Details of over 300 titles

Introduction

Welcome to the latest monthly update (August 2018) of 'Books on Bowls' - a unique 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. Does any other sport have such a facility?

What's new to the site

In July I came across Vern's Best Bits, a large format humorous book profusely illustrated in black and white and first published in 2017. Vernon Algernon Lewis is Penypont's top lawn bowls skip. The advice and insight he offers into the game of lawn bowls are unlike any you have read or heard before. WARNING! This advice is not for the squeamish or those of a sensitive disposition!

Not for sale

This is a hobby site that reflects my collection of bowls books, videos and DVDs and I'm sorry but I don't sell any of them 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;  Kindle.

Number of books, videos and DVDs

The number of books listed on this site is now 313 - the vast majority relating to the flat green code; crown green and short mat bowls titles account for 15 and three respectively. Details of 18 videos and 11 DVDs are also recorded (August 2018).

Help!

My own collection of bowls books represents the bulk 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. 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!