The Great Game
The Great Game

Author: Peter Hopkirk

Publisher: John Murray

Published: 2006-03-27

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 1848544774

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For nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth, Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia, fought a secret war in the lonely passes and deserts of Central Asia. Those engaged in this shadowy struggle called it 'The Great Game', a phrase immortalized by Kipling. When play first began the two rival empires lay nearly 2,000 miles apart. By the end, some Russian outposts were within 20 miles of India. This classic book tells the story of the Great Game through the exploits of the young officers, both British and Russian, who risked their lives playing it. Disguised as holy men or native horse-traders, they mapped secret passes, gathered intelligence and sought the allegiance of powerful khans. Some never returned. The violent repercussions of the Great Game are still convulsing Central Asia today.

The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played

Author: Mark Frost

Publisher: Disney Electronic Content

Published: 2002-11-06

Total Pages: 471

ISBN-13: 1401381863

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THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED is the story of Francis Ouimet and Harry Vardon, who in pursuit of their passion for a game that captivated them as children, broke down rigid social barriers that made their sport accessible to everyone on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond, positioning golf as one of the most widely played games in the world. Ouimet and Vardon were two men from different generations and vastly different corners of the world whose lives, unbeknownst to them at the time, bore remarkable similarities, setting them on parallel paths that led with a kind of fated inevitability to their epic battle at Brookline years in the future. This collision resulted in the big bang' that gave rise to the sport of golf as we know it today. For Mark Frost, Francis Ouimet and Harry Vardon represent everything that's right about sports in general and sportsmen in particular; gentlemen, champions, teachers, leaders, and each in their own quiet way, heroes. In THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED, Frost attempts to create penetrating studies of both of these men, along with over dozens of the game's seminal figures, within the dramatic framework offered by the tournament when they finally met, one of the most thrilling sports events in history, the 1913 U.S. Open.

The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played

Author: Phil Bildner

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 039924171X

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Bildner tells a heartwarming father-and-son story against the backdrop of the"Greatest Game Ever Played," the 1958 NFL championship. Full color. 11x 8 1/2.

Golf, the Greatest Game
Golf, the Greatest Game

Author: United States Golf Association

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 9780060171353

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With an introduction by John Updike and reflections on the game by Arnold Palmer, this landmark book illuminates the past century of golf in America and marks the centennial of the United States Golf Association. It is unique among the thousands of books on golf. Created in conjunction with Jones & Janello, former editors of Day in the Life photography books, Golf - The Greatest Game is a rich visual experience with nearly four hundred photographs, including long-forgotten images that evoke the wonders of the game's past and spirited new ones, commissioned specially for the book, that reveal the dimensions of the game as played today. Framing the photographs are lyrical essays penned by some of golf's greatest writers - authors such as William Hallberg (The Rub of the Green), David Noonan (Memoirs of a Caddy), and John Strawn (Driving the Green) - on such topics as the mystique of the clubhouse, the refinement of course architecture, and the explosive rise in the game's popularity. Together, the text and images capture the tension, intimacy, humor, and beauty of both championship and recreational golf over the decades.

The Greatest Game of All
The Greatest Game of All

Author: Jack Nicklaus

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 9780671202156

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Recounts Nicklaus' career in golf with emphasis on the major championships which he has won. Also includes a special section of illustrated instructions.

The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played

Author: Mark Frost

Publisher: Hyperion

Published: 2002-11-06

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 9780786869206

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rancis Ouimet and Harry Vardon came from different worlds and different generations, but their passion for golf set them on parallel paths that would collide in the greatest match their sport had ever known. A young Massachusetts native, Francis was only three years removed from his youthful career as a lowly caddie. Harry was twice his age, the greatest British champion in history, and innovator of the modern grip and swing. Through exacting hard work, perseverance, and determination, Vardon had escaped a hopeless life of poverty; the unknown Ouimet dared to dream of following in his hero's footsteps. When the two men finally came together in their legendary battle at the 1913 U.S. Open, its heartstopping climax gave rise to the sport of golf as we know it today. Weaving the stories of Ouimet and Vardon as his narrative, Mark Frost creates a uniquely involving, intimate epic; equal parts sports biography, sweeping social history, and emotional human drama. Including historical photographs, The Greatest Game Ever Played is sure to be a must-read for millions of sports and history fans, and all who have ever dared to reach for their dreams.

Toby and The Greatest Game
Toby and The Greatest Game

Author: Clive Toye

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2012-03

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 1469795167

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A story of magical adventures and travel as only the world of soccer - and a special ball named Toby - can give you.

The Great Game
The Great Game

Author: Jenny Moon

Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers

Published: 2023-06-23

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 1398496057

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Kiera’s home life is not happy. One day on her way to school, Kiera sees a tiny ship floating in the gutter. It has on its deck the key that she lost the day before and for the loss of which she has been punished. The ship looks so real... She rescues the ship from a dreadful fate. Later, this time with Jai, she sees the ship again and they sail into the start of some incredible and quite magical experiences in the alternative world of Tisany. Kiera and Jai find that they have been taken to Tisany because they can help solve problems there. Through adventures involving stormy sailing, the Seeing Well, caves and snakes, a visit to a colourful souk in a city of towers, a long donkey ride through mountains, hostile chiefs and cheating travellers, The Great Game is developed and played in a sometimes frightening and dramatic finale. And weaving in and out of the events on Tisany, there are happenings at home too that lead Kiera towards a happier situation.

The Great Game
The Great Game

Author: Lavie Tidhar

Publisher: Watkins Media Limited

Published: 2016-10-04

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 0857666045

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When Mycroft Holmes is murdered in London, it is up to retired shadow executive Smith to track down his killer - and stumble on the greatest conspiracy of his life. Strange forces are stirring into life around the globe, and in the shadow game of spies nothing is certain. Fresh from liberating a strange alien object in Abyssinia - which might just be the mythical Ark of the Covenant - young Lucy Westerna, Holmes' protégé, must follow her own path to the truth while, on the other side of the world, a young Harry Houdini must face his greatest feat of escape - death itself. As their paths converge the body count mounts up, the entire world is under threat, and in a foreboding castle in the mountains of Transylvania a mysterious old man weaves a spider's web of secrets and lies. Airship battles, Frankenstein monsters, alien tripods and death-defying acts: The Great Game is a cranked-up steampunk thriller in which nothing is certain - not even death. And furthermore... venture deeper into the Lost Files of the Bookman Histories, as Professor Tidhar explores the "Dynamics of an Asteroid"! File Under: Steampunk [ End Of Days | Only The Beginning | The Ark | Insane Thrills ]

"The Greatest Game Ever Played in Dixie"

Author: John A. Simpson

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2007-08-06

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 0786430508

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In 1908 baseball was the only game that mattered in the South. With no major league team in the region, rivalries between Southern Association cities such as Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis, and New Orleans were heated. This season, however, no city was as baseball-crazed as Nashville, whose Vols had been league doormat in 1907. After an unpromising start, the Nashville club clawed its way into contention during the month of July, rising into the upper division, then into a battle for first. Local interest intensified, as the competitive fire of Nashville fans was stoked by sharp-tongued columnist Grantland Rice and the city's three daily newspapers. By the time the Vols met the New Orleans Pelicans for a season-ending series, and the championship, the city was gripped by a pennant fever that shut down the commercial district. Nearly 13,000 people thronged the Nashville ballpark, Sulphur Dell, for the third and deciding contest. What they saw was described by Rice as "the greatest game ever played in Dixie."