Tiger Woods

Name: Tiger Woods
Brand: Simon & Schuster Ltd
SKU: 9781471175398
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Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2018

By Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian

4.36

( 9,323 ratings, 683 reviews)

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Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian delves into the complex life of the legendary golfer, exploring his meteoric rise, personal struggles, and ultimate comeback. The authors provide an in-depth, well-researched narrative, shedding light on the man behind the icon, his triumphs, and his challenges both on and off the golf course.
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You might enjoy this book if you are fascinated by the complexities of achieving greatness in sports. It offers a riveting look at the rise, fall, and redemption of one of golf's most iconic figures, combining deep research with compelling storytelling.

Tiger Woods

The most comprehensive biography of global sporting icon Tiger Woods.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018
WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR 2019
THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE RISE, FALL AND RISE AGAIN OF TIGER WOODS
'A rattling read... Superbly written' Daily Mail
'Arguably the most serious attempt ever made to get behind golf’s great enigma' Guardian
'Exhilarating, depressing, tawdry and moving... perfectly pitched biography' New York Times

Based on three years of extensive research and reporting, two of today’s most acclaimed investigative journalists, Jeff Benedict of Sports Illustrated and eleven-time Emmy Award winner Armen Keteyian, deliver the first major biography of Tiger Woods - sweeping in scope and packed with groundbreaking, behind-the-scenes details of the Shakespearean rise and epic fall of a global icon.

In 2009, Tiger Woods was the most famous athlete on the planet, a transcendent star of almost unfathomable fame and fortune living what appeared to be the perfect life - married to a Swedish beauty and the father of two young children. Winner of fourteen major golf championships and seventy-nine PGA Tour events, Woods was the first billionaire athlete, earning more than $100 million a year in endorsements from the likes of Nike, Gillette, AT&T, and Gatorade.

But it was all a carefully crafted illusion. As it turned out, Woods had been living a double life for years - one that exploded in the aftermath of a late-night crash that exposed his serial infidelity and sent his personal and professional life off a cliff. In Tiger Woods, Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian dig deep behind the headlines to produce a richly reported answer to the question that has mystified millions of sports fans for nearly a decade: who is Tiger Woods?

Drawing on more than four hundred interviews with people from every corner of Woods’s life - friends, family members, teachers, romantic partners, swing coaches, business associates, Tour pros and members of Woods’s inner circle - Benedict and Keteyian construct a captivating psychological profile of an African-American child programmed by an attention-grabbing father and the original Tiger Mom to be the 'chosen one', to change not just the game of golf, but the world as well. But at what cost?

Benedict and Keteyian provide the startling answers in a biography updated for this edition, destined to make headlines and linger in the minds of readers for years to come.

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Described as a meticulously researched and even-toned biography, Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian presents a forensic and detailed account of Woods' life, revealing both his prodigious talent and profound personal flaws. Reviewers appreciate the superb writing, exhaustive research, and the compelling, often scathing portrayal of his double life. The book gives readers a comprehensive and humanised view of one of golf's greatest yet most enigmatic figures.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781471175398

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 April 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Illustration: 8pp colour

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 512

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All Books Armen Keteyian Biography & Memoir Golf Jeff Benedict Non-Fiction Sports Sports Biographies

About the Author

Jeff Benedict is the bestselling author of seventeen nonfiction books. He’s also a film and television producer. He is the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller Tiger Woods. The book was the basis of the Emmy-nominated HBO documentary Tiger, which Benedict executive produced. The Dynasty, the definitive inside story of the New England Patriots under Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick, and Tom Brady, was a New York Times bestseller. The book is the basis of a forthcoming ten-part documentary series for Apple TV+, which Benedict is executive producing. His critically acclaimed book Poisoned is the basis of a Netflix documentary, which Benedict executive produced. His legal thriller Little Pink House was adapted into a motion picture starring Catherine Keener and Jeanne Tripplehorn. Benedict wrote Steve Young’s New York Times bestselling autobiography QB, which was the basis of an NFL Films documentary. Benedict’s upcoming biography of LeBron James will be published in 2023. Armen Keteyian is a CBS News correspondent based in New York and a longtime contributing correspondent to 60 Minutes. An eleven-time Emmy Award winner, he is widely regarded as one of the finest investigative journalists in the country. A former writer-reporter at Sports Illustrated, he is also the author or coauthor of ten previous books, including the New York Times bestsellers Raw Recruits and The System. Born and raised in Michigan, he now lives with his wife, Dede, in Fairfield, Connecticut, and San Clemente, California.