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Rough Meditations is a unique collection of fascinating essays that bring the world's greatest golf courses to life with brilliantly colorful prose. These charming and often hilarious essays take golf enthusiasts on an intimate tour of the game's most distinguished courses. Along the way, readers gain a privileged look at the differences between good and bad golf course design. Featured essays include: In Golf as in Life Longest Wait That Was Worth It Goofiest Modern Green Business or Art? Read Any Good Greens Lately? In the Beginning There Was Sand Worst Shot in Golf Treasure Hunting Long considered one of golf's most talented writers, Bradley Klein offers more than fifty essays, ranging from instructive to inspirational, that cover the architecture of courses, how to read greens, the ins and outs of green committees, the relationships that grow from the game, and much more. With a style all his own, Klein takes readers to where he was for years as a caddie on the

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Award-winning travel writers Shirley Slater and Harry Basch had tried just about every mode of transportation known to humans in their travels through 186 countries， but it wasn’t until they drove an RV in 1991 that they found their passion。 In the decade that followed they racked up 120，000 miles， avoided freeways whenever possible， and focused on discovering the offbeat and the best of the United States， Canada， and Mexico。 While Exploring America by RV is aimed particularly at novices--with detailed advice on buying and renting RVs as well as RV’ing tips and hints on such things as what to look for in campsites， the miracle of bubble wrap， and “how to give backing-up directions without destroying your marriage”——it also outlines 10 excursions through the U.S。 Canada， and Baja with enough unusual stops along the way that the book is a veritable gold mine。 To get an idea of the sort of travel Slater and Basch prefer， here are some of the highlights of the California De