Anne Kramer: The Ultimate Book of Darts
Anne Kramer: The Ultimate Book of Darts, A Complete Guide to Games, Gear, Terms and Rules.
New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2013.
ISBN 978-1-62087-785-2
The Ultimate Book of Darts was published in August 2013 by the American darts player Anne Kramer (married to the American darting legend John Kramer). It runs to 306 pages, more then 75 000 words. While some of its chapters deal with the sport of darts in North America the major part of the book is full of information, advice and articles of interest for dart players and dartfans around the world no matter on which level those play. Beside the well-known topics like equipment, rules or darts terminology current topics like the influence of the television and the internet on the sport or the soft-tip revolution are approached with expertise as well.
To be sure the chapters with interviews with the pros and advice from the pros will attract wide interest and give some food for thought.
At the rear of the book beside an overview of world record attempts, a list of American dart leagues and associations, an overview of periodic darting charity events, a reading list and a glossary you can find two really interesting studies by the no longer active English dart player Linda Duffy, which were till now only published in some scientific magazines. Duffy studies sports psychology after she ended her carrer und the two studies deal with practice routines and their effectiveness and the differences between female and male dart players.
As Anne says herself she wants to share the passion for the game with her book and that she does impressively.
You can buy the book from amazon for 15.00 $