The Secrets to the Game of Golf & Life

By Leonard Finkel

Book Overview

Leonard Finkel maintains that the lessons of life can be found in pursuit of his passion: the game of golf. In "The Secrets to the Game of Golf and Life" he joins his own ideas with insights from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1880461412
• ISBN13: 9781880461419
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Celebrating Excellence
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.8" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

SIMPLY THE BEST

I received this as a gift and a wonderful gift it is. The paintings by Gary Collins are unlike any golf art I've ever seen. The writing is amazingly insightful. I find I go back and reread different chapters time and again.

A VERY INSPIRING AND THOUGHT PROVOKING BOOK.

AS A NEW GOLFER, READING THIS BOOK GENERATED A MOST THOUGHT PROVOKING ATTITUDE FOR ME THINK MORE SERIOUSLY AND CONCENTRATIVELY ON MY GAME. THE PHILOSOPHIES ON LIFE AND PLAYING THIS, OR ANY GAME, HELP ME TO ZERO IN ON THE TASK AT HAND, WHETHER I'M OUT SWINGING A CLUB OR INVOLVED IN A PARTICULAR SITUATION. THE ART IS EXCEPTIONAL AND ABSOLUTELY ADDS A DIMENSION TO THIS BOOK OF MESSAGES. THIS BOOK IS DEFINITELY HIGH ON MY LIST OF GIFTS TO GIVE FOR ANY OCCASION.

I never knew there was such a similarity between golf & life

This book captures the most amazing similarities between golf and life. For one to understand the game of golf, truly has a passion for life. From the moment I picked up this book, I was captivated by its wisdom. The Secrets to the Game of Golf & Life should be required reading for all those who wish to master the game of golf. There are no guarantees that it will improve your game, but it will improve your mental awareness of it. The rest is up to you.

It's life...It's golf...It's all about how we apply ourself

In golf as in life, how we perform is up to us. Leonard Finkel has brillantly mirrored golf and life in "The Secrets to the Game of Golf & Life"...our understanding and emotions, meeting unexpected challenges and playing the game. This book of quotes from Palmer, Nicklaus, and Confucious, accompanied by Gary Max Collins' paintings, is a must-have.

SIMPLY FANTASTIC

This insights contained in this book are awsome and revaeling in many contexts. Not your traditional golf book. The paintings convey an almost mystical quality. Simply beautiful. Easy to read in short sessions.