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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Real tennis, often called "Royal Tennis"?one of several sports sometimes called the sport of Kings?is the original indoor racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis, or tennis, is descended. It is also known as jeu de paume in France, "court tennis" in the United States, "Royal Tennis" in Australia. The term "real" was first used by journalists in the middle of the twentieth century to distinguish the ancient game from modern "lawn" tennis (even though that sport is seldom contested on lawns these days outside the few social-club-managed estates such as Wimbledon). There is no evidence that it is a corruption of the word 'royal' as some have indicated. Real tennis players often call the game "tennis", while continuing to refer to its more widely played offshoot as "lawn tennis". ... Read more

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Tips on stance, grip, and swing are combined with the official rules of the US Croquet Association to create the complete guide to this enjoyable game. ... Read more

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croquet basics
this is a great beginner croquet book; the basics are explained easily and clearly. i ordered 70 of them for a croquet tournament. the delivery was early which was great and i am giving the books to the tournament players to take back home and give to their own beginner players! a great way to spread the word!

A must have rule book.
I hadn't played the game of croquet since I was a child. When I purchaseda set, I decided that the small pamphlet that came with the set, did notanswer all my questions on the sport. I wanted one book with good courtset-up diagrams, rules for various games one can play in croquet,a glossaryof terms, and perhaps some tips on techniques. I found all of this and morein Mr. Boga's book.In typical instruction books, Iusually skip the"history of" chapter and get right to the "meat" of thebook. I read, and finished,this chapter before realizing it. It offeredsome interesting tidbits that I now regal my family with in-between wacksof my mallet. This is a wonderful book for a returning croquet playerlike me who had forgottenjust about every aspect of the game, except forthe thrill of sending an opponent's ball off. For those who already have agood grap of the basics, it has additional chapters on strategy, winningthe mental game, and getting better.One last bonus of this book is it'ssmall size. It is quite easy to whip out and reference when there is adisagreement on the official rules of the game. ... Read more

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Croquet is back! Once again, its popularity is exploding and Croquet captures its charm, with the fine points of playing and entertaining. 75 full-color photographs and 35 black-and-white drawings. ... Read more

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The first systematic bibliography on croquet has now been published.This work is the most comprehensive catalogue raisonee of the literature about croquet, containing all known specialist's books and phamplets devoted to the game.There are over 1,000 entries.Most of the subjects documented are in English, but French, German, Italian, Swedish, Afrikaans, Chinese, and Japanese languages are also represented.This work is co-published with St. Paul's Bibliographies. ... Read more

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This guide explains every aspect of the game of croquet - from the equipment and rules, essential grip, stance and swing, through the basic strokes to advanced maneouvres and tactics. ... Read more

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Croquet strategy
The book is a modern and up to date coverage of a long established traditional sport.

The information is well presented and readily usable by croquet players of all level, from absolute beginners to advanced international standard players.All should gain useful information from the book.

There are also useful comments on the present state of the game and possible future developments ... Read more

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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Including books, pamphlets, periodicals, catalogs, trading cards, newspapers, photographs, postcards, scrapbooks, art prints, and advertisements, this subject bibliography of 679 references to croquet is based on the collection of varied material assembled by the late Dr. Rendell Rhoades, Professor of Biology at Ashland University, OH. The resulting collection encompasses the role croquet has played in literature, in biography, in art and music, in manufacturing and advertising, and in the attendant publicity. With an index of joint authors, pseudonyms, illustrators, and other pertinent information; and a chronological list of books on croquet compiled by Dr. R.W. Bray, Member of the British Croquet Association. ... Read more