FROM OUR EDITORS

Although you might not know it from his performance in Caddyshack, funnyman Bill Murray actually takes his golf quite seriously. But, thankfully, not so seriously that he can't write a very entertaining look back at his life on the links. Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf, cowritten with George Peper, is Murray's affectionate -- and hilarious -- tribute to the game he loves.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

With his creation, groundskeeper Carl Spackler, and the success of the film Caddyshack firmly etched into the American consciousness, Bill Murray and golf have become synonymous. Now Bill tells the hilarious tale behind the tale. The love of the game was with Bill long before Carl uttered the now famous words, "Cinderella story outta nowhere. Former greenskeeper and now about to become the Masters champion." Born and raised in Wilmette, Illinois, Bill felt the lure of the links at a tender age. Following his older brothers Ed and Brian into the rarified world of private country club golf as a caddy, Bill learned life lessons at the caddyshack. Bill's escapades on the Pro-Am golf circuit, at Augusta National, and as a fan at the Masters, the U.S. Open, and the Western Open make for an irresistible read. Filled with the kind of deadpan and dead-on hilarity that only Bill Murray could create, Cinderella Story is an up-by-the-bootstraps chronicle of a man, his muse, and his critical examination of our society's fascination with a little white ball.

SYNOPSIS

Bill Murray and the game of golf: It has already proven to be a deadly funny combination. Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf does nothing to lessen that truth. Throughout this book the subtly absurd anecdotes fly with abandon -- it's almost as if Carl the groundskeeper has come back, but it's also so much more. Read on.

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