His Father's Son: Earl and Tiger Woods »

Tom Callahan is a former senior writer for Time magazine and columnist for The Washington Post. A sports enthusiast and recipient of the National Headliner Award, he is the author of the New York Times bestseller Johnny U: The Life and Times of Johnny Unitas, Around the World in Eighteen Holes, The GM, and The Bases Were Loaded (And So Was I). He lives in Florida.

A revealing and intimate biography of the man who influenced Tiger Woods the most-his father, Earl Woods.

From the time he entered the public consciousness as a two year-old golf prodigy on The Mike Douglas Show, Eldrick "Tiger" Woods has often been viewed less as a human being and more as a ball-striking machine-and his carefully guarded image and emotionless persona seemed to guarantee that it would remain that way. Even after his recent bombshell adultery scandal, the public still knows very little about the man behind the golf clubs and multimillion-dollar endorsement deals. But one thing is certain: Earl Woods, Tiger's beloved and now deceased father, knew him better and influenced his life more than anyone. So, in this case, to know the father is to know the son.

In His Father's Son, Tom Callahan offers a full-blown biography of Earl Dennison Woods, the Vietnam War veteran who raised the golf phenomenon, and in turn, a full-blown biography of Tiger Woods. With exclusive access to and interviews with Earl, Tiger, and a host of friends, family members, coaches, and veteran golf players, Callahan provides an unprecedented look into their lives and the remarkably close relationship that Earl and Tiger had. With unparalleled insight into the man who made Tiger Woods the person that he is, His Father's Son is part biography and part father-and-son love story.

Library Journal

Former Time magazine senior writer Callahan explores Tiger Woods by studying the life of Tiger's father, Earl Woods. Having interviewed both men, as well as their friends and associates, the author promises new insights.