What to do with so many books?

titlistsucker

titlistsucker

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Dear All,

i am sure some of my friends here would have know, i have been pretty sick but i think i been coping well. While i cant play pool much now i am still deriving a lot of enjoyment having cues, chatting with collectors and cuemakers on cues ... Headups guys u know who u are thanks for the kind words.

I played billiard sports since i was 13. Started off with playing snooker in 1988 and switched to pool in 1997. Through all these years i was self taught, and what little money i saved, went to the table time and buying books for more instructions. Since Singapore has no much instructional books available (there were no demand, players here just like banging ard..) i had to buy them overseas. Later when i joined the Navy for 6 years i managed to get many of them overseas.

However, i am no longer having my own house, and i am staying with my brother... And i am no longer playing pool now so those books have to move now.. to find someone more worthy..

I have ard 100 books, give or take a dozen as i have given some away.
There are instructions on English Billiards, Snooker and Pool. Some of the English Billiards instruction books, written by legends such as Melbourne Inman or Stanley Newman, are as old as 70 years old.

i am thinking of just plainly giving them away, cos my family members does not play any pool or snooker.

Perferably they could benefit some kind of charity. i will pay to ship them over if they can find new homes and with a good cause. i will churn out a list the next few days while i sort them out and take some pics.

Anyone please help me and give some suggestions.

Best Regards
Raist
 
I am always looking for improvements to my game. If you have any instructional or drilling books I will gladly pay for the shipping and a little extra for the trouble.
 
TULIPWOOD LOVER said:
I am always looking for improvements to my game. If you have any instructional or drilling books I will gladly pay for the shipping and a little extra for the trouble.
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I've been doing that for a while now. but i was thinking of something that could benefit the player, and charity. And i cant make too many trips to the post office cos its exhuastive.

Bgrds
Raist
 
Raist,

I am very sorry to hear that you are ill.

Best wishes to you.

Chris
 
titlistsucker said:
Dear All,

i am sure some of my friends here would have know, i have been pretty sick but i think i been coping well. While i cant play pool much now i am still deriving a lot of enjoyment having cues, chatting with collectors and cuemakers on cues ... Headups guys u know who u are thanks for the kind words.

I played billiard sports since i was 13. Started off with playing snooker in 1988 and switched to pool in 1997. Through all these years i was self taught, and what little money i saved, went to the table time and buying books for more instructions. Since Singapore has no much instructional books available (there were no demand, players here just like banging ard..) i had to buy them overseas. Later when i joined the Navy for 6 years i managed to get many of them overseas.

However, i am no longer having my own house, and i am staying with my brother... And i am no longer playing pool now so those books have to move now.. to find someone more worthy..

I have ard 100 books, give or take a dozen as i have given some away.
There are instructions on English Billiards, Snooker and Pool. Some of the English Billiards instruction books, written by legends such as Melbourne Inman or Stanley Newman, are as old as 70 years old.

i am thinking of just plainly giving them away, cos my family members does not play any pool or snooker.

Perferably they could benefit some kind of charity. i will pay to ship them over if they can find new homes and with a good cause. i will churn out a list the next few days while i sort them out and take some pics.

Anyone please help me and give some suggestions.

Best Regards
Raist
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Hi, Raist.
Can I get some pool-related books from you? I have been looking for some pool-related books besides the Phil Capelle books and the Monk books.
I do not mind paying money for them and collecting them from your place.
Do let me know.
Many thanks.
 
I have a idea good buddy

There is a local phd chemist that teaches at a local collage and is nutty about pool liturature. I have been helping him with his game for years and he is finally comeing around. I am posative he would see that they become part of the university library at the Universityof West Florida. Just a thought. And I hope you recieved my last message and it helps you alot.Your friend Nick. I am not sure but I will try to find out if this is a possability!
 
Hi Marcel,

I received some locals Singaporeans giving some advice. So here's a reply...
I considered giving them to the Library, but years back, i remembered there were some billiard books in the National Library and were even a 1970s Joe Davis that i borrowed in the library, but those books were vandalised, with many of them coming with missing papers. Many were also unreturned... i do not wish for that to happen again. So the Library is not an option.
i thought of the Billiard Council, but with the recent probe on the SBSC on improper accounts, how it was run, and how badly they treated people...

There were people who expressed interest in selling books for me, or making photocopy prints for profit. One even came to my house and started haggling a couple of dollars for those books. I think i dont have the stomach to endure that... The collection were years of effort...
I wish they benefit a charity.

Best Regards
Raist
 
Some of them. i need to go the house and hopefully unearth some more stuff.

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I suppose you could organise a tourney with some of those books as prizes (alongside money) with maybe 5 books to the persons finishing last (seeing as you wanna do good and improve play) then 4-3-2-1 for the higher finishers (1 book for first place, 2 for second). Or (what I would do) sell them as a couple of lots on e-bay and possibly add the money to a tourney.
 
You could auction them off here to help pay for the DCC room next year. You could send what you want to part with in one big shipment and save yourself multiple trips to the post office,etc...

I'm sure postal costs could be sorted out by the members here. Contact Timberly if you have any interest in donating for the raffle.
 
TATE said:
Raist,

I am very sorry to hear that you are ill.

Best wishes to you.

Chris
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Raist,
I second Chris' wishes. I had no idea you were ill. You have been extremely helpful to me recently and I really appreciate you taking the time.

Take care of yourself.
 
MR Raist

I have thanked you on a couple of occasions privately and have been one of a few that you have confided in I am sure I speak for alot of good people when I tell you thank you for all the good info and advice. I will keep you in my prayers Raist
your friend Nick
 
titlistsucker said:
I considered giving them to the Library, but years back, i remembered there were some billiard books in the National Library and were even a 1970s Joe Davis that i borrowed in the library, but those books were vandalised, with many of them coming with missing papers. Many were also unreturned... i do not wish for that to happen again. So the Library is not an option.
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I don't see how you could possibly share them with a wide audience without taking an even bigger risk of loss and/or damage. The library certainly has that risk, but any other method of sharing would be the same or worse. You could try donating them to a local pool hall to set up an in house library (ie. just letting people read them there, not take them home).
 
If you know a good coach whom you trust, you could donate the books to that person so that he/she could share them with students.
 
Or you could donate the books to a pool school. Everyone seems to say great things about the Cuetech school in Dallas. Maybe some place like that could set up a little library for their students to use (in house only, no borrowing).
 
Whatever you do, I commend you on your thinking, and best wishes for good health. Hang in there buddy.
 
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