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Steve@Mangirri.Com Book Synopsis: Learning the Nuances, Secrets, and Philosophy of the Game of Squash from the Most Legendary Players of All Time WISDOM of our SQUASH ELDERS You can learn from: Jonah Barrington, Heather Mckay, Hashim Khan, Jahangir Khan, Geoff Hunt, Jansher Khan, Abou Taleb, Sharif Khan, Mark Talbot and many other world class players. A book by Steven Bowditch (c) 2015 1981 ISRF World Champion, Australian team captain & indigenous mystic Inducted Australia Squash Hall of Fame, August 2015 & DREAMTIME SKY HERO TIPS FROM SQUASH LEGENDS get your free chapter and buy online at: www.mangirri.com [email protected] Book Synopsis: Learning the nuances, secrets, and philosophy of the game of squash from the most legendary players of all time. Experienced as a string of breadcrumbs during a round the world walkabout. A sporting destiny that I later discovered was tied to the mythology of my Australian Aboriginal sky ancestors and dreaming country. Chapters “enjoyed the writing style..was 1. The Mother of All Skill (Heather Mckay) not bored for one minute. I 2. Perpetual Motion (Geoff Hunt) can't wait to read it all.” 3. The Natural Game (a golden age of squash) 4. Fairways & Greens (Abuo Taleb) Rhonda Thorne-Clayton 5. The Endless Rally (Jonah Barrington) (FREE) former world no. 1 & world champ 6. The Invincibles (Jahangir Khan & Jansher Khan) 7. An Everlasting Story (Hashim Khan) EXCELLENT READ SO 8. The One Move (Sharif Khan & the perfect swing) 9. Oranges and Apples (The American game) FAR!!!!!! I LOVE IT, 10. The Fire Stick (Kingfisher Ancestor & win in Jonkoping) Anders Wahlstedt, 11. The Rainbow Brothers (origins of sport in the cosmos ) Swedish Champion 12. The Weave of the Dreamcatcher (the strings of your bow ) What they say about the author: “The most talented rackets skills player ever.” Geoff Hunt, from Obstacle Race – a book about Aboriginal sporting champions in Australia, 1997. Bowditch is always genially imaginative. When his dazzling gifts burst into flower, he can bemuse even such a player as Jahangir.” Rex Belley, English sport writer, London Times Newspaper “Bowditch hits with spins and cuts and hammer like blows. He is at his best when he is totally uninhibited. When he is free. He plays gloriously.” Jonah Barrington, from his autobiography – Murder in the Squash Court,1982 “Squash can benefit from some healthy controversy and it could use some characters like Steve Bowditch instead of a steady stream of sanitized personalities.” Sharif Khan, North American Squash Legend, RAQUETS Magazine, 1985 “Most perfect game of hardball squash I have ever seen.” American Squash News editor Tom Jones - 1986 North American Open in Minneapolis/St Paul. “One of the sport’s most compelling figures throughout his prime playing years during the 1980’s and his unique perspective finds full expression in the provocative and sometimes oracle-like passages of this manuscript.” Rob Dinnerman, dailysquashreport.com July 28th, 2015 – review of book. Get one free signed book for every 8 purchased at your club. Email us at Free [email protected] to get your tracking number, then place in square .
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