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Few players have left a more indelible mark upon a sport than the late Willie Mosconi. For nearly half a century, Mosconi dominated the game of pocket billiards, winning the coveted World Title fifteen times from 1940 to 1957 and pocketing a string of records along the way. His unparalled skill with the cue humbled opponents and astounded audiences worldwide.

In this timeless classic, Mosconi shares his expert advice on every facet of the game, from the essential fundamentals to more complex trick shots. Detailed diagrams and step-by-step illustrations guide beginners and advanced players alike through such basics as the selection of the cue; the proper grip, stance, and bridge; the stroke and follow-through; cueing the ball; and hitting the object ball. Players of any level can improve their game by following Mosconi's invaluable instruction on the finer points of combination and kiss shots, the proper application of English, and the speed of stroke. A section of practice drills encourages players to develop their skills toward mastery.

Mosconi was also renowned for making seemingly impossible shots with confidence and ease. Through diagrammed explanations, he reveals the secrets behind such shots as the "Machine Gun," the "Football Shot," the "Handkerchief Shot," "Jump the Rack," the "Railroad Shot," and more. With a bit of practice and patience, any player can play like the indomitable Willie Mosconi.

Includes a glossary of terms and official rules ... Read more

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Good book for beginner, not much info for moderat to expert
The book is well written and easy to read.The instruction is well presented so the novice can uderstand and with practice will be able to advance in the game.For the intermediate on up player this book has little to offer except to learn a little about Willie which could be better spent reading a book that is devoted to Willie and not a sideline intro.depending on your skill level it is either good and well worth your time or is not worth reading.Even though i did not gain much useful information i still enjoyed the book.

He is the master after all.
This book really does not have a lot of content or instruction. If you really want to learn more about pool you'll find more in other books by less prominent pool players (ie, Robert Byrne, Phil Capelle), but he does make some very good points about the fundamentals. However, above all other things, Willie Mosconi is the greatest pool player to have ever lived and any serious pool player should read his book out of respect if nothing else.

Words and pictures from the Master of pocket billiards
I originally purchased this book when it was fresh off the press (at a cover price of $2.50).

Over the years, my pool game has had its ups and downs, but when I get into a 'slump', I get out "Winning PocketBilliards" and go through the entire book as if for the first time. Mygame seems to undergo an immediate improvement!

I highly recommend thisbook for both beginners and "those that THINK they know it all"!

A must read
Mosconi's Winning pocket billiards with a copyright date of 1965 might seem a bit dated... but it's a must read.It's advice from the master!It has pictures of Mosconi hitting various shots and graphics that, whiledated, are very easily understood.The graphics are done with tape on thefelt... indicating direction of the object ball and the cue ball.

I haverecently gotten back into the game and can sink a few... but I learned newthings in this book.Definately worth it!! ... Read more

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About PATPAT stands for playing ability test. What exactly does that mean? The answer can be found in another form of sports - martial arts. In martial arts the combatants measure their abilities in special tests. Successful combatants are allowed to wear a certain coloured belt, showing his technical level to all others. The PAT system works in a similar way. If you are successful in the playing ability test, the billiard player may wear a certain coloured emblem. Playing ability test - There are 4 different tests for different technical levels, ranging from amateurs to top players in the world elite. Each PAT is made up of 10 single exercises which document and evaluate special billiard skills. For example stroke quality, aiming and position play.Each exercise results in a numerical value correlating to the result as a percentage (0 to 100 points or percent). Because you can achieve more than 100 points in each exercise you don't have to achieve 100 points in each exercise to get 1000 points for a complete test. You might have 80 points in exercise one and 130 in exercise two. This makes it possible to get more than 1000 points in your result.The emblem system Emblems rewarding achievement stand out as shining examples and can be very motivating - as we know from school sports or martial arts.The World Pool Association (WPA - officially recognised by the IOC) has therefore developed a special colour emblem system. PAT world ranking list - Playing ability tests can be officially conducted by licensed PAT instructors. The test results are published (if the player wants) in the official world wide ranking list on the PAT company website. The online publication of a world ranking list allows every sportsman and woman to view the results achieved by fellow players. Thanks to PAT a world-wide comparison is possible, based on different selection criteria (continental, national, ladies only, men only, youth only, etc.).One world - One test! A world-wide net of PAT instructors is needed. Join the PAT community!PAT and motivation. The motivating effect of rewarding achievement has already been mentioned, but there are other reasons to test your playing ability. Everyone wants to know the answer to the question: 'How good am I really?' The strive for perfection is one of the driving forces in technical sports such as billiard.The motivation to do a PAT will always be intrinsic and not extrinsic. It's not just about the prize money. You do it because you love to play. You want to make progress. And you want to measure yourself against others. You are aiming for perfection. Every sports psychologist will confirm that intrinsically motivated sportsmen perform better than extrinsically motivated. ... Read more

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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This book covers one of the most exciting but most difficult topics in the modern theory of dynamical systems: chaotic billiards. In physics, billiard models describe various mechanical processes, molecular dynamics, and optical phenomena.

The theory of chaotic billiards has made remarkable progress in the past thirty-five years, but it remains notoriously difficult for the beginner, with main results scattered in hardly accessible research articles. This is the first and so far only book that covers all the fundamental facts about chaotic billiards in a complete and systematic manner. The book contains all the necessary definitions, full proofs of all the main theorems, and many examples and illustrations that help the reader to understand the material. Hundreds of carefully designed exercises allow the reader not only to become familiar with chaotic billiards but to master the subject.

The book addresses graduate students and young researchers in physics and mathematics. Prerequisites include standard graduate courses in measure theory, probability, Riemannian geometry, topology, and complex analysis. Some of this material is summarized in the appendices to the book. ... Read more

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complicated dynamics
The basic idea is easy enough. In classical physics, imagine hard spheres indulging in specular reflections off each other and off some confining walls. Then add in some source of chaotic behaviour. The result is some quite complicated dynamics. Where Lyapunov exponents might arise in trying to characterise these trajectories. Unstable manifolds arise. The book goes into their ergodic and statistical properties. The authors report some quite elegant conclusions. As well as applications in various fields.

Maybe the best value of the book is how it centralises results scattered over many research journals and many years. ... Read more

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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A Billiards & Snooker CompendiumA Billiards & Snooker Compendium is the most extensive work on the literature of billiards and snooker ever published and took over two years to compile. It contains bibliographical information on over 650 books, a detailed description of each book's content, tips on identifying different editions, notes on scarce dustjackets, plus the estimated values of 1st editions. These values have been calculated using a variety of well respected sources.This essential reference book is easy to use, is clearly laid out, and includes both an author and title index. Each book has its own unique reference number and entries are fully cross referenced. It will appeal to all collectors of billiards and snooker memorabilia, book dealers and collectors, fans of both sports, and those simply wishing to add a few books to their sports collection.About the authorGary Clarke has been playing and watching snooker for over 25 years and has a great knowledge and deep affection for the game. He is also an avid reader and book lover and this work combines two of his most passionate interests. The author currently lives in his home town of Ipswich and this is his first work of non-fiction. ... Read more

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On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on table or parlor games, printed tables for casino games, automated bowling alley equipment, and billiards in India face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying table or parlor games, printed tables for casino games, automated bowling alley equipment, and billiards to India? How important is India compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of table or parlor games, printed tables for casino games, automated bowling alley equipment, and billiards vary from one country of origin to another in India? On the supply side, India also exports table or parlor games, printed tables for casino games, automated bowling alley equipment, and billiards. Which countries receive the most exports from India? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for table or parlor games, printed tables for casino games, automated bowling alley equipment, and billiards in India. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for table or parlor games, printed tables for casino games, automated bowling alley equipment, and billiards for those countries serving India via exports, or supplying from India via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models.

In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where India fits into the world market for imported and exported table or parlor games, printed ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This report was created for global strategic planners who cannot be content with traditional methods of segmenting world markets. With the advent of a "borderless world", cities become a more important criteria in prioritizing markets, as opposed to regions, continents, or countries. This report covers the top 2000 cities in over 200 countries. It does so by reporting the estimated market size (in terms of latent demand) for each major city of the world. It then ranks these cities and reports them in terms of their size as a percent of the country where they are located, their geographic region (e.g. Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Latin America), and the total world market.

In performing various economic analyses for its clients, I have been occasionally asked to investigate the market potential for various products and services across cities. The purpose of the studies is to understand the density of demand within a country and the extent to which a city might be used as a point of distribution within its region. From an economic perspective, however, a city does not represent a population within rigid geographical boundaries. To an economist or strategic planner, a city represents an area of dominant influence over markets in adjacent areas. This influence varies from one industry to another, but also from one period of time to another.

In what follows, I summarize the economic potential for the world's major cities for "billiard and pool tables" for the year 2009. The goal of this report is to report my findings on the real economic potential, or what an economist calls the latent demand, represented by a city when defined as an area of dominant influence. The reader needs to realize that latent demand may or may not represent real sales. ... Read more

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This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for articles and accessories for billiards. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for articles and accessories for billiards for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying articles and accessories for billiards? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of articles and accessories for billiards vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of articles and accessories for billiards? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? ... Read more

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This book is part of the Our Name in History series, a collection of fascinating facts and statistics, alongside short historical commentary, created to tell the story of previous generations who have shared this name.The information in this book is a compendium of research and data pulled from census records, military records, ships' logs, immigrant and port records, as well as other reputable sources. Topics include:

• Name Meaning and Origin
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Luther Lassiter
Good instructional book from one of the legends of pool. It goes from the very basics to some fundamentally great advice. I wish the book had some of Mr. Lassiter's stories from the road. But overall, it's a good book to have in the collection. ... Read more

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This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for table or parlor games, printed tables for casino games, automated bowling alley equipment, and billiards. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for table or parlor games, printed tables for casino games, automated bowling alley equipment, and billiards for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models.

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying table or parlor games, printed tables for casino games, automated bowling alley equipment, and billiards? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of table or parlor games, printed tables for casino games, automated bowling alley equipment, and billiards vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of table or parlor games, printed tables for casino games, automated bowling alley equipment, and billiards? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? ... Read more