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  • Sales of Tiger Woods Physics Book Way Up


    Neatorama — Authority Authority: 767
    I guess that in scientific publishing, there’s no such thing as bad publicity. The textbook Get a Grip on Physics by John Gribbin, featured in Tiger Woods’ recent SUV crash, has shot up the bestseller list. Its Amazon ranking has moved from 396,224 to 2,268: Speaking in a break between lectures this ...
    2 weeks ago

  • Authors Sales Soar After Book Spotted in Tiger Woods Wrecked SUV


    Writerswrite.com's Writer's Blog — Authority Authority: 416
    Physicist Dr John Gribbin was quite surprised when a friend emailed him photos of the SUV that Tiger Woods crashed in his driveway over Thanksgiving weekend. In the wreckage was Dr. Gribbins out of print book, Get a Grip on Physics . Dr. Gribbin says that he was thrilled that he was reading about physics, but that if ...
    2 weeks ago

  • The one person I’m ok with profiting from the Tiger Woods Scandal….. oh wait, scratch that


    Gynomite! — Authority Authority: 436
    This is one of the pictures of Tiger Woods’ wrecked SUV that surfaced last week, and see that book in the floorboard?  It’s called Get a Grip on Physics by John Gribbin, and for some unexplained reason, its sales rank on Amazon has jumped from 396,224 to 2,268. Seriously. I was ready to be excited for John ...
    2 weeks ago

  • Tiger Woods tries to get a grip…on physics?


    PRI's The World — Authority Authority: 632
    Photo: Handout/Getty Images Now, a little physics for you. According to chaos theory, the wings a butterfly flapping over the Amazon can trigger a tornado in Texas. By the same token, a car accident involving the world’s wealthiest and best-known golfer can trigger a massive uptick in global sales of an obscure ...
    3 weeks ago

  • Tiger Woods drives physics book’s sales sky-high


    Thaindian News — Authority Authority: 740
    London, December 09 (ANI): The book inside Tiger Woods’ wrecked car has seen an increase in sale after photographs of the accident scene surfaced.The book ‘Get a Grip on Physics’ by science writer John Gribbin is up 2,268th position on the Amazon sales list from 396,224th.A paperback copy of the book was snapped ...
    3 weeks ago

  • Tiger Woods Increases Physics Book Sales


    The Sly Oyster | culture, entertainment, liberal arts, shenanigans — Authority Authority: 147
    Well, at least there seems to be one positive outcome of the whole Tiger Woods debacle.  When photos of his wrecked SUV surfaced, there was a tattered copy of Get a Grip on Physics by Sussex University professor John Gribbin among an assortment of usual fair.  This, of all things, has led the book’s sales to ...
    3 weeks ago

  • Tiger Woods drives physics book’s sales sky-high


    Thaindian News — Authority Authority: 740
    London, December 05 (ANI): The book inside Tiger Woods’ wrecked car has seen an increase in sale after photographs of the accident scene surfaced.The book ‘Get a Grip on Physics’ by science writer John Gribbin is up 2,268th position on the Amazon sales list from 396,224th.A paperback copy of the book was snapped ...
    3 weeks ago

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