Match The

图书标准信息

• 作者 Mark Frost 著
• 出版社 Hyperion
• 出版时间 2009-03
• ISBN 9781401309619
• 定价 136.60元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 288页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

"It'sdifficulttobeatagoodgolfbook,beitagoodyarnorapicturebook...Thegolfisspectacular,thecoursemoreso,thedescriptionsluminous."

—USAToday
"Theuntoldstoryofgolf'sgreatestmoneymatch,featuringHoganandNelsonatCypressPoint,comestolifein...MarkFrost'sgrippingnewbook,TheMatch."

—Golfmagazine
"Frostweavesanexceptionalnarrative...It'sagrippingtale—asgoodasJamesPatterson,JohnGrisham,oranyothercontemporarynovelistcouldcreate.Andalltrue.Thematchcomesdowntothe18thhole,andyou'llbethewinneronceyouturnthelastpage."

—MetGolfer
"Frostmasterfullyputsthereadernotjustonthescene,butinthetime,too,withterrificstorytelling."

—TheState(SouthCarolina)
"Frostcapturesanelusivemagicinthisimprobablematchupandwhatitmeantforthosewhoplayedandwitnessedit."

—PublishersWeekly
"TheMatchwasadreamIneverthoughtwouldcometrue.IfIhadn'tbeenthereIwouldn'tbelieveitmyself,andifyouknowanythingaboutsportsorthegameofgolf,onceyoupickupthisbookyouwon'tputitdown.Noonewilleverseeaneventlikethisagain.Fictioncan'ttouchit."

—KenVenturi
Theyear:1956.FourdecadeshavepassedsinceEddieLowerycametofameastheten-year-oldcaddietoU.S.OpenChampionFrancisOuimet.Nowawealthycardealerandavidsupporterofamateurgolf,LoweryhasjustmadeabetwithfellowmillionaireGeorgeColeman.Loweryclaimsthattwoofhisemployees,amateurgolfersHarvieWardandKenVenturi,cannotbebeateninabest-ballmatch.LowerychallengesColemantobringanytwogolfersofhischoicetothecourseat10a.m.thenextdaytosettletheissue.
Colemanacceptsthechallengeandshowsupwithhisownpowerteam:BenHoganandByronNelson,thegame'sgreatestlivingprofessionals,withfourteenmajorchampionshipsbetweenthem.
InMarkFrost'speerlesshands,completewiththerecollectionsofalltheparticipants,thestoryofthisimmortalfoursomeandthegametheyplayedthatday—legendarilyknowningolfcirclesasthegreatestprivatematcheverplayed—comestolifewithpowerful,emotionalimpactandedge-of-your-seatsuspense.

【作者简介】

MARKFROSTisthebestsellingauthorofTheGreatestGameEverPlayed,TheGrandSlam,andthenovelsTheSecondObjective,TheListofSeven,andTheSixMessiahs.HereceivedaWritersGuildAwardandanEmmynominationfortheacclaimedtelevisionseriesHillStreetBlues,wasco-creatorandexecutiveproducerofthelegendaryABCtelevisionseriesTwinPeaks,andin2005wroteandproducedTheGreatestGameEverPlayedasamajormotionpicturefromWaltDisneyStudios.MarklivesinLosAngelesandupstateNewYorkwithhiswifeandson.--ThistextreferstotheHardcoveredition.