Walking sticks have had a bad press.
Illustrated throughout, the book also includes a miscellany of Walking Stick trivia, facts and figures and fun information..
In 49 Uses for A Walking Stick Frank Hopkinson explains the variety of practical Uses a Walking Stick can be put to, from flicking filthy slugs off a lawn and parting crowds to alerting a theatre-goer two rows in front that his rapid consumption of fruit bonbons is ruining everyone\'s enjoyment.
Possession of a Walking Stick opens up a whole gamut of opportunities beyond the simple \'leaning against\' purpose.
This is not the case.
For too long the Walking Stick has been portrayed as a workaday item of codgerism, a simple support for the aged and infirm.
Walking sticks have had a bad press