Going Rackless
Chicago's Amateur Pool Players and the Quest for Glory in the Biggest Tournament in the World
$57.71
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
6 October 2025
Summary
Playing every angle for a shot at the big time
Chicagoans venture to area pool halls to perfect their games and navigate league play for a shot at the APA World Pool Championships in Las Vegas. Dylan Taylor-Lehman joins a lively cast of characters under the lights and inside a subculture as old as Chicago itself. Whether running the table or waiting their turn, everyone has a story to tell and opinions to share on position play, billiards’s unwritten code, and life it…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780252088896 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0252088891 |
| Author: | Dylan Taylor-Lehman |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press |
| Imprint: | University of Illinois Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 6 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 290g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 230mm x 153mm |
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Critics Review
“Crisp and engaging, Going Rackless is an enjoyable piece of participatory journalism that captures the essence of the pool hall, its banter, and the players’ lifestyles and motives.”–Gerald Gems, author of Boxing: A Concise History of the S“Taylor-Lehman makes the players and their interesting life stories come alive, and I found myself caring about them whether or not they were successful at the pool table. A stimulating and entertaining read by a fine writer and great storyteller.”–Don Zminda, author of Justice Batted Last: Ernie Banks, Minnie Miñoso, and the Unheralded Players Who Integrated Chicago’s Major League Teams
About The Author
Dylan Taylor-Lehman
Dylan Taylor-Lehman is a journalist and writer and the author of Sealand: The True Story of the World’s Most Stubborn Micronation and Its Eccentric Royal Family and Dance of the Trustees: On the Astonishing Concerns of a Small Ohio Township.
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