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9781451648904 | Touchstone Books, May 1, 2012, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A fresh selection of sharp, witty zingers gathered from both famous and utterly unknown (but very quotable) sources, by the editor of the popular The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said Robert Byrne’s quote books are widely praised as authoritative and accessible sources of sayings for any and all occasions.
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9780312290917 | St Martins Pr, February 8, 2012, cover price $7.79
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9781616085384, titled "Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards" | Skyhorse Pub Co Inc, February 15, 2012, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Secrets and showstopping trick shots from the world's greatest masters of pool and billiards.
9780151152247, titled "Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards" | Harcourt, January 1, 1984, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Gives instructions and diagrams for making trick, skill, and novelty shots and discusses the history of each shot
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9780156149730, titled "Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards" | Mariner Books, November 1, 1983, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: Gives instructions and diagrams for making trick, skill, and novelty shots and discusses the history of each shot
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9780595687879 | Iuniverse Inc, August 8, 2007, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: In this starkly humorous novel, set in post World-War 2 England, we experience the realities of life on the sprawling, sooty streets of Yorkshire.
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9780595445394 | Iuniverse Inc, August 1, 2007, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: In this starkly humorous novel, set in post World-War 2 England, we experience the realities of life on the sprawling, sooty streets of Yorkshire.
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Traces the infamous career of billiards champion and pool room hustler Danny McGoorty, citing his escapades as a scam artist, womanizer, and fashionable dresser as well as his relationships with such figures as Al Capone, Willie Hoppe, and Willie Mosconi.
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9780767916318 | Reprint edition (Broadway Books, March 1, 2004), cover price $19.00 | About this edition: Traces the infamous career of billiards champion and pool room hustler Danny McGoorty, citing his escapades as a scam artist, womanizer, and fashionable dresser as well as his relationships with such figures as Al Capone, Willie Hoppe, and Willie Mosconi.
9781892129499 | Total Sports, November 1, 2000, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Fast-paced and gritty, McGoorty tells the story of Danny McGoorty, the infamous pool and billiards player.
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9780767918114 | Broadway Books, March 23, 2004, cover price $19.00
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9780156027212 | Mariner Books, October 1, 2003, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: An in-depth compendium of more than 350 pool shots covers everything from tickys and double-kisses to jump shots and diamond systems, providing expert diagrams of lesser-known techniques, in an instructional guide for players of any experience level.
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Product Description: McGoorty's language was rooted in the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression and the Chicago of the Capone Years. Listen to McGoorty tell his tales and you'll taste flavors of American social history that you'll never find in a textbook.
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9781894963121 | Sportclassic Books, February 1, 2003, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: McGoorty's language was rooted in the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression and the Chicago of the Capone Years.
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A giant volume of pithy and often irreverent one-liners, retorts, jokes, definitions, and last words covers every imaginable subject and is guaranteed to delight, amuse, and enlighten readers of all tastes.
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9780883659601 | Galahad Books, September 1, 1996, cover price $9.98 | About this edition: A giant volume of pithy and often irreverent one-liners, retorts, jokes, definitions, and last words covers every imaginable subject and is guaranteed to delight, amuse, and enlighten readers of all tastes.
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9789990037296 | Simon & Schuster, January 1, 2003, cover price $0.02
9780743235792 | Reprint edition (Fireside, December 31, 2002), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: An irreverent selection of humorous quotes, one-liners, definitions, and quips features words of wisdom from contributors ranging from Goethe to David Letterman on such topics as families, philosophy, movies and television, and education.
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9780743277556 | Fireside, December 31, 2002, cover price $13.99
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9780761115960 | Pag edition (Workman Pub Co, January 1, 1999), cover price $9.95
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9780151003259 | Subsequent edition (Harcourt, July 1, 1998), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: An instruction manual for cue games covers the fundamentals of each game, specific shots and techniques, keys to winning, and trick shots
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9780156005548 | 1 edition (Mariner Books, July 1, 1998), cover price $22.00 | About this edition: An instruction manual for cue games covers the fundamentals of each game, specific shots and techniques, keys to winning, and trick shots
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9780761111375 | Pag edition (Workman Pub Co, April 1, 1998), cover price $9.95
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9780761108078 | Workman Pub Co, August 1, 1997, cover price $9.95
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9780151001668 | Harcourt, November 1, 1996, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: A guide to the game of pool includes tips on unusual shots, techniques in three-cushion billiards, and profiles of top players
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9780156002226 | 1 edition (Harvest Books, November 1, 1996), cover price $18.00 | About this edition: A guide to the game of pool includes tips on unusual shots, techniques in three-cushion billiards, and profiles of top players
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9780156002233 | 1 edition (Harvest Books, November 1, 1995), cover price $20.00 | About this edition: A collection of short stories about pool, billiards, and snooker by such authors as Leo Tolstoy, A.
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When a teenager is fatally injured after being hurled from a high-intensity amusement park roller coaster, the park owner agrees to remodel the ride much to the chagrin of its designer, and when the newly refurbished ride makes its first test, disaster occurs.
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9780786701995 | Carroll & Graf Pub, July 1, 1995, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: When a teenager is fatally injured after being hurled from a high-intensity amusement park roller coaster, the park owner agrees to remodel the ride much to the chagrin of its designer, and when the newly refurbished ride makes its first test, disaster occurs.
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Jay Leno's quip, 'The reason there are two senators from each state is so that one can be the designated driver,' is among the bons mots collected here from the likes of Fran Lebowitz, Bart Simpson, and Rita Rudner. Original.
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9780449907511 | Fawcett Books, May 1, 1993, cover price $12.50 | About this edition: Compiles a large assortment of clever quotations and memorable one-liners arranged by such categories as Romance, Celebrities, and Money.
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9780449223123 | Reprint edition (Crest, June 1, 1994), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: Jay Leno's quip, 'The reason there are two senators from each state is so that one can be the designated driver,' is among the bons mots collected here from the likes of Fran Lebowitz, Bart Simpson, and Rita Rudner.
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9780781906265, titled "Cal 95: Women's Greatest Quotes : 365 Days/Everyday" | Meadwestvaco, June 1, 1994, cover price $8.99
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9780689113000 | Scribner, October 1, 1982, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Presents a selection of quotations from famous and unknown sources concerning love, politics, music, New York City, youth, and a variety of other topics
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9780449203750 | Reprint edition (Fawcett Books, July 1, 1993), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Presents a selection of quotations from famous and unknown sources concerning love, politics, music, New York City, youth, and a variety of other topics
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9780449219751 | Reprint edition (Crest, September 1, 1991), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Robert Byrne has done it again!
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9780449213377 | Reissue edition (Fawcett Books, February 1, 1991), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: This unconventional compendium of wit and wisdom comprises collected one-line retorts, quips, and other memorable quotations chosen for their pith and punch, by people ranging from Horace to George Burns, and T.
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9780708923085 | Large print edition (Ulverscroft Large Print Books, November 1, 1990), cover price $29.99
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9780151152223 | Harcourt, September 1, 1990, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: The complement to Byrne’s Standard Book of Pool and Billiards, this volume contains clear explanations and helpful diagrams for experienced players who wish to perfect their game.
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9780156149716 | Mariner Books, September 1, 1990, cover price $21.00 | About this edition: The complement to Byrne’s Standard Book of Pool and Billiards, this volume contains clear explanations and helpful diagrams for experienced players who wish to perfect their game.
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9780689121005 | Atheneum, September 1, 1990, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Wise and witty quotations from notables ranging from Woody Allen to Emile Zola are brought together in the fourth of a series of collections
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Describes the strategies and analyzes the plays used by the great chess players in recent tournaments
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9780812918847 | 1 edition (Times Books, August 1, 1990), cover price $13.00 | About this edition: Describes the strategies and analyzes the plays used by the great chess players in recent tournaments
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9780689114724, titled "The Other 637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said" | Macmillan Pub Co, November 1, 1984, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Presents a second compendium of 637 witty, pithy, trenchant, and irreverent quotes
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9780449207628 | Reissue edition (Fawcett Books, July 1, 1990), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Presents a second compendium of 637 witty, pithy, trenchant, and irreverent quotes
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