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recoveryjones

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I found this list of pool books on the internet.Does anyone have any books not listed here to add to the list?
RJ

POOL BOOKS


Title Author Publisher Published

101 Big Pool Shots Gerry "The Ghost" Watson 1997
3 Cushion Billiard Systems Sid Banner Sid Banner 2005
A Mind for Pool Phil Capelle Billiards Press 1999
A Smarter Way to Learn Pool George Fels Contemporary Books 1999
APA Official Team Manual /2004 American Poolplayers Association APA 2004
Advanced Pool Techniques & Strategies George Fels Contemporary Books 1995
Aiming on the Cutting Edge Todd Leveck Tanstafl Press 2003
Answers to a Pool Player's Prayers Richard Kranicki Richard Kranicki 2000
BCA Membership Directory 2005-2006 Billiard Congress of America Billiard Congress of America 2006
Banking with the Beard Freddy Bentivegna Freddy Bentivegna 2005
Beat People with a Stick - Instructional Article Collection Tom Simpson Tom Simpson 2003
Billiards Workbook Diana Elaine Sorrentino, Ph.D Diana Elaine Sorrentino, Ph.D 2004
Billiards as it Should be Played Willie Hoppe The Reilly & Lee Co 1941
Billiards for Advanced Players Steve Mizerak/Joel Cohen ICS Books 1996
Billiards for Everyone Luther Lassiter / George Sulivan Grosset & Dunlap 1965
Black Belt Billiards Steven W. Campana Steven W. Campana 2002
Blue Book of Pool Cues 3rd Edition Brad Simpson Blue Book Publications, Inc 2005
Byrne's Advanced Technique in Pool and Billiards Robert Byrne Harcourt Brace Jananovich, Publishers 1990
Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots Robert Byrne Harcourt, Inc 2003
Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards Robert Byrne Harcourt Brace & Company 1978
Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards Robert Byrne Harcourt Brace Javanovich, Publishers 1982
Byrne's Wonderful World of Pool and Billiards Robert Byrne Harcourt Brace and Company 1996
Capelle on 9-Ball Phil Capelle Billiards Press 2002
Complete Book of Pool Steve Mizerak/ Michael E. Panozzo Contemporary Books 1990
Continuous Hi-Runs Johnny Holiday Caldwell Publishers 1984
Cornbread Red Pool's Greatest Money Player Bob Henning Bebob Publishing 1996
Cue for a Laugh Roy Ullyett David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd 1984
Daly's Billiard Book Maurice Daly Dover Publications, Inc 1941
Dirty Pool Playing to Win Mose Duane Phoenix Billiards 2003
Eight Ball Hoyne - Underhill - Phipps Harper Sports 1999
Essential Pool Arthur "Babe" Cranfield / Laurence S. Moy The Lyons Press 2002
Guaranteed Improvement Joe Tucker Joseph Tucker 1999
Hot Shots Plus Series Bk's 1-6 D.W. "Diamond Dave" Thayer Diamond Sports Publications, Inc 2002
How To Play Pool Right George Fels & Alvin Blick Billiard Congress of America 2001
How Would You Play This George Fels Contemporary Books 1998
How to Hustle Your Friends at Pool Art Tully Arthur Tully 1980
How to Win at Pocket Billiards Edward D. Knuchell Melvin Powers Wilshire Book Co 1970
Hustler Days R. A. Dyer The Lyons Press 2003
Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards David G. "Dr. Dave" Alciatore, Ph.D Sterling Publishing Co., Inc 2004
Joe Tucker's Aiming System Joe Tucker Joseph Tucker
John Virgo's Book of Snooker Trick Shots John Virgo/ Jim Maloney Boxtree Ltd. 1994
Key Shots Beginner's Course 3-Cushion Billiards Harry "Hollywood Fats" Sims Harry Sims 1979
Know the Game Billiards and Snooker The Billiards Association and Control Council E.P. Publishing Co., Ltd 1965
Knowing and Playing Pocket & 3 Cushion BIlliards Billiard Congress of America Billiard Congress of America 1972
Learning to Win The Four Dimensions Ron Dobosenski RD Billiard Academy Inc 2001
Lethal Weapon 2 A.R. Publications 2003
Master Instructor's Manual D.P.M. Universal Billiard System Darrell Paul Martineau Darrell Paul Martineau 2003
Master's Book of Pool and Billiards Joe Stone Crown Publishers, Inc 1979
McGoorty (A Pool Room Hustler) Robert Byrne Sports Illustrated 2000
Mechanics of Billiards & Analysis of Willie Hoppe's Stroke A.D. Moore Scientific paper 1942
Mike Massey's World of Trick Shots Mike Massey - Phil Cappelle Billiards Press 2003
Minnesota Fats Never Behind the Eight Ball Fred Walther Cool Springs Press 1998
Minnesota Fats on Pool Minnesota Fats Minnesota Fats Enterprises 1976
Natural Break Dennis Taylor MacDonald Queen Anne Press 1985
On Snooker Mordecai Richler The Lyons Press 2001
One Rail, Two Rails, Three Rails and More Desmond Allen Allen Enterprises 1997
Play Better Pool Duncan Steer Barrons 2004
Play Better Pool Steve Mizerak Contemporary Books 1996
Play Your Best 9 Ball Phil Capelle Billiards Press 2001
Play Your Best Straight Pool Phil Capelle Billiards Press 2001
Playing for Keeps Cliff Thorburn with Clive Everton Partrige Press 1987
Playing off the Rail A Pool Hustler's Journey David McCumber Perennial 2002
Pleasures of Small Motions Bob Fancher, Ph.d The Lyons Press 2002
Pocket Billiards Fundamentals of Technique & Play Bogdan Pejcic/Rolf Meyer Sterling Publishing Co., Inc 1993
Pocket Billiards Tips and Trick Shots Steve Mizerak Contemporary Books 1982
Point the Way The Monk Samsara Publishing 1994
Pool Player's Edge Gerry Kanov - Shari Stauch Human Kinetics 2004
Pool Pointers Billie Billing/Megan Ratner Avon Books 1992
Pool Shark Dick "Colonel" Geffers Pool Shark Enterprise 1976
Pool Table Assembly Mose Duane Mose Duane 2004
Position Play in Three Cushion Billiards Eddie Robin Eddie Robin Publishing 1979
Pot Black Reg Perrin BBC 1993
Precision Pool Gerry Kanov and Shari Stauch Human Kinetics 1998
Pro Skill Drills 54 Practice Session Drills Tim "The Timinator" Daniel & Dominic "Pastor D" Esposito Dominic M. Esposito 2003
Quick-Start Guide to Pocket Billiards Steve Mizerak & Ewa Mataya Laurance McGraw-Hill 2004
RACK up a Victory Tom "Dr. Cue" Rossman Tom Rossman 1988
Secrets of Pocket Billiards Masters Edition Darrell Paul Martineau Darrell Paul Martineau 2002
Secrets of Three Cushion Billiards Doctoral Darrell Paul Martineau Darrell Paul Martineau 1996
Secrets of Three Cushion Billiards Doctoral Millennium Darrell Paul Martineau Darrell Paul Martineau 2003
Shoot Pool Ian Pannell Chartwell Books 1989
Shooting Pool Mike Shamos & George Bennett Artisan 1998
Shots, Moves & Strategies Eddie Robin: Editor Billiard World Publishing 1996
Snooker & Billiards Clive Everton The Crowood Press Ltd 2002
Snooker Skills Cliff Thorburn Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited 1987
Snookered Donald Trelford Faber & Faber 1986
Some Basics of Billiards and Snooker Peter J. Payne Mark E. Mytton 2003
Systematic Billiards Allen Gilbert Allen Gilbert 1977
Teach Yourself Snooker John Spencer NTC Publishing Group 1973
The 99 Critical Shots in Pool Ray Martin & Rosser Reeves Time Books 1997
The Advanced Pro Book Bob Henning Bebob Publishing 2005
The Billiard Atlas Vol's 1-4 Walter Harris Billiard Atlas 1991
The Billiard Guidebook Mose Duane Mose Duane 2000
The Black Widow's Guide to Killer Pool Jeanette Lee/Adam Scott Gershenson Three Rivers Press 2000
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pool & Billiards Ewa Mataya Laurance & Thomas C. Shaw Alpha Books 1999
The Eight Ball Bible R. GIvens 8-Ball Express 2003
The Everything Pool & Billiards Book Amy Wall & Francine Crimi F+W Publications, Inc 2004
The Game of Billiards Clive Cottingham, Jr J. B. Lippincott Company 1964
The Great Break Shot Charley Bond Charles R. Bond 2005
The Lesson The Monk Samsara Publishing 2001
The Pool Huster's Handbook Chef Anton Tricks of the Trade, Inc 2002
The Pro Book Bob Henning Bebob Publishing 2001
The Science of Pocket Billiards Jack H. Koehler Sportology Publications 1989
The Straight Pool Bible Arthur "Babe" Cranfield / Laurence S. Moy The Lyons Press 2000
Tricks and Games on the Pool T Fred Herrmann Dover Publications, Inc 1967
UpScale Nine-Ball Jack H. Koehler Sportology Publications 2000
UpScale One Pocket Jack H. Koehler Sportology Publications 1995
Welcome to the Bank (Book II) Shifting Gears Les Fiegel PoolShots, LLC 2000
Welcome to the Bank (Book III) Shots Shifting Gears Les Fiegel PoolShots, LLC 2002
Welcome to the Bank and Other Poolshots Les Fiegel Poolshots, LLC 2002
Willie Jopling's Book on Pocket Billiards Willie Jopling Willie Jopling 1978
Win at Pocket Billiards Desmond Allen, Ph.D Bonus Books, Inc 2001
Winning Billiards & Snooker R. Holt Coles 1978
Winning One Pocket Eddie Robin: Editor Billiard World Publishing 1996
Winning Pocket Billiards for Beginners & Advanced Willie Mosconi Crown Publishers, Inc 1965
Winning Pool Tips Steve Mizerak with Micheal E. Panozzo VGM Career Horizons 1995
Winning Pool and Trick Shots Nick Varner Nick Varner 1981
Billiards - The Official Rules and Records Book Billiard Congress of America BCA 2000
Smart Pool - The Mind Game John Delaveau Merrimack Publishing, Inc 1998
Billiards - The Official Rules & Records Book Billiard Congress of America BCA 2005
Pocket Billiard Secrets Hal Mix Hal Mix 1995
The 8-Ball Handbook for Winners Larry Schwartz Larry Schwartz
Road Player Jerry Forsyth Bebob Publishing 2006
Play Your Best Pool Phil Capelle Billiards Press 1995

Here are some books available(personally) by Blackjack Dave Sapolis. PM him here if interested.
Stroke of Genius (1991)
The Growling Point (1995)
Building The Perfect Game (2001)
Lessons In 9 Ball (2003)

Also I know that Bob Henning has another book out called"The Advanced pro Book"
Phil Capelle has anew book out about pool practice. Anyone know what it's called?
 
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recoveryjones said:
Also I know that Bob Henning has another book out called"The Advanced pro Book"
Phil Capelle has anew book out about pool practice. Anyone know what it's called?
Thanks for the list, RJ. I'm going to print it out to keep abreast of what I'm missing. I got both Capelle's and Bob's latest books and I'd recommend 'em both. Except I'd say Capelle's book may be a little less useful to B players and above, though no less instructive.
 

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Wonderboys

After you've read and mastered all those books you might want to give your brain and nerves a break and chill out with my story about faith and redemption...oops...I mean...my story about young pool players in 1960's New England...the clothes...the cars...the music...hey wait I keep thinking it's a movie...
 

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recoveryjones said:
I found this list of pool books on the internet....
There are two extensive bibliographies of pool/billiard/snooker books. Robert Craven's is:

Billiards, Bowling, Table Tennis, Pinball and Video Games, a Bibliographic
Guide. Robert Craven, 1984, Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, in
print for $59 list, ISBN: 0313234620, HB, 163pp;​

Dieter Haase's (388 pages!) is described at:
http://www.carambolage-verein-kassel.de/der_verein/dieters_buch.htm
 

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Mister 100 by Raymond Ceulemans
The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards by Michael Shamos

Dave
 
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Position Play for High Runs----Johnny Holiday
Encyclopidia of Pocket Billiards---Johnny Holiday
Tricks and Games on the Pool Table---Fred Herrmann
 

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Kids Learn to Play Pool, Dawn Hopkins, 2006
Pro Skill Drills Volume 2 52 Practice Session Drills, Dominic "The Drill Instructor" Esposito, endorsed by Nick Varner
Pro Skill Drills Volume 3: The Practice Session Record Keeper, Dominic "The Drill Instructor" Esposito, endorsed by Nick Varner, 2006
Stroke: A Novel, Carlos Ledson Miller, Redbud Publishing, 2004

Capelle's new one is called Capelle's Practicing Pool, Billiards Press, 2006.
 

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Following are a "few" more books. Rule books all start with the name "Rules" and then the date so they are in order by date and all together. Some books below have been reprinted under different names and will say "AKA". Some of the books listed below can be found on used.addall.com


All About Billiards - How to Improve Your Game - Peall - 1925
Amateur Physics for the Amateur Pool Player - Shepard - booklet - 1997
Behind the White Ball - White, Jimmy - 1998
Bet High and Kiss Low - Mathews - 2001
Billiards - Cook - 1884 billiard catalog in back - 1884
Billiards - Tabachnikov, Serge - 1995 - $50
Billiards: A Generic Introduction to the Dynamics of Systems with Impacts - Kozlov, Valerii Vikt - 1991
Billiard Atlas 2 on Systems and Techniques - Harris - 1994
Billiards - Bennett - 1894
Billiards and Snooker A Trade History - Mitchell, J.R. - 1981
Billiards and Snooker - Know the Game Series. - Billiards Association And Control Council - 1980
Billiards for Beginners - Roberts, John - 1901
Billiards for Everybody - Roberts, Charles - 1906
Billiards: Its Theory and Practice - Crawley - 1876
Billiards Simplified; or How to Make Breaks - 1890
Bohn's New Hand-Book of Games - Bohn - 1851
Byrne's Book of Great Pool Stories - Byrne - 1995
Byrne's Standard Book of Pool and Billiards - Byrne - 1978
Capelle’s Practicing Pool - Capelle, Phil - 2006
Captain Crawley's Handy Book Of Games For Gentlemen (The Handy Book Of Games For Gentlemen) - Crawley - 1860
Come Let us to Billiards Away - White - 1990
Dainty Billiards How to Play the Close-Cannon Game - Reece, Tom - 1925
Eight Ball Bible - Givens - 2003
Eye of the Hurricane - Hennessey - 2001
Fun on the Billiard Table - Stancliffe - 1900
Fun on the Pool Table - Herrmann, Fred - 1902 (AKA: Tricks and Games on the Pool Table, Pool Table Tricks and Games)
Games and Gamesters of the Restoration [The compleat Gamester / Lives of the Gamesters] - Cotton, Charles - 1930

reprint/1674
How To Be The Captain Of A Winning APA 8-Ball Team - Loftus, Captain John W. - 2005
How to Figure the Odds - Jacoby - 1947
How to Tip a Pool Cue: The Laymen's Guide - Macioge, Terry - 2003
How to Win at Pocket Billiards (Aka: Pocket Billiards with Cue Tips) - Knuchell - 1970
Hustlers Beats & Others - Polsky - 1998
Inside Pocket Billiards - Mizerak - 1973
Just Showin' Off - Mizerak - 1988
Know the Game: Pool - no author - booklet - British association of pool table operators - 2004
Mastering Pool - Fels - 1977
Mordecai Richler on Snooker - Richler - 2002
Observations on Popular Antiquities - Brand - 1877
Plain Talks To Billiard Players - Aiken, Tom - 1924
Play Your Best Eight Ball - Capelle - 1st edition 2004
Pocket Billiard Fundamentals and Trick Shots Made Easy - Caras - 1969
Pocket Billiards - Crane - [AKA - The Young Sportsman's Guide to Pocket Billiards] - 1965
Pocket Billiards with Cue Tips (See How to Win at Pocket Billiards - Knuchell)
Pool - Shamos - 1994
Pool Snooker and Billiards - Lindrum - 1974
Pool Table Sales and Service - Conway - 1991
Pool Table Tricks and Games (AKA - Tricks and Games on the pool table, Fun on the pool table) - Herrmann, Fred - 1978
Practice Strokes At Billiards - Hotine, Frederick Martin - 1902
Racking Secrets - Tucker
Roberts on Billiards - Roberts - 1869
Ronnie - O'Sullivan - 2004
Rules 1778: Hoyle's Games Improved - Jones - 1778
Rules 1778: Hoyle's Games Improved - Jones - reprint of 1778 book (reprinted by King's Arms Press - N.J.) - 2005
Rules 1879: Hoyle's Games - Anners - 1879
Rules 1897: Hoyle an Encyclopedia of Indoor Games - AKA Foster's encyclopedia of games/Complete Hoyle - Foster - 1897
Rules 1909: Foster's Complete Hoyle - Foster - 1909
Rules 1913: Hand Book of Rules of Billiards - Brunswick Balke Collender Co. - 1913
Rules 1936: The New Hoyle Standard Games - Seymore - 1936
Rules 1940: Hoyle's Complete and Authoritative Book of Games - no author - 1940
Rules 1948: Official Rule Book for All Pocket and Carom Billiard Games - BCA - 1948
Rules 1963: Official Rule Book for All Pocket and Carom Billiard Games - BCA - 1963
Rules 1965: Official Rule Book for All Pocket and Carom Billiard Games - BCA - 1965
Rules 1966: The Mr. Billiard Willie Mosconi Regulation Rule Book - [AKA: Regulation Rule Book] - 1966
Rules 1967: Official Rule and Record Book for All Pocket and Carom Billiard Games - BCA - 1967
Rules 1968: Official Rule and Record Book for All Pocket and Carom Billiard Games - BCA - 1968
Rules 1970: Look it Up in Hoyle - revised by Smith, Thomas M. - 1970
Rules 1971: Regulation Rule Book for Pool and Billiards - no author - Mosconi on cover - 1971
Rules 1971: Ajay Regulation Rule Book for Pool and Billiards - no author - 1971
Rules 1971: Official Rule Book for All Pocket and Carom Billiard Games - BCA - 1971
Rules 1974: Official Rule Book for All Pocket and Carom Billiard Games - BCA - 1974
Rules 1974: International Tournament Pool Game Rules - 1974
Rules 1977: Joe Balsis: Official Billiard Games - [BCA] - 1977
Rules 1980: Billiards The Official Rules and Records Book - BCA - 1980
Rules 1982: Billiards The Official Rules and Records Book - BCA - 1982
Rules 1985: Official Rule Book for All Pocket and Carom Billiard Games - BCA - 1985
Rules 1998: Billiards The Official Rules and Records Book - BCA - 1988
Rules 1992: Billiards The Official Rules and Records Book - BCA - 1992
Rules 1993: Billiards: Official Rules Records & Player Profiles - Professional Billiards Tour Association - 1993
Rules 1996: Billiards The Official Rules and Records Book - BCA - 1996
Rules 1997: Billiards The Official Rules and Records Book - BCA - 1997
Rules 1998: Billiards The Official Rules and Records Book - BCA - 1998
Rules 1999: Billiards The Official Rules and Records Book - BCA - 1999
Rules 2001: Billiards The Official Rules and Records Book - BCA - 2001
Rules 2003: Billiards The Official Rules and Records Book - BCA - 2003
Rules 2005: BCA League Player Handbook - BCA - 2003-2005 - small booklet
Rules 2005: BCA Pool League Player Handbook - BCA - 2004-2005 - small booklet
Rules 2005: Billiards The Official Rules and Records Book - BCA - 2005
Rules 2005: Billiards The Official Rules and Records Book - BCA - 2005
Science of Pocket Billiards - Koehler - 1995
Secret of Aiming - Kukla - booklet - 1994
Secrets to a Perfect Pool Table Recovering Job - McCauley - booklet - 2002
Simply Pool - Hardesty - 1998
Snooker, Pool, and Billiards - Arnold, Peter - 1988
Sporting Days - Mallalieu, P.W. - 1957
Steve Davis Snooker Champion - Radford - 1983
Steve Mizerak's Complete Book of Pool - Mizerak - 1990
Steve Mizerak's Play Better Pool - Mizerak - 1996
Steve Mizerak's Pocket Billiards Tips and Trick Shots - Mizerak - 1982
Steve Mizerak's Winning Pool Tips - Mizerak - 1995
Steve Mizerak's Winning Pocket Billiards - Mizerak - 1984
Straight Pool Bible - Cranfield - 2000
Tavern 8 Ball for Fun and Profit - McKernan - 1978
The Alcock Book Of Billiards - Alcock, Henry Upton - 1901
The Art of Practical Billiards for Amateurs - Drayson - [AKA - The Club Series: Billiards] - 1895
The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes: Billiards - Broadfoot - 1896
The Bank Shot and Other Great Robberies - Minnesota Fats With Tom Fox - 1966
The Best Damn Pool Instruction Book, Period! – Schneider, Ron – 2004
The Compleat Gamester - Cotton, Charles - (1970 reprint of 1674 book)
The Compleat Strategyst - Williams - 1954
The Complete Beginners Guide to Pool and Other Billiard Games - Sullivan - no date
The Complete Book of Billiards - Shamos - 1993
The Ewa Mataya Pool Guide - Mataya - 1995
The Green Book - Swift - 2002
The Hurricane - Borrows - 2002
The Hustler - Tevis - 1984
The Hustler's Handbook: How to Play Pool for Fun and Profit - Steve Allen - 1993
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards - Shamos - 1993
The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards - Shamos - 1999
The Inner Game of Tennis - Gallwey - 1982
The Lions and the Lambs - Fensch, Thomas - 1970
The Master's Book of Pool and Billiards - Stone - 1979
The World Champion on Winning Pool and Trick Shots - Varner - 1981
The Young Sportsman's Guide to Pocket Billiards - Sullivan - 1964 - See Also Pocket Billiards
Thirty Years of Billiards - Hoppe - 1975
Trick and Fancy Shots in Pocket Billiards Made Easy - Caras, Jimmy - 1948
Willie Mosconi on Pocket Billiards - Mosconi - 1969
Willie Mosconi's Winning Pocket Billiards - Mosconi - 1995
Zone Pool the Book - no author - comes with playing cards
 

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Bob Jewett said:
The list at http://users.skynet.be/billard.billiards/auteur.htm has about 450 books, but many of them are not in print and some of them are not in English. Most of them are still available on the used book market.

Bob
Thanks for the information. I have a customer whose business is billiards stuff including books --- he has been looking for a book I would like (Buddy Hall's Rags to Rifleman) so I will pass this info on to him and see if he has located a copy.
Jack
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I found this list of pool books on the internet.Does anyone have any books not listed here to add to the list?
RJ
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I made a new list of my duplicate books, which now has about 210 titles. I think it's best to sort the list alphabetically by author's last name. See http://www.sfbilliards.com/books_to_trade.htm
 

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You wrote "Encyclopidia of Pocket Billiards---Johnny Holiday"

i once had an Encyclopidia in my hand from an friend. that was an uge book formated about 21x25 cm. it contains the hole story of billards and the developement over the years. im am still looking to find an store, where i can buy this one. is that the book you ment and ... can you tell me, where i can order it ?
 

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I've got a weird one I bought in 93 or so called Teach your self pool (sic) by Chris Raftis. It has many good photographs of ball movements, etc. and even a few of the author in his wheelchair shooting. The address in the book for more info is: CR Billiards, PO Box 02903 Detroit Mich 48202

The previous edition(s?) was called Cue Tips.

Jeff Livingston
 

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MFelsen said:
@Tenneseejoe & @all

You wrote "Encyclopidia of Pocket Billiards---Johnny Holiday"

i once had an Encyclopidia in my hand from an friend. that was an uge book formated about 21x25 cm. it contains the hole story of billards and the developement over the years. im am still looking to find an store, where i can buy this one. is that the book you ment and ... can you tell me, where i can order it ?
The book by Johnny Holiday is a small paperback book with no color pictures. It is available for about $10.

The Encyclopedia by Victor Stein and Paul Rubino is probably the one you saw. Copies are available from time to time on eBay for $200 or so. There were two editions. The second edition has added information on cues.
 

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chefjeff said:
I've got a weird one I bought in 93 or so called Teach your self pool (sic) by Chris Raftis. It has many good photographs of ball movements, etc. and even a few of the author in his wheelchair shooting. The address in the book for more info is: CR Billiards, PO Box 02903 Detroit Mich 48202

The previous edition(s?) was called Cue Tips.

Jeff Livingston
I believe that Chris moved back to Greece about 10 years ago. He has published several books:

Cue Tips on Pocket Billiards, 1989, 186pp, PB

Cue Tips, Programmed Pool Shots, Chris Raftis, published with ad
by Stroh's beer, looks like 1970's or so

Tricks And Tips For Everyone, by Chris Raftis, 192 pages, 1993, C.R.
Billiards, Detroit, MI.

Tricks & Tips, For Experienced Players, by Chris Raftis, 32 pages, C. R.
Billiards, Detroit, MI.

Teach your self POOL, Chris Raftis, 1991, ISBN 1880135000300
 

chefjeff

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Bob Jewett said:
I believe that Chris moved back to Greece about 10 years ago. He has published several books:

Cue Tips on Pocket Billiards, 1989, 186pp, PB

Cue Tips, Programmed Pool Shots, Chris Raftis, published with ad
by Stroh's beer, looks like 1970's or so

Tricks And Tips For Everyone, by Chris Raftis, 192 pages, 1993, C.R.
Billiards, Detroit, MI.

Tricks & Tips, For Experienced Players, by Chris Raftis, 32 pages, C. R.
Billiards, Detroit, MI.

Teach your self POOL, Chris Raftis, 1991, ISBN 1880135000300

Thanks for the clarification, Bob. He must be getting up in years.

As I was reviewing the book yesterday, I realized I had forgetten how good the photos were. Chris must've put a ton of work into this volume. It seemed a little cheap in the self-published production of it, but the contents are actually good. I haven't analyzed the details of the instructions, but they seem accurate.

...I'm going to send you a PM...watch for it.

Jeff Livingston
 

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recoveryjones said:
I found this list of pool books on the internet.Does anyone have any books not listed here to add to the list?
RJ
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Google has a lot of old billiard books on-line now with full text. Here is a link to a title that I recently bought:
http://books.google.com/books?q="a+perversion+and+manipulation"&btnG=Search+Books
which describes the pool scene in Toledo in 1919. The town had 355 pool rooms at that time.

There are also tables of contents and multiple pages from the text of a lot of books still in print. For example go to http://books.google.com/ and type in

blue book of pool cues

to see the table of contents and a list of pretty much every pool cue maker.
 

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The Green Felt Jungle

:p Hey guys, don't forget my book, "The Green Felt Jungle", called a must read by Pool & Billiard's editor Tom Shaw.:D :p :D
 

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The Hamster

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jungledude said:
:p Hey guys, don't forget my book, "The Green Felt Jungle", called a must read by Pool & Billiard's editor Tom Shaw.:D :p :D

And don't forget my book "Hamster Tales", called a 'try this if you have nothing much else to do' read by... um... everybody who's ever read it.
 
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