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If you don't know the difference between a lob wedge and a lemon wedge, check out Golf for Dummies, by CBS commentator Gary McCord, one of the game's most colorful--and knowledgeable--characters. It's a wonderful, often hilarious, never boring introduction to the game. Don't let the foreword by Kevin Costner or the afterword by Hootie and the Blowfish confuse the issue; this is a terrifically sound, easy-to-follow primer. McCord's potato-chip drill--yes, potato-chip drill--will revolutionize your swing, and your thinking, with overtones that could spill directly into off-the-course existence, as well.
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When it comes to improving your golf game, everyone’s an expert, even other beginners who don’t play any better than you. Get help from real experts. Golf For Dummies, Third Edition, features easy-to-follow instructions for hitting the ball farther and straighter, and shaving strokes off your game. It gives you:
- Advice on adjusting your grip, stance, and swing
- Helpful tips from the top players in the game
- New methods for improving improve your short game
- Exercises tailored to keep you fit and improve your game
- Reviews of the latest golfing equipment
- The latest on new organizations and websites for golfers
- Details about great new courses
- Accounts of golf’s greatest moments and players
Playing golf is fun—playing better is even more fun. With a little help from Golf for Dummies, Third Edition, you’ll have the time of your life whenever you lace up your cleats.
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The bestselling golf primer nearly 750,000 copies sold in previous editions now revised with 20 percent new and updated content There are 26.2 million golfers in the U.S., but despite the recent proliferation of high-performance balls, drivers, and putters, the average golf score remains at about 100, the same as it has for years. With his matchless teaching skills and great sense of humor, Gary McCord has helped countless new golfers and old duffers beat this trend and shave strokes off their games. Illustrated throughout with instructional photos, Golf For Dummies is packed with tips, tricks, and techniques to help people master golf basics, correct faults, and boost distance and accuracy. And now his bestselling guide is even better. McCord has thoroughly revised the book with new tips on how to adjust grips, stances, and swings as well as improved workouts to help players stay in shape for the game. There are new pointers from top players, expanded advice on the short game, an evaluation of the latest golf gear, a rundown of great new courses, an overview of today's best golf resources and Web sites, and an updated look at golf's greatest moments and players. For any player who wants a better score and more fun on the links, this guide can't be beat! Gary McCord (Scottsdale, AZ) is a CBS TV golf analyst, a PGA Senior Tour champion, a golf instructor to many celebrities, and a consultant to more than 20 players on the PGA Tour. He is also the cofounder of the Kostis/McCord Learning Center at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, and the star of the popular Golf For Dummies tutorial DVD.
Customer Reviews:
Worth it.......2007-10-11
Read this book in conjunction with the golf book for dummies on etiquette. Both worth the read, though you cannot learn to play golf with either book. It will however, get you into the culture, become aware of how to approach the game and avoid many pitfalls.
Excellent overall intro to Golf !.......2007-09-07
Gary McCord is one of my all time favourite golf commentators and he did not disappoint with this book !
His legendary sense of humour shines throughout the pages and he manages to cover an impressive amount of valuable information on all aspects of the game.
I bought the book for my boyfriend who is showing interest in golf (I personally have played for 20 years).
We both found the book excellent and Highly recommend it !!
SO not what I thought I was ordering.......2007-08-29
When i received this book in the mail I thought it was a joke - I was sure I had ordered the actual Golf for Dummies - clearly the online presentation was not clear on what the product really is, since I have seen several reviews making the same claim - on the up-side, the tool I got with the kit has been very handy.
Worst Purchase online ever.......2007-08-08
Don't buy this kit. It is worthless. You will just end up returning it. This is a shipping company's dream. Believe me there is no "book" involved; it is a pamphlet. The other items included are throw-aways.
I had to give it one star to pass the review edits, but it really deserves a negative rating. I wish I would have read the reviews on this purchase. I will on all items in the future.
Was expecting More!.......2007-08-03
I was expecting a book with step by step instructions on how to play golf for someone that has not played before. Instead, a mini-pamphlet is included with a golf tool. Not too helpful for someone new to the sport!
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This exciting new twist on the hugely successful For Dummies® series presents a classic title sure to be appreciated by anyone who's trying to learn golf or improve his or her game. The authors, both noted golf commentators, provide a comprehensive guide to all elements of the sport, from proper stance to aiming, swinging, and scoring. They discuss special shots, conditions, and considerations, accompanied by explicit illustrations with clear, concise captions.
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How to stick to the rules -- and avoid the traps of the game
Filled with tips and anecdotes from the pros plus the 34 rules of golf, this ideal companion to the top-selling Golf For Dummies, 2nd Edition includes:
- Expert advice on the do's and don'ts of golf etiquette -- from dress code to betting on the game
- Advice on how to survive a business golf outing -- plus tips on behavior as both a spectator and a player
- The inside scoop on proper etiquette, from replacing divots to using your cell phone
Customer Reviews:
Worth a quick read.......2007-10-11
Read this book in combination with Golf for Dummies as I begin the process of taking up the game. It is worth a quick read. No book is a substitute for lessons with a PGA pro, which I am doing. However, it is useful to be alerted to the culture of golf and able to avoid being a jerk unintentionally.
Long on etiquette, short on rules.......2003-11-14
I was looking for a book to explain the rules better, and this wasn't it. It went into lots of details about etiquette, tipping, how to play with your boss, etc.. The author expresses lots of personal philosophy about why you should walk, why you should use a caddy, and all about betting. The rules section was a short discussion that didn't elaborate on the USGA handbook much.
The stories are enjoyable, especially the one about the Chairman at Augusta National offering to cut a deck a cards for a loudmouth gambler's entire 40 million net worth.
This is one to borrow, not to buy.
good place for beginners..........2003-07-04
but experienced golfers might need a little more. Very easy read!
don't waste your money.......2001-09-17
This book was a complete waste of money. I learned nothing that I didn't already know. The author also has a preachy, holier than thou style that is extremely grating. I was embarassed to have spend good money on this book.
very ineteresting and informative!.......2001-06-08
I got this book to learn the basic rules of golf, i did just that. I would recomened this book to any begaining golfer. The author keeps you interested in what you are reading by puting real life experincesin hte text. This is worth the money.
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- An excellent reference book for the aspiring gardener.
- This Book Helped Turn My Black Thumb Green
- Just right...
- I was one of those Dummies
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Starting off with ultrabasics, like "how do I get my plants to live rather than die?" Gardening for Dummies is a terrific textbook for the novice gardener. Explanations are laid out simply, and all terms are defined as soon as they are first used--if you've never grown so much as a houseplant, this is the book to get you started. Emphasis is on choosing proper plants for your zone (it's OK--the color map will show you which zone you're in) that are fairly low-maintenance and high-success. Large sections on both seeds and bedding plants will give you lots of options and specific instructions for getting good results--seeds, especially, are treated as persnickety little critters that require some extra effort in exchange for low cost and large variety. The big downside to this book is its lack of pictures. There are lots of line drawings, but they tend to show particular stages of a process, rather than each step. Color photos are limited to two sections, and most of them are close-ups of various plants. While it's nice to see what the bark of a paperbark maple looks like, it doesn't particularly add to the value of the book. For folks who learn best with straightforward reading, the sections on mulching, pruning, soil preparation, and tool choices are all extremely helpful. With bullet-point lists, icons for highlighting categories like ecofriendly or time-saving, and simple tables and charts, how-to photos aren't essential, but if pictorial aids are what you need for learning, look elsewhere. --Jill Lightner
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No green thumb is necessary to readers of all ages to enjoy this fun, easy-to-follow reference to the world of gardening! This book is filled with hundreds of illustrations, expert tips, tricks, and suggestions that take the reader on an exploration of the gardening basics and beyond -- even includes an 8-page color insert of sample garden plans that any novice or experienced gardener can create! The expert author team, assembled by the National Gardening Association, provides the reader with a wealth of knowledge on gardening fundamentals, like what kinds of plants grow in certain climates and how to maintain them, what types of tools to buy and where to get them, how to prune, weed and water plants, and much more.
Customer Reviews:
An excellent reference book for the aspiring gardener........2006-03-26
I am sometimes asked which gardening books I would recommend. I would have to say one of the top books in my arsenal is "Gardening for Dummies".
What makes this easy to understand book a worthwhile read are the many how-to's and tips it offers. It gets down to the basics of gardening.
You learn how to become a green thumb gardener by selecting plants that grow well in the area you live, the healthy advantages of growing different plants yourself, or just for the aesthetic value gardening offers.
An excellent guide for the aspiring gardener.
This Book Helped Turn My Black Thumb Green.......2006-03-20
Let's say for a second that you DON'T live in one of those regions where most everything grows with little effort. If that's the case, and you'd really LIKE to have a great garden or flower bed, I highly recommend this book. I used to have the black thumb of death when it came to plants and flowers, but that has turned quite green since buying MacCaskey's book. So WHY does it help?
First, it has easy-to-access tip after tip about what plants and flowers need in general as well as what SPECIFIC plants need in order to thrive and look good. It helped me turn a garden that was at first forced upon me into one that looks as if I know what I am doing.
Second, it's also great because it helped me IDENTIFY a lot of the plants in my inherited garden, before telling me how to help them grow happily. After all, you can't really help plants grow if you don't know what they are. It even has extensive sections on growing vegetables and, to a lesser extent, fruit.
The language is great, too, in that it's well-organized in a way that makes it accessible while it teaches readers how to speak "gardenese" so you can ask for everything you need at your local nursery. In fact, when you have this book, even other people in your family start to turn to you for answers about gardening. I found this to be very cool, especially since I quickly found that, surprisingly enough, I now really do know a few things about gardening. Whoda thunk it?
But the most important thing that I know now, in regard to my garden, is that with this book in my back pocket, this coming Spring is going to be one of the best ever for my little corner of suburbia. So, if you're a plant expert (or just a Californian), you may not need this book. If, on the other hand, you are human and sometimes feel as though you live in the land of misfit plants, get this book. You'll be SO glad you did.
Just right..........2004-07-19
I am a novice gardener who is trying to figure out how to maintain a well-landscaped property that I inherited. After the first couple of years of letting the place "rest on its laurels" (i.e., get by on its past grandeur and do nothing to maintain it except to water it every now and then, but otherwise neglecting it and letting it get weedy and rangy), I have finally tackled the project of educating myself about gardening and trying to restore some freshness and style to my garden. This book offers a very skillful overview of everything I need to know in order to take on this project. It gives an overview of pretty much every fundamental of gardening, giving enough explanation to help you understand the logic behind the "rules" of garden creation and maintenance, but without the kind of technical detail that would make it tedious or would glaze the eye of the beginner. I have found this an excellent "starter" book--gives the lay of the land, as it were, so that you can establish basic competence and understanding before you go onto more specialized knowledge. THANKS!
I was one of those Dummies.......2002-08-24
I don't know how it happened but I thought I had not inherited the green thumb that my parents and Grandparents all had. That is until I found this wonderful guide to beginners gardening and it answered all the questions or told me simply how to find out the answers. I believe my local nursery was also happy that I took time out from trying to do it on my own and read the book.My mother said that she even learned a few new things while glancing through. It is also a good brush up guide before the spring thaw.
Garden Book for Idiots.......2001-12-24
Actually this is a pretty decent book and there are many good gardening tips in it. I guess the main reason I'm not very fond of it ( got it as a gift and promptly gave it away myself ) is that I find the whole idea of it rather tasteless.
Perhaps for folks whose idea of good reading is comic books, this would be the perfect garden book. It is indeed set up for those who are easily distracted, lots of bullet points and little boxes and so on.
I question whether or not this book was even needed. There are many fine how-to garden books already out there. The old Taylor's Encyclopedia of Gardening, for example, can usually be found used for about the same price or less. Taylors, although old, is a real gardening book.
Somehow I equate gardening with intelligence, with class, with good taste. I enjoy having shelves of books on all the different aspects of horticulture and hardly want one titled Gardening for Dummies. I have a book, Auto Repair for Dummies (also a present) and somehow I don't mind being an automotive dummy. But a garden variety dummy is a bit much.
Nonetheless, if you simply don't have the patience for most books, and you don't know beans about gardening, go for it. Despite the title, the author, Michael MacCaskey, knows plenty about gardening.
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Easy-to-grasp techniques for improving the short game
About 70 percent of the shots in a round of golf are taken 75 yards from the pin or closer, making the short game the most significant factor in a golfer's score. This practical guide shows readers how to shave strokes off their game by improving their pitching, chipping, bunker play, and putting. Golfers will find expert tips on choosing the right wedges, putters, and balls, as well as illustrated step-by-step instructions on swings used in short-game shots. They'll also find information on how to beat bunkers and other hazards and how to play various lies-in deep rough, from the fairway, uphill, side-hill, and off bare ground. There's also a section on stretches, exercises, and drills to improve techniques, as well as tips on reading greens for accurate putting.
Michael Patrick Sheils (Birmingham, MI) is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America. He has written four books, and his articles and columns have appeared in worldwide magazines and newspapers. Michael Kernicki (Miami Beach, FL) has been a PGA member for 27 years and is currently the Head Professional at the historic Indian Creek Country Club in Miami Beach.
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Easy-to-grasp techniques for improving the short game About 70 percent of the shots in a round of golf are taken 75 yards from the pin or closer, making the short game the most significant factor in a golfer's score. This practical guide shows readers how to shave strokes off their game by improving their pitching, chipping, bunker play, and putting. Golfers will find expert tips on choosing the right wedges, putters, and balls, as well as illustrated step-by-step instructions on swings used in short-game shots. They'll also find information on how to beat bunkers and other hazards and how to play various lies-in deep rough, from the fairway, uphill, side-hill, and off bare ground. There's also a section on stretches, exercises, and drills to improve techniques, as well as tips on reading greens for accurate putting. Michael Patrick Sheils (Birmingham, MI) is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America. He has written four books, and his articles and columns have appeared in worldwide magazines and newspapers. Michael Kernicki (Miami Beach, FL) has been a PGA member for 27 years and is currently the Head Professional at the historic Indian Creek Country Club in Miami Beach.
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Gary McCord
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This book is one in a series of books written on the subject of food storage. With the upcomming world events and the scare of food shortages many people are starting a food storage program for their families. This book has everything you need to know to begin and maintain a food storage program in your home. It is referred to as having your own home grocery store and pharmacy. You store what you eat and eat what you store, then you replace what you use. With this plan in your home you will never be caught short without enough food to feed your family in case of an emergency. This is a workbook with an inventory and planning guide, as well as a 14 day menu planner to help you calculate how much food you need to continue eating the way you do now without having to change your diet in a crises. This book will help anyone from beginners to advanced. It covers: Where to store bulk food, How to store bulk food, What kind of containers to use, and how much food to store! . This book is written in an easy to follow format with a 6 step plan of action. This plan eliminates the overwhelmed feeling you get when you think of storing at least a three month to a years supply of food. This book is a must for anyone concerned about the problems our nation faces in the near future with food shortages and Y2K proble
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This best-selling cookbook is full of delicious recipes all made from your personal home storage.
Customer Reviews:
The information itself is Recommended but if spelling errors annoy you, stay away from this one........2007-01-30
A helpful book in that it includes information on rehydrating freeze dried and dehydrated foods, how to cook and combine them, how to substitute stored foods in place of fresh ingredients and includes many recipes that a normal person would eat on a normal basis - soups, casseroles etc. But there are so many typographical and grammatical errors it is hard to believe this book made it through any proofreader at all. Although that aspect is very annoying, it is still the best reference cookbook available in this category and the most helpful.
Cookin' with Home Storage.......2002-03-30
This book has lots of cool charts and jummy foods where you wouldn't even know that it was from a can. My favorite is cooking with powdered eggs. It tastes so good,I really enjoy the converstion tip too. Try it for your self. I am more than sure you will love this book.
Incomplete.......2001-10-17
I was very disappointed with this book because many of the recipes are inaccurate and incomplete. I have even called the author for clarification of a recipe but she would not respond. It seems like she had a lot of her friends submitt recipes for the book but did not really try the recipes herself, to see if they were complete and easy to follow.
loved it........1999-09-23
It was a well written book
excellent information source!.......1999-08-31
I was really curious to see this book after seeing the disparity in the online reviews. This is an excellent source of information-- packed with interesting recipes, some of which purport to be (and sound as if they might be) from the pioneers. It certainly provides a wide selection of dishes and goodies to make using long-term storage foods such as whole grains, dried milk, dehydrated fruits and vegetables, etc. There are, however, enough recipes that don't use these foods to justify purchasing the book to add to your cookbook collection, even if you don't store dried foods. Okay, so it's poorly edited. There are asterisks that don't seem to refer to anything, numerous spelling and grammatical errors, and apparent omissions. But these don't render the book unusable. The reader will need to work around them. The author appears to assume that the reader can already cook. It certainly isn't a book for the novice in the kitchen! I'd recommend that the reader carefully read any recipe before trying it, considering whether it makes sense or whether there might be some omissions. In addition to the very interesting recipes, the book has useful information on emergency substitutions, reconstituting dried foods, quantities to store, and survival foods (what's out there in the wild that you can eat in a pinch). All in all, I'd say it's a great addition to your cookbook library, very reasonably priced, an interesting read, and a must-have if you're into long-term food storage--definitely worth the investment!
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With the upcomming world events and the food shortage scare many people are storing dried eggs as part of their food storage program. This is a specialty cookbook packed with accurate information about dried eggs. Many of these recipes have been tested by the USDA and Egg board. This cookbook is a must for anyone who has dried eggs in their food storage. The dried eggs manufactured today are very delicious and can be reconstituted and used in any recipe calling for fresh eggs. If you have never used dried eggs and don't know where to get them, you can write to the author for a resource li
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Cookin' With Dried Eggs.......2007-05-28
this is a very helpful book if you are trying to rotate food storage or camping supplies. She has some interesting but useful ideas on using dried eggs. The recipes I have tried were very good and my husband who is not at all interested in using dried food products didn't realize he was eating food made with dried eggs! I would have given the book 5 stars but there are a few recipes that are "mixed up" in the directions and you have to "wing it" to complete them. Other than that - great recipes and great tasting finished products using the recipes.
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With the upcomming world events and food shortages many people are storing powdered milk as part of their food storage program. This book includes everything you need to know about cooking with powdered milk. Such as:
*Reconstituting charts.
*How much milk to store per person per year.
*How to make yogurt, cottage cheese,and many other types of cheeses.
*Sixty five pages of great recipes, many of which have been tested by ther USDA and U.S. Dairy council.
*This book is a must for anyone who has powdered milk in their food storage. All the recipes use powdered milk as their main ingredie
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