- Hardcover: 211 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group; First Edition First Printing edition (1 July 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385495714
- ISBN-13: 978-0385495714
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.7 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,742,477 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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One of the funniest, most beloved, and most often quoted entertainers in the world tells his tale of Life and Golf and somehow surviving both--one pilgrim's bemused path through the doglegs.
With his brilliant creation, groundskeeper Carl Spackler, and the outrageous success of the film Caddyshack firmly etched into the American consciousness, Bill Murray and golf have become synonymous. Now Bill tells the hilarious tale behind the tale.
The love of the game was with Bill long before Carl uttered the now famous words, "Cinderella story outta nowhere. Former greenskeeper and now about to become the Masters champion." Born and raised in Wilmette, Illinois, Bill felt the lure of the links at a tender age. Following his older brothers Ed and Brian into the rarified world of private country club golf as a caddy, Bill learned life lessons at the caddyshack. "How to smoke, curse, play cards. But more important, when to."
And long before he caught the acting and writing bug, Bill protected the Evanston Community Golf Course from gophers and golfers as a greenskeeper: "There must be a bent chromosome somewhere in man that urges him to wound that which he cannot conquer--" And throughout his career, the pull of the links has been constant. A summa cum laude graduate of golf school, specializing in the flop shot, Bill's escapades on the Pro-Am golf circuit, at Augusta National, and as a fan at the Masters, the U.S. Open, and the Western Open make for an irresistible read.
Filled with the kind of deadpan and dead-on hilarity that only Bill Murray could create, Cinderella Story is an up-by-the-bootstraps chronicle of a man, his muse, and his critical examination of our society's fascination with a little white ball.
With his brilliant creation, groundskeeper Carl Spackler, and the outrageous success of the film Caddyshack firmly etched into the American consciousness, Bill Murray and golf have become synonymous. Now Bill tells the hilarious tale behind the tale.
The love of the game was with Bill long before Carl uttered the now famous words, "Cinderella story outta nowhere. Former greenskeeper and now about to become the Masters champion." Born and raised in Wilmette, Illinois, Bill felt the lure of the links at a tender age. Following his older brothers Ed and Brian into the rarified world of private country club golf as a caddy, Bill learned life lessons at the caddyshack. "How to smoke, curse, play cards. But more important, when to."
And long before he caught the acting and writing bug, Bill protected the Evanston Community Golf Course from gophers and golfers as a greenskeeper: "There must be a bent chromosome somewhere in man that urges him to wound that which he cannot conquer--" And throughout his career, the pull of the links has been constant. A summa cum laude graduate of golf school, specializing in the flop shot, Bill's escapades on the Pro-Am golf circuit, at Augusta National, and as a fan at the Masters, the U.S. Open, and the Western Open make for an irresistible read.
Filled with the kind of deadpan and dead-on hilarity that only Bill Murray could create, Cinderella Story is an up-by-the-bootstraps chronicle of a man, his muse, and his critical examination of our society's fascination with a little white ball.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a completely lamentable book from a usually fantastically funny man. In his defence, how interesting could a book about golf be? Like an evening with an insurance salesman. Mother nature created lightning to keep the number of golfing feckwits down to a minimum. Amen to that. Don't buy this book, buy SNL dvd's instead.
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Format:Paperback
bloomin well love the guy in the first comment that seems himself fit to give out "genius awards" when he spells it "genious". lol indeed.
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Format:Hardcover
I thought this was a terrific book. It stands head and shoulders over most of the books that comic actors churn out that amount to little more than monologues posing as chapters. This book is a must for any Bill Murray fan, or, judging by some of these reviews, it's at least a must for Bill Murray fans who are capable of weeding through Bill's elliptical anecdotes. Sure, his stream-of-conciousness style may require a little patience, but the payoffs are worth the patience, I assure you. After reading it, I felt like I just spent the afternoon on Bill's back porch hearing all of his best stories, from his escapades on the links to his days growing up in Illinois to grand tales about making "Caddyshack." One of my favorite stories was about he wound up going to head to head in a golf tournament against John Denver, and how he tried to break Denver's concentration by exhorting the crowd to belt out some Rocky Mountain High harmonies. Great read.
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Unprofessional and unpleasant
I'd have to agree with the majority of the negative reviews on this book. I'm a casual fan of Bill Murray (watched Groundhog Day just last night, a favourite film of mine) but here... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mystery Martian
Below par.
This book was a real chore to read. I only struggled through it because it's mercifully short. The language used is incredibly alienating to a British reader due to the use of what... Read more
Published on 30 April 2010 by H. Raine
Terribly disappointing!
Bill Murray is a wonderful visual comedian. He should stick to that. This rambling discourse on his life and golf exploits may bring back humorous memories to himself, but for the... Read more
Published on 1 Aug 1999
It was great!
I thought that Cinderella Story was a great book! As a golfer and a huge fan of Bill Murray I loved this book. I couldn't put it down. Read more
Published on 31 July 1999
PURE DRIBBLE
As with the Steve Martian book, these 2 works of comedy need to be put in there place. They have to be the funiest works of comedy literature ever. Read more
Published on 28 July 1999
Ugh
I wanted to love it and found that I could only tolerate it. Funny bits here and there. Otherwise, rough.
Published on 21 July 1999
Bill, don't give up ...
First, I have to say, I'm a huge Bill Murray fan. We named our daughter Isabelle after the scene in Razor's Edge where he's wandering through the Paris mansion, desperately... Read more
Published on 16 July 1999
Riding on legend, not on substance
Its not good, not worth the time. There are a lot of other good golf books out there. If you havn't read the book, don't review it, OK.
Published on 14 July 1999
I love Bill Murray, but I'm not sure what this book is.
Where do I begin? The book is certainly not as funny as Bill himself. Also, I knew the book was going to be about golf, but it's really about things related to golf that have... Read more
Published on 14 July 1999
GARBAGE
Garbage. Garbage, garbage, garbage, garbage. Garbage. Garbage, garbage, garbage, garbage, garbage, garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage, garbage, garbage, garbage, garbage. Read more
Published on 13 July 1999
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