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Ronnie O'Sullivan's supreme talent and style have made him the People's Champion. At 15, he became the youngest player to compile a recognised maximum break; at 17, he became the youngest winner of a world-ranking tournament; in 1997 he recorded the…

Discusses everything from the rules and strategies of the games to how to set up a pool room to choosing the right equipment. This book includes photos and line drawings. It explains pool techniques and trick shots for the seasoned pool sharp.

World reknowned pool player Mike Massey gives tips on trick shots

The complete guide for the official rules of the most popular pool games in the world--updated for today� 2s players.

Fully illustrated with hundreds of drawings depicting nearly three hundred and fifty mind-boggling trick shots, "Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards" will teach you everything from the basic "butterfly formation" to the most diffic…

A cleverly designed package that contains a miniature pool table, along with instructions for more than 40 pool and billiards games and variations-from Eight Ball to Italian Skittle---and are played. It's also got fun facts about the game and it's f…

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…

Presents diagrams and step-by-step instructions of shots and set-ups for players of all levels on how to think their way to better pool and to analyze, strategize and make the shot that will most benefit the players' game in the long run

Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins transcended sport in a way very few sportsmen ever have. In this definitive biography, Tony Francis describes how Alex threw himself into life like a man throwing himself off a cliff. No safety net. No plan. No fear. No sham…

When Alex Higgins' first manager, John McLaughlin, bestowed the nickname "Hurricane Higgins" on the young, feisty snooker player, he had no idea just how apt it was to prove over the next 30 years. This is the sad yet uplifting story of a man who ha…

Eric Bristow MBE is considered to be the greatest darts player of all time. He was an unmistakable figure on the oche during his 1980s heyday, and became renowned not just for the number of world titles he won but for his arrogance on stage and off…

The history of snooker legends

Snooker has a rich and fascinating history, full of controversy, colourful characters and cue action. Through informative snippets and bite-size facts, as well as quotes and anecdotes from players, pundits and fans alike, one of the world's most pop…

Twenty-seven amusing and enlightening tales of those who beat the odds, and those who failed trying.

This title offers step by step programmes that will transform your body. Your demands are simple enough. You want a straightforward, no nonsense strength and conditioning programme that fits into your schedule and results in a healthy, lean and defi…

"McGoorty" is master billiards writer Byrne's racy account of the life of Danny McGoorty, hustler and hobo, womanizer and fashion plate, and a billiards champion of that bygone era when cue artists were often scam artists and pool rooms were held to…

Bill Borrows traces Higgins' meteoric rise, from his working-class origins, to his discovery of his sparkling talent, his epic benders with Oliver Reed and George Best, and the controversies that engulfed the final years of his career.

Throughout its chequered history, snooker has had more than its fair share of heroes and villains, champions and chumps, rascals and rip-off artists. In the last 20 years, every sleazy scandal imaginable has attached itself to this raffish sport: co…

'Crowood Sports Guides' provide sound, practical advice that will help make you a better player whether you are learning the basic skills, discovering more advanced techniques and tactics or reviewing the fundamentals of your game.

If you play pool, this concise, fully-illustrated book can make you a winner. The book teaches the pool player how to pocket one-, two-, and three-rail kick shots. The author also includes savvy tips for nine ball and straight pool.

This book teaches the basics of pocket billiards for the beginner. It covers stance, aiming, stroke and follow-through, shooting systems, practice techniques, and gives complete clear instructions for bank shots, combinations, English, the diamond s…

Most of what you "know" about the mental game of pool is wrong. Everyone who plays pool says it is "mostly mental," but the conventional wisdom about the mental game is about as accurate as the idea that the earth is flat. Until now, no one with any…

The Know the Game series is firmly established as the leading introduction to a huge range of sports. For years they have been the first step into a new sport for many people, children and adults alike. The series has now been relaunched in a new fo…

There is a tribute book to be written about the nicest man in snooker - but this isn't it. Whatever else he was, Alexander Gordon Higgins wasn't nice. Unpredictable, wild, demonic and obsessive for certain. The People's Champion. An unstoppable forc…

Master one of the world's most popular games with the help of a mechanical engineering professor who has a passion for pool. More than 80 principles of the game, presented with 250-plus precisely scaled illustrations and photographs, offer players o…

In 1972, aged 23, Alex Higgins became the youngest person ever to win the World Championship. He repeated this achievement 10 years later. Alex Higgins was a showman, gambler, comedian, bully, charmer and alcoholic. This biography reconstructs the t…

When David McCumber armed himself with large amounts of cash and hit the road with ace pool player Tony Annigoni, he transformed himself overnight from journalist to "stakehorse" - a guy who provides financial backing to a pool hustler in return for…

Considered by many to be a genius at his peak, Alex Higgins's unorthodox play and exciting style earned him the nickname 'Hurricane' and led to his immense popularity and fame. In 1972 he became the youngest winner of the World Championship, repeati…