First, a little Chee-Chee Then Some Other Extremely Odd Sports

This book - how did I find it? - I saw a blurb in Outside magazine in 2003 about it, and what first got me was "Golfing the Lewis and Clark Trail" -- being a huge Corp fan and hungry for anything on the subject.

I know Bill Vaughn as a long-time friend and have previously read several of his magazine articles. However, it was only when eleven of his recent pieces were brought together in this book, that I got a real sense of what special writer he has become.

This essentially self-published collection by a National Magazine Award-nominated writer is brilliant stuff --too bad about the anti-commercial nature of its launch (not the mention the possibly regrettable title). But hidden under this bushel is some of the sharpest, funniest, and sometime most moving personal journalism around.