{"product_id":"his-ownself-a-semi-memoir-9780307474704","title":"His Ownself: A Semi-Memoir","description":"In \u003ci\u003eHis Ownself\u003c\/i\u003e, Dan Jenkins takes us on a tour of his legendary career as a sportswriter and novelist. Here we see Dan's hone his craft, from his high school paper through to his first job at the\u003ci\u003eFort Worth Press \u003c\/i\u003eand on to the glory days of \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e. Whether in Texas, New York, or anywhere for that matter, Dan was always at the center of it all--hanging out at Elaine's while swapping stories with politicians and movie stars, covering every Masters and U.S. Open and British Open for over four decades. The result is a knee-slapping, star-studded, once-in-a-lifetime memoir from one of the most important, hilarious, and semi-cantankerous sportswriters ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDan Jenkins is one of America's most acclaimed sportswriters as well as a bestselling novelist. A native Texan, he has spent a lifetime at the typewriter and computer. He might best be known for his twenty-four years of stories in \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and now \u003ci\u003eGolf Digest\u003c\/i\u003e. Three of his bestselling novels, \u003ci\u003eSemi-Tough\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDead Solid Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBaja Oklahoma\u003c\/i\u003e, were made into movies. His sportswriting has won him many awards. In 2012 he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame--one of only three writers to be honored thus far--and was given the PEN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing. He is also the 2013 winner of the Red Smith Award, the highest honor in his profession.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844282028306,"sku":"9780307474704","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8211158d-f2b4-4e04-8259-c540a862f41f.jpg?v=1737315772","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/his-ownself-a-semi-memoir-9780307474704","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}