Over 80 principles of the game discussed and illustrated with more than 250 precisely scaled images. The author's dedicated website includes 150 digital and high-speed video clips so you can see actual demonstrations of the techniques described in the book.

Concentrates purely on the mental techniques to guide all players through the pressures of competitive play.

Perhaps the best modern writer on the game, Phil Cappelle offers you the most complete instruction ever published for the hardest of all pool games. Straight Pool is also known as 14.1 Continuous, and was the game immortalised by Paul Newman in the classic film 'The Hustler'.

Another massive masterpiece from Philip Capelle. The many chapters include ones that guide you through the problems of positional play, strategy and safety. Almost 500 illustrations complement the text to give you a thorough understanding of this incredibly popular game.

"Simply Pool teaches the basics of pocket billiards for the beginner. It covers stance, aiming, stroke and follow-through, shooting systems, practice techniques, and gives complete, clear instructions for bank shots, combinations, English, the diamond system, rules and strategies, the mental game, and much more."

"Over thirty photographs, more than one hundred sixty drawings, and clear explanations reveal the secret strategies and techniques of the game."