{"product_id":"missing-links-9780385488860","title":"Missing Links","description":"\u003ci\u003eWhen a group of middle-class buddies obsessed with golf set up a bet to see who can finagle their way onto the nearby private course, their friendship is tested in ways they had never expected in this humorous novel from Rick Reilly, one of America's most popular sportswriters.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eMissing Links\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of four middle class buddies who live outside of Boston and for years have been 1) utterly obsessed with golf and 2) a regular foursome at Ponkaquoque Municipal Course and Deli, not so fondly known as Ponky, the single worst golf course in America. Just adjacent to these municipal links lies the Mayflower Country Club, the most exclusive private course in all of Boston and a major needle in their collective sides. Frustrated by the Mayflower's finely manicured greens and snooty members, three of Ponky's finest and most courageous--Two Down, Dannie, and Stick--set up a bet: $1,000.00 apiece, and the first man to somehow finagle his way on to the Mayflower course takes all. Lying, cheating, and forgery are encouraged, to put it mildly, and with the constant heckling and rare aid of Chunkin' Charlie, Hoover, and Bluto--a few more of Ponky's elite--the games begin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the three will eventually play the Mayflower's course, but their friendships--and everything else--will change as various truths unravel and the old Ponky starts looking like the home they never should have left.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRick Reilly\u003c\/b\u003e has been voted National Sportswriter of the Year eleven times. Formerly a writer for \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and ESPN.com, he continues to deliver his opinion essays and features on ESPN SportsCenter. He is also the author of eleven books, several of which have been \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHis \u003ci\u003eSports From Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Search for the World's Dumbest Competition\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the Thurber Prize. Reilly lives in Denver, Colorado.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410812080402,"sku":"9780385488860","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8e127e10-b25c-4339-96a5-94c09edfec81.jpg?v=1729308534","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/missing-links-9780385488860","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}