The Downhill Lie
A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport
by Carl Hiaasen
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Carl Hiaasen's golf memoir has the same antic appeal of his bestselling and side-splitting Florida crime/comic novels: absurd characters (notably Mr. Hiaasen himself), ridiculous pursuits (the game of golf), and a hilarious use of language. Hiaasen returns to the infuriating sport after a long hiatus, and discovers that he's just as inept as in his youth--despite the help of golf gurus, and "miraculous" technologies. The book culminates in a grueling golf tournament, but its highlights are Hiaasen driving a golf cart into a snake-infested lake, or sending a turtle sky-high with an errant drive.
Editions of The Downhill Lie
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Random House Large Print |
Date 2008 |
Price $9.00 |
 Good |
Publisher Notes
A hilarious golf memoir recounts the author's return to the fairways after quitting the game in college and waiting more than thirty years and into middle age before returning to the sport, describing how he purchased a set of clubs, joined a country club, practiced for eighteen long months, and agreed to compete in a tournament against much more talented players. (Sports & Recreation)
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"[Hiaasen] has a way with words...foolproof comic timing...[and] a fine-tuned sense of the absurd."
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