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The Sure Thing: The Making and Unmaking of Golf Phenom Michelle
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- Title
- The Sure Thing: The Making and Unmaking of Golf Phenom Michelle
- ISBN
- 9780345511751
- Book Title
- Sure Thing : the Making and Unmaking of Golf Phenom Michelle Wie
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Women, Golf, General
- Item Weight
- 14 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.8 in
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0345511751
ISBN-13
9780345511751
eBay Product ID (ePID)
70212727
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sure Thing : the Making and Unmaking of Golf Phenom Michelle Wie
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Women, Golf, General
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
14 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-015485
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
796.352092 B
Synopsis
Michelle Wie couldn t miss. No way. Big success? It was only a matter of time. At four she could drive a golf ball a hundred yards. At ten she was outdriving adult male golfers in her Honolulu hometown from the back tees. At thirteen she won the Women s Amateur Public Links, becoming the youngest person ever to win a USGA championship. The next year she was playing in LPGA and" "PGA Tour tournaments. At sixteen she was earning eight figures in endorsements. Yet by the time she turned eighteen, Michelle Wie was already branded a failure, a has-been, a victim of injuries, bad choices, and worst of all really terrible putting. How was it possible? How did this happen? How did she go from being the next big thing to the latest big bust? The Sure Thing is" "a gripping and intimate portrait of the meteoric rise, fall, and uncertain future of the greatest sports phenom of the twenty-first century. Award-winning writer Eric Adelson takes us inside Michelle Wie s world, showing her to be a bubbly, astonishingly normal girl trapped in a world of outsize expectations. In chronicling Wie s career, Adelson establishes a new gold standard for reporting on the growing convergence of professional sports, marketing, and mass entertainment in the Internet Age.", South-East of Tasmania is one of Australia'e(tm)s most beautiful regions, and with its stunning scenery and iconic walking tracks it is the perfect place to experience and enjoy on foot. This guide contains a diverse range of walks to explore, including strolls around historic villages, hikes through pristine bushland and rambles along the sparkling, unspoiled beaches. Best Bush, Coast & Village Walks of South-East Tasmania, part of Woodslane'e(tm)s popular walking guide series, introduces the best walks for visitors and locals alike. There is something here for walkers of all ages and levels of fitness so you'e(tm)re sure to find the right walk for you, your family and friends. Best Bush, Coast & Village Walks of South-East Tasmania includes; · Summary tables of walk distances, grades, estimated durations and highlights · Accurate colour maps showing waypoints and nearby facilities · Overview maps and directions to help you find the start of the walk · Suggestions for walks suitable for children · Information about the region'e(tm)s history and environment · Identification charts for the most commonly seen wildflowers and birds · Over 200 colour photographs, Michelle Wie couldn't miss. No way. Big success? It was only a matter of time. At four she could drive a golf ball a hundred yards. At ten she was outdriving adult male golfers in her Honolulu hometownfrom the back tees. At thirteen she won the Women's Amateur Public Links, becoming the youngest person ever to win a USGA championship. The next year she was playing in LPGA andPGA Tour tournaments. At sixteen she was earning eight figures in endorsements. Yet by the time she turned eighteen, Michelle Wie was already branded a failure, a has-been, a victim of injuries, bad choices, andworst of allreally terrible putting. How was it possible? How did this happen? How did she go from being the next big thing to the latest big bust? The Sure Thingisa gripping and intimate portrait of the meteoric rise, fall, and uncertain future of the greatest sports phenom of the twenty-first century. Award-winning writer Eric Adelson takes us inside Michelle Wie's world, showing her to be a bubbly, astonishingly normal girl trapped in a world of outsize expectations. In chronicling Wie's career, Adelson establishes a new gold standard for reporting on the growing convergence of professional sports, marketing, and mass entertainment in the Internet Age. From the Hardcover edition.
LC Classification Number
GV964.W49A44 2009
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