I was going to refute Jeff's answer with the phrase "books by committee are never any good," but in fact, he reminded me of one that really is good:
"Favorite Golf Holes By Design," edited by Paul Daley.
Paul asked +- 75 architects to choose their favorite hole and describe why they liked it. The intriguing part to me was how differently everyone explained their choices . . . some by words, some by sketch, some by meticulous plans, some by photographs . . . it was a revealing window into how differently we all think about the subject.
That, and Ron Fream's choice of the sixth hole at Himalayan Golf Club, which led me to take one of the great expeditions of my life.