Details of over 250 titles

Introduction

Welcome to the latest monthly update (July 2008) of 'Books on Bowls' - a comprehensive resource of books, videos and DVDs on bowls of all the major codes. My aim is to make the site as comprehensive as possible to ensure that we have an authoritative record of bowls media for our great game where none existed before.

What's new

Research into South African books has led to the discovery of Bowls - The Why and the Wherefor, a title that focuses primarily on the laws of bowls. It brings the number of South African publications to 12. The second title new to the site this month is Bowls - The Textbook of the Game, a book published in the 1930s that was the forerunner of one that remarkably is still in print 70 years later.

Not for sale

I'm sorry, but I don't sell any of the books, videos or DVDs listed on the site directly. However, if you're interested in starting or adding to a collection, Buying Books, Videos and DVDs should help.

Scope

Only books concerned exclusively or largely with the major bowls codes, and generally available to the public, are included. Books of local interest, such as those dealing with counties, states or single clubs are excluded, as are journals and catalogues.

Icons

For simplicity, the following icons are used throughout the site:  Bowling green;  Crown green;
 Ebook;  Short mat.

Number of books, videos and DVDs

The number of books listed on this site is now 282 - the vast majority relating to the flat green code; crown green and short mat bowls titles account for 11 and three respectively. Eighteen videos and seven DVDs are also recorded (July 2008).

Help!

My own collection of bowls books represents about two-thirds of the total number listed on this site. Details of the remainder have been obtained from a variety of sources and are usually incomplete, and this is where your help would be greatly appreciated. If you can provide any information where you see a question mark or the words 'Not known', or have a book that's not listed, then please go to the Feedback Form and fill in the relevant boxes. And please if you come across any errors, inconsistencies or broken links. As a small token of my appreciation, your contributions will be recognised on the Acknowledgements page and a link added if your club or organisation has a Website. I'm most grateful to those whose names already appear there. By the same token, I'm happy to try to answer any of your questions relating to books, videos or DVDs on bowls.

Finally

Creating this site has been a labour of love. If you've found it - good! If you find it interesting - great! If you find it useful - even better! Enjoy!

Geoff Barnett (Webmaster)