Download or read book Have Pool Cue Will Travel written by Mark C. O'Brien and published by . This book was released on 2020-07 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pool and Billiards For Dummies written by Nicholas Leider and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-03-08 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical, step-by-step tips for players of all levels From Snooker to Carom to good-old-fashioned 8- or 9-Ball, Pool & Billiards For Dummies reveals the tips, tricks, and rules of play, covering the variety of the ever-popular games that make up pool and billiards. This hands-on guide discusses everything from the rules and strategies of the games to how to set up a pool room to choosing the right equipment, and is accompanied by dozens of photos and line drawings. See how hard to hit the cue ball and where to hit it, the angle to hold the cue stick and how much chalk to use, how to use a bridge, and how to put spin on the ball Includes advanced pool techniques and trick shots for the seasoned pool sharp With Pool & Billiards For Dummies, even a novice can play like a champion!
Download or read book Have Glove Will Travel written by Bill Lee and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was 1982 when Bill Lee was famously booted from the Montreal Expos after he went AWOL in protest of another player’s mistreatment by management. His reputation for antics both on and off the field guaranteed that no other club would pick him up. The Ace from Space had landed on professional baseball’s blacklist, and so it was that one of the most popular major-league pitchers of our day was fated to pack his bags and wander the globe searching for a ball game. Have Glove, Will Travel is the chronicle of an amazing odyssey that began more than twenty years ago and continues today. Unable to live without baseball, Lee went anywhere he could find a game, beginning in the dank and dreary locker room of a Canadian hockey team that later became a softball team. We follow him around the world as he competes in pickup games, town tournaments, senior leagues, and fantasy camps, barnstorming like a modern Satchel Paige around the United States, South America, China, Cuba, Russia, and every province in Canada. At the heart of this story are the rollicking, colorful characters Lee meets during his travels, and the mishaps that befall him whether he’s sober or stoned. There’s the eccentric Latin pitching master Lee plays with in Cuba, who once struck out Ernest Hemingway. And a hilarious story that takes place in the backwoods of a British Columbia timber town, where Lee and Hall-of-Famer Ferguson Jenkins go fishing and end up being chased back to their pickup truck by a 450-pound black bear. Have Glove, Will Travel is so much more than the average baseball book. Lee’s humor, keen eye for detail, and extraordinary pitching intellect are always on display, but in the end this book is a love story about a middle-aged maverick who refused to stop pursuing his passion for a boy’s game long after the grown-ups told him he couldn’t play on their team anymore. Readers who loved Lee’s bestselling The Wrong Stuff, also written with Richard Lally, will find the long wait for this rich and wonderful sequel well worth it. Those who haven’t yet encountered the literary Bill Lee have a great treat in store.
Download or read book A Pool Player s Journey written by Dale F. Brandt and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the game of pool as a body and mind experience that must be kept in sync. Physical concepts are discussed in detail, but the major theme of the book focuses on the intellectual and emotional elements necessary to achieve maximum performance. Equating a player's development to martial arts training, the text stresses mental discipline, focus and positive lifestyle choices. Also a comprehensive and insightful glossary presents multiple mini-lessons to aid in the pursuit of competitive excellence.
Download or read book Greatest Tips About Pool You Need to Know written by George Moyle and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greatest Tips about Pool You Need to Know makes various shots using English easy for beginners, but it leans closer to those players who want to excel in the game of pool as semipros. It details a system that will show you every angle on the table. Also, it makes massé shots simple and contains diagrams of kick shots. In addition, it contains the best information on the quarter system for those who have a hard time with angles.
Download or read book The FAQs of Pool Pocket Billiards written by and published by Allan P. Sand. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the Fascinating World of Pool & Pocket Billiards! This is your best resource to learn about the sport of pocket billiards! Inside this book are the answers to hundreds of common questions about the Green Game: • FAQs about the Green Game • FAQs about gambling • FAQs about playing situations • FAQs about practicing • FAQs about playing equipment • FAQs about teaching & learning • Rules for 25 different pool games • Glossary of hundreds of pool terms
Download or read book Basic Pool written by Arthur "Babe" Cranfield and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn tips and tactics from the very best, in this newly revised and expanded edition. * Consumer reviews say it best: pool Hall of Famer Arthur “Babe” Cranfield wrote an "easy to read and understand" pool manual that will have "beginners and skilled players alike" play better. "Excellent guide", "helpful illustrations", "recommended to all". * Give it a try and "you cannot help but play better".
Download or read book Billiards written by William Broadfoot and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2022-08-21 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Billiards" by William Broadfoot. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Download or read book The Black Widow s Guide to Killer Pool written by Jeanette Lee and published by Crown. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Byrne s Advanced Technique in Pool and Billiards written by Robert Byrne and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1990 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the companion book to the landmark Byren's Standard Book of Pool and Billiads--what every pool player needs to perfect his or her game. Byrne treats the finer points of the game with the comprehensiveness and clarity that have won him a loyal readership among the many thousands of players who have taken up the game in the recent pool boom.
Download or read book Running the Table written by L. Jon Wertheim and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a popular senior writer for Sports Illustrated comes this high-stakes, boys-on-the-road story about the most unlikely of phenoms--a heavyset, bipolar, and endlessly charming pool hustler named Kid Delicious In most sports the pinnacle is Wheaties-box notoriety. But in the world of pool, notoriety is the last thing a hustler desires. Such is the dilemma that faces one Danny Basavich, an affable, generously proportioned Jewish kid from Jersey, who flounders through high school until he discovers the one thing he excels at--the felt--and hits the road. Running the Table spins the outrageous tale of Kid Delicious and his studly--if less talented--set-up man, Bristol Bob. Never was there a more entertaining or mismatched pair of sidekicks, as together they go underground into the flavorfully seamy world of pool to learn the art of the hustle and experience the highs and lows of life on the road. Their four-year odyssey takes them from Podunk pool halls to slick urban billiard rooms across America, as they manage one night to take down as much as $30,000, only to lose so much the next night that they lack gas money to get home. With every stop, the action gets hotter, the calls get closer, and Delicious's prowess with a cue stick becomes known more and more widely. Ultimately, Delicious sheds his cover once and for all and becomes professional pool's biggest sensation since Minnesota Fats. In a book sure to appeal to fans of Bringing Down the House and Positively Fifth Street, Wertheim evokes a subculture full of nefarious but loveable characters and illuminates America's fascination with games and gambling. He also paints a lasting portrait of an insanely talented and magnetic hustler, who is literally larger than life.
Download or read book The Best Damn Pool Instruction Book Period written by Ron Schneider and published by Frederick Fell Publishers. This book was released on 2005-07 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Best Damn Pool Instruction Book, Period! is an instructional book on how to play pocket billiards. It covers every aspect of the game beginning with how to build a better stroke to the more advanced techniques on how to masse or jump the cue ball. This book uses a very simple and concise teaching format of an illustration at the top of the page and the explanation text directly below to expand the knowledge and ability of the average recreational pool player. Each of the fourteen chapters has an abundance of clear and concise illustrations with detailed explantions on how to replicate the various shots necessary to improve players' skills. By gaining this new understanding of the "how" and "why" and then practicing the various drills repeatedly, the player's skills will improve dramatically. The chapters include The Stroke Builders, The Practice Shots, Safety Play, The Kicking Game, Banking, Combinations, Caroms, The Nine Ball Break, The Masse Shot, The Jump Shot, Position Play, Specialty Shots, and Deflection-Cling-Throw-Skid.
Download or read book Single Handed Spey Casting written by Simon Gawesworth and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-07-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert Spey caster Simon Gawesworth shares casts adapted from two-handed Spey casting that enable you to fish the challenging spots most anglers skip. Whether you're a small-stream angler casting for tough trout or a saltwater fly fisher, Simon has refined Spey casts for all one-handed rod needs: the single Spey, double Spey, snake roll, snap T, side cast, shepherd's crook, reach cast, and aerial mends. Learn ways to cast a fly to cope with obstructions wherever you find them and whatever water you fish, making it possible for you to fish the waters that frustrate other anglers. Covers Spey techniques useful for all rods and casting techniques practical for everyday fishing situations.
Download or read book Modern Billiards written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards written by David G. Alciatore and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 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. Organized for quick study, this must-have guide features extensive cross-references and is supplemented with video clips, interesting mathematical formulas, and other resources also available at www.engr.colostate.edu/pool.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Pool Hustlers written by Freddy Bentivegna and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Exordia written by Seth Dickinson and published by Tordotcom. This book was released on 2024-01-23 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Crichton meets Marvel’s Venom in award-winning author Seth Dickinson’s science fiction debut “Viciously funny, vivid to the point of horror, and entirely profound.”—Arkady Martine “Magnificent. . . . A science fiction action juggernaut.”—Tamsyn Muir “Anna, I came to Earth tracking a very old story, a story that goes back to the dawn of time. It’s very unlikely that you’ll die right now. It wouldn’t be narratively complete.” Anna Sinjari—refugee, survivor of genocide, disaffected office worker—has a close encounter that reveals universe-threatening stakes. Enter Ssrin, a many-headed serpent alien who is on the run from her own past. Ssrin and Anna are inexorably, dangerously drawn to each other, and their contact reveals universe-threatening stakes. While humanity reels from disaster, Anna must join a small team of civilians, soldiers, and scientists to investigate a mysterious broadcast and unknowable horror. If they can manage to face their own demons, they just might save the world. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
