Introduction to the 2016 edition -- Getting stsarted -- Equipment makes a difference -- That critical 20 percent: the mechanics of playing pool -- Aiming kept simple: how to make your shots -- Three keys to cue ball control: the stop shot, the follow shot, and the draw shot -- Moving the cue ball successfully -- "English" as a second language: understanding and applying side-spin -- When worlds collide (and when you should make sure they don't) -- The other 80 percent: thinking your way through a pool game -- Straight pool, eight-ball, and nine-ball: the rules of the games and beyond -- Practice makes better (if not perfect) -- Beyond this book -- Glossary.