Striking It Rich: Golf in the Kingdom with Generals, Patients and Pros
by Reid Sheftall M.D.
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Author: Reid Sheftall M.D.Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 2007
ISBN: 9995082500
Number of pages: 265
Publisher: CandleLight Books
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Book Review: Waiting for the sequel
Summary: 5 Stars
I first noticed this book while looking for something new to read about Cambodia which is the birthplace of my adopted daughter. Being the father of an avid junior golfer myself, I figured this book would be a great change of pace from the usual geopolitical issues which plague this poor nation. The fact that the photographer who took the cover photo was a college friend of my wife's and that Dr. Sheftall practices both golf and medicine at the hotel where my only Cambodian friend is employed as a bellman made the book irresistable. I was not dissappointed.
This book is about golf and much more. It is about a man who has made the most of his talents both on and off the course. It is about taking a healthy attitude toward golf and life, about being part of something bigger than yourself and recognizing both the obligation and reward of giving back to others. Perhaps most importantly, Dr. Sheftall shows that it is possible to have a heck of a good time along the way and this is how you'll feel as you read this book. Sure, both life and golf can be really bad at times, but if you, like this truly gifted man, really want to be a player in both, you can have a grand time.
So pick up this book and have a better time than you probably will out on the golf course. The author is one of the good guys in the world and I hope he takes the time to write a sequel. With or without golf, this is one fascinating life.
Summary of Striking It Rich: Golf in the Kingdom with Generals, Patients and Pros
Review Striking it Rich: Golf in the Kingdom with Generals, Patients and Pros is a one-of-a-kind non-fiction experience that is riveting and boggling in its wide spectrum of subject matter. Its a year in the life of Sheftall, 48, an American surgeon in Cambodia who has rediscovered golf after decades and is intent to prove he can, with dedication, qualify for a professional tour. Along the way Sheftall reveals his past as a former athletic prodigy, MIT physics grad, an expert casino card counter and a plastic surgeon. Its all deliciously incongruous; presented against the exotic backdrop of impoverished Cambodia and rife with grisly and moving anecdotes of Sheftalls years of work in burn reconstruction. Any way you slice it, Striking it Rich is ambitious and unique. But Sheftall doesnt slice. Without intending to, he provides golfing tips, as well as some real life wisdom, throughout his quixotic chase for an elusive tour card. The book has an all-time classic opening: Sheftall on a slipshod paddy field golf course betting money he doesnt have in a wildly high-stakes game with the highest ranks of the Cambodian military. With self-effacing aplomb he creates an unforgettable scene that jumpstarts the plot like a 300-yard drive. Later, this is rivaled by his accounts of surgeries performed on mutilated prostitutes in shower stalls and a chaotic time spent as a professional gambler. Sheftall, an accomplished UN-accredited physician, has a heavyweight background, but he never loses an almost childlike wonder for the world, and his own place in it. One learns of Phnom Penhs raucous nightlife, as well as precise surgical procedures, blackjack strategies and tournament golf pressure within a never-put-down 264 pages. Equal parts golf book, travel guide, surgical tutorial and gambling primer, Striking it Rich is interesting, accessible and entertaining.--Charles McDermidCopyright 2007 All rights reserved.Sports Books
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