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Tables of Contents for Byrne's Wonderful World of Pool and Billiards
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
ix
PART 1 My Wonderful World of Pool and Billiards
1
36
Another Golden Age Is upon Us
3
3
My Dream Room
6
5
Return to Tinseltown
11
4
The Pleasure of Collecting
15
5
How to Win Without Actually Cheating
20
9
Stephen Potter
How to Cope with Sore Losers
29
8
PART 2 How to Improve Your Pool Game
37
50
The Crucial Fundamentals
39
10
Finding the Line of Aim
49
3
Throw Shots, Tangent Lines, and More
52
4
The Right-Angle Rule and the Half-Ball Hit
56
5
Three-Shot Planning
61
5
Double-Duty Defense
66
5
New and Unusual Shots
71
12
Finger Pool
83
4
PART 3 Strategy and Tactics in Three-Cushion Billiards
87
62
Handling Tough Leaves
89
8
The Either-Ball Shot and Other Subtleties
97
3
Evaluating Bank Shots
100
5
Missing on the Pro Side
105
4
Kilgore's Opposite 3 System
109
5
Surprising Shots from Spain
114
7
Fifteen Examples of Master Play
121
11
Fifteen Shots That Made Me Gasp
132
9
How to Make Your Table Play Longer and Faster
141
6
The Evolution of Three-Cushion Billiards
147
2
PART 4 The Game People Play
149
38
Line-up Straight Pool
151
5
The Great Game of Snooker
156
5
Watching Snooker on the Telly
161
2
Oliver Pritchett
Snooker Snafus
163
3
The Italian Game of Five Pins
166
5
Straight Billiards, the World's Favoraite Game
171
5
The Artistry of 18.2 Balkline
176
4
Box Billiards
180
4
A Game of Safeties and Kicks
184
3
PART 5 The Players and Their World
187
62
A Carnival of Characters
189
12
My Favorite Pool Stories
201
4
The Man Behind the Videotapes
205
7
At Thurston's
212
5
J.B. Priestley
The Man in Willie Hoppe's Shadow
217
8
Meet Jay Bozeman, the Vallejo Flash
225
6
Big-Time Billiards in New York
231
8
Sang Lee's Amazing World Cup Triumph
239
4
The Man Who Would Be Fats
243
6
PART 6 The Books of the Game
249
The Billiard Encyclopedia
251
3
The Science of Pocket Billiards
254
2
Other Recent Books Worth Nothing
256