The Ultimate Boomerang Book by Michael Siems
Price: $15; Availability: 42

This is a terrific book by one of Germany's leading technologist. Start off with Science basics and then learn how to make, shape, tune and throw everything from sports models to high tech competition boomerangs. Comes with an extensive reference listings and 4 large fold out sheets with full size boom plans. Excellent and mandatory reading for anyone interested in serious boomerang throwing!

"The Boomerang Book" by John Cassidy

Book with Boomerang ; Price: $25 ; Availability: 4

 

This wonderful oversized soft cover book was written in 1985 during the golden age of boomerangs. It is loaded with information about the history of boomerangs. It has photos, drawings and boom plans (Janetzki brothers, Al Gerhards, Herb Smith, Rusty Harding, Lorin Hawes, etc.). The book originally came with a Dan Russell "SkyTurn" boomerang. If you purchase the book/boomerang combo, the boomerang may be seperated from the cover. There may be minor flaws on the cover, corners, etc., but the book/boomerang that you receive will be in overall very good condition. Please visit the link showing graphics of selected internal pages

Boomerang Puzzle by Georgi Dimantchev
Price: $22 ; Availability: 3

This is a terrific 222 page book by Bulgaria's leading technologist in the sport. There is a tremendous amount of historical and contemporary information, including competition records, top boomerangs and throwers, a Super Catch honor roll, ratings and a lot more. It will takes hours to devour the contents, and you will need a magic marker to highlight all those facts you never knew about boomerangs. In English.

Die Neue Bumerang Mappe by Michael Siems
Price: $20; Availability: 4

Before there was "The Ultimate Boomerang Book", Michael Siems had published a German version of the book. This is the German language book with boomerang science and instructions for how to make, shape, tune and throw everything from sports models to high tech competition boomerangs. Comes with an extensive reference listings and 4 large fold out sheets containing boom plans. Good for collectors of boomerang books and excellent reading for any German speaking boomerang thrower.

Achtung Bumerang by Michael Siems
Price: $20; Availability: 24

Another Michael Siems publication from 1995. This is an oversized soft cover German language book with a vintage triFly mounted on the cover. This book also has a stiff cardboard center with scored lines for cutting out and making your own cross stick boomerang. Has really good instructions for working with triFlys. Also tells you how to tune, make a traditional boomerang, airfoiling, throwing, etc. Also has a photo gallery and plans for different models.

An Introduction to Boomerangs by John Mauro

Price: free download here

This charming booklet was written by John Mauro to give novice throwers an understanding of basic boomerang science and an introduction to competition events, as they were in the 1980s. This booklet has details about a science experiment that John did to determine the effects that varying the angle between the blades would have on the flight of the boomerang. A student can copy this experiment and make a really good science project. John Mauro's wife Dorothy gave me the rights to make and distribute an electronic edition of this book. The electronic edition of this book cannot be sold. It can only be distributed as a free download through the flight-toys website or on the flight-toys.com CD that is provided free with your second order.

The Boomerang Book by Michael Hanson

Price: free download here

This charming booklet is the first boomerang book that I purchased as a newbie thrower in the early 1970s. Written by a wonderful friend and school teacher in Scotland. Loaded with history and instructions about how to make and throw boomerangs. Easy to understand and full of great illustrations. Michael (and the illustrator) gave me the rights to distribute an electronic version of this booklet. It can only be distributed as a free download through the flight-toys website or on the flight-toys.com CD that is provided free with your second order.

Boomerangs by Herb Smith

Price: free download here

This wonderful booklet is an introduction into the history of boomerangs and a summary of Herb Smith's early development effort in the world of boomerangs, including his world record long distance boomerang throw using a traditional boomerang. Herb's widow, Anim, gave me the rights to distribute an electronic version of this booklet. It can only be distributed as a free download through the flight-toys website or on the flight-toys.com CD that is provided free with your second order.