First Books Publishes Bethpage Book

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(May 28, 2002) - First Books Library is pleased to announce the release of Philip Young's long-awaited book on the public golf course that will host the 2002 U.S. Open golf championship:

Golf for the People: Bethpage and the Black

Newsday - May 22, 2002: " "Golf for the People: Bethpage and the Black" is a highly personal, slightly eccentric and thoroughly delightful 156-page scrapbookŠ" John Hanc from his cover story in Part II titled "A Letter to a Golf Course"). http://www.newsday.com/features/ny-feat-fcov0522.story

"It's definitely unique... I thought the research on it was great" Richard Cerame of the Metropolitan Golf Association.

www.Travelgolf.com - "Š the book is highly recommended for all golfer's who love the games history." (from Kiel Christianson's review of the book)

"He knows this place more than anyone. He's helped me determine the time frame of some of the things that happened here. I'm a lot smarter, thanks to him." Rees Jones

Tillinghast Association - "WeŠ can attest that Phil has researched and written the definitive history of Bethpage. This book is a great one." From http://tillinghast.net/Whatsnewbook.htm.

The book is available as follows:

Bkorders@1stbooks.com
BarnesandNoble.com
Amazon.com
By phone 1 (888) 280-7715
Contact your local bookstore for their delivery date.

Media representatives who desire complimentary copies for review purposes may call Cindy Baker at 1 (800) 839-8640 and a complimentary copy of the book will be sent.