Jack Nicklaus Books

The inspirational story of a golfing legend and one of the game's defining contests.

Jack Nicklaus II shares stories, insights, and lessons he's learned from his father, the Golden Bear, that will delight golf fans of all ages, encourage fathers, and inspire us to focus on what's most important in life: family.

Presents a complete, in-depth, A-Z explanation of how one of the greatest golfers of all time thinks and plays the game.

In "Putting My Way," golf legend Jack Nicklaus shares his expertise on mastering putting, covering everything from equipment selection to stroke mechanics and practice strategies. This essential guide, filled with illustrations and personal insights, is designed to help golfers of all levels enhance their putting skills and lower their scores.

"Golf & Life" offers insights from legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus, revealing the principles behind his extraordinary achievements in golf and beyond. Through interviews with Dr. John Tickell, the book shares seventy-two lessons that intertwine golf skills with life lessons, aiming to inspire readers to improve both their game and their character.

When first published in 1962, "My 55 Ways to Lower Your Golf Score" quickly established itself as a classic of simple golf instruction. Since then, Jack Nicklaus has dominated professional golf and is widely recognized as one of the greatest golfers of all time. Here, Nicklaus combines instructive pictures and diagrams with simple, concise explanations describing his winning golf techniques. Francis Golden provides detailed drawings featuring special color coding and strategically placed arrows to make the instructions come alive, as if Nicklaus were there to demonstrate for you. This great golf pro gives beginner and master alike his own secrets to successful play and shows how to rethink and improve your golf swing - and game - as only he can. Included are tips Getting distance first, control later ~ Thinking about one hip so they both will turn correctly ~ Some tricks that will cheat the wind ~ The many merits of the longest iron ~ How to make a crisp shot for soggy sand, and much more. "My 55 Ways to Lower Your Golf Score" is a classic guide belonging in every golf lover’s library.

The first extensively illustrated autobiography by one of the world’s greatest golfersWidely regarded as the greatest golfer in history, Jack Nicklaus won 73 PGA Tour victories in his illustrious career, a record 18 of them in major championships, including six Masters. His expert performances under pressure have earned him permanent residence in the pantheon of sports, and his sportsmanship and respect for the game make him the ideal model of a modern professional athlete.In Jack Nicklaus , his first fully illustrated autobiography, the legendary golfer offers the story of his life, both professional and personal, in his own voice. From the thrill of winning his first U.S. Amateur title in 1959 to the heart-warming ovation after a birdie on his final hole at the 2005 British Open, Nicklaus walks us through his most significant career highlights. We also get to know the man behind the legend, as he describes growing up in Columbus, Ohio; the true origins of his nickname; and his renowned devotion to his family.In addition to rare photographs from the Jack Nicklaus Museum, the book features ten pieces of memorabilia reproduced as removable facsimiles. With intimate stories and a treasure trove of visual material, this collection is the next best thing to playing a round with the Golden Bear himself.

Between the Great Depression and the mid-1970s, hitchhikers were a common sight for motorists, as American service members, students, and adventurers sought out the romance of the road in droves. Beats, hippies, feminists, and civil rights and antiwar activists saw "thumb tripping" as a vehicle for liberation, living out the counterculture's rejection of traditional values. Yet, by the time Ronald Reagan, a former hitchhiker himself, was in the White House, the youthful faces on the road chasing the ghost of Jack Kerouac were largely gone--along with sympathetic portrayals of the practice in state legislatures and the media. In Roadside Americans, Jack Reid traces the rise and fall of hitchhiking, offering vivid accounts of life on the road and how the act of soliciting rides from strangers, and the attitude toward hitchhikers in American society, evolved over time in synch with broader economic, political, and cultural shifts. In doing so, Reid offers insight into significant changes in the United States amid the decline of liberalism and the rise of the Reagan Era.