http://paintballparentsguide.com A Resource for Parents of Paintballers Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:17:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Parent's Guide to Paintball has just started receiving reviews from some of the best tournament players out there, and I'm pretty pleased (actually, very pleased) with what they have to say. Here's a sampling: "I wish I had a book like this 9 years ago when I started playing. For a ... http://paintballparentsguide.com/?p=343 Jungle Magazine - the companion of FaceFull magazine - apparently has run a piece on the book in this month's issue -and- my Amazon Author Central page is now up and running and you can see that here http://paintballparentsguide.com/?p=340 An interview with yours truly appears (in two parts) on the Catshack Reports blog HERE A little bit about the book appears towards the end of the second part, where I talk about the book's intended audience and how retailers can use it as an effective tool to increase their customer ... http://paintballparentsguide.com/?p=338 C.R. Swanson is an Amazon Vine reviewer.  He requested a review copy of PGTP via email and here's what he had to say: "I came into this book knowing nothing about paintball (and not being a parent, but that's beside the point). Now I know more than I did before, and ... http://paintballparentsguide.com/?p=334 Parent's - if you prefer to order online, A Parent's Guide To Paintball is now available on Amazon.com Of course, I strongly endorse and recommend purchasing the book from a local paintball shop or field (your experience with the game will be greatly enhanced), but I'd also rather you purchased the ... http://paintballparentsguide.com/?p=330 Once again, Steve Davidson has hit a home run with his new book "A Parents Guide to Paintball". I am the curator for the World Paintball Library and have opportunity to review most every paintball book printed since the early eighties. Steve is one of paintballs admired contributors and continues to advance ... http://paintballparentsguide.com/?p=328 The book is now listed on PBReview.com and can be found HERE. PBReview is a player-rated system, so after you've had a chance to read the book, why not head on over and give it a rating. It may take them up to a week to get the image of the book ... http://paintballparentsguide.com/?p=324 Below is an excerpt from PB2X magazine (now defunct - it's editor, John Amodea,  now produces Paintball X3 Magazine which is both a web and print publication) that is reproduced on the Paintball Sports Trade Association web site PSTA.  It details a little bit about my involvement with tournament paintball. From ... http://paintballparentsguide.com/?p=322 I just got word from Guy Cooper of ProStar Labs and the World Paintball Library.  He's bringing out a new edition of his Paintball Collector's Guide book and has requested a copy of A PARENT'S GUIDE TO PAINTBALL so that he can summarize and include PGtP in that book. Many of ... http://paintballparentsguide.com/?p=318 As promised in my post about the selection of the cover design, here are the other alternatives that were considered: [caption id="attachment_272" align="aligncenter" width="259" caption="This one we ultimately used for the back cover. That player looks like he's having fun!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_274" align="aligncenter" width="259" caption="Just slightly different from the final design - ... http://paintballparentsguide.com/?p=270