This book is a vintage article on playing billiards, with a focus on the rotation of balls. Employing carefully-placed strike of the cue ball or a masterful calculation of angles, one is able to place a billiard ball precisely where it is intended. With simple instructions and simple diagrams, this book will teach you to master the game of billiards, and is highly recommended for all players of the game. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on billiards, snooker, and pool.