Golf in the Kingdom edition by Michael Murphy Politics Social Sciences eBooks
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A spiritual journey, a lush travelogue, a parable of sports and philosophy—John Updike called this unique novel “a golf classic if any exists in our day.”
When an American traveler on his way to India stops to play a round on one of the most beautiful and legendary golf courses in Scotland, he doesn’t know that his game—and his life—are about to change forever. He is introduced to Shivas Irons, a mysterious golf pro whose sublime insights stick with him long after the eighteenth hole. From the first swing of the Scotsman’s club, he realizes he is in for a most extraordinary day.
By turns comic, existential, and semiautobiographical, Michael Murphy’s tale traces the arc of twenty-four hours, from a round of golf on the Links of Burningbush to a night fueled by whiskey, wisdom, and wandering—even a sighting of Seamus MacDuff, the holy man who haunts the hole they call Lucifer’s Rug.
“Murphy’s book is going to alter many visions,” The New York Times Book Review declared. More than an unforgettable approach to one of the world’s most popular sports, Golf in the Kingdom is a meditation on the power of a game to transform the self.
When an American traveler on his way to India stops to play a round on one of the most beautiful and legendary golf courses in Scotland, he doesn’t know that his game—and his life—are about to change forever. He is introduced to Shivas Irons, a mysterious golf pro whose sublime insights stick with him long after the eighteenth hole. From the first swing of the Scotsman’s club, he realizes he is in for a most extraordinary day.
By turns comic, existential, and semiautobiographical, Michael Murphy’s tale traces the arc of twenty-four hours, from a round of golf on the Links of Burningbush to a night fueled by whiskey, wisdom, and wandering—even a sighting of Seamus MacDuff, the holy man who haunts the hole they call Lucifer’s Rug.
“Murphy’s book is going to alter many visions,” The New York Times Book Review declared. More than an unforgettable approach to one of the world’s most popular sports, Golf in the Kingdom is a meditation on the power of a game to transform the self.
Golf in the Kingdom edition by Michael Murphy Politics Social Sciences eBooks
I enjoyed this book a lot. I was trying to figure out if it was a good book for non golfers, and that is harder to evaluate. But if you like golf, I think you'll like this book a lot. If you like golf and eastern philosophy, I think you'll love it. There is so much to relate to about the game and so many eye and mind opening lines of thought. I can see why forty five years after its publication it is still popular.Product details
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Golf in the Kingdom edition by Michael Murphy Politics Social Sciences eBooks Reviews
I LOVE this book! It's inspired, fantastical, goes way beyond the norm in such an unusual, entertaining way. It's not really about golf, it's about living life in a powerful, remarkable way. This book inspired me so much I am now learning how to play golf AND it's improved my game so much my teacher doesn't believe I've never played golf before.
This book is the essence of the game of golf. It is a must read for all golf afficianados. It proclaims the zen of the game, the honor of the rules, the character of all who play, and an intrspection to self and honor. It is the bible behind the game and Shivas Irons is the holy ghost of the links. Bagger Vance learned from reading Golf in the Kingdom.
Golf and metaphysics. Rereading after 20 years
Golf is a deeply spiritual game, full of lessons. This book only scratches the surface. Friends kept recommending the book to me, but they don't play golf, so it may have been profound to them that it's not the sport they have prejudged it to be.
Very interesting, though often difficult read. I really gained some good thoughts about golf but the numerous metaphysical, religious, philosophical references I simply didn’t know, made it difficult, as I didn’t look each up as I read, as I think you must do to understand this completely. But quite interesting and reflective nonetheless.
OK, so I'm an avid golfer who had never heard of this book. It popped up somewhere and the reviews looked interesting so I bought it expecting some exciting reading about golf and basic philosophy. I really got neither golf nor philosophy.
I gave it three stars because it's just that - OK. The first half of the book is good reading with the discovery of the spirit of McDuff living in a cave on an anonymous golf course in Scotland by the author and a Scottish golfing legend named Shivas Irons. Murphy writes in the first person and at times it's easy to lapse into seeing the story as an actual experience, not a novel. Shivas takes Murphy through a hard learning experience during a round of golf the two play (with a third member)that starts off with Murphy being penalized for a shot that in reality, he shouldn't have been. By making Murphy play the round by the strictest of adherence to the rules of golf, he opens his mind to reality. The new revelation takes hold so fast that Murphy plays the back nine under par. Then they spend much time together in the small village and the interaction at dinner with a local family is entertaining, if not enlightening.
The second half of the book had me speed-reading through philosophical clap-trap that was laborious and confusing. Aligning philosophy and golf is a stretch that Murphy doesn't quite pull off and for me, was disjointed and in many cases left me wondering what he was trying to communicate. I must say though that I have since tried to develop a relationship with my golf ball as in the book. Unfortunately, the ball often severs the relationship by divorcing me with a trip into a water hazard or stand of trees. So, it wasn't great for me but it was OK. I won't be buying the book he wrote about Shivas because this was plenty and my golf scores haven't dropped.
A timeless book every serious golfer should read. Part one is the meat of the book. Part 2 is a bit outside the box but still good.
We should all have a bit of Shivas Irons in us.
I enjoyed this book a lot. I was trying to figure out if it was a good book for non golfers, and that is harder to evaluate. But if you like golf, I think you'll like this book a lot. If you like golf and eastern philosophy, I think you'll love it. There is so much to relate to about the game and so many eye and mind opening lines of thought. I can see why forty five years after its publication it is still popular.
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