The Fine Green Line
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The Fine Green Line by John Newport
What happens when a man leaves home for a year to pursue his dream?One day, playing a particularly spectacular round of golf, husband and father John Paul Newport suddenly tastes what it's like to be a pro. Deciding to take a year off and hit the road playing golf's mini-tour circuit, Newport embarks on a wild trip through America's fairways. Over the course of his journey inside the somewhat shady, often hilarious underbelly of professional golf, he uncovers a world of people so totally addicted to golf, to the delusion of achievable perfection, that they sacrifice everything else to the quest. He also discovers the nature of his own obsession with the game, and how this constant pursuit of perfection on the golf course reflects the same challenges and frustrations one encounters in life. What does it take to master such an intricate, unpredictable game? In golf, as in life, why is one so consistently incapable of acting up to one's clearly established potential?
As Newport struggles to cross that Fine Green Line--the infinitely subtle yet critical difference between the top golf professionals and those who never quite make it--he realizes that life, like golf, doesn't let you get away with anything. This is a story about letting go of fear, facing challenges, and embracing risks--a compelling personal journey that captures many of the frustrations and elations of midlife both on and off the course.
John F. Newport, Ph.D. is uniquely qualified as an authority on the pivotal role of healthy lifestyles in recovery from addiction. He holds doctorates in psychology and public health, and is passionately committed to helping people struggling with addiction to strengthen their recovery while adding years - even decades - to their life expectancies.
Dr. Newport first became interested in wellness and recovery when he began working in addictions in the late 1980s. Working in the trenches, he witnessed the untimely deaths of numerous addictions counselors as a consequence of their nicotine addiction. He also saw many clients sabotage their recovery with dangerous 'substitute addictions' to sugar, caffeine, nicotine and other toxic lifestyle choices.
Based in Port Townsend, Washington, Dr. Newport has published well over100 articles focusing on addictions and other health related topics. He is a featured columnist for Counselor: The Magazine for Addictions Professionals and Steps for Recovery, and is currently developing a series of workbooks on wellness and recovery in collaboration with the Gorski- CENAPS Corporation (R). Website: www.wellnessandrecovery.com
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| ISBN 13 | 9780767901178 |
| ISBN 10 | 0767901177 |
| Title | The Fine Green Line |
| Author | John Newport |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc) |
| Year published | 2001-05-08 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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