{"product_id":"men-in-green-michael-bamberger-9781476743837","title":"Men in Green","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller from acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e writer Michael Bamberger--a warm, nostalgic, intimately reported account of golf's greatest generation, and \"maybe the best golf book I've ever read\" (Bill Reynolds, \u003ci\u003eThe Providence Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \"exceptional insight into some of America's greatest players over the last half-century\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eMen in Green \u003c\/i\u003eis to golf what Roger Kahn's \u003ci\u003eThe Boys of Summer \u003c\/i\u003ewas to baseball: a big-hearted account of the sport's greats, from the household names to the private legends, those behind-the-curtain giants who never made the headlines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael Bamberger, who has covered the game for twenty years at \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, shows us the big names as we've never seen them before: Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Curtis Strange, Fred Couples--and the late Ken Venturi. But he also chronicles the legendary figures known only to insiders, who nevertheless have left an indelible mark on the sport. There's a club pro, a teaching pro, an old black Southern caddie. There's a tournament director in his seventies, a TV director in his eighties, and a USGA executive in his nineties. All these figures, from the marquee names to the unknowns, have changed the game. What they all share is a game that courses through their collective veins like a drug. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWas golf better back in the day? \u003ci\u003eMen in Green \u003c\/i\u003eweaves a history of the modern game that is personal, touching, inviting, and new. This meditation on aging and a celebration of the game is \"a nostalgic visit and reminiscence with those who fashioned golf history...and should be cherished\" (\u003ci\u003eGolf Digest\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Bamberger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476743835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476743837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Michael Bamberger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051685605631,"sku":"9781476743837","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3bf47251-b24a-4525-9831-065863720428.jpg?v=1685014568","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/men-in-green-michael-bamberger-9781476743837","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}