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開本:16開 紙張:膠版紙 包裝:平裝 是否套裝:否 國際標準書號ISBN:9780156149716 作者:Robert 出版社:Houghton 出版時間:2011年12月 
"內容簡介 The complement to Byrne?’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. 作者簡介 Robert Byrne is the author of seven novels, five collectionsof 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 thefirst time on May 20, 1996. Four of his novels were selections ofReader’s Digest Condensed Books and published in many languages.His style is widely praised for its clarity and wit. Byrne’sStandard Book of Pool and Billiards, published in 1978 and expandedin 1998, has sold over 400,000 copies. In the world of pool andbilliards, 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 andcommentator. As a player, he has won tournaments in almost everyform of the game. He finished third in the National ProfessionalThree-Cushion Championship in 1977 held in North Hollywood. In1999, he won both the National Amateur and the National Seniorbilliard tournaments. His contributions to billiards and pool wererecognized when he was awarded the greatest honor in the sport:induction into the Billiard Congress of America’s Hall of Fame. Thehonor, for Meritorious Service, was bestowed on July 21, 2001, atthe Las Vegas Hilton at a banquet closing the annual world billiardtrade show. He was inducted with many-times world billiard championRaymond Ceulemans of Belgium. Byrne was born and raised in Dubuque,Iowa, spent forty years in the San Francisco Bay Area, and returnedto Dubuque in 1996, where he now lives with his wife Cindy, apainter and graphic artist. After graduating with a civilengineering degree from the University of Colorado in 1954, heedited a trade journal in the heavy construction industry. Hebecame a full-time writer in 1977.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. 目錄 Introduction Part One POOL The Fundamentals--Facts and Fantasies Transferring Spin from Ball to Ball Four Sidespin Falsehoods The Best Ways to Practice How to Teach Position Play How to Aim Carom Shots The Throw Effect on Cut Shots The Secret of Making Rail Shots When to Cut and When to Throw Twenty Keys to a Killer Break Searching for the Perfect Break Cue The Truth about Bank Shots 38Introduction
Part One POOL
The Fundamentals--Facts and Fantasies
Transferring Spin from Ball to Ball
Four Sidespin Falsehoods
The Best Ways to Practice
How to Teach Position Play
How to Aim Carom Shots
The Throw Effect on Cut Shots
The Secret of Making Rail Shots
When to Cut and When to Throw
Twenty Keys to a Killer Break
Searching for the Perfect Break Cue
The Truth about Bank Shots 38
Facts about Follow, Skidding, and Banks
The Importance of the Half-ball Hit
The Magic of Masse-Explained
When and How to Shoot Jump Shots
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Part TWO BILLIARDS
Part PLAYERS AND THEIR WORLD
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