Crowood Sports Guides are the perfect tool for anyone wanting to improve their performance, from beginners learning the basic skills to more experienced participants working on advanced techniques. In this second edition of Snooker and Billiards - Skills, Tactics, Techniques the contents include: . A history of snooker and billiards . Rules of the game . Choosing the right equipment . All the skills and techniques are explained clearly with full-colour sequence photography . Detailed table diagrams help explain more advanced tactics such as breakbuilding and safety play . Top tips from many of the game's great players AUTHOR: Clive Everton was five times Welsh amateur billards champion, five times runner-up in the English Amateur Championship and twice a World Amateur Championship semi-finalist. A Welsh amateur snooker international, twice a Welsh Amateur Championship semi-finalist and once an English Amateur Championship semi-finalist, his highest professional snooker ranking was 48th. Best known as a television commentator, he is the author of numerous books, including 'A History of Billiards' and 'Black Farce and Cue Ball Wizards', the inside story of the snooker world, which was shortlisted in the British Sports Books of the Year award. He has been editor of Snooker Scene, the game's monthly magazine, since 1971. 65 colour photographs