Author : Robert Byrne
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 24,93 MB
Release : 1998
Category : 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."
Author : Mike Vago
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 19,80 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 076116250X
From the bestselling author of "The Miniature Book of Miniature Golf" comes an original gift: a complete miniature, working pool table, plus balls, rack, cue, and bridge, packaged with a 48-page full-color book that explains how to play more than 30 games.
Author : Robert Byrne
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 23,60 MB
Release : 1996
Category : 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 : Maurice Daly
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,48 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Billiards
ISBN :
Author : Jeanette Lee
Publisher : Crown
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 27,80 MB
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0307421856
Pool-playing legend Jeanette Lee--"the Black Widow," who wears only black during tournaments and devours her opponents--explains every aspect of playing to win, from holding the cue to performing combination, kiss, and trick shots. Lee shows wannabe winners of every level how to compete intelligently, lose gracefully, win frequently, stay focused, and achieve goals in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. This hip, engaging guide to the game is designed to turn you into the player to beat--in basements, bar leagues, local tournaments, and beyond.
Author : Robert Byrne
Publisher : Mariner Books
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 22,79 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN :
Thirty-one stories on pool and billiards written over the past 150 years. The authors range from Pushkin to Vachss, the stories from Wallace Stegner's The Blue-Winged Teal, on competition between a father and a son, to Bill Pronzini's science fiction story, The Hungarian Cinch.
Author : Willie Hoppe
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 12,10 MB
Release : 2013-04-18
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1447498836
This antiquarian book contains a complete introductory guide to billiards, with information on striking the ball, different strokes and techniques, ball control, common mistakes, and much more. This easy-to-digest guide is full of useful tips and helpful illustrations, and is highly recommended for those looking to hone their snooker or pool skills. The chapters of his book include: “Requisites to Remember”, “Selection of the Proper Cue”, “Fundamentals – The Keynote”, “Position at the Table, or Correct Stance”, “Grip on the Cue”, “Making the Various Bridges”, “Bridges for Follow Shots”, “Striking the Ball”, etcetera. This vintage text is being republished now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on billiards, pool and snooker.
Author : Dawn Meurin
Publisher : SP Books
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,32 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781561712106
Whether you want to play on the pro tour or just have some fun with America's fastest indoor sport, this book is for you. It gives you: All the rules, as compiled by the experts who play and win by them; Tips for keeping your game on cue; A pocket history of the game and its greats.
Author : Victor Stein
Publisher :
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 27,56 MB
Release : 2008-11-01
Category :
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 : Philip B. Capelle
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,84 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Pool (Game)
ISBN : 9780964920484
