The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards

The Illustrated Encyclopedia 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.

The Billiard Encyclopedia

The Billiard Encyclopedia
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.

The Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards

The Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards
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.

The Straight Pool Bible

The Straight Pool Bible
Author: Arthur Cranfield
Publisher: Globe Pequot
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781585740253

"Secrets of a world champion revealed with clear text and diagrams. This one will repay every minute you spend with it".--Mike Shamos, author of "The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards" and curator of the Billiard Archive. Illustrations throughout.

Sweet

Sweet
Author: Heather Byer
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2007
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781594489365

A New York journalist recounts how she took up playing pool as a means of alleviating stress, in a memoir that traces her experiences from her attendance at instructional classes and her attempts to find a team to her unexpected wins and losses.

The Complete Book of Billiards

The Complete Book of Billiards
Author: Mike Shamos
Publisher: Gramercy
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2000
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780517208694

A complete reference guide to the rules, equipment, and terminology of billiards and all associated cue games.

Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards

Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards
Author: Robert Byrne
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 436
Release: 1998
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780156005548

The definitive work on pool and billiards (National Billiard News) by champion player Robert Byrne Now updated throughout and expanded with new material on strategy in eight- and nine-ball, trick shots, and billiard memorabilia, Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards is the classic guide to cue games complete with detailed diagrams and photographs to help improve play at every level."

Billiards at Half-past Nine

Billiards at Half-past Nine
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

The "Encyclopedia" of Pool Hustlers

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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.