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The samurai sword: symbol of the spirit of old Japan it embodies the samurai's steely discipline, unswerving devotion, and peerless skill. A feat of craftsmanship by hereditary artisans, the samurai sword is often judged superior to the famed blades of Western Damascus and Toledo. This complete handbook reveals the lore of the samurai sword, fascinating both for owners and for the intrigued. Detailing the origins and development of the samurai sword, its historical background, styles, famous schools, and differences in construction, outlining methods of identifying and researching the sword, as well as caring for it properly.
Customer Reviews:
not a comprehensive handbook.......2006-06-28
mr. yumoto's work is very descriptive and pictures fill the pages more than text does.
"Samurai Sword a Handbook" lacks an analytic quality that would bring togheter the social, historical, technical and martial dimensions of the nihonto.
last but not least, such an important - and relatively undocumented - subject as care and maintenance of japanese blades is simply and vaguely evoked in two pages that make up a ridiculous chapter.
all in all, yumoto's work is too old to be satisfying to comtemporary readers in search of a meaningful, concise handbook which would explain rather than describe.
GOOD SOURCE.......2006-03-17
A PERFECT SOURCE WHO WANTS TO LEARN ABAUT JAPANESE SWORDS AND THEIR HISTORY
confused..........2006-03-03
I finished reading it yesterday. It is too much for beginner and not enough for intermediate or even expert...
It is definitely usefull for future reference in terms of finding more about your sword or swords you want to buy and using some of the criterias. Photos are B&W and crappy and references text-to-drawings are badly organized.
What is strongly missing is types of sword damage, how to eveluate type of damage and find it on blades etc...
I dont know when book was written but some information also seems bit obsolete...
If the book was hardcover, had two times more pages, colored photos to go with drawings, better organized and have more information, I would give 5. Now I give 3 of 5.
Great first sword book.......2005-10-27
This is a good, short overview of the basics of Japanese Swords. Recommended.
Great book.......2005-05-05
This is an awesome book for anyone wnating to know more about samurai swords and speaking as a beginner myself, I found that this book explained everything clearly and concisely - I now know a lot more about swords than i did before :)
Book Description
A fascinating look at ancient Japanese weaponry, complete with 150 dazzling full-color photographs.
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A Birthday 2 Remember.......2007-03-26
I really am glad i purchased this book and it was so accurate that my fiancee was so happy for his b-day to receive this book because he loves everything about this culture and their past and especially the weapons! he has a couple samurai swords he keeps at his house and since he's part asian he feels like this book really explained his cultures past. i will buy from this author again. thanks!
A pictorial display of Japanese arms .......2007-03-13
Although it mainly generalizes aspects of Japanese military history, this volume contains a large quantity of excellent color photos of the very finest of traditional weapons. Swords, polearms, and archery specimens are displayed within. For the student of Japanese martial-culture, here is a brilliant coffee-table tome, thoroughly illustrated.
The best of the bests.......2005-08-18
The book is fantastic with excellent illustrations very good detail and is from the books that a man is respect his self and the samourais legend must have
ffinely illustrated guide to variety of samurai weapons, etc.......2005-03-29
Sinclaire's work has a nice tie-in with the classic and current Asian movies with samurai or samurai-like characters. Coming to Japan about the eighth century from the Asian mainland, in Japan's insular, closed, society, the samurai weaponry took on their own distinctive design and use. The samurai class and its weapons both for warfare and ceremonial purposes remained a central, influential part of Japanese society until World War II. This study is at once comprehensive and succinct, with the pleasing and informative visual elements of color photographs, including close-ups, of samurai weapons, scenes from historical art work, and antique tinted photographs. Most are familiar with the Japanese samurai swords. But the less familiar armor, spears, bow and arrow, and even guns in the past couple of centuries receive equal attention.
Great Book.......2004-10-05
I loved it! It has a very good history of Japanese swords. I has a very good description of sword makers and lots of other really cool info. I especially liked the the desrption of the different kinds of swords.
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Japanese Arms and Armor
Manufacturer: Crown Publishers Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000E0KH7W |
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54 pages of text with 43 line drawings, plus pages of 29 color plates and 112 black & white plates of details and parts of arms and armor.
Book Description
Richly illustrated, this new book presents Japanese armor from the collection of William A. Galeno, M.D., one of the largest private collections of Japanese armor in the West. It includes more than 100 pieces of armor, helmets, masks and accoutrements - almost all of which are made available to the public for the first time - spanning from the 14th century of the Muromachi period to the 19th century of the Edo period. With catalog entries and essays on the history of Japanese armor by Ian Bottomley, Curator of Oriental Arms and Armour at Her Majesty's Royal Armoury, Leeds, England, this catalog is a valuable reference for scholars, collectors and readers interested in the subject.
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Fabulous Book on Japanese Armor.......2000-05-24
Another great book by Ian Bottomley on Japanese armor. Very easy to look at with color images, and divided into understandable catagories. Definatly one for arms and armor enthusiasts.
Product Description
A study of japanese art exploring the author's specialty - the close relationship between color, forms and spirituality.
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This is a ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A222923. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: An improved rolled homogeneous armor (IRHA) steel with enhanced ballistic performance has been developed. Increases in ballistic performance are attributed to higher hardness levels achieved by IRHA, which maintain adequate toughness and ductility. Through augmentation of a generic chemical composition for standard rolled homogeneous armor (RHA) material, and optimization of heat treatment, greater hardenability, and higher hardness levels were attained. The higher hardenability ensures that through-thickness hardness, with the desired martensite microstructure, is obtained for armor plates up to 3 in thick, using current steel mill facilities and practice. The optimal, relatively low-carbon, nickel-chromium-molybdenum (Ni-Cr-Mo) IRHA alloy was developed in-house, employing U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Materials Directorate (MD) laboratory facilities, followed by steel mill production heats demonstrating scale-up and producibility. Ballistic testing vs. projectiles, ranging from medium caliber to tank rounds, established that the IRHA material at the HRc 40 hardness level is best suited for vehicle hull applications, while material at HRc 48 provides better protection as applique armor. The armor plate at both hardness levels (HRc 40 and 48) demonstrated structural integrity upon high kinetic energy (KE) ballistic loading, through passing the required full-scale 105-mm armor piercing (AP) T182 projectile impact tests. At the HRc 40 level, the IRHA weldability and fabricability were shown to be comparable to standard RHA for tank construction.
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Japanese armour terms
W. M Hawley
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Best Photo Cropping Book Yet!.......2007-08-30
I have been an avid scrapbooker for years and have yet to find a book that uses the pictures as the true page focal point instead of adding embellishments.... until I saw this book! There is page after page of unique ideas for cropping pictures that will guarantee that your pages will stand out from all the others.
*SCRAPBOOKERS* use those scissors with CREATIVITY !.......2007-08-02
Ever hear of *SHEAR-CROPPERS* ? "Creative P.C. (Photo Cropping) for Scrapbooks" is a book crammed with examples of "creative cropping" - - including new twists & challenges. My favorites are weaving, vertical panoramas and kaleidoscope mats.
Patterns can be imitated or cleverly adapted for using your own treasured photographs. The fun is in trying out all of the different effects. Only in a "How-To" book would so many fill consecutive pages, but finished products can also be framed as gifts, &/or placed as decorative accents in homes.
The book is obviously not the work of one individual - - many have worked together to demonstrate ideas for cropping in distinctive ways that will liven the pages of scrapbooks. It is all part of a thriving industry whose many enthusiasts love to learn & share new techniques. Even in the very small (15,071) Indiana county where Reviewer mcHAIKU lives, there are two shops and one 'commercial' individual in the largest town (population: 826)!
This shows that you can get help anywhere to produce *BLUE RIBBON scrapbooks* - - and especially by using books such as "Creative Photo Cropping." (mcHaiku: 8.2.07)
Wonderful, especially for apprentice scrapbookers!.......2007-01-29
This book is well worth the price. It offers many unique ideas. It has the basics for your beginner scrapbookers, but is full of challenge ideas for apprentice or even seasoned scrapbookers!
Simply the Best.......2006-09-11
An excellent book for all levels of scrapbookers, but especially so for those who are just beginning. Well done.
Refreshing new ideas for the medium-advanced scrapbooker!.......2005-11-30
I have looked and wasted so much money buying scrapbooking books here and there for these tiny bits of "goodness" in them. When this book arrived I realized I finally found a true inspiration book - no fluff, no fillers, no really basic-how-to-scrapbook instructions. Everytime I open this book I become entralled with the examples....(Ooohhh, I NEED to do that next time...WAAYY TOO COOL!).
If you are a beginning scrapbooker - this book is not for you. The methods of cutting or cropping are better left to those who've gained experience with cropping photos and using a paper trimmer. A better book for you would be Scrapbooking for Dummies (covers a wide variety of basics) or a class.
However, if you treat your paper trimmer like a third arm and are quite comfortable with it - you've got to get this book! Well worth the price even at full retail!
Book Description
A thoroughly illustrated guide for beginners, this book explains everything from setting up a darkroom to evaluating and improving final prints.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent, Step-by-Step for Beginning B&W Darkroom Work.......2007-01-09
Dennis Curtin's book is an easy-to-understand, step-by-step procedures handbook for the beginner in B&W darkroom work. It covers setting up a darkroom, developing B&W film using standard Kodak chemistry, and making prints and enlargements. Easy to read, easy to go back to as a reference. It does not cover color work in any way.
Just Like the ABC's.......2006-01-20
This book is like learning your ABC's. It's a step by step guide, easy to follow, easy to understand and doesn't get too technical for the beginner. I bought other books, and they're good, but get too detailed for a impatient new comer. I just wanted to dig in, and this book walked me through it! Put my darkroom together and developed my first roll of film in nothing flat - talk about instant gratification. My 11 year old daughter was able to take this and develop her own roll of film by herself. If you're new, want fast progress and interested in the basics - get this book!
A Complete Resource.......2003-09-28
This is an excellent resource for beginners. THis book gives you information on how to set up a darkroom, develop film, make proof sheets, make prints, and also gives some basic troubleshooting techniques. The layout is very convenient. Every page had black and white photos to demonstrate the technique being presented, so there are no chances to make mistakes.
If you're a advanced photographer, you probably don't need the information in this book. If you're a beginner, this book is a necessity. As for me, I'm a casual photographer and I don't have my own darkroom. I rent a darkroom about 4 times a year. When I go to the darkroom, I always review this book the night before. That way I can refresh my memory on the darkroom process. If you are such a casual photographer, I can recommend this book for that purpose. Check it out.
An easy to use step by step guide.......2000-07-20
This is an easy to follow guide with simple instructions that get good results. The many diagrams and photographs certainly help when you're a novice in the darkroom, or serve as a useful reminder if you've been away from the darkroom for some years as I had. The book is printed sideways so can be taken in the darkroom and referred to as needed, and pages turned as you work through the various processes. My only criticism is that it should have been spiral bound, making it easier to open flat on the table while working from it, but overall a very useful book.
Excellent Instruction for the Darkroom Novice.......2000-03-30
In the dark about film development and printing processes? This book is an excellent, truly "step by step", guide to setting up and using your own darkroom. What makes this book stand out from the rest is its organization. Each step in the developing and printing process is described in detail and photographed in sequence, which makes it simple to follow while you're learning the basic steps, and easy to use as a reference later to check a particular point. Some guides I've seen give general descriptions of procedures, which are apparently meant to be fleshed out with information from other sources. This book stands on its own as a complete instruction manual with a number of extra tips to increase your liklihood of successful processing and printing.
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- Good Introduction to Digital Photo Manipulation
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Into Your Digital Darkroom Step by Step
Peter Cope
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Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition)
ASIN: 1584281464 |
Book Description
Everything photographers need to become comfortable with the latest advancements in digital imaging is provided in this guide. The most prominent photo-editing software is discussed, including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, JASC Paint Shop Pro, Corel Photo-Paint, Corel Painter, and Picture Man, with a look at the differences between Macs and PCs and requirements for memory and processor speed. Outlining five distinct states of digital photographic manipulation, from input and image sizing to output and printing, photographers learn the keys to producing professional-quality results from digital photographs with the latest in digital imaging software.
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Good Introduction to Digital Photo Manipulation.......2005-02-15
I was struck by the title of this book. Yet the title is quite apt.
In traditional film work, a lot of the magic takes place in the dark room where cropping, dodging and other techniques can be used to create the effects needed. In digital photography these effects are created in the computer by directly manipulating the digital image. ==This book is a introductory level, step by step guide to fixing common problems found in digital photographs. The terminology used in digital photography is filed with terms unfamiliar to the beginning user. Here various effects are clearly illustrated, one by one to show what each does under controlled circumstances.
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For the nutty world of opera backstage
Opera Antics and Anecdotes describes intimate, rib-tickling glimpses of the opera profession seen through the prism of humor.
These comical stories collected by the author directly from composers, conductors, superstar singers and stagehands immortalize some of the real-life blunders, bloopers, pranks, pratfalls, idiocies and sabotage in the highbrow, cutthroat art form that is opera.
Readers will enjoy fabulous samples of vanity, 'bitchcraft' and shouts across the footlights. It is remarkable how many critics, audience twits and backstage bigwigs adore opera yet can't tell their brass from their oboe.
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I laughed my opera-singing head off!.......2003-07-09
This book is a must-have for all opera afficionados with any sense of humor! I'm talking off-the-charts funny! Some stories were harder to understand when i wasn't familiar with the opera the anectode entailed, but i still got enough to find the joke funny. My personal favorites are: the production of Don Giovanni, when the father's statue rode in on a horse...backwards!, Kaspar's "dying prayer" from Der Freischutz, and of course all the quotable quotes from singers past and present. This book is proof that (in its own words) every theatre is a nuthouse, but an opera theatre is a ward for the incurables!
"Must" reading for all opera fans!.......2000-05-04
Opera Antics & Anecdotes is a marvelously engaging collection of stories and anecdotes about the adult world of operatic theater and opera singers. Here are faithful accounts of some of the biggest personalities of the opera stage and their foibles, stresses, egos, tantrums, goofs, gaffs, wit, and wickedness. Opera Antics & Anecdotes is "must" reading for all opera fans and followers.
Fun and Craziness at the Opera, Both On- and Off-Stage.......1999-12-08
When you read this book, you'll probably decide that the Marx Bros. had it right in their nutty movie, "A Night at the Opera." The writer, who's been a working singer himself, recounts lots of amusing anecdotes he's collected over the years, and the resulting book is one that should appeal both to opera-lovers and those who can't stand to hear the "fat lady" or even the thin gentleman hit those high notes. Readers will acquire a good deal of knowledge about the unique world of opera, but they'll never feel they're getting a lesson. It's all about having fun, as some of the chapter titles indicate: "Dumb as a Tenor - Vain as a Prima Donna;" "You Call That Acting?" "Yells From the Balcony - Back Talk from the Stage;" "Opera Sex: Masculine, Feminine, and Neutered;" "Opera is Silly and I Hate It." In a chapter called "Dodo and Aeneas Sung by Lily Ponselle and Ezio Pizza," you'll find examples of malapropisms, as supplied by ticket window and record store clerks -- such as Mozart's "The Nozzle of Figaro," and Gluck's "Orpheus and Uterus." One customer asked a ticket teller for tickets to "Puccini's Tournedo." Before he could reply, the lady's friend corrected her: "Oh no, darling - Tournedo is by Rossini!" Then there are intentional mistakes, made by critics sharpening their needles, as when a Parma reviewer found the singers in Bellini's "I Puritani" so bad that he headlined his review "I Puri Cani" (Translation: "The Pure Dogs." The chapter titled "I Teach Bel Canto, The Others Teach Can Belto" yields some hilarious examples of oddball teaching methods. Many involve the use of props, such as corks, pencils, books, even umbrellas. Often, for purposes of monitoring a student's breath support, the prop was intended to be placed in one or another orifice of the body. (Thankfully, this wasn't true of the umbrella!) The maliciously witty cartoons that introduce each chapter add immeasurably to the book's fun quotient.
Fun with Opera, On and Off-Stage.......1999-11-28
This is an intelligently-written, savvy, but most of all funny book. There are a lot of laughs to be had, and the chapter headings supply intriguing clues. To cite a few examples: "Dumb as a Tenor, Vain as a Prima Donna;" "Opera Sex: Masculine, Feminine, and Neutered;" "Yells from the Balcony - Back Talk from the Stage;" "Alcohol, Toothpicks and Other Professional Hazards." In the chapter called "Dodo and Aeneas Sung by Lily Ponselle and Ezio Pizza," there are examples of unfortunately mangled operatic names. (Like the time a customer asked a ticket seller for tickets to Puccini's "Tournedo," and before he could answer, the lady's friend corrected her: "Oh no, darling -- Tournedo is by Rossini!" Then there are the intentional mistakes, usually by critics sharpening their needles, as when a Parma reviewer who couldn't stand the singers in Bellini's I Puritani headlined his review "I Puri Cani." (Translation: "The Pure Dogs.") And in the chapter titled "I Teach Bel Canto, The Others Teach Can Belto," the reader learns about some incredible, oddball teaching methods, many involving the use of props such as corks, pencils, books, even umbrellas. Often, to help a student monitor his "appoggio," or breath support, the prop was meant to be placed in one or another body orifice. (Thankfully, this wasn't true of the umbrella!) This is a marvelously funny book written by a baritone named Stephen Tanner, who lived for many years in Europe and evidently collected many of the anecdotes personally. The maliciously witty cartoons, by Umberto Taccola, add immeasurably to the quality and fun quotient of the book. In paperback format and modestly priced, "Opera Antics" would be a good Christmas present for opera-loving -- or opera-hating -- friends.
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- Great gift for any golfer
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As Hogan Said . . .: The 389 Best Things Anyone Said about How to Play Golf
Randy Voorhees
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The Secret of Hogan's Swing
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Book Description
"It's not your life, it's not your wife, it's only a game."
-- Lloyd Mangrum
"There is no type of miracle that can't happen at least once in golf."
-- Grantland Rice
No one knows exactly when the first golf quotation was spoken; nonetheless, we can be very sure it was unprintable. The game is a source of endless study, endless fascination, and endless frustration -- which has led to an endless pursuit of wisdom about how to play it better.
"It doesn't matter if you look like a beast before or after the hit, as long as you look like a beauty at the moment of impact."
-- Seve Ballesteros
"Nobody ever swung a club too slowly."
-- Bobby Jones
In the game's 500 years of history, it has drawn the attention of kings and commoners, pros and con men, stylists and butchers, bag-toters and sandbaggers. All have had something to say about the game, its implements, or the impossibility of ever plumbing its inner depths.
"The trouble that most of us find with the modern matched sets of clubs is that they don't really seem to know any more about the game than the old ones did."
-- Robert Browning
"If profanity had an influence on the flight of the ball, the game would be played far better than it is."
-- Horace Hutchinson
Randy Voorhees has taken on the daunting task of choosing the best, most helpful, and most entertaining quotations about the game of golf. From Penick to Trevino, from Jones to Nicklaus, from Mackenzie and Wodehouse to Updike and McLean, all the greats of the game are here, with thoughts that will enlighten, entertain, and ensure lower scores.
"When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more club or two more balls."
-- Henry Beard
"Hit the ball up to the hole...You meet a better class of person there."
-- Ben Hogan
So read, skim, dip, and savor. Your next round of golf will be more enjoyable, and your nineteenth-hole banter will be vastly improved when you casually drop into the conversation, As Hogan Said...
WHO SAID THE 389 BEST THINGS ABOUT HOW TO PLAY GOLF?
Jonathan Abrahams * Michael Adams * Tommy Armour * Gloria Armstrong * Robert Baker * Lord Balfour * Seve Ballesteros * Jerry Barber * Henry Beard * Max Behr * Tommy Bolt * James Braid * Billy Ray Brown * Robert Browning * Bob Brue * Craig Bunker * Jackie Burke, Jr. * Tom Callahan * Billy Casper * Dr. Richard Coop * Henry Cotton * Ben Crenshaw * Bernard Darwin * Peter Dobereiner * Pete Dye * Shirley Englehorn * Bob Estes * Jim Flick * Raymond Floyd * Walter Hagen * Martin Hall * Hank Haney * Butch Harmon * Arnold Haultain * May Hezlet * Dave Hill * Harold H. Hilton * Ben Hogan * Chuck Hogan * Horace Hutchinson * Hale Irwin * John Jacobs * Dan Jenkins * Bobby Jones * Ernest Jones * Robert Trent Jones * Robert Trent Jones, Jr. * Tom Kite * Glenn Kummer * Neal Lancaster * Tony Lema * Lawson Little * Bobby Locke * Henry Longhurst * Francisco Lopez * Nancy Lopez * Davis Love, Jr. * George Low * Cliff McAdams * Gary McCord * Jim McLean * Dr. Alister Mackenzie * Stewart Maiden * Roger Maltbie * Lloyd Mangrum * Dr. Cary Middlecoff * Johnny Miller * Colin Montgomerie * Bill Moretti * Michael Murphy * Byron Nelson * Jack Nicklaus * Greg Norman * Ted Osborne * David Owen * Arnold Palmer * Willie Park, Jr. * Corey Pavin * Dave Pelz * Harvey Penick * George Peper * Gale Peterson * Gary Player * Chris Plumbridge * Jimmy Powell * Charles Price * H. H. Ramsay * Grantland Rice * Donald Ross * Dr. Bob Rotella * Lorne Rubenstein * Paul Runyan * Doug Sanders * Gene Sarazen * Tom Simpson * Sir Walter Simpson * Randy Smith * Wiffi Smith * Sam Snead * Curtis Strange * Louise Suggs * George Thomas * Annette Thompson * Peter Thomson * Dr. T. J. Tomasi * Jerome Travers * Claudia Trevino * Lee Trevino * John Updike * Harry Vardon * Glenna Collett Vare * Ken Venturi * Tom Watson * Brian Watts * H. N. Wethered * Joyce Wethered * H. J. Whigham * Dr. Gary Wiren * P. G. Wodehouse * Mickey Wright * Steve Wynn
Download Description
The ultimate little golf gift features the best tips, thoughts, and quotations from the greatest names in the game. No one knows exactly when the first golf quotation was spoken; nonetheless, we can be very sure it was unprintable. The game is a source of endless study, endless fascination, and endless frustration -- which has led to an endless pursuit of wisdom about how to play it better. In the game's 500 years of history, it has drawn the attention of kings and commoners, pros and con men, stylists and butchers, bag-toters and sandbaggers. All have had something to say about the game, its implements, or the impossibility of ever plumbing its inner depths. Randy Voorhees has taken on the daunting task of choosing the best, most helpful, and most entertaining quotations about the game of golf. From Penick to Trevino, from Jones to Nicklaus, from Mackenzie and Wodehouse to Updike and McLean, all the greats of the game are here, with thoughts that will enlighten, entertain, and ensure lower scores.
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Lambertville, NJ ???.......2004-04-26
Surely a coincidence that this book's author and the first eulogizing reviewer both come from the same small town?
Great gift for any golfer.......2000-12-13
My wife gave me this book as an early Christmas present. What a plesent surprise. The quotations are much better than I had anticipated--not just for fun, but helpful with your game, too. For this price, I doubt you'll find a more useful golf book, and it's entertaining too!
Book Description
"It's not your life, it's not your wife, it's only a game."
-- Lloyd Mangrum
"There is no type of miracle that can't happen at least once in golf."
-- Grantland Rice
No one knows exactly when the first golf quotation was spoken; nonetheless, we can be very sure it was unprintable. The game is a source of endless study, endless fascination, and endless frustration -- which has led to an endless pursuit of wisdom about how to play it better.
"It doesn't matter if you look like a beast before or after the hit, as long as you look like a beauty at the moment of impact."
-- Seve Ballesteros
"Nobody ever swung a club too slowly."
-- Bobby Jones
In the game's 500 years of history, it has drawn the attention of kings and commoners, pros and con men, stylists and butchers, bag-toters and sandbaggers. All have had something to say about the game, its implements, or the impossibility of ever plumbing its inner depths.
"The trouble that most of us find with the modern matched sets of clubs is that they don't really seem to know any more about the game than the old ones did."
-- Robert Browning
"If profanity had an influence on the flight of the ball, the game would be played far better than it is."
-- Horace Hutchinson
Randy Voorhees has taken on the daunting task of choosing the best, most helpful, and most entertaining quotations about the game of golf. From Penick to Trevino, from Jones to Nicklaus, from Mackenzie and Wodehouse to Updike and McLean, all the greats of the game are here, with thoughts that will enlighten, entertain, and ensure lower scores.
"When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more club or two more balls."
-- Henry Beard
"Hit the ball up to the hole...You meet a better class of person there."
-- Ben Hogan
So read, skim, dip, and savor. Your next round of golf will be more enjoyable, and your nineteenth-hole banter will be vastly improved when you casually drop into the conversation, As Hogan Said...
WHO SAID THE 389 BEST THINGS ABOUT HOW TO PLAY GOLF?
Jonathan Abrahams * Michael Adams * Tommy Armour * Gloria Armstrong * Robert Baker * Lord Balfour * Seve Ballesteros * Jerry Barber * Henry Beard * Max Behr * Tommy Bolt * James Braid * Billy Ray Brown * Robert Browning * Bob Brue * Craig Bunker * Jackie Burke, Jr. * Tom Callahan * Billy Casper * Dr. Richard Coop * Henry Cotton * Ben Crenshaw * Bernard Darwin * Peter Dobereiner * Pete Dye * Shirley Englehorn * Bob Estes * Jim Flick * Raymond Floyd * Walter Hagen * Martin Hall * Hank Haney * Butch Harmon * Arnold Haultain * May Hezlet * Dave Hill * Harold H. Hilton * Ben Hogan * Chuck Hogan * Horace Hutchinson * Hale Irwin * John Jacobs * Dan Jenkins * Bobby Jones * Ernest Jones * Robert Trent Jones * Robert Trent Jones, Jr. * Tom Kite * Glenn Kummer * Neal Lancaster * Tony Lema * Lawson Little * Bobby Locke * Henry Longhurst * Francisco Lopez * Nancy Lopez * Davis Love, Jr. * George Low * Cliff McAdams * Gary McCord * Jim McLean * Dr. Alister Mackenzie * Stewart Maiden * Roger Maltbie * Lloyd Mangrum * Dr. Cary Middlecoff * Johnny Miller * Colin Montgomerie * Bill Moretti * Michael Murphy * Byron Nelson * Jack Nicklaus * Greg Norman * Ted Osborne * David Owen * Arnold Palmer * Willie Park, Jr. * Corey Pavin * Dave Pelz * Harvey Penick * George Peper * Gale Peterson * Gary Player * Chris Plumbridge * Jimmy Powell * Charles Price * H. H. Ramsay * Grantland Rice * Donald Ross * Dr. Bob Rotella * Lorne Rubenstein * Paul Runyan * Doug Sanders * Gene Sarazen * Tom Simpson * Sir Walter Simpson * Randy Smith * Wiffi Smith * Sam Snead * Curtis Strange * Louise Suggs * George Thomas * Annette Thompson * Peter Thomson * Dr. T. J. Tomasi * Jerome Travers * Claudia Trevino * Lee Trevino * John Updike * Harry Vardon * Glenna Collett Vare * Ken Venturi * Tom Watson * Brian Watts * H. N. Wethered * Joyce Wethered * H. J. Whigham * Dr. Gary Wiren * P. G. Wodehouse * Mickey Wright * Steve Wynn
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