Product Description

The ancient and gentlemanly sport of bowls, steeped in history and folklore, now gains a new perspective as a local club bowler turns the game on its head in an amusing, often hilarious satire of this popular pastime.

From Rules to Competitions, Commentary to Compendium the author explores the innermost ‘language’ of the game in a refreshing and light-hearted look.

This ‘factually’ based interspersion of trivia with tales, summaries, and short stories in an easy to understand dialogue approaches the ancient sport in a truly modern way.

Its characterisations strike a key as this popular game continues to develop through all ages. Members old and new are sure to enjoy this first publication from a budding author and bowler.

All characters, places, and definitions within this book are fictional

All bowling terms and shots are real, genuine, identifiable, and recognised names within bowling.

All commentary is, as heard on and off the green, with the authors own definition.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #257374 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 72 pages

From the Publisher
This first of two 'bowls' book is based on the authors real-life experiences and observations from his love of the sport of bowling.
In every sport there are the triumphs and disasters, unbelievable errors and unlikely outcomes. This 'tongue in cheek' introduction to bowling is a truely funny 'no holds barred' look at bowling from every angle, player and spectator.
To be followed later by a fully fledged 'humourists' novel, this introduction is all you need to 'enjoy' the sport without picking up a bowl!

From the Author
I love the sport of bowling and it remains of of the few 'unspoilt' games in the world today.

I hope you have as much fun reading this book as I have had putting it together?

Life is just a short breath in time, but whilst we breathe we have time to sense every emotion and taste life to the full, so breathe deeply my friends.....

From the Back Cover
"A ‘MUST’ READ, WE CAN ALL SEE SOMEBODY WE KNOW IN HERE, POSSIBLY OURSELVES? CAN’T WAIT FOR VOLUME 2,
THIS HAS GIVEN ME HOURS OF PLEASURE….WELL DONE!"

ROY TAYLOR
Local Bowler

"PAUL HAS PROVIDED A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF ENGLISH HUMOUR – THE ABILITY TO LAUGH AT ONESELF, NOT TO MENTION A ‘MUST’ FOR ALL THOSE LONG SUFFERING BOWLS WIDOWS…. MORE OF THE SAME PLEASE!"

CLIFF ADAMS
Chairman, Sole Bay Bowls Club

"THE PERFECT ANTIDOTE TO TAKING BOWLS (AND LIFE
IN GENERAL) TOO SERIOUSLY. THIS BOOK WILL MAKE
YOU LAUGH. YOU’LL ENJOY IT WHETHER OR NOT
YOU ARE CURRENTLY A BOWLER."

CLIFF HOWARD
Director, Bowls England Limited

"HOWEVER SERIOUSLY ANY OF US TAKE BOWLS AS A SPORT, PAUL REMINDS US THAT IT ALSO GREAT FUN.
WELL DONE PAUL. I WISH YOU EVERY SUCCESS"

TONY ALLCOCK MBE
Chief Executive English Bowling Association

Customer Reviews

Gentle fun, but badly written
I was given this book for Christmas. While the story is okay(ish) - nothing spectacular, but with a few likeable and believable characters - the writing style is akin to a conversation in a pub. The author's grasp of the English language is rather poor, and some of the bowls terminology used must be specific to his part of the UK, because a lot of it was utterly foreign to me. If only he'd found himself a good editor before being published...

The Writing Style Spoils it
I found the author's style so irritating that it spoiled the enjoyment. I have tried the other books in the series, and all have the same faults. In many cases, the author's general knowledge has so may gaps in it that I was distracted from the story by the irritation I experienced.