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 enlarge | Author: Bob Mitchell
Creator: Mel Foster
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 1613190
Format: Audiobook, Cd, Unabridged
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 1423311663
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781423311669
ASIN: 1423311663
Publication Date: May 2, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 The Game's the Thing June 22, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Match Made In Heaven's improbable premise, a life or death golf game orchestrated by God, is matched only by it's surprisingly clever conclusion. The story contains as many intricate twists and turns as the best designed golf course. This is a book about golf for the golfer and non-golfer alike, with as much to say about life as golf, perhaps more.
The philosophy and character of its all-star cast, ranging from Leonardo DaVinci to Babe Ruth, Beethoven to John Lennon, Picasso to Marilyn Monroe, is impeccably captured by an author who is as insightful as he is creative. Sprinkled with a generous dose of light humor, MMIH is a must-read page-turner unlike any other. It should be this year's runaway best-seller. Five stars.
 God and Golf June 18, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
There's the old joke about Moses and God playing golf - which can't be repeated here - and this book makes it happen! I was delighted with the cast of golfers that show up to play the narrator, a sort of All-Time Open. The structure is fascinating, both obvious and always surprising. Mr. Mitchell's knowledge is exceedingly wide, and his wisdom is deep. A great choice for Father's Day, for Dads Who Think.
A unique and ingenius story June 2, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Once my wife and I started to read this book, we couldn't put it down. A totally unique story line that features wit and laughter balanced by moments of wisdom, insight and poignancy. In a disarming way, this book teaches us once again that in the game of life (like golf) fulfillment is found not in winning or losing, but in the character of one's struggle in playing the game.
An enjoyable read! May 22, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Elliott Goodman is about to die. He's had a heart attack and the doctors know he's beyond help. And he is--until God offers a bargain: beat me in a round of golf, and you're saved.
But how do you beat God? God being ultimately fair sends 18 people to play 18 holes of golf with Elliott. These are the people that Elliott must beat, one hole at a time. Golf is a game where you only master the moment, but what if you have a new opponent for each hole, with a golf/life lesson each time? How would you fare? Could you focus teeing it up against Leonardo Da Vinci, W.C. Fields, Moses, Freud, and others? And you have to handle a conversation with them based on their field of expertise applied to your life situation and this particular round of golf!
This book is for the thinking golfer. There are great tips along the way when you look for them--but you've got to be prepared to think through how golf applies to the great game of life as well.
Armchair Interviews says: Not a quick read, but an enjoyable one.
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