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In Search of Burningbush: A Story of Golf, Friendship and the Meaning of Irons (signed)
by Konik, Michael (signed)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition/Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0071435212
- ISBN 13
- 9780071435215
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York: McGraw - Hill, 2004. INSCRIBED / SIGNED / DATED ("4/26/04") by the AUTHOR directly on the half title page. A download of his autograph is laid in for authentication (it matches exactly). SIGNED copies are SCARCE. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Fine dust jacket. NO chips, tears or fading. NOT price clipped ($19.95). Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. By the author of THE MAN WITH THE $100,000 BREASTS AND OTHER GAMBLING STORIES. Konik is gambling columnist for CIGAR AFICIONADO and Delta Air Lines' SKY magazines, and contributor to others, including Maxim, Forbes, and Poker World. Bound in the original pale blue boards, with a light green cloth spine, stamped in bright gold. From the dust jacket: "Few authors write as passionately about the game of golf as Michael Konik. IN SEARCH OF BURNINGBUSH communicates why the greatest sport in the world has touched so many lives so deeply, including mine." -- Jack Nicklaus. "Golf is a game of spirit and spirits. This true story, which reads like good fiction, describes a journey into golf's magical realms." -- Michael Murphy, author of GOLF IN THE KINGDOM and chairman & cofounder of Esalen Institute. "I thoroughly enjoyed reading Michael Konik's IN SEARCH OF BURNINGBUSH. As the story of one man's quest to experience the ultimate in golf in Scotland despite all odds, it is an inspirational must-read for golf fanatics." --Ty M. Votaw, LPGA Commissioner." . INSCRIBED / SIGNED. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. vii, 279pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
Synopsis
Author often appears as a commentator at poker tournaments broadcast by Fox SportsHardcover edition was reviewed favorably by Sports Illustrated, USA Today, and several other major publications
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027082
- Title
- In Search of Burningbush: A Story of Golf, Friendship and the Meaning of Irons (signed)
- Author
- Konik, Michael (signed)
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0071435212
- ISBN 13
- 9780071435215
- Publisher
- McGraw - Hill
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- vii, 279pp
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography; Golf;
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