Book description
A lighthearted, fact-filled guide to the roaring game: curling
Immensely 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. Bob Weeks
is the editor and co-publisher of the Ontario Curling Report, now in
publication for over thirty-five years. For almost twenty years, he has
written a weekly column on curling in The Globe
and Mail
, while providing coverage of curling's major events for Canada's
national newspaper. He has written on curling for publications across
Canada and is a regular commentator on both radio and television.
Weeks is a two-time winner of the Scotty Harper Award for the top
curling story in Canada, and in 1995 he wrote the Brier: The History
of Canada's Most Celebrated Curling Championship
, the first comprehensive history of the great event. He is also the
author of Curling for Dummies
and co-author of Hurry Hard: The Russ Howard Story
. When not writing about curling, Bob is the editor of SCOREGolf Magazine
, Canada's leading golf publication. He is also heard talking about golf
on a nationally syndicated radio program and appears frequently on TSN.
