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| Title | How to Become a Champion at Bowls | ||
| Compiler | Richard Thomas Harrison ('Boomerang') | ||
| Publisher | R W Hensell & Sons Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia | ||
| First published | 1939 | ||
| ISBN | 0-9597152-0-7 | ||
| Edition reviewed | 18th (published 1986) | ||
| Hardback/softback | Softback | ||
| List price | Not known | ||
| Cover size (cm) (height x width) |
21.1 x 13.6 | ||
| Number of pages | 204 | ||
| Number of pages with | Coloured photos | Black & white photos | Line drawings |
| None | 21 | 10 | |
| Synopsis | Since How to Become a Champion at Bowls was first published, the game and laws of lawn bowls have seen many modifications and whilst recent changes have rendered obsolete some aspects of the author's theories, the essential basic philosophies advocated by the colourful (and sometimes controversial) old champion remain and form the basis of many top bowlers' games today.
It is most regrettable that owing to 'Dick' Harrison having passed on, he could not completely update what is the biggest selling and most widely read and quoted book on lawn bowls, but that his theories still apply is testimony to his writings and the command he had of the game. To give what we consider to be the most complete coverage of lawn bowls yet put together in one volume, we have added to Harrison's writings - The Etiquette of Bowls* and The Romance of Bowl Manufacture both by the late J P Monro, BA (a former Secretary of the Royal Victorian Bowls Association and noted bowls historian) and The Etiquette of Marking in Lawn Bowls* by the late John A Malan (a former Life Member of the Royal Victorian Bowls Association) who undertook the task of re-editing and revising where necessary, the 14th edition when the Australian Bowls Council adopted the use of the small mat which is standard in other countries. Although written for Australian conditions, the principles in this volume apply generally to most countries where lawn bowls is played and we believe this edition has a usefulness far beyond any previous edition and will be welcomed by bowlers everywhere. How to Become a Champion at Bowls is claimed to be the world's largest selling bowls book and according to the edition reviewed, more than 120,000 copies had been sold by 1986. Later information indicates that sales now (July 2008) exceed 150,000; the book remains in print with the 21st edition 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: |
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