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Squash : A History of the Game
by James Zug

Squash : A History of the Game
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Author: James Zug
Foreword: George Plimpton
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09-23
ISBN: 0743229908
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Scribner
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  • ISBN13: 9780743229906
  • Condition: New
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Book Review: A Great Read
Summary: 4 Stars


"Squash: A History of the Game" was a very interesting read, and I especially recommend it for all players of Squash. Although dense at points, this book really gives a great history of how squash came to be. James Zug takes us through the transformation from a game named fives, first played against a kitchen chimeny wall, to raquets made from bamboo sticks, to the regulation size courts and oversized hyper titanium raquets we know today. It even explained why "Squash" is called squash, the mysterious question that nobody on my team seems to know the answer to. Im not going to tell you however, you'll have to read it on your own. Like I said before, I belive this book is more enjoyable for squash players. This is just my opinion however, so if you don't play squash I still suggest you try reading this book.

Well anyway thats my 2 cents. Altogether I think this book is definitly a great read, and definitly very useful as a reference if you are writing an essay on the history of squash. Four star material.

-Jalper

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