Roger Boucher, Straight Shooter

Looking at the Amazon and Kindle books available about pool and billiards you'll notice that almost 80% are "How-to-play" Instructional and the remainder are focused on the seedier, pool-shark aspects of the sport. But there is more to the story of pool in America and in this book "Roger Boucher, Straight Shooter" you get to meet a consistent champion shooter during the heyday of pool. Boucher played Irving "The Deacon" Crane, Steve Mizerak, "Boston Shorty", Tom Jennings, Willie Mosconi, and more. He was an amateur talented enough to join the pros in the U.S. Open multiple times. Written in a conversational tone and brightly illustrated, here is a quick, easy read peppered with stories that serve as a glimpse into a classic era of Straight Pool. So please enjoy -- Roger Boucher, Straight Shooter. Read more