1/22: Last bump - the auctions for my book collection end this evening. I don't want to knock anybody's action, but there are still 38 books available for less than $3 as of now.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/slpetty/m.html?_ipg=200&_sop=1
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As of the morning of 1/20, there were still 28 with no bid and 31 with bids less than $2. That's more than half at still really good prices!
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As of the evening of 1/17, there were still more than 50 books without bids. Check them out!
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Finally my book offerings - a big pile (boy was I surprised!) of over 100 pool/billiard books. Some of these are instructional, some are about the mental game, and some are about the characters of the game. A few of these are quite common, some you've never heard of, and a couple are kinda hard to come by nowadays. Several are autographed/signed by the author.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/slpetty/m.html?_ipg=200&_sop=1
A couple of these (especially the mental ones) aren't specifically pool related, but certainly I bought all of them for the betterment of my game; many on the recommendation of others more knowledgeable than I am. These books have a ton of great information and a lot of entertainment. But you have to actually read them to benefit from them... :O
My loss (of youth, vision, energy, desire) is your gain. These books have been in climate controlled conditions ever since I've owned them. I'm just sorry that I missed "before Christmas" for this book collection, but, well...
As always, the starting bid is low ($1.45-$1.75), set enough to cover the selling fees so I won't lose money if the minimum bid wins. Obviously I'm not in it for the money - I'd rather you have them than to toss them into the recycle bin. If you win three or more, I will box them up and then weigh it and ask for only exactly the postage to pay for shipping, so you get a great discount in that case. (Hint: If you only win two, it would probably behoove you to bid on one of the books that has no bids yet in order to reduce your shipping charges...)
Let me know if you have any questions... (and please let me know if you see something amiss. I didn't realize how much work it would be to get these all up and hope I didn't get careless...)
1. The Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards by David G. ("Dr. Dave") Alciatore, PhD (signed)
2. Win at Pocket Billiards by Desmond Allen, Ph.D.
3. Jean Balukas' Pocket Billiards by Jean Balukas
4. The Mental Edge by Kenneth Baum with Richard Trubo
5. Banking With The Beard by Freddy Bentivegna (signed)
6. Pool Pointers by Billie Billing with Megan Ratner
7. The Great Break Shot by Charley Bond by Charley Bond
8. McGoorty, A Billiard Hustler's Life by Dan McGoorty
9. Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots by Robert Byrne
10. Byrne's Standard Book of Pool and Billiards by Robert Byrne
11. Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards by Robert Byrne
12. Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards by Robert Byrne
13. Byrne's Advanced Technique in Pool and Billiards by Robert Byrne
14. Byrne's Book of Great Pool Stories by Robert Byrne
15. Byrne's Wonderful World of Pool and Billiards by Robert Byrne
16. 1,911 Best Things Anybody Ever Said by Robert Byrne
17. Black Belt Billiards by Steven W. Campana (signed)
18. A Mind For Pool by Philip B. Capelle
19. Play Your Best Nine Ball by Phil Capelle
20. Play Your Best Pool by Phil Capelle
21. billiards accuracy by Marvin Chin
22. The Game of Billiards by Clive Cottingham, Jr.
23. Essential Pool by Arthur “Babe” Cranfield and Laurence S. Moy
24. The Straight Pool Bible by Arthur “Babe” Cranfield and Laurence S. Moy (one copy is signed by both authors)
25. The Everything Pool & Billiards Book by Amy Wall & Francine Crimi (signed)
26. Finding Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
27. Daly's Billiard Book by Maurice Daly
28. You Might Be A D Player If... by Samm(antha) Diep (signed)
29. Hustler Days by R.A. Dyer
30. Overcoming Contenderosis cassette tapes by Ryan Elliott
31. Improve Your Snooker by Clive Everton
32. Pleasures of Small Motions by Bob Fancher, PhD
33. Mastering Pool by George Fels
34. A Smarter Way To Learn Pool by George Fels
35. How Would You Play This? by George Fels
36. Advanced Pool by George Fels
37. Billiards by John Grissim
38. The Eight Ball Bible by R Givens
39. The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey
40. Simply Pool by Joe Hardesty
41. The Billiard Atlas on Systems & Techniques by Walt Harris
42. The Pro Book Video Series on VHS by Bob Henning
43. The Pro Book by Bob Henning (one copy is signed)
44. Tricks and Games on the Pool Table by Fred Herrmann
45. Position Play for Hi-Runs by Johnny Holiday
46. Continuous Hi-Runs by Johnny Holiday
47. Billiards as it should be played by Willie Hoppe
48. The Science of Pocket Billiards by Jack H. Koehler (one copy is signed)
49. Answers To A Pool Player's Prayers by Richard Kranicki
50. The Secret of Aiming by Randy Lee Kukla (signed)
51. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pool & Billiards by Ewa Mataya Laurance and Thomas C. Shaw
52. The Black Widow's Guide to Killer Pool by Jeanette Lee and Adam Scott Gershenson
53. The Mind's Eye by Jake The Rake LeQueue (signed)
54. Aiming on the Cutting Edge by Todd Leveck (signed)
55. Pool Snooker & Billiards by Horace Lindrum
56. The Physics of Pocket Billiards by Wayland C. Marlow
57. The 99 Critical Shots in Pool by Ray “Cool Cat” Martin and Rosser Reeves
58. The Ewa Mataya Pool Guide by Ewa Mataya with Bob Brown
59. The Pool Cue Book by Stephen Mayhew
60. the bank shot and other great robberies by Minnesota Fats
61. Minnesota Fats on Pool by Minnesota Fats
62. Courage, Concentration & Composure by The Monk
63. “I Came To Win” by The Monk
64. Willie Mosconi on Pocket Billiards by Willie Mosconi
65. Winning Pocket Billiards by Willie Mosconi
66. Pocket Billiard Secrets by Hal Mix
67. Complete Book of Pool by Steve Mizerak (one copy is signed "Steve")
68. Pocket Billiards Tips and Trick Shots by Steve Mizerak
69. Billiards for Advanced Players by Steve Mizerak
70. Winning Pocket Billiards by Steve Mizerak
71. Shoot Pool by Ian Pannel
72. Pocket Billiards by Bogdan Pejcic & Rolf Meyer
73. Hustlers, Beats, and Others by Ned Polsky
74. The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship by Stephen Potter
75. Pool Cool by Steve Rushin
76. Lessons in 9 Ball by Blackjack David Spolis
77. The Best Damn Pool Instruction Book, Period! by Ron Schneider
78. The 8-Ball Handbook for Winners by Larry Schwartz (signed)
79. The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards by Mike Shamos
80. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards by Mike Shamos
81. The Complete Book of Billiards by Mike Shamos
82. shooting POOL by Mike Shamos
83. Teach Yourself Snooker by John Spencer
84. Play Better Pool by Duncan Steer
85. The Complete Beginner's Guide to Pool and Other Billiard Games by George Sullivan
86. Secret Tactics by Kazumi Tabata
87. Guaranteed Improvement by Joe Tucker
88. Racking Secrets by Joe Tucker
89. How to Hustle Your Friends at Pool by Art Tully
90. The Psychology of Winning by Denis Waitley (set of cassettes)
91. Minnesota Fats Never Behind the Eight Ball by Fred Walther
92. Painting on Green Canvas by Bob Watson
93. 101 Big Pool Shots by Gerry (The Ghost) Watson
94. Come, Let Us To Billiards Away by Jack White
95. Buddy Hall: Rags to Rifleman, then what? by W.W. Woody
And a few miscellaneous pool related “lots” if anyone's interested:
96. IPT paraphernalia: programs, rules, dress code, BD mags
97. Comic book lot #1: Mad magazine, Sleepwalker, Archie
98. Comic book lot #2: Looney Tunes (Bugs, Elmer), Disney (Donald, Goofy), Flintstones
99. Comic book lot #3: Devil Kids, three Richie Rich
100. Coloring books: three Pool Pals
101. Rule books and handbooks: nine different ones (10 total)
http://www.ebay.com/sch/slpetty/m.html?_ipg=200&_sop=1
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As of the morning of 1/20, there were still 28 with no bid and 31 with bids less than $2. That's more than half at still really good prices!
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As of the evening of 1/17, there were still more than 50 books without bids. Check them out!
------------------------
Finally my book offerings - a big pile (boy was I surprised!) of over 100 pool/billiard books. Some of these are instructional, some are about the mental game, and some are about the characters of the game. A few of these are quite common, some you've never heard of, and a couple are kinda hard to come by nowadays. Several are autographed/signed by the author.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/slpetty/m.html?_ipg=200&_sop=1
A couple of these (especially the mental ones) aren't specifically pool related, but certainly I bought all of them for the betterment of my game; many on the recommendation of others more knowledgeable than I am. These books have a ton of great information and a lot of entertainment. But you have to actually read them to benefit from them... :O
My loss (of youth, vision, energy, desire) is your gain. These books have been in climate controlled conditions ever since I've owned them. I'm just sorry that I missed "before Christmas" for this book collection, but, well...
As always, the starting bid is low ($1.45-$1.75), set enough to cover the selling fees so I won't lose money if the minimum bid wins. Obviously I'm not in it for the money - I'd rather you have them than to toss them into the recycle bin. If you win three or more, I will box them up and then weigh it and ask for only exactly the postage to pay for shipping, so you get a great discount in that case. (Hint: If you only win two, it would probably behoove you to bid on one of the books that has no bids yet in order to reduce your shipping charges...)
Let me know if you have any questions... (and please let me know if you see something amiss. I didn't realize how much work it would be to get these all up and hope I didn't get careless...)
1. The Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards by David G. ("Dr. Dave") Alciatore, PhD (signed)
2. Win at Pocket Billiards by Desmond Allen, Ph.D.
3. Jean Balukas' Pocket Billiards by Jean Balukas
4. The Mental Edge by Kenneth Baum with Richard Trubo
5. Banking With The Beard by Freddy Bentivegna (signed)
6. Pool Pointers by Billie Billing with Megan Ratner
7. The Great Break Shot by Charley Bond by Charley Bond
8. McGoorty, A Billiard Hustler's Life by Dan McGoorty
9. Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots by Robert Byrne
10. Byrne's Standard Book of Pool and Billiards by Robert Byrne
11. Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards by Robert Byrne
12. Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards by Robert Byrne
13. Byrne's Advanced Technique in Pool and Billiards by Robert Byrne
14. Byrne's Book of Great Pool Stories by Robert Byrne
15. Byrne's Wonderful World of Pool and Billiards by Robert Byrne
16. 1,911 Best Things Anybody Ever Said by Robert Byrne
17. Black Belt Billiards by Steven W. Campana (signed)
18. A Mind For Pool by Philip B. Capelle
19. Play Your Best Nine Ball by Phil Capelle
20. Play Your Best Pool by Phil Capelle
21. billiards accuracy by Marvin Chin
22. The Game of Billiards by Clive Cottingham, Jr.
23. Essential Pool by Arthur “Babe” Cranfield and Laurence S. Moy
24. The Straight Pool Bible by Arthur “Babe” Cranfield and Laurence S. Moy (one copy is signed by both authors)
25. The Everything Pool & Billiards Book by Amy Wall & Francine Crimi (signed)
26. Finding Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
27. Daly's Billiard Book by Maurice Daly
28. You Might Be A D Player If... by Samm(antha) Diep (signed)
29. Hustler Days by R.A. Dyer
30. Overcoming Contenderosis cassette tapes by Ryan Elliott
31. Improve Your Snooker by Clive Everton
32. Pleasures of Small Motions by Bob Fancher, PhD
33. Mastering Pool by George Fels
34. A Smarter Way To Learn Pool by George Fels
35. How Would You Play This? by George Fels
36. Advanced Pool by George Fels
37. Billiards by John Grissim
38. The Eight Ball Bible by R Givens
39. The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey
40. Simply Pool by Joe Hardesty
41. The Billiard Atlas on Systems & Techniques by Walt Harris
42. The Pro Book Video Series on VHS by Bob Henning
43. The Pro Book by Bob Henning (one copy is signed)
44. Tricks and Games on the Pool Table by Fred Herrmann
45. Position Play for Hi-Runs by Johnny Holiday
46. Continuous Hi-Runs by Johnny Holiday
47. Billiards as it should be played by Willie Hoppe
48. The Science of Pocket Billiards by Jack H. Koehler (one copy is signed)
49. Answers To A Pool Player's Prayers by Richard Kranicki
50. The Secret of Aiming by Randy Lee Kukla (signed)
51. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pool & Billiards by Ewa Mataya Laurance and Thomas C. Shaw
52. The Black Widow's Guide to Killer Pool by Jeanette Lee and Adam Scott Gershenson
53. The Mind's Eye by Jake The Rake LeQueue (signed)
54. Aiming on the Cutting Edge by Todd Leveck (signed)
55. Pool Snooker & Billiards by Horace Lindrum
56. The Physics of Pocket Billiards by Wayland C. Marlow
57. The 99 Critical Shots in Pool by Ray “Cool Cat” Martin and Rosser Reeves
58. The Ewa Mataya Pool Guide by Ewa Mataya with Bob Brown
59. The Pool Cue Book by Stephen Mayhew
60. the bank shot and other great robberies by Minnesota Fats
61. Minnesota Fats on Pool by Minnesota Fats
62. Courage, Concentration & Composure by The Monk
63. “I Came To Win” by The Monk
64. Willie Mosconi on Pocket Billiards by Willie Mosconi
65. Winning Pocket Billiards by Willie Mosconi
66. Pocket Billiard Secrets by Hal Mix
67. Complete Book of Pool by Steve Mizerak (one copy is signed "Steve")
68. Pocket Billiards Tips and Trick Shots by Steve Mizerak
69. Billiards for Advanced Players by Steve Mizerak
70. Winning Pocket Billiards by Steve Mizerak
71. Shoot Pool by Ian Pannel
72. Pocket Billiards by Bogdan Pejcic & Rolf Meyer
73. Hustlers, Beats, and Others by Ned Polsky
74. The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship by Stephen Potter
75. Pool Cool by Steve Rushin
76. Lessons in 9 Ball by Blackjack David Spolis
77. The Best Damn Pool Instruction Book, Period! by Ron Schneider
78. The 8-Ball Handbook for Winners by Larry Schwartz (signed)
79. The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards by Mike Shamos
80. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards by Mike Shamos
81. The Complete Book of Billiards by Mike Shamos
82. shooting POOL by Mike Shamos
83. Teach Yourself Snooker by John Spencer
84. Play Better Pool by Duncan Steer
85. The Complete Beginner's Guide to Pool and Other Billiard Games by George Sullivan
86. Secret Tactics by Kazumi Tabata
87. Guaranteed Improvement by Joe Tucker
88. Racking Secrets by Joe Tucker
89. How to Hustle Your Friends at Pool by Art Tully
90. The Psychology of Winning by Denis Waitley (set of cassettes)
91. Minnesota Fats Never Behind the Eight Ball by Fred Walther
92. Painting on Green Canvas by Bob Watson
93. 101 Big Pool Shots by Gerry (The Ghost) Watson
94. Come, Let Us To Billiards Away by Jack White
95. Buddy Hall: Rags to Rifleman, then what? by W.W. Woody
And a few miscellaneous pool related “lots” if anyone's interested:
96. IPT paraphernalia: programs, rules, dress code, BD mags
97. Comic book lot #1: Mad magazine, Sleepwalker, Archie
98. Comic book lot #2: Looney Tunes (Bugs, Elmer), Disney (Donald, Goofy), Flintstones
99. Comic book lot #3: Devil Kids, three Richie Rich
100. Coloring books: three Pool Pals
101. Rule books and handbooks: nine different ones (10 total)
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