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A Game of Golf
Francis Ouimet (1893-1967) was an awkward, relatively unknown 20 year-old amateur and former caddy when he stunned the sports world by upsetting famed British golfers Harry Vardon and Ted Ray to win the 1913 US Open. This is his legendary story.
Psychotherapy and the Lonely Patient
Here is an important new book focusing on the contribution of the therapist's love and empathy to the therapeutic process. Technique without dedication, discipline, and understanding will rarely benefit patients nor help resolve their conflicts. Psychoanalytic Technique demonstrates how the therapist's countertransference feelings, anxieties, wishes, and superego admonitions shape his or her therapeutic interventions.
How Kentucky Became Southern
The conflicts of the Civil War continued long after the conclusion of the war: jockeys and Thoroughbreds took up the fight on the racetrack. A border state with a shifting identity, Kentucky was scorned for its violence and lawlessness and struggled to keep up with competition from horse breeders and businessmen from New York and New Jersey. As part of this struggle, from 1865 to 1910, the social and physical landscape of Kentucky underwent a remarkable metamorphosis, resulting in the gentile, beautiful, and quintessentially southern Bluegrass region of today. In her debut book, How Kentucky Became Southern: A Tale of Outlaws, Horse Thieves, Gamblers, and Breeders, former turf writer Maryjea...
Building a Reality-Based Relationship
In 1967, as a novice marriage and family therapist counseling a growing number of troubled spouses living in unhappy marriages, Dr. Liberty Kovacs realized a need for a workable, realistic model for successful marital therapy. Drawing on her forty years of professional experience, real-world cases, and studies, Dr. Kovacs shares her model for the modern marriage. Kovacs maps the journey shared by couples across six unique and all-important marital stages: honeymoon, expectation, power struggle, seven-year-itch, reconciliation, and acceptance. Along the way, they develop a clearer understanding of their identities as individuals and of their fit together. Dr. Kovacs has used her powerful marr...
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Saratoga: One Idiot's Journey to the Winner's Circle
Patrick J. Kerrison grew up the son of a writer for the New York Post. He spent most of his formative years at the racetrack. This story, Saratoga: One Idiot's Journey to the Winner's Circle, is a simple one. It is a light hearted and fun love story of a knucklehead kid who grew up at the races, in love with thoroughbred horse racing, Saratoga Springs, NY and ultimately an amazing woman who made a dream he held dear to him for over 40 years come true. It is also a look back at some of the more notorious and colorful people that shaped the town's history and their role in gambling and horse racing at The Spa. It is the first book by Kerrison.
The Happy Golfer. Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer
In 'The Happy Golfer: Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer,' Henry Leach takes readers on a reflective journey through the world of golf, offering insights and musings on the game that go beyond the surface level. Leach's literary style is characterized by a unique blend of humor, introspection, and a deep love for the sport, making this book a delightful read for both golf enthusiasts and casual readers. Set against the backdrop of the early 20th century, the book provides a glimpse into the cultural and social context of the time, offering a rich tapestry of experiences for the reader to explore. Leach's keen observations and witty commentary add ...
The Story of American Golf
The classic history of golf in America beginning with the first clubs to arrive on the coast—from “golf’s most respected and authoritative writer” (Golf magazine). Widely regarded as the definitive account of America’s love affair with the world’s greatest game, this magisterial volume is Herbert Warren Wind’s masterpiece. From John Reid, the expatriate Scotsman who imported a set of clubs and balls from St. Andrews in 1888 and built a three-hole course on a cow pasture in Yonkers, New York, to Alan Shepard’s six-iron shot on the surface of the moon, The Story of American Golf documents the iconic moments in the sport’s first century in the United States. Wind captures lege...
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Boys' Life
Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
