MISSING LINKS ~ .Signed. *

REILLY, Rick

ISBN 10: 0385474431 / ISBN 13: 9780385474436

Published by Doubleday; Bantam; Dell, * * * * *, 1996

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B00k: Fine+/, $113.14 MISSING LINKS ~ .Signed. REILLY, Rick Doubleday; Bantam; Dell 1996 1sT Edition 6Th Printing D/j + H/c. Mostly Green Spine With One Black Rectangle And Title In White And Off~White Letters, Dust Jacket: Fine/, Slight Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. Front Interior Flap,$21.95. Hard Cover Book: Fine+/, Slight Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. 278 Numbered Pages, Printed On Off~White Paper, In Fine+/ Condition, Appear To Be Lightly Viewed, Clean, And Tight To The Spine. Book Plate Signed By Author, Opposite ½ Title Page, With A Medium Tipped Black Marking Pen, With His Name Only, As Follows, `Right In The Heart Rick Reilly`. SYNOPSIS: From Sports Illustrated Writer Rick Reilly Comes This Spoof Of All Things Golf And Country Club. Missing Links Is The Story Of Four Middle-Class Buddies Who Live Outside Boston And Play Golf Together At Ponkaquoque Municipal Course And Deli, Not So Fondly Known As Ponky. An 18-Hole Garbage Dump With Hazards That Include A Concrete River Surrounded By A Chain-Link Fence And The Pillars Of The Elevated Train That Runs Through The Course, It Is Reputed To Be The Worst Golf Course In America. One Day The Group Inadvertently Discovers That All Along They'Ve Been Playing Right Next Door To The Mayflower Club, A True Golfing Eden. A Bet Is Made Between The Friends To See Who Will Be First To Sneak In A Round At The Mayflower, But Their Friendships--And Everything Else--Will Change As Various Truths Unravel And The Old Ponky Starts Looking Like The Home They Never Should Have Left. The Rollicking Plot Also Includes The Narrator'S Attempts To Reach Some Sort Of Reasonable Understanding With His Overbearing Father. No Names, No Other Book Plates, No Stains, No Odor. = Description Applies To This B00K, Only. = This Author Signed Book Has A Special Significance, Is Hard To Find, Will Be Packaged And Shipped = Carefully, To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift, For The Discriminating Reader / Collector. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, AVAILABLE. =*=* California State Law Now Requires The Following Notice Be Given: *=*=* Seller Did Not See And Was Not Present When This Item Was Signed. No Certificate Of Authenticity Is Included In This Sale/Purchase Price. If You Would Like A Certificate Of Authenticity, You Can Obtain One At Your Own Convenience And Expense, Which Is Not Included In The Purchase Price Of This Item. =*=*.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: MISSING LINKS ~ .Signed. *
• Publisher: Doubleday; Bantam; Dell, * * * * *
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385474431
• ISBN 13: 9780385474436
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: 1996 B00k: Fine+/,
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Missing Links is the story of four middle class buddies who live outside of Boston and for years have been 1) utterly obsessed with golf and 2) a regular foursome at Ponkaquoque Municipal Course and Deli, not so fondly known as Ponky, the single worst golf course in America. Just adjacent to these municipal links lies the Mayflower Country Club, the most exclusive private course in all of Boston and a major needle in their collective sides. Frustrated by the Mayflower's finely manicured greens and snooty members, three of Ponky's finest and most courageous--Two Down, Dannie, and Stick--set up a bet: $1,000.00 apiece, and the first man to somehow finagle his way on to the Mayflower course takes all. Lying, cheating, and forgery are encouraged, to put it mildly, and with the constant heckling and rare aid of Chunkin' Charlie, Hoover, and Bluto--a few more of Ponky's elite--the games begin.



One of the three will eventually play the Mayflower's course, but their friendships--and everything else--will change as various truths unravel and the old Ponky starts looking like the home they never should have left.



Missing Links is a tremendously funny and fun-spirited novel about the smaller pleasures in life, and the perfect gift for anyone who is even remotely in love with the game of golf.

About the Author

Rick Reilly is senior writer for Sports Illustrated.