Title | How to Become a Champion at Bowls | ||
Compiler | Richard Thomas Harrison ('Boomerang') | ||
Publisher | Henselite (Australia) Pty Ltd, Fairfield, Victoria, Australia | ||
First published | 1939 | ||
ISBN | 0-9597152-1-5 | ||
Edition reviewed | 21st (published 2003) | ||
Hardback/softback | Hardback | ||
List price | £11.80 | ||
Cover size (cm) (height x width) |
21.7 x 13.2 | ||
Number of pages | 167 | ||
Number of pages with | Coloured photos | Black & white photos | Line drawings |
18 | None | 10 | |
Synopsis | This book has no chapters and is indexed by listing the contents (more than 120) in page order. Written in a very practical style, virtually all aspects of playing bowls are covered, including:
The author's original work has been supplemented in later editions with the addition of the text of three short booklets: How to Become a Champion at Bowls is claimed to be the world's largest selling bowls book and by July 2008 sales had exceeded 150,000; the book remains in print with the 21st edition (reviewed here) being published in 2003. *The Etiquette of Bowls and The Etiquette of Marking in Lawn Bowls were later combined in a single booklet. Also by Richard Thomas Harrison: |