cover image Boomerang: How to Throw, Catch, and Make It

Boomerang: How to Throw, Catch, and Make It

Benjamin Ruhe, Eric Darnell. Workman Publishing, $9.94 (93pp) ISBN 978-0-89480-935-4

In this imaginatively conceived and executed guide, which comes with a polypropelene boomerang, Ruhe, a founder of the United States Boomerang Association, and Darnell, a boomerang designer, manufacturer, and top-ranked international competitor, trace the Australian aboriginal roots of the intriguing object and explore its aerodynamics. Sections on games and competition strategies are easy to follow, as are the illustrated instructions for throwing and catching the ""thinking man's Frisbee.'' The authors also describe how to construct a boomerang, and include the names and addresses of boomerang clubs. All in all, a delightful package. December