Publish Date |
December 10, 2024 |
Category |
Biography & Autobiography / Sports Sports & Recreation / Cultural & Social Aspects |
Price |
$39.99 |
ISBN: 9781668043646
Format: Hardback
Pages: 320
Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Published: December 10, 2024
“The greatest single-year achievement in golf—since Hogan in ’53 or Jones in ’30—gets the definitive narrative it deserves in Kevin Cook’s masterful recreation of Tiger’s remarkable peak performance.”
—Mark Frost, New York Times bestselling author of The Greatest Game Ever Played and The Match“There are countless Tiger books but Kevin Cook's is the rare must-read, elevated by his reporting chops and lively prose. As Woods continues to fade away, it is a pleasure to relive those long-ago days when he owned the game and the attention of every sports fan.”
—Alan Shipnuck, New York Times bestselling author of LIV and Let Die and Phil“It is more than likely we will never see a major championship stretch like this again in our lifetime. But two things are for sure: I am thrilled that when Tiger won the Masters in 2001, I proclaimed the Tiger Slam to be ‘as grand as it gets,’ and secondly, I’m thrilled that Kevin Cook is the one recounting Tiger’s jaw-dropping Grand Slam conquests. This book is truly as grand as it gets!”
—Jim Nantz, CBS Sports“Even from the leading edge of the commentary team, on the ground with Tiger, it was difficult to put in words how brilliant he was during this period. Kevin Cook has captured those ten months and provided as accurate a description of the best golf ever played as I have seen. A must-read for Tiger fans and haters alike!”
—David FehertyPraise for Tommy’s Honor:
Winner of the Herbert Warren Wind Award from the US Golf Association
“Golf history at its absolute best.” —Bill Ott, Booklist (starred review)
“A stirring tale of tragedy, triumph, faith and perseverance. Kevin Cook reveals Old Tom Morris as golf’s first hero, a paragon who worked to make St. Andrews the symbol of the game’s enduring greatness. Every golfer should read Tommy’s Honor.” —Ben Crenshaw, two-time Masters champion
Praise for Ten Innings at Wrigley:
“Hugely enjoyable . . . A natural raconteur with a jaunty press-box style, Cook . . . winningly captures the atmosphere of a looser, shaggier Wrigley, with off-duty waitresses and college students smoking pot in the bleachers and jawing at Phillies outfielders . . . A raffish, freewheeling book.” —The Washington Post
“Ten Innings at Wrigley will be read for years.” —Booklist (starred review)
Praise for Electric October:
Winner of the Ron Gabriel Award of the Society for American Baseball Research
“Heartfelt and entertaining . . . Cook’s narrative is splendid, but the subtext of his book is even better.” —The Wall Street Journal
“A poignant study that goes beyond baseball.” —The New York Times