{"product_id":"golf-in-the-kingdom-michael-murphy-9780140195491","title":"Golf in the Kingdom","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"...for golf's soul surfers, \u003ci\u003eGolf in the Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e is holy scripture.\" --\u003ci\u003e Golf \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spiritual journey, a lush travelogue, a parable of sports and philosophy--John Updike called this unique novel \"a golf classic if any exists in our day.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow for the 50th anniversary, a beautiful new design and an introduction from Michael Murphy himself\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaired 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 Burningbush's thirteenth fairway--the one they call Lucifer's Rug. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A masterpiece on the mysticism of golf.\" --\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A fascination . . . \u003ci\u003eGolf in the Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e should have a long and prosperous life.\" --Joseph Campbell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140195491\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140195491\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.78h x 5.24w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1998 pg. 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/25\/1997","brand":"Michael Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049869766911,"sku":"9780140195491","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3f00944d-c8ad-4a53-8985-893ba42e941d.jpg?v=1685003875","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/golf-in-the-kingdom-michael-murphy-9780140195491","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}