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A Girl's On-Course Survival Guide to Golf™ is a portable guide that addresses every detail of a woman's golf game from tee to green and in-between.

It's packed full of instructional, step-by-step photographs for every technical aspect of the game, while also covering course management, mental tools, rules and etiquette, and a hysterical jokes section for when all else fails. Dotted with fun illustrations when on-course, from tee to green and in-between, A Girl's On-Course Survival Guide to Golf™ is approachable, user-friendly, and perfectly sized for the golf bag. This guide allows readers to improve their game while they are playing with a wire binding that allows for easy use on the golf course. No more wishing you could remember what you read in last month's Golf for Women--now every question is answered. The clear, easy-to-follow, how-to photographs and illustrations provide re-creatable visuals that will ensure success from the tee to the green.

Customer Reviews (9)

Bought for the wife and mother
Good book for the ladies who are just learning to play with pictures of good form, strategy, and most important etiquette.They ladies who have played for years but really also play 1-3 times a year and need a refresher.

This book has helped my game already!
I like the easy to follow instructions, photos and humor in this book.I followed many of the "driving" instructions and have seen lower scores!There is a lot of information in the book and I would recommend it to anyone who is a beginning golfer, or has golfed for a while and needs some help.

Don't believe the hype!
It was nothing more than "ok." I don't know much about golf, and I am trying to read as much as possible before starting my lessons in April. I purchased this book because of the reviews...very disappointing...sorry!

Wife Loves it
My wife has picked up more from this book than any other golf book among several she has read.

I don't need to be afraid anymore!!
I have been "playing" golf since high school, taking lessons here and there and playing occasionally.I've always been intimidated to play with men, I've just never given the details of playing the focus that it needed.Now all of that has changed with this book!!I have a new passion for it, and the book has really helped me focus on all of the aspects that I can improve easily.I find myself leafing through the book at night, practicing the shot or grip just the way it is so clearly illustrated in the book.And I love the focus on women's play, which is really specific.It's really fun to read and gets me excited about going out and practicing on the course. And the book is the perfect size to take on course and so easy to reference throughout a round.One of the best how-to sports books I've read!!It's a fantastic tool. ... Read more

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CHRISTINA RICCI AND SAM JACKSON ARE BOTH FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE IN 2007 ... Read more

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Reach Your Goals Survival Guide to Golf is the perfect on- and off-course guide for beginning as well as advanced players. It includes all the tools you need to play your best this season and beyond. Through quizzes that assess your approach to golf, and realistic goal-setting techniques, you will develop your own customized plan for improving your game starting now. This all-inclusive guide covers everything you need to know including: equipment, on-course instruction, advice from top Pros, drills for practice, rules and etiquette, and much more.The engaging format and approach that madeA Girl's On-Course Survival Guide to Golf an invaluable tool is now available to men as well as women, of all levels! ... Read more

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Welcome to New York City's Upper East Side where my friends and I live, and go to school, and play, and sleep- sometimes with each other. We all live in huge apartments with our own bedrooms and bathrooms and phone lines. We're smart, we've inherited classic good looks, we have fantastic clothes, and we know how to party... Introducing Gossip Girl, a wickedly funny and risqu» paperback original novel about the provocative lives of New York City's most prestigious private school young adults. Gossip Girl herself is an anonymous narrator with the ultimate insider scoop on the inner-workings of this privileged society because she's one of them. Sharp wit, intriguing characters, and high stakes melodrama drive the action of this addictive novel that will make Gossip Girl the lit world's new "it" girl. In Gossip Girl, when the beautiful Serena van der Woodsen returns to private school after mysteriously getting kicked out of boarding school, the whole school is talking. All Blair Waldorf knows is that there's no freaking way Serena's going to just waltz back in with her Jimmy Choo mules and Kate Spade bag and steal everyone's heart again. But Serena's got other things on her mind, like college pressure and living up to everyone else's extreme expectations. Plus there's that Ryan Phillippe-looking guy who stands across the street and stares at her all the time. It's going to be a wild and wicked year, I can smell it. Love, Gossip Girl ... Read more

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A delicious new series that will definitely give you something to talk about
The Upper East Side used to be overrun with plastic surgery happy society women, and spoiled tots torturing their high-priced nannies. But times have changed. While these people still occupy a small portion of the sidewalks, they have been pushed aside for a new generation of beautiful people. Teenagers brought up in the lap of luxury, who spend their days buying overpriced La Perla undergarments at Barney's, and indulging in frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity. But spending money isn't all that's on their mind. There's always...gossip.

Ever since the flawless Serena van der Woodsen departed from New York City to take up residence at a boarding school in Connecticut, sixteen-year-old Blair Waldorf has ruled Constance Billard School for Girls. As the daughter of a prominent lawyer turned gay, Blair has always gotten her way. And, with Serena out of the picture, was able to snag the gorgeous, green-eyed Nate Archibald for herself. Unfortunately, as much as Blair would like to deny it, Nate has always had a thing for Serena. A secret passion for the blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty. And now with Serena back in the picture, Blair doesn't know where their relationship will stand. So she has to take drastic measures...hand Nate her V card and he'll be hers forever. The only problem is that Nate is a stoner who has a very short attention span, and even sacrificing herself to Nate won't let him forget the passion he feels for Serena.

But he's not the only one. Dan Humphrey isn't your typical rich kid. For one, while he attends school with some of New York City's most privileged, he actually resides in an apartment on the Upper West Side with his chesty younger sister, Jenny, and his eccentric writer father, Rufus. Dan is a dark, brooding poet, whose penchant for cigarettes and Folgers coffee crystals leave much to be desired. But, like Nate, Dan is infatuated with Serena. The only difference is that he has never so much as spoken to her before, and she doesn't know he exists. Now that Serena's off the A-List, and treading outcast waters, however, the only thing he can hope is that she'll find her way to him and they can live happily ever after. In his dreams, of course.

Gossip is one of those things you can't help but be enamored with. Sure, you can pretend all you want that you have no interest in who's dating who, or who's wearing what, but you do. And you love it. Cecily von Ziegesar has managed to touch upon the hot commodity of gossip, and turned it into an amazing new series. Blair is so evil and mean at times, and while that may seem like something that would be a turn-off to the reader, she's actually an addicting character. Her ability to turn people against Serena in a snap is impressive; while the fact that she is able to juggle school, extracurricular's, a boyfriend, and ruining people's lives is humorous in a sinful way. Nate is a character who seems to have nothing between the ears. He's intelligent and gorgeous, however, the fact that he spends most of his time stoned makes him slightly bizarre, and a useless addition to the human race. But I still love him. Thus far, Serena is the most appealing character. She is kind, sweet, and selfless. She manages to ignore the nasty things people say about her, and keep a smile on her face no matter what situation she is thrust into. Basically, she's happy-go-lucky, and completely irresistible. Dan is an offbeat character, who reminds you of old, soulful beatnik poets who spent their days lounging around Greenwich Village in the 1960's. While he seems sweet, some of his poems are so serious and creepy that he can freak you out at times. But the kindness that he extends to his younger sister, Jenny, more than makes up for it; and actually leaves you rooting for the Humphrey family, in general. A delicious new series that will definitely give you something to talk about.

Erika Sorocco
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Great ^^
This book was really good. Even though there are not teens in this world like them, its cool to have an image of them partying and living their life.

Gossiper
Cecily Von Ziegesar must be credited with this much: She never pretends that "Gossip Girl" is anything but vapid, vitriolic fluff with no real plotline and no real end. It is possible to produce books like that that are also funny and even enlightening, but "Gossip Girl" is essentially a plodding, repetitive attempt at a "real" teen book.

The beautiful Serena has returned from a sojourn in a ritzy private school and some time in France. Pretty bulimic Blair is dismayed by this, as Serena has unconsciously usurped the position that Blair had been occupying. Even worse, Blair's boyfriend Nate once slept with Serena and is still interested in her, but Serena is not really interested in Nate. Dan is besotted with her, and Jenny looks up to her.

Rumors begin to fly about Serena -- that she's slutty, that she has a variety of STDs, that she had a baby in France, that she was thrown out of her boarding school, that she's had several abortions, and just about every other kind of vicious rumor. And presiding over all of this is Gossip Girl, a mysterious omniscient observer who reports online about the tangled lives of her friends and peers.

It seems that readers will never tire of the antics of too-rich Manhattanites, especially if they live empty lives that they believe are significant. Like Nick McDonell's "Twelve," this book is filled with shallow, obnoxious characters who do drugs, sex, alcohol, and mourn the problems of their privileged lives. The drugs, sex, alcohol, bulimia and angst serve no actual purpose in the plot; they are merely attempts to shock.

The problem is that they are handled in such a haphazard manner that they don't shock at all -- they are merely diversions to spice up the lack of plot. Strip them away, and there's pretty much nothing left. Von Ziegesar never makes an attempt to get the readers interested. We are never given a reason to react to anyone in this book, either to be interested or repelled by them -- only bored.

Those characters are stereotypes, in a fictional world where the elite rich are all gorgeous: the scheming insecure girl, the mystery beauty, the shy naive girl, the weak handsome guy, the promiscuous guy, and dozens of others are devoid of any originality. They are part of the stereotype that teenagers are intrinsically shallow and can't be bothered with anyone who is not of interest to them.

Admittedly, the "Gossip Girl" website extracts are amusing. There's a certain wit to them, and they are also the only parts of the book that show some genuine originality. I only wish there had been more of them, and fewer repetitive rumors about Serena's past. The writing style lacks detail or any sort of wit or spiciness. And, like, the dialogue is so, you know, like, stupid, right?

Perhaps the worst part of the book is the finale, which fails to produce a climax or wrap up any loose threads. The book simply stops. Perhaps this is an effort to get readers to read the sequel, if they aren't too disgusted by the plodding storyline and grating characters. Von Ziegesar, take a writing class.

Enter the World of "Gossip Girl"
Meet GOSSIP GIRL, an anonymous New York teen who posts all of the latest news about her peers at her website. Readers are introduced to a variety of high schoolers whose days and nights are filled with money, cars, boyfriends/girlfriends, cell phones, agendas, parties, and more. If you're in, you're in; if you're out, you're definitely out - unless you are dating or are related to one of the cool kids.

The character with the most mystery surrounding her is Serena, a blonde beauty whose return to Manhattan sparks controversy galore as her classmates wonder why she has come back to her all-girl private high school after a year-long absence and travels overseas. Serena's estranged best friend Blair, who was just getting accustomed to being THE most popular girl, now must take a step back and share the spotlight. Not only is her popularity at stake, but so is her love life, as she worries that her boyfriend Nate only has eyes . . . for Serena.

If GOSSIP GIRL was a TV show, HBO, FOX and THE WB would all fight over the rights to it. GOSSIP GIRL takes 90210 and moves it to Manhattan. The teens are trashy and classy at all once; while they know the difference between Prada and Gucci, they don't always know the difference between right and wrong. The book is more melodrama than drama, and delightfully so. It's a beach read mixed with martinis.

Just Who is GOSSIP GIRL?
This book is one of those that you can't put down.It's full of the drama that surrounds the upper east side of Manhattan.I would recommend this book for anyone who is looking for a good read that is just fun.This book leaves you with a burning question in your head: Just who is Gossip Girl? ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Christina Ricci (born February 12, 1980) is an American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel Addams Family Values (1993). Her movie roles have ranged from art house films such as The Ice Storm (1997), dramas such as Monster (2004), independent comedies such as The Opposite of Sex (1998), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress, and blockbusters such as Sleepy Hollow (1999). Ricci endured the transition from a child star to teenage idol and adult actress and currently holds her own production company, Blaspheme Films, responsible for Pumpkin and Prozac Nation. She has recently appeared in Black Snake Moan (2007) and Penelope (2008), and stars as Trixie, the female lead role in the The Wachowski Brothers' feature film adaptation of Speed Racer, in 2008. ... Read more

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THIS IS THE FHM MAGAZINE FROM MEXICO.. IT IS WRITTEN IN SPANISH..THE MAGAZINE FEATURES A LAYOUT ON CHRISTINA RICCI IN THIS ISSUE.. IT IS NEW,SEALED,AND UNREAD... ... Read more

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Christina Ricci (born February 12, 1980) is an Americanactress who first achieved fame for her role as WednesdayAddams in The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel AddamsFamily Values (1993). Her movie roles have ranged from arthouse films such as The Ice Storm (1997), dramas such asMonster (2004), independent comedies such as The Oppositeof Sex (1998), for which she received a Golden Globenomination for Best Actress, and blockbusters such asSleepy Hollow (1999). Ricci endured the transition from achild star to teenage idol and mature actress and currentlyholds her own production company, Blaspheme Films,responsible for Pumpkin and Prozac Nation. She has recentlyappeared in Black Snake Moan (2007) and Penelope (2008),and stars as Trixie, the female lead role in the TheWachowski Brothers' feature film adaptation of Speed Racer,in 2008. ... Read more

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A COLLECTOR'S 3D ISSUE....FEATURING "THE ADAMS KIDS", (CHRISTINA RICCI AND JIMMY WORKMAN), SUPERHEROES, AND SHAQUILLE- ALL IN 3D. ... Read more