Author : William Saroyan
Comments : A copy has been recently discovered by Chuck Hoey (The former curator of the ITTF Museum when it was based in Europe). The short booklet is a stage play by Saroyan who was an award winning playwright in the USA who achieved considerable successes with aone-act plays. I believe this is the only known copy and Chuck also has some of the original manuscripts.?
Author : Sam Steiner
Comments : There is very little to excite the Table Tennis Enthusiast. It is the script for a Stage Play about how everything and nothing changes as people bat a ball. It premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Although described by the critics as ‘A work of extraordinary observation and overflowing empathy’. I remember speaking toa couple of London players who went to see the play when it opened in the West End – they walked out. I am afraid that most TT collectors and ‘aficionados’ would do the same. I think that with a book title like this, I may be forgiven for including the book in this collection
Author : Mateo Levi
Comments : One of those annoying little self published Amazon booklets. Selling price varies but if you are paying more than 25p you are being robbed. Absolute Junk.
Author : William Rees
Comments : A very entertaining tale of the Authors’ belated return to the game he so enjoyed many years ago. However this time the author lives and plays in the South of France. A most amusing book describing the trials, tribulations, struggles, and limited successes of his game. What a shame the book only ran to 71 pages! I greatly enjoyed it. I hope there is more to come.
Author : Kevin Finn
Comments : The book is all about the cutting edge of Sports Science curated specifically for Table Tennis. When you have 469 pages at your disposal and not a mention of how to play, then you must expect this book to go behind the scenes and teach you about technical skills, tactical skills, psychological skills, emotional skills, readiness, sports nutrition, and physical skills. I will comment further when I have finished reading this monumental work. I may be some time.
Author : Table Tennis England
Comments : I read every last page and I enjoyed each one. A real treasure trove. Ah!…… what memories and what a delight. Every enthusiast must have one. I can’t really fault it, but I do find the front cover selection a little drab. Hey-Ho, you can’t have everything.