Golfing on the Roof of the World

"Rick Lipsey returned from a vacation in Bhutan with an unusual job offer. After playing a round at the Royal Thimphu Golf Club, one of the members asked if Lipsey would consider becoming the kingdom's golf pro. "Sure," Lipsey said, mostly joking. "I'd love to." Next thing Lipsey knew, he, his wife, and their infant daughter were on their way to this remote Himalayan country, where the national standard for measuring success is not gross domestic product, but gross national happiness." "In Golfing on the Roof of the World, Lipsey chronicles his time in Bhutan on and off the links, from teeing off on yak dung and hitting balls at altitude to meeting Iron Bridge, a reincarnated lama, and dining with the country's chief justice. He also combines great golf and travel writing with the bigger story of Bhutan's entrance into the modern world, as the country tries to reconcile its traditional life of monarchy, Buddhist mores, and substance farming with democracy, the Internet, and World Wrestling Entertainment."--BOOK JACKET.Lipsey, Rick is the author of 'Golfing on the Roof of the World ', published 2007 under ISBN 9781596910508 and ISBN 159691050X.