. Chris Santella, author of STC's Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die, is a freelance writer and marketing consultant based in Portland, Oregon. His work has appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, and Travel & Leisure, among other publicationsThere's an incredible similarit
- Title : Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die: Golf Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations
- Author : Chris Santella
- Rating : 4.77 (494 Vote)
- Publish : 2015-6-23
- Format : Hardcover
- Pages : 224 Pages
- Asin : 1584794747
- Language : English
. Chris Santella, author of STC's Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die, is a freelance writer and marketing consultant based in Portland, Oregon. His work has appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, and Travel & Leisure, among other publicationsThere's an incredible similarity between the mechanics of a fly cast and the swing of a golf club. Perhaps that's why Chris Santella, author of Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die, can be found on the links when he's not on the stream. With Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die, Santella gives voice to his other sporting passion, interviewing 50 people intimately connected to the sport about some of their favorite courses around the world.
For both passionate golfers and armchair travelers, this gorgeous full-color book presents the world's greatest golf venues, the personal favorites of renowned players, course architects, and other experts in the sport. From Ballyliffin, Ireland's northernmost course, whose rumpled fairways wander along the North Sea in the shadows of Glashedy Rock, to New Zealand's CaThen I discovered yoga and meditation, teaching me inner peace and freedom. I pull it out on a regular basis to review or to show someone else what is happening, to put some understanding behind pressure drop or flow calculations.. When I received my preordered book of "A Unified Theory of Happiness", I could not put it down. Why he even tells you how to beat players of all levels (in his chapter on strategy) without even having to improve your skills one iota, simply by playing a smarter game. The book delves into the basics of soil microbes, plant nutrition, the worldwide history of farming, the development of current "conventional" agricultural practices, the health and environmental impacts of ubiquitous pesticide use, genetic engineering, and other issues -- all the while synthesizing important concepts and arguments in a way that makes a convincing case for organic farming, as the title promises. And yet, I am living in the Western world, and I felt like a retreat to Eastern practice wouldn't be satisfying in the end. I think the pages here are a testament to the aAbout the Author Chris Santella, author of STC's Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die, is a freelance writer and marketing consultant based in Portland, Oregon. . His work has appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, and Travel & Leisure, among other publications
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