New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (1988) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which attempts to shed light on why so many people (including the author) have a passion to do a better job in hitting that tiny, little white ball. He includes information about the current world of golf - from the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, Long Island to the Ozone Country Club's Invitational in West Texas - and he covers some of the history of the game (popularized in the US in the late 19th century by Commodore Vanderbilt) as well as many of the golf greats from Bobby Jones and Gene Sarazen to Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson. 211 pp. ISBN: 0-871131765.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. First edition - Includes articles on the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas and the story of Americans who were kidnapped in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan by a militant Islamic group, and on athletes Cal Ripken Jr., Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tiger Woods, Joe DiMaggio, and others. Among the contributors are H. G. Bissinger, Charles P. Pierce, Jim Harrison, Rick Reilly, Toure and others. Biographical notes. 368 pp. ISBN: 0-618-086269.

New York: David Mckay Co. (1965.). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Foreword by Arnold Palmer. Illustrated with many two-color line drawings by Lea Gustafson. 110 pp.

London: Scottfish Academic Press. (1997). A classic of golfing literature, originally published in 1902 and reissued with a foreword by Henry Longhurst and the original illustrations by Harry Furniss. x, 192 pp. ISBN: 0-7073-0492.

New York: Literary Guild of America, 1928. Hardcover - While this might have been a tongue-in-cheek criticism of the excesses of the "roaring twenties" it is amazing how it still describes the United States -whether it is taken to the road in the chapters "The once open road" and "Caravan" or the fascination with "Bigger and better murders", golf, boxing, movies, junk food ("soda fountains" where "the food is bogus" even though wrapped in strictly sanitary packages) and more. Illustrated with drawings by Howard W. Willard. 263 pp.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1967) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An in-depth look at the career of golf great, Arnold Palmer, including his come-back win at the US Open in 1960, written by his agent, friend and fellow member of the Golf Hall of Fame, Mark McCormack, and written at the height of Palmer's popularity as one of the superstars of television's golf age. Palmer has also been credited with popularizing and make more accessible a sport previously seen as an elite upper class pastime. SIGNED by Arnold Palmer on the front endpaper. Includes 32 pp of photographs, an appendix with statistics on Palmer's career (he won 68 PGA Tour titles from 1955 to 1973) and an index. 318 pp.

New York: Viking, 1996. Hardcover first edition - Illustrated by Mike Kowalski. Paper engineering by Arroyo Projects Studio. Book and cover design by Jo David. Garrity gives an "insider's tour of the game of golf". From St. Andrews to Augusta and Pebble Beach and even Alan Shepard's historic putt on the Moon. 6 double-page spreads with large pop-ups and small ones hidden beneath flaps. Large format. ISBN: 0-670-86546x.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - From the Arctic Circle, where they place "ice golf" to a golf course laid out on a lava field in Bali, from traveling with a marathon-roller coaster rider to downing pints with the King of Darts in a London pub, these are stories of the unusual, the odd, the hilarious and sometimes touching examples of those dedicated to "extreme recreation." 255 pp. ISBN: 0-871138786.

New York: George H. Doran, (1926) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book, which uses the game of golf as an analogy to "the greater game of life." Murdoch commented that it is "difficult to decide whether this is a book of theology with golf overtones, or a golf book with a highly moral tone" - however, the publishers had no such difficulties - the back cover of the quite uncommon dust jacket contains a list of "religious books worth while." 143 pp.