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Title: Playing Off the Rail: A Pool Hustler's Journey by David McCumber ISBN: 0-380-72923-7 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 April, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.71 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: makes you want to play
Comment: This is without a doubt the most fun I've had reading a book about pool. I couldn't put it down, and I finished it in about two days.
About a true life story, this book just makes you want to play. There are some really funny momments in the books with some of the characters. Eventhough I'll probably never play that good, it just made me want to play.
If you're looking for a really fun read that will revitalize your interest in the game this is the one.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Great Read
Comment: Tony Annigoni - house pro and part owner of the Q-Club in San Francisco. David McCumber - pool devotee and writer with some money to spare. These two go on the road across North America hustling games and looking for action. Annigoni plays and generally wins. McCumber bankrolls his bets and sweats on the sidelines taking the notes that turned into this book. McCumber's writing is strong, sometimes a bit too Hunter Thompsonish, but he loves the game and has a visceral sense of humor about the odyssey that could cost him a bundle. Annigoni is a great player, but the opponents are world class and life on the road in cheap hotels, late trains, and all night pool halls is a tiring exercise. This is a good book. Those who play a little pool will enjoy the tense action and will be able to follow the games closely. Those who just enjoy a book about a little-known facet of America's underbelly will be swept along. Those who liked "The Color of Money" will appreciate the reality check.
Rating: 3
Summary: Just Ho-Hum
Comment: Although some of the situations were strange and funny, the story just seemed to wander along to an uneventful ending. I know this was real life on the road, but the author failed to keep my interest in the flow of the story.
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Title: Hustler Days: Minnesota Fats, Wimpy Lassiter, Jersey Red, and America's Great Age of Pool by R. A. Dyer ISBN: 1592281044 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Pleasures of Small Motions: Mastering the Mental Game of Pocket Billiards by Robert T Fancher, Bob Ph.D. Fancher ISBN: 1585745391 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Byrne's Book of Great Pool Stories by Robert Byrne ISBN: 015600223X Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 10 November, 1995 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots: 350 Moves Every Player Should Know by Robert Byrne ISBN: 0156027216 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 06 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: 99 Critical Shots in Pool : Everything You Need to Know to Learn and Master the Game by Ray Martin, Inc. IMGS, Estate of Rosser Reeves ISBN: 0812922417 Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games Pub. Date: 05 October, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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