Nine-Iron John is a tale about reconciling a painful past with the hope for the future. Its about fathers and sons, the fertile territory of the male ego, about coming to terms with the pursuit of athletic and sexual conquests. Its about the search for dignity and self-respect, the desire to love and to be loved. It is the story of the journey that all men begin that only a select few ever manage to successfully complete.
Alan Shapiro, Ph.D. is author of the best-selling, Golf's Mental Hazards (Fireside, 1996). Highly acclaimed for his insightful and humorous perspective on the psychology of golf, Dr. Shapiro serves as consultant to The Golf School, based in Mt. Snow, Vermont. He maintains his residence and private-practice in Albany, New York.