"The Complete Idiots Guide to Pool & Billiards"
	This is the best billiards book for a beginner that we have found. It covers a lot of material in a very easy-to-read format. Co-written by female professional Ewa Mataya Laurance and famed billiards editor and author Tom Shaw, you will be thoroughly entertained and thoroughly educated by the time you finish this. There are 444 pages full of pictures, lessons, facts, and jokes in this great book on billiards. The book covers everything from buying a pool table or a pool cue to how to play position or play straight pool.	$18.95

"The Everything Pool & Billiards" Book
	Guaranteed to make a pool shark out of any player! This practical guide is co-authored by Francine Crimi, owner of the American Billiard School. Learn to develop a sophisticated technique and practice pool etiquette.	$14.95

"The 99 Critical Shots In Pool"
	Subtitled "Everything You Need to Know to Learn and Master the Game", this is one of the best-selling billiards books of all-time. First written by Ray "Cool Cat" Martin and Rosser Reeves in the seventies, the information contained in this book certainly applies today. Maybe you already know the follow shot, the draw shot, and the cut shot, but could you perform a rail kiss shot if the match depended on it? Get this book, and add these shots to your arsenal. In this game, knowledge is power. Over 200 illustrations on over 200 pages show the proper form, technique, and approach to these shots. Most students of the game will tell you that they have learned some of their techniques from this book.	$15.95

"The Black Widow's Guide To Killer Pool"
	Pool-playing legend Jeanette Lee -- "the Black Widow," who wears only black during tournaments and devours her opponents -- explains every aspect of playing to win, from holding the cue to performing combination, kiss, and trick shots. Lee shows wannabe winners of every level how to compete intelligently, lose gracefully, win frequently, stay focused, and achieve goals in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. This hip, engaging guide to the game is designed to turn you into the player to beat--in basements, bar leagues, local tournaments, and beyond. "Jeanette Lee is a natural, like Wayne Gretzky, Babe Ruth, or Michael Jordan.	$13.95

"Cornbread Red"
	This book takes the reader into the life and mind of pool's greatest money player, Billy Joe Burge, known to most as "Cornbread Red". Taste the excitement of high-stakes gambling as you go head-to-head in competition. Be there when the cues are chalked, the stakes are raised, and the nine-ball rolls into the corner pocket. Born to a sharecropping family during the great depression, Cornbread Red's early talent for billiards was encouraged and his passion to win made him a favorite among betting men. In a fast, thrilling, and sometimes dangerous culture, Red learned the "rules of the road" from hustlers, gamblers, con-men, and champions. This is a great book that reads like a story. Although not an instructional book as such, it does provide great insight into the mind of a competitor, while at the same time providing great entertainment.	$16.95

"The Pool Hustler's Handbook"
	NEVER BUY A DRINK AGAIN! This is one really cool book. Subtitled "The Fifty Best Billiard Brain Teasers", hustler extraordinaire Chef Anton shows you some great proposition shots that will allow even a novice to win a lot of bets. From the incredibly simple to some that are a bit more complex, you will easily learn through great diagrams and easy directions 50 delightful trick shots that will make you the talk of the town. This book will pay for itself in free drinks the first time you apply just one of the tricks!	$14.95

"The 8-Ball Bible"
	THE EIGHT BALL BIBLE is filled with unique insights, clever examples and over 464 illustrations covering almost every imaginable situation in 8-ball. Givens provides practical advice about psychological preparations, mental imagery, and the thought processes needed to win in topflight bar pool. Diagrams are labeled with enticing names such as "Gravy Train," "Gone Postal," and "You Should Know Better." Handicap-league players can improve their ratings substantially just with the 39 pages on safety play alone. The 26 pages on kicking and banking systems, and amazing 58 pages' worth of runout problem-solving give readers a solid foundation for championship play. Everything ties in neatly with a playing strategy that assures a higher percentage of wins than players now experience. This is a must-read for anyone seeking to become a top-notch 8-ball player.	$29.95

"The Basics Of Pool Billiards"
	This is a new book written by David Alfieri and Uwe Sander and based on the knowledge and teaching principles of Jerry Briesath, the founder of The Pool School. The goal of this 192 page book is to present a system of learning that has been able to separate the effective from the ineffective for over two or three decades. If you ever went to The Pool School in Madison, Wisconsin and wished that everything you learned there was written down in a book you could take home with you...well ...this is it. There are six major sections: Playing Accessories, Stance and Grip, Systematic Training Concepts, The Stop Shot, Training, and Beginner Mistakes. Each of these sections is broken down into many sub-sections, all of which are explained and demonstrated with photos and graphics. The authors are the founders of The Pool School Germany, are German or European champions, and BCA Advanced Instructors. Although this book is based on the teachings of Jerry Breisath, a top American instructor, some of the value of this book is that it comes from a different perspective. This gives it a freshness that even accomplished players will appreciate.	$19.95

"Banking With The Beard"
	World class bank-pool player Freddy "the Beard" Bentivegna reveals the secrets that made him one of the most feared money players in the United States. "Banking with the Beard" actually teaches players how to bank accurately. The Beard's system is the only bank method that incorporates cut angle, cueball english, and force into a simple, easy -to-understand and accurate, banking formula. The section on "AUTOMATICS" is worth the price of the book by itself. Banking is a MUST READ for 8-Ball, 9-Ball, Bank Pool, and One Pocket players. You WILL BE a better player after reading this book.	$29.95

"Modern Pool"
	With over 300 illustrations and more than 40 photographs, this book is a first-rate publication and is printed on very fine paper. The graphics are especially sharp. Originally published in Germany and just recently translated into English, this is a GREAT book! It can take you into the most intricate subtleties of the wonderful game of pool. With 320 pages this book has four sections: "Material," "Rules, Game Variants, and Facts," Posture," and "The Program." The bulk of the book is the last section. Because it was written from a European point of view, you will find many things explained and presented in a different fashion than you have probably seen them explained in books before. This creats a very ripe learning opportunity! Ralph Eckert, the author, was the first certified "International European Instructor." He is a columnist of high regard in several pool magazines and is considered a top European player."Ralph taught me many things that have had a tremendous impact on my career. In professional tournaments against the world's best players, I still use the principles Ralph taught me." Thorsten Hohmann, World Champion 2003.	$48.95

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