Woods Accident Spurs Book Sales

The fall of Tiger Woods is translating to an unexpected rise for a little-known science book. After photos of the interior of Woods’ smashed SUV hit the Internet following his accident last weekend, sales in a book seen in the backseat amid shattered glass, Get a Grip on Physics, have jumped on Amazon.com from a rank of 396,224 to 2,268. The author, John Gribbin, says he’s "delighted that anybody's reading my books—I just wish it was one that's still in print.” The illustrated guide, first published in 1999, charts the subject from the 1950s. “Tiger Woods is absolutely my target audience,” the Sussex University professor explains. “He's busy, hasn't got a lot of time, but wants to catch up on what's happening in physics… Perhaps Woods will see if he can find a universe in which none of this ever happened.”