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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.
Get Smart Agent 86, And Shoot That Nine Ball!
Get Smart Agent 86 wipes them all off the pool table. Here's how.
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.
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?
Hustlers Make Me Hot!
Can we live with hustlers, or can we turn it all down and live without hustlers? A hot topic.
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.
The Best Pool - Pool Glory Or Bust
I've tried to find fresh solutions to discover the best pool possible, ignored on other websites. Is there a "unifying field theory" here?
History Of Pool - Pool Ball Progression
John Wesley Hyatt saved elephants from pool extinction, by inventing modern plastic, as part of the legacy of the history of pool.
Reasons to Love Pool and Billiards
Reasons why Pool & Billiards is so gosh-darned magnificent a sport. Go Pool!
Some Comments Regarding Three Billiards Books
Arthur Bacon scores some definite barbs in these billiards book reviews, holding nothing back, starting with his review of Bob Fancher’s Pleasures of Small Motions.
Take Me Out - To The Pool Hall
Do you know what time it is? Yes, it's time for pool, anytime, all the time.
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.
Fast Larry Enters Ripley's and The Record Books
"Fast Larry" Guninger has made Ripley's Believe It Or Not numerous times with his pool and billiards antics.
Fast Larry - Digest His Tall But True Pool Tales
Fast Larry is fast with tales, instruction and wit. A true pool historian original.