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Pool History & Fiction

Did you know that pool's history goes back centuries or that in a bygone era, Willie Mosconi and Ralph Greenleaf vied for popularity and income topping that of Babe Ruth? Enjoy our reviews of pool classics and essays on all that makes pool and billiards a magnificent sport for spectators and competitors alike.

8 Ball Love And Lore - We Say Why We All Love 8 Ball

Q. Why Do You Love 8 Ball? Your About.com Pool & Billiards Guide and his frequent collaborator, Donny Lutz, share why 8 Ball has meant so much to them through the years.

Pool Books - Absolutely "To Die For" Pool Books

Pool books to die for--It’s not too soon to plan your holiday shopping lists...

It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Auric Goldfinger's Pool Table!

Goldfinger's pool table offers a treat for pool and collectibles fans both--can you find one?

Fast Larry - Digest His Tall But True Pool Tales

Fast Larry is fast with tales, instruction and wit. A true pool historian original.

Young Athletes and Gamblers at Pool

A young athlete is always astonishing at the Olympic Games. But I've been astounded still more by young pool and billiards players.

Olympics and Pool - Will Billiards Make A Splash?

The story of pool at the olympics is a checkered one--but first steps have been accomplished as billiards enjoys an international oversight organization.

One Magnificent Obsession

I've tried to find fresh solutions to pool problems ignored on other websites. Is there a "unifying field" theory in pool?

Pool Ball Progression

John Wesley Hyatt saved elephants from pool extinction, by inventing modern plastic!

Reasons to Love Pool and Billiards

Reasons why Pool & Billiards is so gosh-darned magnificent a sport. Go Pool!

Take Me Out to the Pool Hall

Do you know what time it is? Yes, it's time for pool, anytime, all the time.

Top 5 Pool Needs Now to Revive the Game

My suggested list of needs for pool players to accomplish now, to lift the game to new heights.

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