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Life Swings - Nick Faldo, The Autobiography                                 find it at  Amazon.co.uk  For many years in the 1980s and 1990s, Nick Faldo was the most feared competitor in world golf. Relentless and strong-willed, he would wear down his opponents with his determination to win. It was these attributes that brought him six major championships: Harry Vardon, a century ago, is the only European to have won more. He also holds many Ryder Cup records. But Faldo's success came at a price: he had to remodel his game, working with David Leadbetter, and the effort took him away from home, leading to divorces and media attention on his private life. Now he feels the time is right to talk not just about his golf, but about his whole life and how he has achieved a new calm in recent years, and to reveal the private man behind the public face.

Nick Faldo: Driven - The Definitive Biography                                 find it at  Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com Despite winning three Open Championships and three US Masters, Nick Faldo is generally better known as one of the coldest men in the sport. However, he has always held a certain fascination for sports fans. What makes this complex man tick? What has driven him to this remarkable success? Does a champion golfer have to be a loner? What sacrifices has he made to reach the top? All of these questions are addressed in detail in this insight into the sportsman.  Golf Monthly "An intriguing story of a golfing hero ... offers a fascinating insight into what it has taken for Faldo to get to the top' (Golf Monthly)"

The Eternal Summer: Palmer, Nicklaus and Hogan in 1960, Golf's Golden Year               find it at  Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com  An entertaining, perceptive, and hypnotically readable exploration of the greatest and most important year in golf history in America, from the bestselling author of Hogan and The Masters. In 1960, golf and its personalities exploded into the consciousness of the nation, when the past, present, and future of the sport collided. Here was Arnold Palmer, the working man's hero, "sweating, chain-smoking, shirt-tail flying"; Ben Hogan, the greatest player of the fifties, a perfectionist battling the 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 colourful characters who chased 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 a brilliantly detailed exploration of professional golf in America.

Why Do They Call It a Birdie?: 1,001 Fascinating Facts About Golf               find it at  Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com  A compendium of anecdotes, quotes, definitions, practical tips, quizzes, historical tidbits, humor, and other golf trivia includes a list and description of the world's greatest golf courses and a look at how golf balls are made.

Jack Nicklaus: My Story               find it at  Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com  With 20 major championships under his belt, he has plenty of highlights to share, including shot-by-shot analyses of his classic battles with fellow legends Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, and Tom Watson. Indeed, Nicklaus seems to recall every shot of his illustrious career, and he is able to infuse his discussions of final round action with suspense, even though we've known the outcomes all these years. To this erudite study of golf the Golden Bear adds personal elements that reveal the man behind the one-iron. Nicklaus describes his business dealings – both successes and failures – his love of golf course design, the effects of celebrity status, and his childhood. Written with his longtime collaborator Ken Bowden, My Story is another eagle for the man whose name fills the record books.