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The Legend of Bagger Vance: A Novel of Golf and the Game of Life | 
 enlarge | Author: Steven Pressfield
Publisher: William Morrow
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  93 reviews
Sales Rank: 87389
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 6 x 1
ISBN: 0688140483
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780688140489
ASIN: 0688140483
Publication Date: May 17, 1995
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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.Once in a great while comes a book different from all the rest. You long to compare it to something great that went before, and yet no comparison truly holds. Such is The Legend of Bagger Vance. Readers have likened it to Bernard Malamud's The Natural or to Golf in the Kingdom, they mystical classic by Michael Murphy. Although Steven Pressfield's work has a kindship with both, it is a true original, a page turner, a spellbinder, an inspiration for golfers and nongolfers alike--a story in which the search for the Authentic Swing becomes a metaphor for the search for the Authentic Self.
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 The Book is Good, the Movie was Better July 22, 2008
I am a huge fan of the movie version of The Legend of Bagger Vance. It works as a great sports story, nice character piece, and a heartfelt drama. So after a few years, I worked my way to reading the novel that the movie was based on.
This is rare for me to say, but I enjoyed the movie much more.
The book sets up the great idea of a 1931 golf match between Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, and a "natural-esque" Randolph Junah. Tossed into the mix is a young boy and a mysterious caddy who accompany Junah on a journey to discover his "authentic swing" while competing against two of the greatest golfers in history.
The movie worked because it stuck to the golf match and gave us little asides to Bagger Vance...and was he more than he appeared? The book however pounds us over the head with the mysticism and leaves little to the imagination because by the end everything is spelled out for you.
If you like golf or sports movies then I recommend the movie The Legend of Bagger Vance. As for a read, much like my golf game...this one is hit and miss.
 Amazing book July 12, 2008
This book was absolutely astonishing. The explosive visualizations that it induces and the heart pounding, page turning dialogue make you want to read the whole thing in one sitting. The mystery in the characters is so awesome. The messages are very real and do apply. Read this book, it WILL become one of your favorites.
Great Story well written and told June 18, 2008
You'll get the most out of this story if you play golf. If you've watched golf then you'll get something out of it. This story revolves around a game between the two best players in the 30's and a local hero. Golf is a metaphor for life and the story is told brilliantly. Highly recommend.
Much Better than the Movie July 20, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very inspirational and motivational. I couldn't put it down, it affected my thinking, made me cry at the end. What more can you ask of a good book? Highly recommend for Teen golfers.
'It's not about golf,' said the student to this teacher. June 5, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is on the shelf in my classroom. I hadn't read it yet and was discussing it with one of my students who was looking for something to read. I had suggested it to him since he is a fan of many sports. He said he'd already read it. I told him I had not, since I am not a fan of golf. He looked at me like I was a small, silly child and said, 'It's not about golf.'
At that moment, I determined to read this book. So, this was my first free choice of a book this summer and I enjoyed it.
First things first. You do not have to understand golf to understand the book. The golf match is merely the vehicle to move the story forward. When Bagger Vance encourages his pupil to find his 'authentic swing' I simply inserted my own experiences with baseball to understand the feeling.
Secondly, the book is full of eastern philosophy. It's an interesting dichotomy - the American South during the Great Depression and Hinduism. Search 'Bhagavid-Gita, Bagger Vance' on the search engine of your choice and you'll find it laid out quite nicely on many, many sites.
So, my final grade: B+. Not Pressfield's best work but still quite interesting and well done.
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