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Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert Byrne
Publisher: Harcourt
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 704596
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.3 x 1
ISBN: 0151003254
Dewey Decimal Number: 794.73
EAN: 9780151003259
ASIN: 0151003254
Publication Date: July 15, 1998
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Amazon.com Review
In the world of cue sticks and side pockets, this is the gospel, the 1998 revised, standard version of the 1978 bible. A champion player, indefatigable writer, and inexhaustible promoter of his sport, Byrne racks his book into two halves, the first a primer on pool, the second on three-cushion billiards. Beginning with the fundamentals, he goes on to run the table with lots of readable advice and detailed diagrams for how to play individual shots, including trick shots, strategies for eight- and nine-ball, and rules for the major pool games. Then it's on to billiards, where he banks from the fundamentals to the art of shot making and tactics for play at every level, touching on every conceivable cushion along the way. --Jeff Silverman
Product Description
Now updated throughout and expanded with new material on strategy in eight- and nine-ball, trick shots, and billiard memorabilia, this comprehensive guide to cue games remains “the definitive work on pool and billiards” (National Billiard News). Index; diagrams and photographs.
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great book January 19, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Bought this book used from amazon. It is an exceelent and easy read that will improve your game immediately. I am still plowing through it but already I see improvement. Some of the photos could be a little sharper but none are so bad that you can't determine what it depicts. Highly recommend it.
For 30 years it's been the best pool manual January 18, 2008
When this book came out 30 years ago it raised the bar for pool and three cushion billiards instruction manuals. Earlier books, such as Ray Martin' 99 Critical Shots, were badly flawed by the gross inaccuracies of their diagrams. Byrne introduced large and accurate scale diagrams, even including parabolic paths for cue balls struck with draw or follow. The last half of the book covers the elegant game of 3-cushion, which is now enjoying a renaissance. It contains by far the best, and nearly the only, explanation of "the diamond system" for calculating multiple rail bank shots. Even a rudimentary familiarity with it should help virtually any pool player. The entire book is leavened with Byrne's characteristic dry wit. I've been recommending this book to students for decades.
look at the cover February 22, 2007
0 out of 13 found this review helpful
Hey, it may be a good book, I don't own it. But looking at the cover page, should not the 8 ball be in place of the 10?
Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards November 3, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Chilton Book of pool, Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards is a must have for anyone who plays pool.
Instant Improvement March 13, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I read the book page by page and practiced with it. My game is 300% better. This book is for every tipe of player.
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