Books with author Rod Green

According to award-winning sportswriter Ron Green, Sr., “Augusta National is Eden with flagsticks . . . a place where anyone who loves golf should be allowed, by some heavenly intervention, to go at least once.” Or more often. Green himself has covered the Masters tournament at Augusta National since the 1950s. He figures he’s spent a year of his life at the course. And he’s never run short of reasons to love the place—or the celebrated competition it hosts each April.Here are 101 of those reasons, selected by the man who probably knows the tourney—its history, personalities, and most thrilling moments—better than anybody. From the down-home (the peach cobbler served at Augusta National’s clubhouse) to the sublime (Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson’s breathtaking playoff for the 1942 championship), Green has chosen the players, the shots, the challenges, and the traditions that make the Masters so memorable.Illustrated with a mix of historical photos and full-color contemporary images of Augusta National—and of the stars who play the course today—The Masters makes a rewarding gift for lovers of golf and, especially, fans of the tournament. This must-have golf book will be published in time for the 2008 Masters.

Boys and girls who relish scary stories and macabre movies will love this coffin-shaped book. It's an illustrated collection of short articles that present thumbnail descriptions of vampire bats, the Frankenstein monster, the spooky tunnels beneath the streets of Paris, the Dracula legend, and much more. Each two-page spread is devoted to a separate category of factual or fictitious creature, such as Vampires, Skeletons, Werewolves, Zombies, and others. Kids will also find fact lists of descriptive details about terrifying beings, and even ghoulish jokes, such as: Why doesn't Dracula have any friends? Because he's a pain in the neck. The color illustrations on every page are comically creepy.

Get out of eating brussels sprouts, get out of kissing old Auntie Gladys, get your dad to give you double the pocket money, and much more "Don't be naughty!" How many times have you heard that? At home, at school, pretty much everywhere you go, So if everyone assume that you're going to do something "naughty"—why not just do it? This handbook teaches kids how to pull off all sorts of tricks, from ducking out of PE at school to swerving chores at home or annoying the neighbors—well, they never stop complaining about you anyway, do they? You can learn vital skills like how to lie, how to cheat, and how to vomit at will to get what you want, and get away with it. They think you're going to be naughty, so be naughty! Convince your younger sibling their room is haunted, make it look like you've showered when you haven't, get your dog to actually eat your homework, and get out of hearing your parents' music in the car. Just don't get caught.