Isaiah Overly and his son, Ephraim, appear and offer a better life, she jumps at the chance. Ignoring the furious raging of the madam, Birdie climbs into the back of the preacher’s wagon. The men take her to Hope Hill, the haven the reverend and his wife, Ophelia, founded so women like Birdie can be taught skills to help them rise above their pasts. Soon a resistant Birdie finds herself singing in the choir Ephraim leads at revival meetings, even though she’s certain she’s the last person who should be representing God. Reverend Overly teaches that no one is irredeemable, but even as Ephraim is falling in love with her, Birdie remains convinced that she’s past saving. After all she’s been through, can she ever believe that God’s redemption wipes every soul clean? And can Ephraim convince her that God loves her more than she can grasp—and that he does, too?

Download or read book My American Harp written by Surazeus Astarius and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "My American Harp" presents 1,169 poems written 2010-2014 by Surazeus that explore what it means to be an American in the modern world of an interconnected global civilization.

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