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There is a selection of kite books below.

During our travels in Europe we have made many friends and got to know a little bit about some of the local culture, cuisine and alcoholic drinks. In addition to kite books we have a selection of guide and general information books including Belgium and Northern France. Others will be available through our Hot News page and will eventually be catalogued here.

The Kite Rider - Geraldine McCaughrean (March 2001) - ISBN: 0192718606)
OK, this is a kid's novel, but it won one of the major awards in the 2001 BBC Blue Peter Childrens Books Awards.
Up and up the wind drew him. Haoyou could hear the fibres of the rope creaking. Perhaps his kite would burst apart. Perhaps there would be no air to breathe at the top of the sky. They called him Gou Tian, Sky Hook, the boy who flies. No one had ever seen anything like it. Crowds flocked to the Jade Circus to see the Bird Boy, the Sun Swallow, Ride-the-Evening-Cloud. But it's not just being strapped to a kite and sent up into the sky that is dangerous for Haoyou. Beyond the horizon, an army is travelling east towards the circus, the army of Khublai Khan. If the show isn't good enough, the Khan will cut his head off.

The Magnificent Book of Kites - Maxwell Eden (September 2000 - ISBN: 0806949902) Previously package and published as Kiteworks, this book has now been updated and republished.
In the authors own words, "I'm extremely pleased to see how well the publisher (Black Dog & Leventhal) has updated and redesigned my kite book (formerly Kiteworks) for a whole new generation and millennium of kite fliers. ... . The book also has updated information on designing kites on your computer (Macintosh & Windows), and a section on kite Web sites-a vast resource of information on the World Wide Web for kite enthusiasts."

How to Make and Fly Stunt Kites - Jeremy Boyce (April 1999 - ISBN 0752524356)- This book is by Jeremy Boyce who was a member of the World Class team Airkraft.
The graphics on the cover do not reflect the image of a "radical" sport. However the content is modern.
There are chapters on equipment, flying techniques, competition figures and routines as well as some plans for kites that you can make for yourself.
There is even a photograph on page 42 showing Crosslines preparing to go into the competition arena.
This package is very inexpensive and you get a free kite as well as the book for your money.

Kites - Ron Moulton and Pat Lloyd (Feb 1997 ISBN 185461433) - Ron Moulton Founder of the British Kite Flying Association teamed up with draftsman Pat Lloyd to produce this well illustrated book.
It covers single line and power kites as well as sport kites. It has very practical sections on the designing and making kites of all types.