On Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 3:47:48 AM UTC-6, Casey wrote:
On Monday, February 8, 2016 at 12:01:39 AM UTC-5, sisu1a wrote:
On Friday, January 22, 2016 at 11:39:58 AM UTC-8, Casey wrote:
What is the best or most interesting soaring book you have read?

I will be choosing a new one out of these, so any recommendations?

On Quite Wings
The Art and Technique of Soaring
Cross-Country Soaring
The Joy of Soaring
Soaring Valley
America's Soaring Book
Soaring Cross Country
With Wings as Eagles
The Powerless Ones
The Soaring Pilot
Once Upon a Thermal
Glider Flying
Gliding A Handbook on Soaring Flight
New Soaring Pilot
On Being a Bird
Soar America
Winning
Advanced Soaring
Soar Sierra

Your list is missing all of Gren Siebel's books, which IMO are some of the best soaring books I've read.

Gaggle of One
Pilot's Choice
After All
Turnpoints

These books were giving to me and to be honest, I did not find them very interesting. In fact, out dated and stopped reading after a few pages then went to the next. All seemed to start the same way..."ever since the beginning of time man has looked to the sky and dreamt of flying like a bird"

The most interesting were Bob Wander pamphlets, but these are also outdated. Yes the science of wx and thermals has not changed but using barographs and cameras for turn points is a little out of date. One of the most updated books I have read is the FAA Glider Handbook.

Where are the updated books about modern competitions, the change in design throughout the years, the use of all the new glide software and instruments?

I guess I may have to purchase the ones you suggest and give them a try.

Casey, my most valued training manual for flying is still "Stick and Rudder" by Langewiesche, written ca. 1935. I guess you'd call that completely outdated. Modern software, computers and contest rules don't help you diddly squat in flying x-country. Basic airmanship and experience do. Get your butt in your glider and fly to some challenging turn-points. Then think about how you did and go do it again. Oh, and in between it doesn't hurt reading Reichmann and many of the other good books listed here.