THE WORD ON WORLD ON A STRING
The original World on a String was perhaps, the most popular yo-yo book written. Indeed, for many, it may have seemed like the only yo-yo book ever written. It's back, by popular demand. A true collector's item written by one of the "grand ladies" of The State of Yo. - Netscape Reviewed Web Sites, Editor's Choice, August, 1999.
Zeiger is one of the few female Duncan yo-yo pros in the country. Being the author of the 1979 book of tricks, World on a String, she is a spokeswoman for all things that go "yo". The yo-yo pro has reprinted her book and is giving workshops for kids caught up in the craze. - San Francisco Chronicle, East Bay Friday, June 18, 1999.
Helane Zeiger of Berkeley has been yo-yoing since she was 10 years old when she saw a Duncan professional demonstrate tricks in the 1950s. Today, the New York native is the author of World on a String: The How-To Yo-Yo Book, now in its third printing. - West Contra Costa Times, Community News, August 4, 1999.
Helane's 140-page book, World on a String, is the first to trace the history of yo-yos, outline how they work and provide a step-by-step illustrated guide to performing scores of tricks for beginning, intermediate and expert yo-yo lovers. Berkeley Gazette, Weekend Vistas, May 14, 1979.
World on a String by Helane Goldstein Zeiger is a compact collection of yo-yo history, technique and lore. Sports Illustrated, Booktalk, September 17, 1979