A Billiards and Snooker Compendium

A Billiards and Snooker Compendium
Author: Gary Clarke
Publisher: Paragon Publishing
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2008
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1899820469

A Billiards & Snooker Compendium A Billiards & Snooker Compendium is the most extensive work on the literature of billiards and snooker ever published and took over two years to compile. It contains bibliographical information on over 650 books, a detailed description of each book's content, tips on identifying different editions, notes on scarce dustjackets, plus the estimated values of 1st editions. These values have been calculated using a variety of well respected sources. This essential reference book is easy to use, is clearly laid out, and includes both an author and title index. Each book has its own unique reference number and entries are fully cross referenced. It will appeal to all collectors of billiards and snooker memorabilia, book dealers and collectors, fans of both sports, and those simply wishing to add a few books to their sports collection. About the author Gary Clarke has been playing and watching snooker for over 25 years and has a great knowledge and deep affection for the game. He is also an avid reader and book lover and this work combines two of his most passionate interests. The author currently lives in his home town of Ipswich and this is his first work of non-fiction.

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."

The Best Books

The Best Books
Author: William Swan Sonnenschein
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1146
Release: 1891
Genre: Best books
ISBN:

Haggard Hawks and Paltry Poltroons

Haggard Hawks and Paltry Poltroons
Author: Paul Anthony Jones
Publisher: Constable
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2013-10-17
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1472109414

What do the following ten words all have in common - haggard, mews, codger, arouse, musket, poltroon, gorge, allure, pounce and turn-tail? All fairly familiar and straightforward words, after a little digging into their histories it turns out that all of them derive from falconry: the adjective haggard described an adult falcon captured from the wild; mews were the enclosures hawks were kept in whilst moulting; codger is thought to come from 'cadger', the member of a hunting party who carried the birds' perches, and so on. This, essentially, is what Ten Words is all about - the book collects together hundreds of the most intriguing, surprising and little known histories and etymologies of a whole host of English words. From ancient place names to unusual languages, and obscure professions to military slang, this is a fascinating treasure trove of linguistic facts.