And If You Play Golf, You're My Friend: Further Reflections of a Grown Cadd ie

US: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Since the publication of Harvey Penick's Little Red Book, the world has alm ost literally beaten a path to Harvey Penick's door. Hardly a day goes by w ithout a stranger arriving at the Penick home, book in hand, hoping for mor e pearls of wisdom, an autograph, or just wanting to say, "Thank you." Bud Shrake, Penick's coauthor, noticed that Penick usually inscribes the bo oks, "To my friend and pupil." How could he do that, Shrake asked him, when he didn't know these people? "Well," replied Penick, "if you read my book you're my pupil, and if you pl ay golf, you're my friend." And If You Play Golf, You're My Friend picks up where the Little Red Book l eft off. It features the same blend of simple wisdom, sound golfing instruc tion, and good common sense that has made the Little Red Book so popular wi th golfers of all ages and levels of ability. And, as in the previous volum e, Penick's deep love for the game and his delight in teaching shine throug h on every page. Penick tells the story of his son-in-law's first golf lesson, a story with a twist right out of O. Henry. He relates the tale of a player from Houston who had only one flaw in his game -- that his scores were too high -- and who exploded with anger when Penick told him so. He gives advice to parents on how to help their children learn golf, shows how to overcome a slice by "playing baseball," and shares the pride and joy he felt while watching hi s pupil Tom Kite win the U.S. Open. Warm, witty, and wise, And If You Play Golf.