Golf in the Kingdom - Michael Murphy

Featuring further reflections by the author, this classic--and bestselling--tale of golf and mysticism reveals the possibilities for transcendence that reside in the human soul. n...for golf's soul surfers, Golf in the Kingdom is holy scripture. -- Golf nA 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. n nNow for the 50th anniversary, a beautiful new design and an introduction from Michael Murphy himself n nPaired with a mysterious teacher named Shivas Irons, Michael Murphy is led through a round of phenomenal golf, swept into a world where extraordinary powers are unleashed in a backswing governed by true gravity. A night of adventure and revelation follows, and leads to a glimpse of Seamus MacDuff, the holy man who haunts a ravine off Burningbush's thirteenth fairway--the one they call Lucifer's Rug. n n A masterpiece on the mysticism of golf. --San Francisco Chronicle n n A fascination . . . Golf in the Kingdom should have a long and prosperous life. --Joseph Campbell n...for golf's soul surfers, Golf in the Kingdom is holy scripture. -- Golf n nA 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. n nNow for the 50th anniversary, a beautiful new design and an introduction from Michael Murphy himself n nPaired with a mysterious teacher named Shivas Irons, Michael Murphy is led through a round of phenomenal golf, swept into a world where extraordinary powers are unleashed in a backswing governed by true gravity. A night of adventure and revelation follows, and leads to a glimpse of Seamus MacDuff, the holy man who haunts a ravine off Burningbush's thirteenth fairway--the one they call Lucifer's Rug. n n A masterpiece on the mysticism of golf. --San Francisco Chronicle n n A fascination . . . Golf in the Kingdom should have a long and prosperous life. --Joseph Campbelln