from Prof. Silverman:
The fun part about writing non-fiction for a living is where it can take you--even Cleveland. When Golf World asked me to snoop out a piece about golf books and the folks who collect them, I knew I’d find my Mecca on the shores of Lake Erie--in the 22,000 volume library amassed over more than 40 years by Alastair Johnston, the agent who’s represented Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player for decades. I wasn’t disappointed. The whole gang was there, from the valuable wellsprings--the first printed reference to the game and the first book devoted to it--straight down to the ephemera of yesterday’s news, including six books of my own, neatly arranged on a shelf three from the bottom in the “S’s.” If the printer doesn’t run out of ink, he’ll be adding a seventh, Merion: The Championship History, in the fall.
