After spending many hours waiting for a retrieve after
land-outs and waiting on a grid for a couple or more
hours each day at last year's Region Six race, I realized
it would be really great to have a book on board.

Self-Launch! Retractable Engine Sailplanes by Pete Williams

Sorry Ray, I could not resist.

Robert Mudd

Along the same lines:

A Field Guide to Cows: How to Identify and Appreciate
America's 52 Breeds

by John Pukite

(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...481224-1578260)