Perhaps there's been an earlier post on this fine book that I missed. In any case, I'm halfway through a wonderful new text by architect Forrest L. Richardson, "Routing the Golf Course: The Art & Science that Forms the Golf Journey" (Wiley, 2002).
Forgetting for the moment that the subtitle is syntactically incorrect, this is a stunning book for its insights, readability and thoughtful exploration. My only regret is that the publisher released it in B&W, which undercuts many of the illustrations. But what a finely honed set of observations about the golf course as planned landform.
The book is also evidence that there are some incredibly bright, thoughtul people working fulltime in the business and making a living, even if they are not household names. The book makes me want to see his courses, such as his newly opened daily-fee, Hideout GC in Monticello, Utah (featured for several years in USGA Golf Journal).