Good books to read.
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PLAYING OFF THE RAIL by David McCumber, POOL WARS by Jay Helfert,there a bunch more but these are my 2 favorites
Cornbread Red
Hustler Days
Willies Game
Gradys Mathews Book
Titanic Thompson (not on pool but known hustler...good read)
Playing off the Rail
The Green Felt Jungle
How to get by without working-by Peter Rabbit
The Winning One Pocket Series from Eddie Robins (many great stories to go along with the plethora of info on the game)
Hustler Days
Willies Game
Gradys Mathews Book
Titanic Thompson (not on pool but known hustler...good read)
Playing off the Rail
The Green Felt Jungle
How to get by without working-by Peter Rabbit
The Winning One Pocket Series from Eddie Robins (many great stories to go along with the plethora of info on the game)
Grady's book is Bet High and Kiss Low.
hustlers beats and others by ned polsky isn't a bad read. the hustler and the champ by r.a. dyer about the challange match between mosconi and fats is pretty good, gives a lot of backgraound on both player's lives. also by dyer is hustler days, which i think someone already mentioned. and the last one i can think of off the top of my head that i don't think was mentioned is mcgoorty by robert byrne.
"The GosPool" and "Banking with the Beard" by Freddy Bentivegna. Here's a
link to his website.....http://www.bankingwiththebeard.com/
Grady's "Bet High & Kiss Low" is a great book, minus the "horse" reference on page 2!
"Willie's Game" by Stanley Cohen is superb. R.A. Dyer's "Hustler Days" and "The Hustler & The Champion" are also A+.
Jay Helfert's "Pool Wars" is must reading. Him, Grady & Fred need to pen sequals!
link to his website.....http://www.bankingwiththebeard.com/
Grady's "Bet High & Kiss Low" is a great book, minus the "horse" reference on page 2!
"Willie's Game" by Stanley Cohen is superb. R.A. Dyer's "Hustler Days" and "The Hustler & The Champion" are also A+.
Jay Helfert's "Pool Wars" is must reading. Him, Grady & Fred need to pen sequals!
One of the best books I ever read for pool was" The Inner Game of Tennis"
If you replace the word tennis with pool you will find this book invaluable . I can't remember the authors name but it's worth checking out.
If you replace the word tennis with pool you will find this book invaluable . I can't remember the authors name but it's worth checking out.
You should read "choke" by chuck palahniuk. it's laugh out loud funny
Buddy halls Rags to Rifelman is my favorite. It Can be hard to find and sometimes expensive but its awesome.
Second would be Cornbreads Red pools greatest money player.
I think I read both of those in one sitting. I couldnt put them down.
Second would be Cornbreads Red pools greatest money player.
I think I read both of those in one sitting. I couldnt put them down.
W.Timothy Gallway.
That's Running the Table by L. Jon Wertheim. It's a fun read. I also second Playing off the Rail and Jay Helfert's Pool Wars. If you want to read short stories or excerpts of pool in literature, pick up Robert Byrne's Byrne's Book of Great Pool Stories.
It's "The Pleasure of Small Motions" for me !
Hey Robde, glad you're amongst us.
I'm re-reading 'Hustler Days' at the moment, and am at the place where Fats goes to Norfolk, and gets his clock cleaned by a young Lassiter.
I'm re-reading 'Hustler Days' at the moment, and am at the place where Fats goes to Norfolk, and gets his clock cleaned by a young Lassiter.