Gliding for Gold The Physics of Winter Sports

One of the best books on snow sports I've ever read. -- Eric H. Book Bargains and Previews 2011 From snowboarding to curling and skating, this places physics explanations in the world of sports and offers fans and competitors alike a solid understanding of the physics of sports. Midwest Book Review 2012 Denny, a theoretical physicist and popular science writer provides an enthusiastic, almost breezy tour of the rules, art, and science of skating, hockey, curling, skiing, and snowboarding... For the scientifically inclined reader it provides an interesting window on the science of winter sports. Choice 2012 Both travel and science collections will find it packed with lively history, cultural observations, and fun insights. Midwest Book Review 2012