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Gale managed her own tech writing business until she and her husband moved to Arizona, where they fell in love with the sport of pickleball. Hoping to learn more, and finding only one book about the sport, Gale researched and write The Art of Pickleball, which captured the Arizona Book Award in 2007. In 2011, she launched her own publishing company, Two Cats Press, and published her first book of fiction, Bruce and the Road to Courage, which won the Arizona One Book Award for Children. In the years that followed, she added four more novels to that series, published eight books by local authors, and finished two novels in a young-adult heroic fantasy series.Gale and her husband cohabitate with a dog, a cat, and a bearded dragon. When not writing, she enjoys playing music and singing, relishing the worlds of other fantasy authors, and battling for survival in computer role-playing games. Learn more at www.galeleach.com.
Winner of the Arizona Book Award 2007-Sports and Leisure This is a wonderful book for beginners and seasoned players of pickleball. It brings you from basic to advanced ... if you want to go there. I recommend this book for anyone interested in learning either casual playing or for serious competition. - Pierre J. Boudreaux, Lafayette, LA I am an ex-tennis player and new to pickleball - the explanations of shot dynamics, rules, techniques and strategies are helping me to learn the game and to understand the differences between my past and present pastimes. It is thorough without overwhelming the reader and has a lot of photos for the visual learner on shot making. ... Highly recommended. - SherMar, Gardnerville, CA The Art of Pickleball is as indispensable as the paddle. Every easy-to-understand example is eloquently written with both the novice and expert player in mind. This is truly a book that can start you on the right path and help you grow into the best player you can be. - Morgan Engel, Alameda, CA This book is extremely well thought out and written. It goes over the basics of the game and beyond in an easy-to-follow manner. We use this book as a guide for our beginners lessons each week and have them available around the courts. - Troy Konz, President, Sun City Grand Pickleball Club, Surprise, AZ Excellent book for understanding and improving your game, whether a beginner or experienced player of the game. Ms Leach provides a solid resource for the game of pickleball, providing a glossary of terms, strategies for singles and doubles play, tips and tricks for improving grips, serves and returns, and much more. The helpful illustrations in this book give readers at all levels of play additional reinforcement of all the important fundamentals of this fast-growing sport. I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking to improve his or her pickleball play on the court and knowledge of the sport in general. - David, Colorado Springs, CO This is an excellent guide to pickleball. Along with how the game evolved and is played, it moves into strategy of play. All the rules are delineated as well as special circumstances and cases. A must for anyone wanting to advance into the game. - D. Fessenden
