Match Made in Heaven, Bob Mitchell
Match Made in Heaven, Bob Mitchell
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Match Made in Heaven

Author: Bob Mitchell

Narrator: Mel Foster

Unabridged: 8 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/02/2006

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

A Golf Match You'll Never Forget Lying on An operating table, about to undergo emergency heart surgery, Elliott Goodman hears the voice of God—as in The Almighty—speaking to him. God, it seems, has a last-second wager for Elliott, challenging him to an eighteen-hole golf match. If Elliott wins, he'll be saved. If he loses. . .God sends down eighteen legendary opponents to play against Elliott and to hopefully teach him a few tricks along the way. From Leonardo da Vinci (nice clubs) to Marilyn Monroe (nice. . .everything), Babe Ruth (pass the hot dogs), Abraham Lincoln (cheater!), and fourteen other luminaries, including Moses, John Lennon, Joan of Arc, Picasso, W.C. Fields, Gandhi, and Shakespeare, Elliott squares off against some of the most extraordinary people who've ever lived. As shots are analyzed, balls enter bunkers, and Freud drives the cart (control freak), Elliott has a chance to examine his life and his form, to see what he can correct or improve before facing his ultimate adversary.Big-hearted and delightfully original, Match Made in Heaven is a timeless tale about finding joy and inspiration on the greatest of all courses—life."An engaging and often hilarious account of a star-studded round." —Bob Costas"A great read. . .Bob Mitchell writes with wit, intelligence, and passion." —Bill Bradley"Bob Mitchell's masterpiece reveals his genius for weaving life's wonderful lessons within a magical golf story." —Ann Liguori

About Bob Mitchell

Bob Mitchell is a dedicated sports fanatic and the author of seven nonfiction books. He studied at Williams, Columbia, and Harvard, where he received a Ph.D. in French and Comparative Literature. He was a French professor for eleven years at Harvard, Purdue, and Ohio State; served as a creative director at a number of New York ad agencies; and spent a year in Tel Aviv as a special consultant on commercial film writing and production. He lives in Santa Barbara, California, with his wife, Susan.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura on August 09, 2022

An interesting and pleasurable read. The basic premise is that a man, Elliot, has a heart attack and as he holds on to life on the operating table, God comes to him and offers him a second chance. But he has to win the challenge-18 holes of golf. God obviously can't play for himself because His game......more

Goodreads review by Indah on July 19, 2009

Haiyaa.. ini salah satu buku yang beleett bangets progress baca-nya and rasa2nya belon sampe setengah baca udah gua tinggal, hehehe :D Ada yang bisa nyeritain ke gua aja githu sebenernya ngomongin apaan seeh nih buku?! :p......more

Goodreads review by Trent on April 05, 2023

Quick read, very fun read. Very cool round of golf for 18 holes.........more

Goodreads review by Brian on November 06, 2017

Great idea, golfing with a different historical figure on each hole, but below average results.......more

Goodreads review by Niratisaya on May 26, 2011

Love it! Match Made in Heaven berkisah tentang Elliott Goodman yg pada satu hari terkena serangan jantung. Dan ketika sadar, dia mendapati dirinya di lapangan golf. Yup. Lapangan golf. Bukan kamar rumah sakit, atau ruang tamu rumahnya. Dan tahu-tahu dia harus bermain golf untuk mendapatkan hidupnya k......more