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The Legend of Bagger Vance
by Steven Pressfield
From
Audiophile:
"Most people either love golf, or it bores them to
death. Regardless of which category applies, every listener should enjoy
Pressfield's novel about a 1931 golf match between Bobby Jones and Walter
Hagen, with local war hero Rannulph Junah as the third competitor. Bagger
Vance, Junah's friend, mentor, and caddie, is the key to the match because
Vance holds the secret to the perfect swing and life's other
contemplations. Barrett Whitener's reading evokes the sense of life in
this Georgia town, its good and bad. What makes this book special is the
way Whitener transfers this page-turner into a performance the listener
never wants to stop. The book and movie received excellent reviews; this
rendition adds to those well-deserved kudos. D.J.S. © AudioFile 2001,
Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This
text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title."
From
Library Journal:
"Pressfield's mix of golf and mysticism centers on a
mythical 1931 match between Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, and a Savannah, GA,
champion. The local hero, a shell-shocked World War I survivor, plays the
two legends head to head and meets the gallery's scorn and praise with the
assistance of a young boy and the wise and mysterious caddie Bagger Vance.
Through the ups and downs of the game, Vance uses golf to enlighten the
hero, allowing him to find his true self through the "authentic
swing." In turn, the grown boy uses the story to help a troubled
young man. Read by Barrett Whitener, this excellent audiobook is
recommended for all collections. Stephen L. Hupp, West Virginia Univ. at
Parkersburg."
And from Book Description:
"The time: 1931. The place: the golf links at Krewe Island off Savannah's
windswept Atlantic shore. The event: a mesmerizing thirty-six-hole match
in which Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen, legends of golf in their own time,
are joined by an unsung opponent, the troubled war hero Rannulph Junah.
The key to the outcome lies not with these titans of the game but with
Bagger Vance, a caddie who carries the secret of the Authentic Swing. His
mysterious powers guide the play and leave a lasting imprint, not only on
the lives he touches on that day so long ago, but also--sixty years
later--on the future of a brilliant but discouraged young medical student.
Pressfield's mix of golf and mysticism centers on a
mythical 1931 match between Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, and a Savannah, GA,
champion. The local hero, a shell-shocked World War I survivor, plays the
two legends head to head and meets the gallery's scorn and praise with the
assistance of a young boy and the wise and mysterious caddie Bagger Vance.
Through the ups and downs of the game, Vance uses golf to enlighten the
hero, allowing him to find his true self through the "authentic
swing." In turn, the grown boy uses the story to help a troubled
young man. Read by Barrett Whitener, this excellent audiobook is
recommended for all collections. Stephen L. Hupp, West Virginia Univ. at
Parkersburg."
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