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About the Author & Start-Up Sports

Doug Werner is the author of all eight books in the Start-Up Sports
Series including Surfer’s, Snowboarder’s, Sailor’s, In-Line Skater’s,
Bowler’s, Longboarder’s, Golfer’s and Fencer’s Start-Up. He has
been interviewed on CNN and numerous radio talk shows
throughout the United States. His
books have appeared on ESPN, been
featured in prominent national publi-
cations, and sold throughout the
United States, Canada, Great Britain
and Japan.

The series celebrates the challenge of
learning a new sport with emphasis
on basic technique, safety and fun.
Imbued with a unique beginner’s per-
spective, Start-Up books explain and
explore what it’s really like to learn.

Each book has the endorsement of
prominent individuals, publications
and organizations in each respective
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sport including Steve Hawk of Surfer
Magazine, Ted Martin of International Snowboard Federation,
Chuck Nichols of America’s Cup 1995, National In-Line Hockey
Association, Bowler’s Journal, Longboarder Magazine, Ski
Magazine, Snow Country, Veteran Fencer’s Quarterly and many
others.

The series has received critical acclaim from Booklist, Library
Journal, Outside Kids, Boys Life, The San Francisco Examiner and
The Orange County Register.

Werner is a graduate of Cal State Long Beach and holds a degree in
fine arts. In previous lifetimes he established a graphics business in
1980, an advertising agency in 1984 and yet another graphics busi-
ness in 1987. By 1993 he had decided to move on and began writing
sport instructional guides. In 1994 he established Tracks Publishing
and the Start-Up Sports series.Doug has pursued a sporting lifestyle
his entire life and has resided in San Diego, California, one of the
planet’s major sport funzones, since 1980.

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