Good book, great book on two of golf's greatest names, greatest players and greatest guys...This book is "a keeper," giving a dynamic inside look at the personalities and competitive instincts of both men. The reader comes to a new and deeper appreciation and understanding of the two golfing giants of our time.

Ian O'Connor takes the easy way out in some of the writing at times, but the story (and stories) he tells far overcome the few and slight wordsmsithing that could be made by the most critical of readers.

This book is an eagle, a sure eagle, for those who remember Arnie and Jack and for those who want to learn about them.

Tiger Woods is Tiger Woods, the best of all time. It's a shame he doesn't have a competitive adversary such as Jack and Arnie had in each other. Then we could see just how good Tiger could be.

Edwin Pope may have best described this book: "A classic work...the most riveting personal moments..the best I've read in a long while..."

If you want the long and short of this book, it's easy to summarize: Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus loved nothing better than to one-up each other; Arnold wanted to win more on the golf course, and Jack wanted to be more popular with the fans; their wives kept the rivalry from getting out of hand; and they are more at peace with one another now than before.

If you want to read about the various times they played each other, the off-course competition, slights to one another, and what bugged each one about the other, then you'll want to read every page of this detailed dual biography. If you would rather read just about one or the other . . . and their whole career in perspective, another book will undoubtedly be more pleasing.

I had never read anything about the backgrounds of either golfer so I learned a lot. As soon as the book got into the years where I was well aware of both men, the book didn't add very much to what I knew already. In fact, Mr. O'Connor left out material that I would have included.

Because the two men are ten years apart in age, they aren't the kind of playing rivals that some of the earlier champions were who competed against each other in their prime years. In the process, the astonishing rise of golf as a spectator sport isn't given as much attention as it should.

But if you want to get an overview of both men, magnified by their feelings about one another, this book will serve you all right. But don't expect the book to be compelling reading. It's more like those long-winded stories you hear at the country club in the bar that are shared by the oldest member after quite a few libations.

When your husband has EVERYTHING golf...a new and interesting golf book a must ! Thank you for quick delivery,book in excellent condition.

For anyone that has followed professional golf for the past 50 years, reading about these two greats was very rewarding. I remember almost everyone of their thrilling victories, especially in the Masters and US Opens. I personally saw them in the Ryder Cup in St. Louis at Old Warson CC. They shot a best ball of 29 on the back nine to pull out a one up victory for the USA.

First the positive feedback. For the most part I enjoyed the book. While some of the stories were familiar to me already from other sources, there was some new material as well.
Now the negative feedback. The author used gratuitously vulgar language throughout the book. Sometimes, when quoting someone, it's necessary to relate it uncensored to give the full effect. At other times it's not. The author should learn the distinction. But he went far beyond just using "colorful" speech when quoting someone. It seems to be part of his writing style. Some players were "shooting the s__t". Arnold hit a shot from the rough even farther into the "s__t". Someone "was rips__t" about some situation. Could it be that the stories can be told without the frequent use of the word "s__t"? On a similar vein, we learn that Nicklaus was conceived in a second-story room over his father's drugstore? Really? Did the author really know where Jack was conceived? Would it not have sufficed to say where he was born?
As I kept encountering stuff like this, the author's style became more and more annoying and almost ruined the book. But enough information about this great rivalry came through that I was able to fight through it and finish the book.

An excellent book - well written and very insightful. It was fun getting an inside look at these two legends. I thoroughly enjoyed the book.

Fantastic read. It's the first book I've read from Ian O'Connor and I was not disappointed. Both Arnie and Jack are two genuine sportsmen and gentlemen. I've met both as a volunteer at PGA events and both were class acts. I know there was a fierce rivalry between them and this book chronicles it all.

This book is a great run through history and every member on the PGA Tour should a. read it and b. write a thank you letter to these two gentlemen as their rivalry put golf on the map. The money they are making today is a result of these two.

In the end, it doesn't matter who won what. Both golfers are universally loved, respected businessmen and class acts. A lot of professional athletes today should read this and take note of their actions both on the course and off.

Both are legends and masters of their sport.

I grew up a member of Jack's Pack, having been born a little too late to be a soldier in Arnie's Army. It's funny how sports moments can stay with you. As I watched the Masters this year, in my mind's eye, I could see the Golden Bear prowling those greens. Ghosts of Augusta.

This book tells the tale of two of Golf's titans, both their individual stories, and the story of their complicated relationship, from the first time they met, to the present day. Arnold Palmer, muscular arms bulging out of his short-sleeved shirts, cigarette hanging from his lips, going for every pin, with that wild looking swing of his. Jack Nicklaus: once Fat Jack, before he transformed himself. Picture perfect on the course, but not with the galleries, never getting the love that they showered on Palmer, the King. To say it was love/hate would be an understatement. They competed to the death in everything, but cared about each other much more than they would let on. Ironically, each wanted to be the other. Arnie wanted all those Majors, and the title of Greatest Golfer ever. Jack wanted the popularity and love that Arnie always had. But as Arnie said, "You can only be so many things in life."

The book is wonderfully written. You almost feel like you were there, as the author describes so many memorable Arnie/Jack duels. There is also a fascinating look at their wives. Winnie Palmer & Barbara Nicklaus were fast friends from the moment they met, even as their husbands were trying to beat each other's brains out. When I finished this book, I remember thinking, "I really enjoyed that." I think you will,too.

Always an Arnie fan, reluctantly a Jack fan, Ian O'Connor has allowed me to go back to a wonderful time in my life. I cut school to watch these two men duel at Baltusrol. I remember seven kids jumping into the pond of the fourth green to recover a misplayed Palmer shot during the 67 US Open. Palmer's charisma has never been replicated, while Jack eventually earned the respect he deserved. Arnie and Jack reveals captivating insights into these two golfing warriors' lives and accomplishments. I had to send copies to my all my golfing buddies, even before Christmas

Mr. O'Connor has done a fine job with his work on the Palmer-Nicklaus rivalry. No matter which side of the fence you may be on (Arnie's Army or Jack's Pack), there are enduring lessons to be learned here as well as a lot of inside information about two of the all time greats of the game so many of us love. If you have any memories of either of these guys in, or even close to, their primes, you can purchase this book with confidence knowing you have a wonderful read ahead of you.

Fifty years ago, the greatest rivalry in golf began. By forty years ago, it was all over, with the domination of Jack Nicklaus over Arnold Palmer. So for those who didn't live through it (and for those who did), Mr. O'Connor chronicles the the rise of Big Golf with these two men. Mr. Palmer with his come from behind wins and self-taught style came of age with the TV set and was golf's first superstar. Mr. Nicklaus was not the risk-taker on the golf course that Mr. Palmer was --which is why Arnie had his "Army" and Jack had all the major championships. Their rivalry continued in the business arena after their golfing days. Mr. O'Connor interviewed everyone who knew them and used every cliche to describe them. Other than that, the book is fun to read and a joy to every golfer.