The Rigger's Apprentice Author:Brion Toss By Brian Toss If you buy only one book on rope and rigging -- everything having to do with standing and running rigging, from lanyards and deadeyes to Sta-Set-X -- this is the book you should buy. It's wonderfully and humorously written, with consistently great illustrations throughout. Hardbound, 7 1/2" x 9 1/2", 392 pgs.