Curling, Etcetera: A Whole Bunch of Stuff about the Roaring Game

by Bob Weeks

A lighthearted, fact-filled guide to the roaring curlingImmensely popular in Canada, curling has captured the hearts of millions of diehard enthusiasts around the world. Full of quirky characters, fascinating facts, intriguing history, and amazing trivia, this unique guide gives curlers (and lovers of the game) a colorful and often amusing look at this singular sport. With odd, funny factoids on every page, the book sheds light on the long-forgotten Downer Disc, a round curling broom, and how Charlie Kerr, a Brier curler of the '40s, was thwarted by the ash from his own cigar. This one-of-a-kind volume is the ultimate bonspiel prize for curling fans everywhere.Bob Weeks (Toronto, ON) is the editor of the Ontario Curling Report and the author of three books.

Genres: Sports

208 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 19, 2008

Reviews

[Tania · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book could have benefitted from a better editor. Ed Robertson is in The Barenaked Ladies, not The Tragically Hip, among other errors. The blurb titled 'Visible Minority' is pretty insensitive, even by 2008 standards. But, most frustrating, there is no rhyme or reason to the ordering of the stories - instead they are presented almost stream of consciousness style, as though the author just jotted stories down in the order he recalled them.

[Kristi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book wasn't quite what I expected, though really the title does suit. It really is a book of facts about curling - some trivial and some not. It was fun and kind of interesting but didn't really give me any more insight into the strategy or enhance my watching experience.