Running the Table: The Legend of Kid Delicious, the Last Great American Pool Hustler
by L Jon Wertheim
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0547086121
- ISBN 13
- 9780547086125
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A tremendously satisfying road story. What makes Running the Table so special is not the pool prowess of its protagonist but the unlikely bond between two wildly different young men who find each other through an exhilarating, often infuriating game.”Los Angeles Times Running the Table spins the outrageous tale of Kid Delicious, an affable skilled pool shark from New Jersey, and his studly if less talented setup man, Bristol Bob. Wertheim follows this mismatched pair of sidekicks as they go underground to learn the art of the hustle while experiencing the highs and lows of life on the road. Their four-year odyssey takes them from podunk pool halls to slick urban billiard rooms across America, some nights taking down as much as $30,000 and others ending up with just enough gas money to get home. With every stop the action gets hotter, the calls get closer, and Delicious’s prowess with a cue stick becomes more widely known. Ultimately the Kid sheds his cover, becoming perhaps the biggest sensation in professional pool since Minnesota Fats. Wertheim paints a lasting portrait of an insanely talented and magnetic hustler who is literally larger than life. Renders the trappings of a road player’s life . . . readers are taken on a sweet and varied ride.”Sports Illustrated
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- The Saint Bookstore (GB)
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- B9780547086125
- Title
- Running the Table: The Legend of Kid Delicious, the Last Great American Pool Hustler
- Author
- L Jon Wertheim
- Format/Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 10
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0547086121
- ISBN 13
- 9780547086125
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- This edition first published
- 2008-10-03
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