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Biography
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"Who Was Hurricane Higgins"
Tony Francis. 366 Pages. 44 Photographs. Published 2011.
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Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins transcended sport in a way very few sportsmen ever have. He remains a legend and the most outstanding, charismatic snooker player who ever walked into an arena.
If you want to know what kind of man could mesmerise and terrorise his way to the top; be acclaimed by millions one moment and literally thrown out of a pub the next; die in pitiful isolation yet be celebrated by thousands lining the streets in what amounted to a state funeral, then Who Was Hurricane Higgins? is a must-read.
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"Ken Doherty - Life in the Frame - My Story"
Ken Doherty. 280 Pages. 15 Photographs. Published 2011.
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Ken Doherty is the only player ever to win the Under 21, Amateur and World Snooker Championships. In this honest and emotional autobiography, Ken tells how he went from the World Snooker final at the Crucible to qualifying tables of Prestatyn and back again. In 1989 - at the ripe age of 20 - Doherty won the World Amateur Championship and was duly invited to become a professional of the game. Four years later, after losing his first Grand Prix to Jimmy White, Ken went on to win his first ranking title, the Welsh Open, which was enough to catapult the 'Darlin of Dublin' into the top 16 players in the world.
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"Willie Thorne - Taking A Punt On My Life"
Willie Thorne. 260 Pages. Over 60 Photo's. Published 2011.
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During snooker's heyday in the 1980s, Willie Thorne was one of the game's best-known and well-liked players. But behind the happy-go-lucky smile lurked a dark secret. Willie was a gambling addict and by the end of his career he'd blown £1.5 million. Desperation and depression took hold, culminating in a suicide attempt. In Taking a Punt on My Life, Willie bares his soul, talking openly and frankly about his life - good and bad.
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Biography
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"Frame of Mind: The Autobiography of the World Snooker Champion"
Graeme Dott. 258 Pages. 27 Photographs. Published 2011.
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In this inspirational autobiography, Graeme Dott talks for the first time in detail about his depression and how he managed to turn his life around. He describes his childhood in one of the toughest parts of Glasgow, tells of his love for Glasgow Rangers and his snooker career, and the part Alex Lambie played in making his dreams come true. His deep love for Elaine and his children, Lewis and Lucy emerges in this story of a man who almost lost everything he worked for.
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"Let Me Tell You About Alex: Wild Days and Nights on the Road with the World's Greatest Snooker Player Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins"
John Virgo. 239 Pages. 30 Photo's. Published 2011.
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Whatever else he was, Alexander Gordon Higgins wasn't nice. John Virgo knew Higgins as well as anyone. He made no apologies for his friend and was frequently driven to dispair by his antics.
This is an affectionate and honest portrait of the most legendary player ever to hit the world of snooker. Recounting the legends, dispelling the myths and telling the whole extraordinary truth, this is Hurricane Higgins by those who knew him best.
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"The Little Book of Snooker"
Sean Boru. 135 Pages. Published 2010.
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More for bedtime reading than one to sit down with. Full of one-liners, longer quotes and anecdotes, lists of nick-names and tournament winners, short biographries and historical facts.
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"Whirlwind: The Incredible Story of Jimmy White"
Aubrey Malone. 175 Pages. 37 Photographs. Published 2009.
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Jimmy "Whirlwind" White is Britain's best-loved snooker player. A one-time ragamuffin straight out of the pages of Charles Dickens, he has enthralled audiences the world over for three decades with his electrifying brilliance, winning ten world ranking events, although famously he lost six heartbreaking Crucible World Championship finals.
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"Black Farce and Cue Ball Wizards:
The Inside Story of the Snooker World"
Clive Everton. 400 Pages.
26 Illustrations. Published 2007.
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Clive Everton recounts the glory and despair, the dreams and disillusion,
and the treachery and greed that have characterised the game since it
was invented as an innocent diversion by British Army officers in India
in the nineteenth century. He tells the true and unexpurgated tale of
snooker's transformation into a television success story second only to
football and exposes how its potential has been shamefully squandered.
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"From the Eye of the Hurricane: My Story"
Alex Higgins. 320 Pages. 33 Photographs. Published 2007.
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Throughout the 1970's and 1980's Alex Higgins was one of the
biggest names in the country - on the front and back pages of
the nation's papers. Twice world champion, the emotion he
displayed when winning in 1982 was witnessed by millions on
television and remains one of British sport's iconic images.
But the tears shed that evening revealed the fragility of his
character - a character that has taken him to the top of
the world and back down to its darkest corners.
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"Out of the Blue - Into the Black"
John Spencer. 206 pages. 23 Photographs. Published 2005.
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John Spencer became one of the first professionals of the modern era in
the late 1960's, and claimed 3 World Championship titles among his many
tournament wins before his double vision problems were diagnosed as the
rare condition Myasthenia Gravis, effectively ending his playing career.
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"Snooker Legends: And Where Are They Now ?"
Dean Hayes. 134 Pages. 48 Photographs. Published 2004.
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Dean Hayes explores the lives of 40 of the game's greatest players;
including Joe Davis, Alex Higgins, Ray Reardon, Kirk Stevens, Cliff
Thorburn and Eddie Charlton. Includes biographies and career statistics.
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"Masters of the Baize: Cue Masters, Bad Boys and Forgotten
Men in Search of Snooker's Ultimate Prize"
Luke Williams & Paul Gadsby. 256 pages. Published 2005.
Starting with Joe Davis, 21 of the greatest players, including Alex
Higgins, Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Jimmy
White, have their lives and achievements explored in this journey
through the game's rich and absorbing history.
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Biography
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"Ronnie: The Autobiography of Ronnie O'Sullivan"
Ronnie O'Sullivan with Simon Hattenstone.
216 Pages. 52 Photographs. Indexed. Published 2003.
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An open and honest autobiography that reveals the sometimes
troubled life of the player now recognised as the most talented
the game has ever produced.
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Biography
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"Behind the White Ball"
Jimmy White with Rosemary Kingsland.
298 pages. 12 Photographs. Published 1998.
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'I want to tell it like it is - and like it really was. I will hold nothing back
and will tell all my little secrets, things that have never been revealed
in the newspapers. This will be the truth behind the headlines. It is not
your usual sporting autobiography.'
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