The FastMikie Pool & Billiard Library
Reviews of Billiards Books, DVDs, Magazines
as of November 16 2008
Category Format Title Author Rating On Loan To:
AutoBio Book The Green Felt Jungle - The Dark side of Pool Gerald Huber 3***
AutoBio Book Bet High and Kiss Low Grady Matthews 1*
AutoBio Book The Bank Shot and Other Great Robberies Minnesota Fats 2**
AutoBio Book Ronnie: The Autobiography of Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronnie O'Sullivan 3***
AutoBio Book Willie Hoppe - Thirty Years of Billiards Willie Hoppe 4****
AutoBio Book Willie's Game  Willie Mosconi & S. Cohen 4****
Fiction Book Painting On Green Canvas Bob Watson 3***
Fiction Book Runout Richard M. Koff 2**
Fiction Book Great Pool Stories Robert Byrne (editor) 3***
Fiction Book The Pool Room  Sid Ragland 2**
Fiction Book The Hustler Walter A. Tevis 4****
Humor Book You Might Be a "D" Player If… Samm Diep 5*****
Instruction DVD Straight Pool Run of 280 by Danny Harriman Danny Harriman 4**** Dan W.
Instruction Book Hal Mix's Pocket Billiard Secrets Hal Mix 4****
Instruction Book The Stroke Zone: The Pool Player's Guide to Dead Stroke! Bob Henning 5*****
Instruction Book Superstroke: "My Winning Secrets" Bruce Christopher 2**
Instruction Book The Black Widow's Guide to Killer Pool Jeanette Lee 4****
Instruction DVD Banks That Don't Go - But Do! (2 DVD set) Freddy Bentivegna 4****
Instruction Book Precision Pool - 2nd edition Kanov & Stauch 4****
Instruction Book The Mental Edge Kenneth Baum 4****
Instruction CD Hypnosis:  The Dead Stroke Tapes Ryan Elliott, MSW 4****
Instruction CD Hypnosis:  Overcoming Contenderosis Ryan Elliott, MSW 4****
Instruction Book Zen Pool Max Eberle 4****
Instruction Book The Straight Pool Bible Babe Cranfield & Moy 3***
Instruction Book Essential Pool Babe Cranfield & Moy 3***
Instruction DVD Bert Kinister Presents, volumes 1-54 Bert Kinister 3***
Instruction Book Pleasures of Small Motions - Mastering The Mental Game Bob Fancher, Ph.D. 4****
Instruction Book The Advanced Pro Book Bob Henning 4****
Instruction Book The Pro Book Bob Henning 4****
Instruction DVD The Pro Book DVD Series Bob Henning 4****
Instruction Book The Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards Dr. Dave Alciatore, Ph.D. 5*****
Instruction Book Win At Pocket Billiards (Bank & Kick Shots) Desmond Allen, Ph.D. 3***
Instruction Book Shots, Moves & Strategies (1 Pocket) Eddie Robin 4****
Instruction Book Wining One Pocket Eddie Robin 4****
Instruction Book Banking With The Beard F. Bentivegna 2**
Instruction DVD Killer One Pocket Grady Matthews 2**
Instruction DVD Sixteen Steps Grady Matthews 2**
Instruction Book Upscale Nine Ball Jack H. Koehler 3***
Instruction DVD Almost All I Know Jimmy Reid 3***
Instruction DVD The Art of 8-ball Jimmy Reid 3***
Instruction DVD Racking Secrets Joe Tucker 5*****
Instruction DVD Straight Pool Run of 245 by John Schmidt John Schmidt 4****
Instruction Book Continuous High Runs Johnny Holiday 2**
Instruction Book Pool Player's Edge Kanov & Stauch 2**
Instruction Book Play Your Best Straight Pool Phil Capelle 4****
Instruction Book Play Your Best Nine Ball Phil Capelle 4****
Instruction Book Play Your Best Eight Ball Phil Capelle 4****
Instruction Book A Mind for Pool - How to Master the Mental Game Phil Capelle 4****
Instruction Book 99 Critical Shots in Pool Ray Martin 4****
Instruction Book Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots - 350 Moves… Robert Byrne 4****
Instruction Book Advanced Techniques in Pool & Billiards Robert Byrne 4****
Instruction DVD Gamebreakers Robert Byrne 3***
Instruction Book The Hustler's Handbook - How to Play Pool for Fun & Profit Steve Allen 4****
Instruction Book Point The Way Tim Miller (The Monk) 1*
Instruction DVD Bring Your Game to Its Highest Level, The Monk 101 Tim Miller (The Monk) 1*
Instruction DVD The Four Strokes of Pool Tim Miller (The Monk) 1*
Instruction Book Billiards As It Should Be Played Willie Hoppe 3***
Instruction Book Willie Mosconi's Winning Pocket Billiards Willie Mosconi 3***
Instruction Book Willie Mosconi On Pocket Billiards Willie Mosconi 3***
Instruction VHS Break Shots and Key Balls - Straight Pool Grady Matthews 3***
Instruction VHS How to Run 100 Balls Jim Rempe 3***
Instruction VHS Standard Video of Pool and Billiards, vol. 2 Robert Byrne 1*
Misc VHS Tribute to Willie Mosconi & Jimmy Caras Accustats 1*
Misc VHS On The Hill Accustats 2**
Misc VHS Pool's Greatest Shots & Bloopers Accustats 1*
Misc VHS Highlights, 1992 - 2002 Accustats 2**
Competition DVD 2006 World 14.1 Straight Pool Championship DVD#5 (finals) Dragon Promotions 5*****
Competition DVD Mike Sigel vs. Efren Reyes (IPT 8-ball) International Pool Tour 2**
Competition DVD Niels Feijen vs. Francisco Bustamante (IPT 8-ball) International Pool Tour 3***
Competition DVD Mika Immonen vs. Earl Strickland (IPT 8-ball) International Pool Tour 3***
Competition DVD Francisco Bustamante vs. Efren Reyes (IPT 8-ball) International Pool Tour 3***
Competition DVD Shawn Putnam vs. Thorsten Hohmann (IPT 8-ball) International Pool Tour 3***
Competition DVD Johnny Archer vs. Efren Reyes (IPT 8-ball) International Pool Tour 3***
Competition DVD Francisco Bustamante vs. Johnny Archer (IPT 8-ball) International Pool Tour 3***
Competition DVD Charlie Williams vs. Corey Deuel (IPT 8-ball) International Pool Tour 3***
Competition DVD Mika Immonen vs. Efren Reyes (IPT 8-ball) International Pool Tour 3***
Competition DVD Corey Deuel vs. Efren Reyes (IPT 8-ball) International Pool Tour 3***
Competition DVD Mike Sigel vs. Loree Jon Jones (IPT 8-ball) International Pool Tour 3***
Competition DVD Shane Van Boening vs. Alex Pagulayan, Derby City 2008 The Action Report 5*****
Competition VHS 1992 US Open, Straight Pool, Mike Sigel runs 150 & out Accustats 3***
Movie DVD Poolhall Junkies   3***
Movie DVD Stickmen (New Zealand)   3***
Movie DVD The Color of Money   4****
Movie DVD The Hustler   5*****
Movie DVD Virgin Pockets   1*
News Magazine Pool & Billiard various 2**
News Magazine The American Poolplayer APA 1*
News Magazine Billiards Digest various 5*****
NonFiction Book Running The Table: The Legend of Kid Delicious L. Jon Wertheim 2**
NonFiction Book The Hustler and The Champ: Willie Mosconi, Minnesota Fats, etc R.A. Dyer 5*****
NonFiction Book Cornbread Red - Pool's Greatest Money Player Bob Henning 4****
NonFiction Book Playing Off The Rail David McCumber 3***
NonFiction Book Road Player: The Danny Diliberto Story Jerry Forsyth 2**
NonFiction Book Hustler Days  R.A. Dyer 2**
NonFiction Book McGoorty - A Pool Room Hustler Robert Byrne 2**
Reference Book The Billiard Encyclopedia: An Illustrated History of the Sport, 3rd ed. Victor Stein & Paul Rubino 4****
Reference Book Billiards - The Official Rules and Records Book BCA 2**
Reference Book Game Log Samm Diep 5*****
Reference Book The Blue Book of Pool Cues, 3rd Edition Simpson 4****
Test Book Playing Ability Test (PAT) Level 1, 2, and 3 Eckert, Sandman, Huber 5*****
Test DVD Playing Ability Test (PAT) Level 1, 2, and 3 Eckert, Sandman, Huber 5*****
Notice:  Click on the titles above to go to the source for more information and/or to buy the book, DVD, etc.  Any commissions paid to me are donated to various children's charities.  If the title is not a link, then the item is not currently available, try eBay.  Please let me know of any errors in this list and/or how this list can be improved.  If you have a favorite that is not listed here, please let me know.  
  Format Books 56
  DVD sets 32
  Magazines 3
  VHS 8
  CD 2
  Total 101
  Category AutoBio 6
  Fiction 5
  Humor 1
  Instruction 50
  Misc 4
  Competition 14
  Movie 5
  News 3
  NonFiction 7
  Reference 4
  Test 2
  Total 101
  Rating No Star 0
  1* 9
  2** 18
  3*** 31
  4**** 31
  5***** 12
  Total 101