May 2023 Book Survey Part 3

Welcome to the May 2023 book survey, part three. I decided to break this month's survey into three posts. The themes for this month are judo, judo, and more judo! Here is part one and here is part two . Introduction In May 2023, I (Richard) continued my book survey plan. This post examines 7 books on judo, featuring three about or for women. 50 Great Judo Champions, Simon Hicks, Nicolas Soames, 2001 I bought my copy of 50 Great Judo Champions directly from the publisher. Hicks is cofounder of Fighting Films and Soames is founder of Ippon Books. My copy of their book is a hardcover measuring 7 3/4 inches by 10 1/2 inches with 118 pages. Pages 1-86 are black and white while 87 to 118 are in color. This is a pretty neat book. It celebrates the founding of the International Judo Federation in 1951. I wondered if they might produce another edition in 2026 for the 75th anniversary? For each of the 50 champions, the authors offer a multipage biography with key stats and pictures. I