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DARTS WITH THE LID OFF by Alan and Geoffrey D’Egville

Darts With THe Lid Off - Alan and Geoffery D' EdvilleHas darts changed all that much in the past 45 years? Perhaps not says MAT COWARD, who recently made a surprising discovery…

Darts has swept the country from end to end, from top to bottom, side to side and even diagonally … the man who cannot speak the lingo of the dart is nowadays an outcast. The girls can’t stand him and the men never do, not even half a pint. You may be head man in your business, but in the bars of England the only thing that counts is whether you can score a double quickly.

 

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Trina Gulliver GOLDEN GIRL The Autobiograpghy of the Greatest Ever Ladies' Darts Player

GOLDEN GIRL – TRINA GULLIVER’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY

This week is an exciting time for darts publishing. For the first time ever a female darts champion publishes her life story. Yes, the eagerly awaited autobiography by multi-world champion Trina Gulliver titled Golden Girl – The Autobiography of the Greatest Ever Ladies Darts Player is published on 7th January by John Blake Publishing of London. As I have helped Trina to write her unique book, it would be unfair for me to say any more. Therefore, here are some reviews from other darts aficionados that I am sure will be of interest.

 

 

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Murder On The Darts Board By Justin IrwinAlthough the title sounds like an Agatha Christie novel, this is not a murder mystery but a book describing Justin Irwin’s ‘journey into the heart of dartness’.

Many darts fans will remember Justin’s quest which began in a blaze of national publicity in early 2005 when he resigned from a highly paid director’s post at the charity ChildLine to pursue a dream. He announced that he was giving it all up in order to focus on becoming a world darts champion within one year.

 

 

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THE SUN DARTS QUIZ BOOK - Compiled by Chris Bradshaw

Now here’s a book for the real darts connoisseur – especially for those who think they know everything there is to know about the sport.

The compiler, Chris Bradshaw, must have plundered all manner of books, magazines and websites to produce this mini-masterpiece and took a great deal of care to cover every element of the game from its history to the latest tournament results – although it tends to major on tournaments and personalities.  Questions range from the dead simple to ‘Mastermind’ level.

Nevertheless, with such a huge number of questions - and being the first book of its kind - it will inevitably have darts ‘experts’ descending on it like vultures, to pick over every question trying to spot the error. With over 200 pages and 2,000 questions there has to be one or two.

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Bellies and Bullseyes by Sid Waddell

Bellies and Bullseyes

Bellies and Bullseyes is not, of course, Sid Waddell’s first foray into darts authorship, not by a long chalk. Sid co-wrote The Indoor League with John Meade in 1975 and contributed to and compiled two volumes of The BBC Book of World Darts (1979 and 1983), the latter being edited by Darts World’s Tony Wood.  Sid ghosted both Jocky Wilson’s autobiography Jocky – Jocky Wilson’s Own Story (1983) and Phil Taylor’s The Power – My Autobiography (2003) and delighted us with his ribald humour in Bedside Darts (1985). Sid has written copiously on darts for over 30 years in books, programme notes and newspaper articles. His new book is a celebration of those years in which Sid helped in no small measure to make darts on TV what it is today.

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Make Mine a Double by Dave Taylor

Make Mine A Double

In the August issue of Darts World,  I praised the efforts of Eddie Austin in his mission to record the entire history of the Shropshire County team. Then, out of the blue, came Dave Taylor’s impressive work Make Mine A Double – The Story of Hull Darts. 

This is exactly what I have been looking for.

 A former Humberside ‘A’ player, Dave spent over two years ploughing through back issues of local newspapers at the Hull Central Library, in search of information about darts in the city. Ably assisted by Malcolm Richardson, a local sports reporter and darts enthusiast (Malcolm also provides the Foreword to the book), Dave has produced a fine piece of historical research about darts in Hull since the 1950s.   

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OLD STONEFACE’ REVEALS ALL IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Three times World Professional Darts Champion, John Lowe, has recently completed the task of writing his first major work of autobiography.

Although in the pipeline for a long time, it was not until the summer of 2004 that John was able to schedule the time to write this, his fourth book. John says, “The first two books were basically ‘how to play’ and consisted of passing on my skills and knowledge to my readers. The third book ‘The John Lowe Story – Inside Pro Darts with the World Champion’ was my first stab at autobiography and took my story up to 1987.”

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Bobby Dazzler My Store By Bobby GeorgeBobby Dazzler – My Story, Bobby George

Anyone reading Bobby Dazzler – My Story, Bobby George’s recently published biography, and expecting it to reflect the style of his That’s the Way to Do It! column in Darts World magazine will be disappointed. For his first major published work, Bobby, with the help of journalist Lance Hardy, adopts a more serious, yet relaxed writing style, demonstrating Bobby’s wish to make it, as he told me recently, “More than just a book about darts.”   

 

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Cupid's Dart by David NobbsDavid Nobbs - Cupid's Darts

The hilarious new novel from the creator of Reginald Perrin begins with a not-so-brief encounter on a train, between 58-year-old philosophy lecturer Alan, and Ange a twenty-something darts groupie. Alan learns to live for the moment, and Ange to appreciate the finer things in life.  

 

 

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It's A Funny Game, Darts, Life - The Best of Dartoid‘IT’S A FUNNY GAME, DARTS. LIFE – THE BEST OF DARTOID’

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101 Excuses For Bad Darts101 Excuses for Bad Darts

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Know the Game Darts 2nd Edition

KNOW THE GAME - DARTS

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Know the Game - Darts by Deryk Brown

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Hawaii 501 Life as a Darts Pro

Wayne Mardle's new book is on the shelves

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Hawaii 501 - Life as a Darts Pro

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Phil Taylor - The Power - My AutobiographyPhil Taylor - The Power

It is rare to be in the position of reviewing three dart books at the same point in time and bringing news of a second printing of another but that’s where I find myself on a dull day in May 2004

The Power - My Autobiography  Phil Taylor (with Sid Waddell)  

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A Bar Player's Guide To Winning Darts'A Bar Player’s Guide to Winning Darts

A Bar Player’s Guide to Winning Darts

 

 

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Planet Darts by Niall EdworthyPlanet Darts

A look at Niall Edworthy's new book, aptly titled Planet Darts.......

 

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In and Out by Mat CowardIn and Out

'In and Out' - by Matt Coward

 

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The Unicorn Dart Year Book 1978 Unicorn Darts Yearbook 1978

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To The Point - The Story of Darts in AmericaTo the Point

GROUNDBREAKING VIDEO - (Letter which appeared in Darts World December 2002)

 Dan William Peek's  - To The Point – The Story Of Darts In America.

 

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DVD's - Ecric Bristow' Embassy Darts & Premier League Darts 2006

Eric Bristow's First Embassy Victory 1980

THE OFFICIAL REVIEW OF THE HOLSTEN PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS 2006 and ERIC BRISTOW’S FIRST EMBASSY VICTORY 1980

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Official Review Holsten Premiership League Darts

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The Story of Darts DVD & Video

'The 'Story of Darts' Video - an impartial review by 'The Journal' December 2002

The Story of Darts - Video The Story of Darts - DVD

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Dart Products
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The Circumluminator - Shadow Free Dartboard Lighting

The Circumluminator

THE CIRCUMLUMINATOR  DARTBOARD   ILLUMINATION  BREAKTHROUGH  

The Circumluminator: Uniform, shadow-free, glare-free light

 

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Madhouse Darts Scoring System
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‘MADHOUSE’ MOBILE PHONE APPLICATION LAUNCHED

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