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Greatest Moments of Snooker

Author : Ian Welch
Publisher : Green Umbrella Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1906229422

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Greatest Moments of Snooker by Ian Welch Pdf

Greatest Moments of Snooker features some of the most iconic moments in the history of the game. Enjoy the masters of the green baize who dominated the sport for many years such as Terry Griffiths, Jimmy White, Ray Reardon and Steve Davis. Experience the excitement of thrilling moments such as the 1985 World Championship final when Dennis Taylor claimed the title after an epic encounter with Steve Davis and the arrival of a young Stephen Hendry on the international scene. We also feature stars like Cliff Thorburn and Ronnie O'Sullivan who achieved the ultimate feat of clearing the table to register a maximum 147 break.

A Billiards and Snooker Compendium

Author : Gary Clarke
Publisher : Paragon Publishing
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781899820467

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A Billiards and Snooker Compendium by Gary Clarke Pdf

A Billiards & Snooker Compendium A Billiards & Snooker Compendium is the most extensive work on the literature of billiards and snooker ever published and took over two years to compile. It contains bibliographical information on over 650 books, a detailed description of each book's content, tips on identifying different editions, notes on scarce dustjackets, plus the estimated values of 1st editions. These values have been calculated using a variety of well respected sources. This essential reference book is easy to use, is clearly laid out, and includes both an author and title index. Each book has its own unique reference number and entries are fully cross referenced. It will appeal to all collectors of billiards and snooker memorabilia, book dealers and collectors, fans of both sports, and those simply wishing to add a few books to their sports collection. About the author Gary Clarke has been playing and watching snooker for over 25 years and has a great knowledge and deep affection for the game. He is also an avid reader and book lover and this work combines two of his most passionate interests. The author currently lives in his home town of Ipswich and this is his first work of non-fiction.

Deep Pockets

Author : Brendan Cooper
Publisher : Constable
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781408717769

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'A brilliant book . . . brilliantly written. You really do need to read it' Adrian Chiles 'Mixing the sacred and the profane, high culture and low culture, the sublime and the ridiculous, Deep Pockets is the book this game of unfathomable difficulty and infinite mystery well deserves' Critic The game of snooker has a remarkable history. From humble origins, it blossomed spectacularly in the 1980s into the nation's most popular sport. Top players became celebrities. The papers were stuffed with snooker scandals. It even conquered the pop charts. In the twenty-first century, the game is still big news. Along with millions of British fans, a vast audience continues to grow across every corner of the world, from Europe to the Middle East to China. The global thirst for snooker has never been greater. But - strangely perhaps - snooker's deeper meanings have rarely been explored. It is a game that celebrates subtlety and mystery; a slow undertaking in a fast-paced world. Elegant and profound, snooker invites serious contemplation. Deep Pockets is a study of this uncharted territory - a love letter to snooker, and an impassioned journey into its soul. Because snooker, in fact, is more than a game. It is a belief set; a way of seeing; an entire philosophical system. In chapters that cover everything from time, truth, loss, luck and more, Deep Pockets explores how snooker can help us to trace the meaning of life itself.

50 Great Moments in Time

Author : Geoffrey Hart
Publisher : novum pro Verlag
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783991077800

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50 Great Moments in Time by Geoffrey Hart Pdf

Geoffrey Hart gives us an entertaining account of his life experiences; definitely biographical, comprising short excerpts describing prominent elements that governed his life. He describes his preschool experiences, his working life including being a handyman, with skills as varied as working as a carpenter, a delivery driver, working in the building industry and for the majority of his working life; he worked as a postman for the Royal Mail in the UK. Always something of a rebel; he dropped out of school to pursue a multitude of careers. With a wry sense of humour, he gives the reader a fresh take on a multitude of topics. He provides the reader with his personal insights into such diverse topics as marriage, adultery, golf, motor cars, and particularly shows his deep love of animals.

Unbreakable

Author : Ronnie O'Sullivan
Publisher : Seven Dials
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781399610049

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Unbreakable by Ronnie O'Sullivan Pdf

AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 'Reading this is like watching an O'Sullivan break: hypnotic, dazzling and impossible to tear yourself away from.' - STEPHEN FRY 'Besides quite a few laughs, many readers will find recognition, reassurance, remedy and revelation in O'Sullivan's candid story. I highly recommend it.' - THE TIMES 'Ronnie is searingly honest, candidly funny, and thought provokingly brilliant in Unbreakable. I devoured it.' - NIHAL ARTHANAYAKE --- In a career spanning over three decades, Ronnie O'Sullivan's journey to becoming the greatest snooker player of all time has been filled with extremes. A teenage snooker prodigy, Ronnie turned professional with the highest of expectations. This pressure, together with a challenging personal life, catapulted Ronnie into a life of excess and addiction. He was winning titles - his first within a year of turning professional - but losing himself and his game as he tried to block out the mental pain and misery. Whilst Ronnie appeared at the height of the game to spectators, these were the moments when he felt at his lowest. In the year 2000 Ronnie started rehab and began the journey to get his life back, addressing his demons and working on developing a stronger and more resilient mindset. More than twenty years on, Ronnie is still obsessed with delivering his peak performance and never happier than when in a snooker hall, but success has now taken on a new meaning for the record-equalling world champion. Framed around the many lessons Ronnie has learned from his extraordinary career, Unbreakable takes us beyond the success and record-breaking achievements to share the reality - and brutality - of making it to the very top, whatever your field. Ronnie is the first to say he doesn't have all the answers, but in sharing the experiences that have shaped him and mistakes that have made him, he hopes to help readers navigate their own personal challenges and obstacles, and in turn reach their maximum potential. This is Ronnie O'Sullivan as you've never seen him before, the definitive and unflinching story of a true British icon and a fascinating insight into the mindset of the world's greatest snooker player.

The Crucible's Greatest Matches

Author : Hector Nunns
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1785312847

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The Crucible's Greatest Matches by Hector Nunns Pdf

Since 1977, Sheffield's Crucible Theatre has staged the snooker World Championship and is one of sport's most iconic venues. The Crucible's Greatest Matches features the greatest matches played there, including classic encounters involving Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, Jimmy White, Alex Higgins, and the 1985 final between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis.

Great Moments in the Theatre

Author : Benedict Nightingale
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849437448

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Great Moments in the Theatre by Benedict Nightingale Pdf

'A magnificently readable tour of theatrical history conducted by our best-informed living critic.' - Michael Billington 'Benedict Nightingale's characteristically witty, insightful and enthusiastic reports make you wish you'd been sitting next to him during his greatest moments in the theatre.' – Ian McKellen Starting with the first performance of Aeschylus' The Oresteia in 458 BC, ending with the premiere of Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem in London of 2009 AD, Benedict Nightingale collects in one volume what he believes to be the greatest moments in theatre. Each informative and entertaining entry is between 650 and 850 words in length, covering a remarkable diversity of theatrical openings and events, many of historical interest and importance, and many more witnessed by Nightingale himself during his 50-year reviewing career. The plays and shows that Nightingale crisply, authoritatively and readably brings alive range from Sheridan’s School for Scandal to Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, from Gogol’s Government Inspector to the Ian McKellen Macbeth, from Synge’s Playboy of the Western World, which provoked serious riots in the Dublin of 1907, to Lionel Bart’s Twang!! in 1965, possibly the most disastrous musical ever. Throughout the book Nightingale celebrates leading dramatists and performers, directors and composers. Everywhere he shares the fulfilment and fun he has found in the art-form he loves.

Snooker's World Champions

Author : Luke Williams,Paul Gadsby
Publisher : Random House
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781780577159

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Snooker's World Champions by Luke Williams,Paul Gadsby Pdf

The top snooker players in the world compete for several trophies every year, but one carries more prestige than all the others put together - the World Championship. No other tournament in the sport carries with it so much history, so many golden moments of spectacular success and dramatic failure. Meticulously researched and including exclusive interview material with Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry and 2005 world champion Shaun Murphy, among others, Masters of the Baize is a comprehensive guide to the men who have lifted the greatest prize in snooker. From the legendary Joe Davis, the first champion in 1927, to modern-day masters like Mark Williams, all the sport's world champions are put under the microscope, while the colourful careers of forgotten figures such as Walter Donaldson and John Pulman and rogue heroes like Alex Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan are brought vividly to life. After uncovering the inauspicious origins of the game in nineteenth-century India, the authors examine every former world champion in his own comprehensive chapter. Additionally, a special section focuses on the extraordinary popularity of Jimmy White, by far the greatest player never to have won the title and one of the most emotive names in the sport.

On Snooker

Author : Mordecai Richler
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-30
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780307371003

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On Snooker by Mordecai Richler Pdf

From his first days as a poolroom hustler playing truant from Baron Byng High School at the Rachel Pool Hall, Mordecai Richler has remained a snooker devotee. In his inimitable style, he delves into the fascinating world of snooker with pith and perception. But On Snooker is not just a lifelong fan's memoir. It is a brilliantly entertaining history of the game and an account of snooker's bad boy champions, including Alex (The Hurricane) Higgins, Cliff (The Grinder) Thorburn—both Canadian and interviewed for this book—with a chapter devoted to their special exploits and drug escapades. There are other colourful types: Ronnie (The Rocket) O'Sullivan, whose dad ("Ron's the name, porn's the game") is serving a life sentence for murder. Finally there is Stephen Hendry, the greatest player ever, who has won the world championship a record seven times. Mordecai Richler also makes clear why many great writers have been fascinated by sports and why snooker and literary readers go together, including Hemingway, Shulberg, Mailer, Roth, Plimpton, Martin Amis, and others. Very funny, passionate, and thoroughly researched on snooker tables from Montreal's The Main to Dublin, On Snooker is a book lovers of Richler and of great sports writing will cherish.

History of Billiards through its Champions Part four

Author : Santo La Rosa
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780244834029

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History of Billiards through its Champions Part four by Santo La Rosa Pdf

Breve storia del biliardo attraverso le biografie dei suoi campioni.

Great Olympic Moments

Author : Sir Steve Redgrave
Publisher : Headline
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780755363391

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Great Olympic Moments by Sir Steve Redgrave Pdf

Complete with stunning, specially selected photographs, Sir Steve Redgrave recounts his favourite Olympic stories and reveals what it is that makes these moments truly great. All the stars of past and present are here, including Seb Coe, Steve Ovett, Nadia Comenech, Mark Spitz, Jesse Owens, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Bob Beamon, Ed Moses, Flojo, Eric the Eel, Michael Johnson, Eric Liddell, Daley Thompson, Chris Boardman, Cassius Clay, Kelly Holmes and the Jamaican Bobsled Team. Also included are some of the more infamous moments of Olympic history, including Black Power 1968, the Munich massacre of 1972, Mary Decker Slaney's clash with Zola Budd in LA 1984 and Ben Johnson's disqualification at Seoul 1988, to name but a few.

Incredible Moments in Sport

Author : Ian Slatter
Publisher : Ian Slatter
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781539897989

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Incredible Moments in Sport by Ian Slatter Pdf

The unbelievable roar as Mo Farah sprints clear to claim 10,000 metre gold on Super Saturday. A nation holds its breath as Andy Murray has Championship Point at Wimbledon. Europe's golfers come back from the dead to win the Ryder Cup. Lewis Hamilton clinches the World Championship on the final corner of the final race. Bradley Wiggins crosses the line on the Champs Elysees to become the first British Tour de France winner. Some sporting events stick in the memories of sports fans forever - sometimes for the right reasons, sometimes the wrong ones. Incredible Moments in Sport is the perfect reminder of the 101 Biggest Moments in British and World Sport, featuring greats such as : - Usain Bolt - Muhammad Ali - Ian Botham - Torvill and Dean - Jesse Owens - Borg and McEnroe - Diego Maradonna - Red Rum - Michael Phelps - Steve Redgrave - And many, many more. With 101 incredible stories from the worlds of football, rugby, cricket, tennis, boxing, cycling, swimming, athletics, horseracing, motor racing and other sports - the build-up, the events themselves and the aftermath. If you're a sports fan - this book is for you!

Black Farce and Cue Ball Wizards

Author : Clive Everton
Publisher : Random House
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781780573991

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Black Farce and Cue Ball Wizards by Clive Everton Pdf

Throughout its chequered history, snooker has had more than its fair share of heroes and villains, champions and chumps, rascals and rip-off artists. In the last 20 years, every sleazy scandal imaginable has attached itself to this raffish sport: corruption, match fixing, bribery, sex, recreational drugs, performance-enhancing drugs, ballot rigging, fraud, theft, domestic violence, common-or-garden violence, paranoid politicking, dirty tricks - all against a background of inept petty tsars fixated on the pursuit, retention and abuse of power. In Black Farce and Cue Ball Wizards, 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.

Top of Your Game

Author : Ronnie O'Sullivan,Rhiannon Lambert
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-16
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781788701181

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Top of Your Game by Ronnie O'Sullivan,Rhiannon Lambert Pdf

You might be wondering what Ronnie O'Sullivan is doing writing a book like this. What do I know about eating healthy, right? I'm a champion snooker player, not a personal trainer or a chef and although I've always loved running, I've come to realise that any success in sport is directly related to my attitude towards food as well as fitness. Snooker is all about sharpness, focus, and concentration - how can I do any of those things if I'm not eating well and treating my body right? My game is only as good as I am, so making that link between my mental and brain health and my physical fitness was a lightbulb moment for me and I hope this book will be a wake-up call for you too. We hear lots about mindfulness and self-care these days, but really good physical health starts with the best computer any of us could ever hope for - our noggin (aka our brains!). Written with top celebrity nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert, Top of Your Game is about showing you how to eat, think, and work your way to being your very best - and staying there.

The Hardship of Growing up on Wheels

Author : Thomas G. Kandiah
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781728380582

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The Hardship of Growing up on Wheels by Thomas G. Kandiah Pdf

What is life really like living with a disability? I have been brutally honest with the events that have happened in my short twenty-four years on this planet. It hasn’t been easy for me to go back and relive memories that sent me to the brink of despair. However, I have decided that I am a survivor, and I want to put the past behind me and hopefully help others who are maybe going through a similar experience.