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Unparalleled: Joyce Wethered, Glenna Collett and the rise of women’s golfby Stephen ProctorGrade: A+Teacher’s Comment: A wonderful account of a largely forgotten part of golf history. On Amazon The 1920s are aptly called ‘the golden age of sports’. Baseball, college football, boxing, auto racing, horse racing, golf and others dominated the headlines. Babe Ruth and […]
Harper Lee was 34 when she published To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960. The novel was an instant hit, winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and being successfully adapted into a film in 1962. The book has now sold some 40 million copies around the world and is still widely taught in schools. However, Lee […]
Ryder Cup Rivals Book Review Ryder Cup RivalsBy Hank GolaGrade: B+Comments from teachers: a very detailed view of thirteen important Ryder Cup competitions from 1927 to 2016. On Amazon Ryder Cup Rivals The reader takes through the history of the Ryder Cup through the lens of thirteen crucial competitions. The book opens with the First […]
The Tiger Slam Book Review The tiger that hitsBy Kevin CookGrade: BThe teacher’s comments: well written, but did the world really need a different book about Tiger? However, I am a good beach. A whole cottage publication industry originated around Tiger Woods. I started counting the available books on Amazon and gave up for sixty. […]
