books

[Peter Kroon]

I received a brochure of Skydiving Book Service (P.O. Box 1520
DeLand, FL 32721) about the books they have in stock. Below I give
the list of the available titles. I don't know any of these books,
the description is taken from the brochure.
Are there net.skydivers who know these books, and who would recommend
some of these books (or any others). Post your comments to the net.

Title : Parachuting, the skydivers handbook
Author(s) : D. Poynter
Info : 179 pp. ,$7.95
Desription : text book for the serious beginning and intermediate skydiver

Title : United we fall
Author(s) : Pat & Jan Works
Info : 366 pp., $11.95
Description : collection of articles on technique, history, safety and
equipement written by many different jumpers

Title : The parachute manual
Author(s) : Dan Poynter
Info : 592 pp. $44.95
Description : the "bible" of parachute rigging, repair and design

Title : Parachuting Folklore
Author(s) : Mike Horan
Info : 200 pp. $8.95
Description : history book of sky diving

Title : Sport Parachuting
Author(s) : R.A. Gunby
Info : 162 pp. $4.65
Description : text book of basic skydiving

Title : The Skydiving book
Author(s) : Thomas Fensch
Info : 209 pp. $9.90
Description : collection of stories , photography and poetry about skydiving

Title : Canopy Relative Work
Author(s) : Terry Parsons
Info : 145 pp. , $9.95
Description : hand book for canopy relative work

Title : Body Pilot
Author(s) : Carl Nelson
Info : 114 pp., $19.75
Description : hand book for relative work

Title : Skies Call 1, 2 & 3
Author(s) : Andy Keech
Info : 176pp, 136 pp. & 156 pp. , $29.50 each
Description : photo books

Title : Between Heaven and Earth
Author(s) : Heinz Fischer
Info : 168 pp., $49.10
Description : photo book

[a...@infoswx.uucp]

Well, here are my opnions!

Title : Parachuting, the skydivers handbook

Good book for beginners, and wuffos. Nice to have around to house
to explain something to a whuffo.

Title : United we fall
I liked it, but I have not read it for a while.

Title : The parachute manual
Great! A must for riggers. A factual book on detail of parachutes. Sort
of like a repair shop manual for parachutes, and more! Even the FAA
uses it as a reference.

Title : Sport Parachuting
Good book, if you intend to jump really old equipment. Really, a good book
that is many, many years out of date.

Title : Skies Call 1, 2 & 3

Excellent picture books. Good to look at, g reat to show to the whuffos

Al Gettier
D 5850