Tiger Woods tries to get a grip…on physics?

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The fallout from Tiger Woods’ car accident continues. One of the stranger wrinkles in the tale can be seen at left. That’s Woods’ wrecked SUV, and that book on the floor is an out-of-print work entitled Get a Grip on Physics, by British professor John Gribbin. Global demand has spiked since the book was photographed in Woods’ SUV. Marco Werman hears from John Gribbin. Download MP3(Photo: Handout/Getty Images)

• Get a Grip on Physics on Amazon
• John Gribbin’s homepage
• Article on sales of the book in The Guardian newspaper