Boomerang Books and Information Resources
updated on 1 August 2010
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Dr. Ralph Lorenz is selling a wonderful book on flight science that includes a section about boomerangs. You can order Spinning Flight: Dynamics of Frisbees, Boomerangs, Samaras, and Skipping Stones (Hardcover) directly from Amazon.com. This book is highly recommended.
Items that are listed with a will have regular price reductions until they are sold.
The Ultimate Boomerang Book by Michael Siems
Price: $15 ; Availability: 41

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!
Boomerang Puzzle by Georgi Dimantchev
Price: $22 ; Availability: 4

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
The Boomerang Book by John Cassidy
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
Images D'Un Reve... by Christophe Dautriche
Price: $25 ; Availability: 4

This beautiful soft cover book has 148 pages of color photographs taken by Christolphe Dautriche at the 2004 World Boomerang Cup. Although the book is published in French, photographs are the universal language and this book has all kinds of action shots. After going through my personal copy of this marvelous book, I felt as if I had been at the event! There is only a limited number of these books available and I cannot get any more. These books are in brand new condition and they still have the original shrinkwrap packaging. Get your own copy before they are all gone. You can also purchase this book directly from France for 29 ¤..
Die Neue Bumerang Mappe by Michael Siems
Price: $19 ; Availability: 4

Before "The Ultimate Boomerang Book" was published, Michael Siems issued a German language edition of the book. This is the orignal German language book and it includes 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 section and 4 large fold out sheets containing boom plans. Good for collectors of boomerang books and excellent reading for any boomerang throwers who can read German.
Achtung Bumerang by Michael Siems
Price: $19 ; 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.
Replica Aircraft of Bulgaria by Georgi Dimantchev
Price: Free ; Availability: 10

Everyone knows Georgi Dimantchev as a boomerang designer and manufacturer. He is also a top designer of light weight aircraft in Bulgaria. This 38 page soft cover booklet has information about the construction of several vintage light weight aircraft, beginning with the German Albatros from 1911. This book was written in Bulgarian (similar to Russian). Lots of illustration in B&W and color photos. Free if you also order a boomerang by Georgi Dimantchev at the same time that you request a copy of this book.
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 first 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 first 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 first order.
More Free Downloads (pdf format)
 
Frank Donnellan Booklet (1940s)
Boomerang Bibliography
Boomerang Patents
Boomerang Basic Computer Program (zip format)
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