{"product_id":"flatbellies-25th-anniversary-edition-hardcover","title":"Flatbellies: 25th Anniversary Edition - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan B. Hollingsworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFLATBELLIES 25th Anniversary Edition!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne of the \"Top Ten Golf Books of All Time,\" as voted by a panel of 12 East Coast sports writers - Published in the Washington Times, April 2001\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAny time anybody thinks about memorable and moving \"coming of age\" stories \u003cem\u003eAmerican Graffiti\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHoosiers\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eStand By Me\u003c\/em\u003e immediately come to mind. Now the foursome is complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan Hollingsworth's novel, \u003cem\u003e Flatbellies\u003c\/em\u003e, is a fictionalized memoir of his teenage years in the heartland of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a small Oklahoma town in the contentious 1960s - a place that was simple but a time that was confusing - \u003cem\u003eFlatbellies\u003c\/em\u003e is partly about the seemingly unreachable goal of a high school golf team trying to win the state championship. Most of all, though, \u003cem\u003e Flatbellies\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of Chipper, Jay, L.K., Buster and the unforgettable Peachy and their friends as they learn to deal with love, loss, friendship, fear, triumph, tragedy, growing up and growing old. And just when you think the author cannot come up with any more unique characters, someone named Smokey Ray Divine struts onto the first tee at the local golf course, and a streetfighter nicknamed \"Neander T\" cruises menacingly through the local teen hang-out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlatbellies\u003c\/em\u003e is a charming and beautifully written novel by Alan B. Hollingsworth. You will hate for this book to end, but you will love the way it does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"More than just a \u003cem\u003eHoosiers \u003c\/em\u003efor golf, \u003cem\u003eFlatbellies\u003c\/em\u003e succeeds thanks to Hollingsworth's engaging characters and what this reviewer recalls as accurate depictions of teen situations and feelings. ...Non-golf fans needn't shy away from \u003cem\u003eFlatbellies\u003c\/em\u003e...\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Mike Snider, USA Today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 370\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52043013980461,"sku":"9798991328043","price":39.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/flatbellies-25th-anniversary-edition-hardcover-2337888.webp?v=1780171327","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/flatbellies-25th-anniversary-edition-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}