Posted: 03/05/2010

Meet local author and former Olympian Stuart Walker for a book signing at Greetings & Readings on April 17 from 1 to 3 p.m. No more Mister Nice Guy! Stu Walker's long-awaited tenth book is filled with surprises. Using anecdotes from golf, tennis, football, sailing, running and many other sports, Walker shows how competitors are impelled by their genes to follow an altruistic Code of Competition. Yet, competitors must find the courage to violate this Code to achieve their egoistic purposes. He demonstrates that success in competition comes most importantly from resisting the Code. Competitors must resist the Code that creates "pressure," "pecking orders," "blowing it," resentment and guilt, and they must resist the Code's assumptions that outcomes should be based on deservedness and that victory and hubris require atonement. Stu Walker can rightly claim a lifetime of successful sailboat racing. He has competed in the Olympics and won many championships in sailing. In addition to a full medical career as a pediatrician, he is a prolific sailing writer. His detailed analytic writing is legendary and has been required reading for serious sailors. Order The Code of Competition before the author's appearance and request a personalized, autographed copy from the event at no extra charge.