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Tiger Woods : a biography

Author: Lawrence J Londino
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.
Series: Greenwood biographies.
Edition/Format:   Print book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Describes the life and career of the African-American golf prodigy, giving information on his early life, the influence of his parents, and the relationship between celebrity and the media. While golf is seldom thought of as a sport for minorities, Tiger Woods has made the sport appeal to a whole new demographic. When only a teenager, Woods accomplished many junior records in golf and enjoyed unusual attention for a  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Biographies
Biography
Named Person: Tiger Woods; Tiger Woods; Tiger Woods
Material Type: Biography, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Lawrence J Londino
ISBN: 0313331219 9780313331213
OCLC Number: 61109403
Description: xvii, 127 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Contents: Introduction: Early life --
Parents --
Early competition --
Pioneers --
The record --
Impact.
Series Title: Greenwood biographies.
Responsibility: Lawrence J. Londino.
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While golf is seldom thought of as a sport for minorities, Tiger Woods has made the sport appeal to a whole new demographic.  Read more...

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"Londino offers a sensitive, well-written and in-depth biography of the golf star, from a writer who knows the game well." - MultiCultural Review "More than just a listing of wins and descriptions of Read more...

 
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