Byrne's Advanced Technique in Pool and Billiards (Hardcover)

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Product Description

The complement to ByrneÂ’s Standard Book of Pool and Billiards, this volume contains clear explanations and helpful diagrams for experienced players who wish to perfect their game. Illustrations. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Robert Byrne is the author of seven novels, five collections of humorous quotations, seven books on billiards, two anthologies, and an expose of frauds in the literary world. One of his novels, Thrill, was made into NBC’s Monday Night Movie, which aired for the first time on May 20, 1996. Four of his novels were selections of Reader’s Digest Condensed Books and published in many languages. His style is widely praised for its clarity and wit. Byrne’s Standard Book of Pool and Billiards, published in 1978 and expanded in 1998, has sold over 400,000 copies. In the world of pool and billiards, his books, hundreds of instructional magazine articles, six videotapes (shot on sound stages in Burbank and Hollywood, California), have established him as the preeminent teacher and commentator. As a player, he has won tournaments in almost every form of the game. He finished third in the National Professional Three-Cushion Championship in 1977 held in North Hollywood. In 1999, he won both the National Amateur and the National Senior billiard tournaments. His contributions to billiards and pool were recognized when he was awarded the greatest honor in the sport: induction into the Billiard Congress of America’s Hall of Fame. The honor, for Meritorious Service, was bestowed on July 21, 2001, at the Las Vegas Hilton at a banquet closing the annual world billiard trade show. He was inducted with many-times world billiard champion Raymond Ceulemans of Belgium. Byrne was born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa, spent forty years in the San Francisco Bay Area, and returned to Dubuque in 1996, where he now lives with his wife Cindy, a painter and graphic artist. After graduating with a civil engineering degree from the University of Colorado in 1954, he edited a trade journal in the heavy construction industry. He became a full-time writer in 1977. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P (September 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0151152225
• ISBN-13: 978-0151152223
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #887,355 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars advanced techniques?, February 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Byrne's Advanced Technique in Pool and Billiards (Paperback)

If you've already read Byrne's standard book, don't waste your money on this book, unless you're really in to 3cushion billiards. There is very little new info in this book. Borrow it from a friend, or check it out in the library if you can. Some stuff is useful, but you'll be disappointed if you've already read Byrne's.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You don't know it all, August 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Byrne's Advanced Technique in Pool and Billiards (Paperback)

Byrne does an excellent job of showing a variety of interesting shots and examples of when to use them. He broaches some of the more subtle points of the game and shows not just that they work, but how. Bob Jewett's work on the physics side of this book is phenomenal. If you're sure you can't learn any more about pool or billiards, this book will change your mind. A truly comprehensive guide to the next level of play.

Brian

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A must read for all cuesports enthusiasts., October 16, 1999

By A Customer

This book by Robert Byrne is an unusual compilation of player profiles, peculiar shots and various other interesting articles covering the gamut of cuesports.

It's greatest feature is the discusion of various aspects of physics like collisions, transfer of side, the masse', diamond systems and much more.

It succesfully debunks many myths found in pool halls and in the myriad of physics illiterate instructional books written by(or ghost written for) star players.

The author is an experienced writer and nationally competitive 3 cusion billiards player.