"THE BILLIARD CORNER"

By: Victor MaduroI

maturevictor@hotmail.com

“SOME BILLIARD BOOKS”

I have received several messages requesting information on billiards literature. All books
are good, you learn from all; However, it is necessary to know the type of information that
is being investigated, since different books deal with different topics, for example:

1. HISTORY. There are books that deal with the history of this noble sport. For example: “History
of Billiards” by Pedro Gumis Lluch.
“History of Billiards” by William Hendricks.

2. BIOGRAPHIES. There are books that tell the sporting career of some players. For
example: “Willie Hoppe (Thirty Years of Billiards)” by Thomas Emmett Crozier. “Walter
Lindrum a Billiards Phenomenon” by Andrew Ricketts.

3. BIBLIOGRAPHY. There is a book that has an almost complete list of all billiard works:
“Billiards, Bowling, Table Tennis and Video Games” by Robert Craven.

4. MODALITIES. There are books aimed at a single game mode. For example: “Three-
Cushion Billiards” by José María Quetglas.
“Winning One Pocket” by Eddie Robin.

5. GAMING EQUIPMENT AND ITS MANUFACTURE. There are books on gaming

equipment, its manufacture, and the use of the lathe. For example:
“Blue Book of Pool Cues” by Brad Simpson.
“Advanced Machine Work” by Robert H. Smith.

6. FUNDAMENTALS. There are several books for beginners. For example:

“El Billar” by Juan Salvador.

7. PHYSICAL . There are books that deal with the physical-mathematical part of the game.
For example: “Billiards, Theory of Diamonds” by Antonio Cilione.
“Billiard Monitor” by Domingo Orriols G.

8. PSYCHOLOGY. There are books that analyze the psychological processes in this sport.
For example: “Mind Over Billiards” by Del Thiessen.
“A Mind for Pool” by Philip B. Capelle.

I Co-author of the book “Bola-9” (Approach to the Technique, Tactics and Strategy of Buchacas Billiards).
9. PLAYS. There are books that contain an immense variety of plays. For example: “Billiards,
My Favorite Plays” by Valeriano Parera Sans.
“The Shots of Artistic Billiards” by Robert Jewett.

10. FANTASIES. There are books dedicated to fantasy plays. For example: “Treasury of
Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards” by Robert Byrne.
“Trick Shots for Fun and Blood” by Peter Margo.

11. SHORT STORIES AND ANECDOTES. There are story books, stories and billiard
anecdotes. For example:
“Byrne's Book of Great Pool Stories” by Robert Byrne.
“Billiards” by John Grissim.

12. DICTIONARIES. There are books that detail billiards in alphabetical order. For
example: “ABC...XYZ of Billiards” by Javier Ardévol Dous.
“The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards” by Mike Shamos.

13. REGULATIONS. There are rule books and manuals for referees. For example: “BCA
Official Rules & Record Book” published by the “Billiard Congress of America”. “The
Billiards & Snooker Referees' Handbook” by John Street & Peter Rook.

14. MANUFACTURERS . There are books listing the different billiard cue and equipment
manufacturers, some of them including illustrated catalogs of their products. For example: “The
Billiard Encyclopedia” by Victor Stein & Paul Rubino.

In addition to the books mentioned, if you want more information about: UPSCAL
E ONE-
Snooker, I recommend: “Know The Games: Snooker” by Ken Williams. POCKET
Caroms (free and square) I recommend: “Billiards, Meeting Technique” by Maurice Daly. Jack H. Koehler

Three Cushion, I recommend: “The Billiard Atlas on Systems & Techniques” by Walter Harris.
Diamond Systems, I recommend: “Billiards, Theoretical Novelties of the Diamond System” by
Eduardo Calderón Moreno. ONE-POCKET is
the ultimate

Artistic Billiards, I recommend: “Introduction to Artistic Billiards” by Héctor Rincón Yépez. pocket-billiard
game.

A Buchaca, I recommend: “UpScale One-Pocket” by Jack H. Koehler.

14-1 Continuing, I recommend: “Play Your Best Straight Pool” by Philip B. Capelle.
8-Ball, I recommend: “The 8-Ball Book” by Tim Miller (The Monk).
Casín, I recommend: “The Great Book of Billiards” by Riccardo Belluta.
English Billiards, I recommend: “How to Play Billiards” by Tom Newman.