The Billiard Encyclopedia
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Author | : Victor Stein |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 640 |
Release | : 2008-11-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780615170923 |
This award winning publication has established itself as the most authoritative and historical book ever written on the game of billiards. This new third edition has been completely revised with over 350 new pages and 500 new images. Many from the Encyclopedia's own archive. Expanded to 640 pages and featuring new sections on billiard memorabilia, current cue makers, world class cue collections, and the "Beauty of The Cue" - a stunning pictorial containing over 500 cues over made over the last 40 years. The new third edition goes further in illuminating the journey that started 20 years ago by Stein and Rubino, documenting the fascinating story of Billiards.
Author | : Michael Ian Shamos |
Publisher | : Lyons Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Billiards |
ISBN | : 9781558212190 |
Contains information on billiards, pool, snooker and all associated games with anecdotes.
Author | : Michael Ian Shamos |
Publisher | : Globe Pequot |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : |
The most comprehensive book on the games played by forty million Americans. (SEE QUOTE.)
Author | : David G. Alciatore |
Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781402714283 |
More than 80 principles of the game, presented with 250-plus precisely scaled illustrations and photographs, offer players of all levels a thorough overview of the fundamentals of 8-ball and 9-ball, including grip and stance, basic shots, position play and strategy, bank and kick shots, and advanced techniques such as carom and jump shots.
Author | : Freddy Bentivegna |
Publisher | : CreateSpace |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2013-07-30 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781490475844 |
8.5 x 11, 386 pages large 12 point fonts. An informed peek at the netherworld of pool hustling, with over 300 photos. A rowdy assortment of anecdotes, insights, encounters, and esoteric knowledge of the legendary pool hustlers of the second half of the 20th century. This book is composed of the comprehensive extracts from the personal experiences of the life-long, fellow hustler, Freddy the Beard Bentivegna, and with running commentary from many of the constituents themselves.
Author | : Jeremiah Gage |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2014-11-22 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780692288832 |
Improve your billiard/pool skills by playing Bullseye Billiards!No more need for dull practice drills when you can play against friends and practice at the same time. This billiard training aid is played as a game, so you won't even realize you are working to improve your skills! The shots in Bullseye Billiards are designed for beginning to intermediate players who want to run more balls and win more games.Anyone can pocket a ball, but running racks also requires cue ball positioning. The shots in Bullseye Billiards are designed to help you gain more control of the cue ball through deliberate practice.
Author | : Heinrich Böll |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780140187243 |
Robert Faehmel finds his structured life threatened by an old schoolmate and former Nazi
Author | : Ray Martin |
Publisher | : Random House Puzzles & Games |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 1993-10-05 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 0812922417 |
World Champion Pool Player Ray "Cool Cat" Martin shares his secrets for playing winner's pool in this classic book, which includes an introduction by the author. Written with co-author Rosser Reeves, The 99 Critical Shots in Pool remains one of the most authoritative guides to the game ever written. Over 200 illustrations show the proper form, technique, and approach to shots such as: • The Center Ball Cheat-the-Pocket • The Hook Shot • The Seven Ball Stop Shot • The Jump Shot • The Frozen Kiss Shot • The Nudge Shot • The Side Pocket By-Pass Shot Ray Martin, a Billiards Congress of America Hall of Fame inductee, is one of only seven players in the twentieth century to win three or more world 14.1 titles. He co-wrote this book with Rosser Reeves in 1976.
Author | : Robert Byrne |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : |
Welcome to Byrne's Wonderful World of Pool and Billiards, a medley of instruction and lore from the best-selling authority on billiards technique. Here, clearly explained and illustrated, are tips on improving your pool game ("Three-Shot Planning"), unusual shots, technique in three-cushion billiards ("Handling Tough Leaves", "Kilgore's Opposite 3 System"), and clarification of the games people play (five pins, snooker, box billiards). In his inimitable style, Robert Byrne also entertains with stories, sage advice ("How to Cope with Sore Losers"), and profiles of top players - plus one of an infamous poseur.
Author | : Brad Simpson |
Publisher | : Blue Book Publications |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999-06 |
Genre | : Pool (Game) |
ISBN | : 9781886768123 |
The Blue Book of pool cues is a visual masterpiece. Includes short biographies on most of the popular makers with hundreda of black & white images making pool cue identification easy.