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The Caddie | 
| Author: Michael Veron
Brand: Booklegger
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 935405
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.8 x 1
ISBN: 0312325614
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312325619
ASIN: 0312325614
Publication Date: May 1, 2004
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Product Description
Enjoy this poignant novel of a young and struggling PGA golfer and his caddie, from the author of the critically acclaimed The Greatest Player Who Never Lived. The caddie occupies a unique position in sports. He is a coach who doesn't have to stay on the sidelines, a psychologist who doesn't have a couch, and a fan who doesn't have to buy a ticket. In Bobby Reeve's case, the caddie is also a bail bondsman, a mysterious sage, and a savior who resurrects his game - and life - in most unexpected ways. From a jail cell in Baton Raton to the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, the gifted but troubled golfer and his caddie travel a remarkable path to great courses and redemption.
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 The Caddie June 20, 2008
If you are a golfer (even a hacker can appreciate these books), you will enjoy every word of this book. I would suggest that you begin with reading this author's previous books first. J. Michael Veron is definitely a golfer, and he has a way of holding the golfer's attention. The Greatest Golfer (the first book I read) was so interesting, I couldn't put it down, and when I finished, I wanted to call the USGA to check to see if it was a true story. The Greatest Course continued in the same tradition - I felt I was golfing right along with the character in the story. And now, with The Caddie, the author has managed once again to bring real life & fantasy together in an excellent golf story. You won't be able to put it down for anything but a tee time!
The Caddie April 26, 2008
I picked this book up at the library and was so taken with it I purchased it for some family and friends that are into golf. Well written and fun.
 The Caddie November 10, 2006
I bought this book because I had read Veron's first two books and loved them. This one was good but not the "page turner" the other two were. The first two were so filled with great golf history that they just pulled you through the text. This one moved more slowly for me and just a little predictable. But still a book I would recommend.
Let's be real, nothing was better than the Greatest Player.. January 20, 2005
The Caddie is a nice story, and J. Michael Veron is a success story in his own right, but nothing is better than his first book, The Greatest Player Who Never Lived. That book kept you captivated from the first page to the last. It screamed movie, and from what I know, had bites from Hollywood, and if made correctly, has a chance to be the best golf movie ever made--why, because the book was more than golf--it was "Grisham-like."
Thin but Entertaining December 10, 2004
I have to admit that I enjoyed this book, but then almost anyone who likes or loves the game of golf would enjoy a book that pretty much has things going the way one would wish for a pro golfer down on his luck. Bobby Reeves is such a guy. He is getting to the bottom of the barrell when he steals money from a good friend and is not only found out, but jailed for his effort. From that point on, things start looking up for Bobby. Introducing Stewart Jones, the man who walks into Bobby's life and turns it around in spades as his caddie and his counselor. Along the way Jones reveals little about who he really is directly, but the hints that are dropped are as broad as an Arnold Palmer smile. There is some interesting lore about the PGA tour dispensed, there is some good golf advice, there is some history and there is a bit of a soap opera atmosphere created as Bobby seeks his PGA Tour card and then moves on from there to much bigger and better challenges. Don't look for any sudden twists and turns of plot. This pretty much plays out to the readers satisfaction, but the story is somewhat thin, even though it is fairly entertaining.
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