14 MAY 1977, page 23

Sharp Cards

Peter Ackroyd The Castle of Crossed Destinies Ital° Calvino (Secker and Warburg £4.50) People play card-games with each other because they enjoy winning, but one PlaY s cards......

Not Out

Benny Green Wisden's Cricketers' AlMarlaCk for 1977 (Sporting Handbooks .£4.25) Like spring, Wisden is a little late this year but, as usual, well worth the waiting for. The......