OK, I guess this isn't strictly pool related, but the person about whom this book was written was friends with and/or an associate of several prominent people in the world of pool. He knew and occasionally partnered with Minnesota Fats and Hubert Cokes (Daddy Warbucks) among others. He probably won more money on proposition bets that anyone in history. His real name was Alvin Clarence Thomas, but he went by the name Titanic Thompson.
I knew Titanic back in the 1960s when he hung around Cotton Bowling Palace in Dallas, TX. Even though I was around him on an almost daily basis for a few months, reading this book gave me a much better understanding of him and the factors that shaped his personality. Kevin Cook, the author, is an award winning writer and produced a terrific read of a book. I have no stake in the book sales, I was just so impressed with the book that I thought some of you guys would enjoy reading it.
Here's a short video on the book: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp5LmUUglK0
I knew Titanic back in the 1960s when he hung around Cotton Bowling Palace in Dallas, TX. Even though I was around him on an almost daily basis for a few months, reading this book gave me a much better understanding of him and the factors that shaped his personality. Kevin Cook, the author, is an award winning writer and produced a terrific read of a book. I have no stake in the book sales, I was just so impressed with the book that I thought some of you guys would enjoy reading it.
Here's a short video on the book: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp5LmUUglK0