Snoring Rhinos and Other Tales: a Review of Nick Matthew’s Memoir
By James Zug
Nick Matthew
Sweating Blood: My Life in Squash
Cheshire, England: internationalSportGroup, 2013
It is a shame but inevitable. Like everywhere else in their careers, Nick...
Summer Reading 2012 Four Squash Books Reviewed
SMAG-Books 12
Summer Reading: Herewith is our second literary salon where we review the latest books about squash. Three of the four books were self-published; the...
Book It: Essential New Squash Books
By James Zug
It is that time of year again. In between Labor Day and New Year’s, the vast majority of books are published. Since squash...
Angles—A Must Read
A book of poetry about squash? Oh boy.
That was my first thought. But I’ve known Richard Millman, the author of “Angles, A Squash Anthology,”...
Book Review: Two Squash Manuals by James Zug
Two Squash Manuals
By James Zug
The G Spot: A Book about Squash
Tony Griffin
CreateSpace, 2014
Tony Griffin is a stalwart. He grew up in New Zealand and...
Book Review: Play Better Squash by John Beddington
By James Zug
Forty-one years ago John Beddington wrote a tiny paperback squash manual, Play Better Squash, which was published in London by Queen Anne...
Good Literary Length: Three New Books
Good Literary Length: Three New Books
By James Zug
Trading Secrets: Squash Greats Recall Their Toughest Duels
Rod Gilmour
(Durrington, England: Pitch Publishing, 2015)
Oral history books are notoriously...
How to be a Good Squash Parent: A Look at New Books
By James Zug
The Winning Parent: A Parent’s Guide for the Journey of Competitive Sport—A System for Winning Now and Forever with Your Children in...
Conqueror of the World
By James Zug
555: The Untold Story Behind Squash’s Invincible Champion and Sport’s Greatest Unbeaten Run
by Rod Gilmour and Alan Thatcher
Worthing, England: Pitch...
Murder, Demurrage and Double-Dot Deadlines: New Squash Books To Consider
By James Zug
Last issue we reviewed a single book, 555, about Jahangir Khan; this issue we take on seven books ranging from novels to...