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The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly. 

This historic youth adventure novel is a Newbery Award winner and is a worthy read for any curious adult reader.$3.95

Beyond Fair Chase: The Ethic and Tradition of Hunting
by Jim Posewitz, 1994. 

A meditation on the taking of life.  Will help to add depth and inner joy to your hunting.  128 pp.$17.95, cloth; $ 5.95, paper
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Wood: A Tree-by-tree Guide to the Worldís Most Versatile Resource,
 edited by Aidan Walker, 1989. 

Gorgeous color on high-quality paper.  First 63 pages outline the basic anatomy of wood, evolution  and world-wide ecology of trees, and a section on the rainforest.  The next hundred pages feature 150 of the worldís top commercial timber types with six quality indices for each.  The last 50 pages highlight select popular woods and showcase examples of final products.$29.95

A Sand County Almanac: Sketches Here and There, Commemorative edition, by Aldo Leopold, 1987 printing. 

Very thought-provoking reflections on the wonder and inter-relatedness of all life, ending with his widely influential essay on a land ethic. 
Illustrated, 272 pp. (Oxford).$19.95
Not illustrated (Ballantine).$ 4.95
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Traditional Bowyerís Bible, edited by Jim Hamm.Three volumes, hard cover.

Volume I, 1992, Detailed guidance on bow-building, separate chapters on osage flatbows, Native American bows, and English yew longbows.  326 pp.$19.95

Volume II, 1993, Chapters on ancient European bows, woodland bows, composite bows, and recurves plus many other topics such as points, quivers, and shooting styles.  318 pp.$22.95

Volume III, 1994, Chapters on African archery, bows of the world, Korean archery, Plains Native American bows, and stone-age bows, plus other topics.  351 pp.$24.95
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American Indian Archery by Reginald and Gladys Laubin, 1980, fourth printing, 1990. 

An outstanding piece from the University of Oklahoma Press with 16 pages of color illustrations plus many black and white photos and sketches.  Includes a brief but good historical chapter.  A special chapter on horn bows.  Mostly focused on the central and western regions of the current United States.  Paper, 179 pp.$17.95
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Longbow: A Social and Military History by Robert Hardy, newest edition, 1992.  Except for the first two chapters of world archery history, the book is a detailed window into the English longbow over the sweep of time.  Contains a detailed research account of the 250 some longbows recovered from the Mary Rose ship sunk in 1545, the period of the archer King Henry VIII.$26.95
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Zen in the Art of Japanese Archery by Eugen Herrigel.  1989 reprint (1958 original).

On the Zen way of looking at the humanís place in the scheme of things through a reflection on the mind and being of the archer.  Expresses the oneness of archer-bow-string-arrow-target, et al., during training.  The author is a German philosopher who studied Kyudo in Japan.$10.00
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Kyudo: The Essence and Practice of Japanese Archery 
by Hideharu Onuma with Dan and Jackie DeProspero.

First book in English by a Kyudo master.  Clear treatment of goals, philosophy, mentality, and psychology of this Eastern discipline.  Discusses the influence of Shinto and Zen.  Numerous detailed illustrations of preparation and shooting.  Highly recommended for anyone purchasing a Yumi.$32.00
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Indian Archery  by G. N. Pant.  1978. 

A real feast of historical and technical information about Indian archery including 398 illustrations in 416 pages.  Published in India, in English.  Still available, hardback, great value.$98.00

Brazilian Indian Archery
by E. G. Heath and Vilma Chiara, 1977.

Careful descriptions of the properties of bows and arrows of Brazil, with considerable material on the distribution of types of archery throughout South America.  This Manchester Museum book is a feast for any curious archer.  Paper, 188 pp.$33.85

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Before Color Prejudice: The Ancient View of Blacks
by Frank. M. Snowden, 1983.

An intriguing story of the interaction of peoples of differing color in northeastern Africa from about 2,000 B.C. through the times of the Roman Empire.  Not solely about archery, but includes serious treatment of war and thus a fair amount about archery.  Harvard University Press.  Most readable and provocative regarding contemporary ideas about race.  Paper, 164 pp.$14.95
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Instinctive Shooting by G. Fred Asbell, 1988.

For adults to teach themselves or to help guide children into the challenge of traditional shooting without the assistance of sights or other mechanical devices.  Oriented somewhat toward hunting, but useful for all purposes.  Widely acclaimed material by a master archer and leader.  Good pictures of positions and techniques.  Paper, 128 pp.$15.00
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The Witchery of Archery
by Maurice Thompson.  Originally 1876, a 1984 reprint. 

A story of learning traditional archery shooting, hunting, and social archery in the earliest days of the revival in the United States.  (Credited along with Popeís Hunting with the Bow and Arrow as two great catalysts of modern archery activity in the U.S.)  Paper, 269 pp.  $8.95
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Longbows in the Far North: An Archerís Adventures in Alaska and Siberia by E. Donnall Thomas Jr.  1993. 

The title speaks for itself, an ecologically and humanly sensitive model of modern international hunting with traditional equipment.  Adventure and excitement.  Hardback, 131 pp.$16.95

The Lenape: Archeology, History, and Ethnography
by Herbert C. Kraft, 1986. 

Very readable yet scholarly.  Careful detail about atlatls, stone points, bows, and other artifacts as well as many other topics of Delaware culture.  Nice black and white illustrations.  Paper, 303 pp.$14.95
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