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Willie's Game

An Autobiography

By: Willie Mosconi,Stanley Cohen

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Willie's Game

An Autobiography

By: Willie Mosconi,Stanley Cohen

A “fascinating” memoir by America’s greatest professional billiards player, a child prodigy in the pool halls of the 1930s who became a world champion (Library Journal). Willie Mosconi’s father never wanted him to play billiards. At night, the boy would lie awake listening to the clatter of balls downstairs in the family pool hall, and when his father wasn’t around, he would climb onto an apple crate to practice his shots. When his dad started locking up the balls and cue, young Willie improvised with potatoes and a broom handle. By the time he was 7 years old, he was good enough to play against Ralph Greenleaf in a match billed as “The Child Prodigy vs. The World Champion.” It was the start of a magnificent career that would include an unprecedented 15 world championships and the record for most consecutive balls run without a miss: 526. Nicknamed “Mr. Pocket Billiards,” Mosconi was instrumental in popularizing pool in America, serving as a consultant for iconic films such as The Hustler and The Color of Money and facing off against the famed hustler Minnesota Fats in 2 celebrated matches. Cowritten with journalist Stanley Cohen, Willie’s Game is the colorful, captivating autobiography of an illustrious champion who lifted his sport to new heights and played by one simple rule: If you don’t miss, you don’t have to worry about anything else.

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Open Road Media

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1453295267

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9781453295267

Willie Mosconi World's Champion 1941-58 on Pocket Billiards

By: Willie Mosconi

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Willie Mosconi World's Champion 1941-58 on Pocket Billiards

By: Willie Mosconi

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to playing billiards written by the 1941-58 billiards world champion, Willie Mosconi. This timeless volume includes comprehensive instructions and useful tips on every aspect of the game, and is highly recommended for anyone looking to improve their billiard skills. Complete with helpful photographs and step-by-step instructions, this volume would make for a great addition to collection of antiquarian sporting literature. The chapters of this book include: “The Game of Billiards”, “Fundamentals”, “The Bridge” “Stroke and Follow-Through”, “Cueing the Ball”, “Hitting the Object Ball”, “Combination and Kiss Shots”, “The Championship Game”, “How Much do you Know?”, “Speed of Stroke”, etcetera. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on billiards, snooker, and pool.

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151

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Read Books Ltd

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1447483537

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9781447483533

Willie Mosconi's Winning Pocket Billiards for Beginners and Advanced Players, with a Section on Trick Shots

By: Willie Mosconi

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Willie Mosconi's Winning Pocket Billiards for Beginners and Advanced Players, with a Section on Trick Shots

By: Willie Mosconi

Focusing on the execution of the necessary shots that both beginners and advanced players need to win games, this guide also shares the secrets behind seemingly impossible trick shots. By following the instructions illustrated in more than 100 photos and diagrams, players of any level can learn the skills needed to be serious contenders.

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146

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Three Rivers Press

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0517884275

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9780517884270

Willie's Game

An Autobiography

By: Willie Mosconi,Stanley Cohen

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An Autobiography

By: Willie Mosconi,Stanley Cohen

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Willie's Game

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Willie Mosconi World's Champion 1941-58 on Pocket Billiards

Willie Mosconi World's Champion 1941-58 on Pocket Billiards

Willie Mosconi's Winning Pocket Billiards for Beginners and Advanced Players, with a Section on Trick Shots

Willie Mosconi's Winning Pocket Billiards for Beginners and Advanced Players, with a Section on Trick Shots

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