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Snooker and English billiards

Books

Everton, Clive; Silverton, John (1973). Park Drive Official Snooker And Billiards Year book. Gallagher Ltd. OCLC 498112105.
Everton, Clive (1976). The Ladbroke Snooker International Handbook. Ladbrokes Leisure. ISBN 978-0-905606-00-2.
Everton, Clive (1979). The Story of Billiards and Snooker. London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-30373-1.
Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 978-0-85112-230-4.
Everton, Clive (1982). The Guinness Book of Snooker (Revised ed.). Enfield: Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 978-0-85112-256-4.
Everton, Clive (1985). Snooker: The Records. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 978-0-85112-448-3.
Everton, Clive (1986). The History of Snooker and Billiards. Haywards Heath: Partridge Press. ISBN 978-1-85225-013-3.
Everton, Clive (1993). The Embassy Book of World Snooker. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-0-7475-1610-1.
Everton, Clive (2012). Black Farce and Cue Ball Wizards. Edinburgh: Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-78057-568-1.
Everton, Clive (2012). A History of Billiards. Malmesbury: englishbilliards.org. ISBN 978-0-9564054-5-6.

Morrison, Ian (1986). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-600-50192-3.
Morrison, Ian (1987). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker (Revised ed.). Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-600-55604-6.
Morrison, Ian (1988). Hamlyn Who's Who in Snooker. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-55713-5.
Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: Records, Facts and Champions. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 978-0-85112-364-6.
Morrison, Ian (1989). The Official 1990 Matchroom Special. London: Hamyln. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-600-56600-7.

Bills, Peter (1983). Sportsviewer's Guide: Snooker. London: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8506-7.
Bozeat, Matt (2023). Snooker's Bad Boys: The Feuds, Fist Fights and Fixes.
Burn, Gordon (2008) [1986]. Pocket Money. London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-23683-1.
Clarke, Gary (2008). A Billiards and Snooker Compendium. Rothersthorpe: Paragon. ISBN 978-1-899820-46-7.
Cooper, Brendan. Deep Pockets: Snooker and the Meaning of Life. London: Constable. ISBN 978-1-4087-1777-6.
Davis, Joe (1976). The Breaks Came My Way. London: W. H. Allen. ISBN 978-0-491-01686-5.
Davis, Steve (2016). Interesting: My Autobiography. London: Ebury. ISBN 9780091958657.
Downer, Chris (2019). Crucible Almanac. Bournemouth.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Francis, Tony. Who Was Hurricane Higgins?: The Man, the Myth, the Real Story.
Griffiths, Terry (1981). Championship Snooker. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0-3620-0543-1.
Griffiths, Terry (1989). Griff: the Autobiography of Terry Griffiths. Pelham. ISBN 978-0-7207-1886-7.
Hayes, Dean (2004). Snooker Legends: and Where are They Now?. History Press Limited. ISBN 978-0-7509-3233-2.
Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.
Hendon, David. Snooker Scene's 50 Classic Matches.
Hennessey, John. Alex Higgins: Snooker Legend: Eye of the Hurricane. Mainstream Sport.
Karnehm, Jack (1981). World Snooker. Pelham. ISBN 978-0-7207-1328-2.
Karnehm, Jack (1982). World Snooker No. 2. Pelham. ISBN 978-0-7207-1398-5.
Kobylecky, John (2019). The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018. Kobyhadrian Books. ISBN 978-0-9931433-1-1.
Lindrum, Horace (1974). Horace Lindrum's Snooker, Billiards and Pool. Dee Why West, Australia: Paul Hamlyn Pty. ISBN 978-0-7271-0105-1.
Lowe, Ted (1984). Between frames. London: A & C Black. ISBN 978-0-7136-2446-5.
Meadowcroft, Jim (1986). Higgins, Taylor and me.
Nunns, Hector (2017). The Crucible's Greatest Matches: Forty Years of Snooker's World Championship in Sheffield. Worthing: Pitch Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78531-284-7.
Parrott, John (1998). Right on Cue: An Autobiography.
Pulman, John (1984) [1965]. Tackle Snooker.
Rafferty, Jean (2021) [1983]. The Cruel Game (Kindle ed.). London: Elm Tree Books. OCLC 1391400914.
Reardon, Ray (1978). Classic Snooker. Coronet Books. ISBN 978-0-340-23112-8.
Reardon, Ray; Buxton, Peter (1982). Ray Reardon. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8262-2.
Reardon, Ray; Hennessey, John (1986). Enjoying Snooker with Ray Reardon (Revised ed.). London: Orbis. OCLC 60071113.
Shamos, Mike (1999). The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards. New York: The Lyons Press. ISBN 978-1-55821-797-3.
Smith, Terry (1989). Snooker: the Players, the Shots, the Matches. St Michael's Press. ISBN 978-0-356-19507-0.
Spencer, John (1978). Spencer on Snooker (Revised ed.). London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-30119-5.
Taylor, Dennis (1985). Frame by frame : my own story.
Taylor, Dennis (1990). Play snooker with Dennis Taylor.
Thorburn, Cliff; Everton, Clive (1987). Playing for Keeps. Haywards Heath: Partridge Press. ISBN 978-1-85225-011-9.
Trelford, Donald (1986). Snookered. London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-13640-7.
Williams, Luke (2023). The Natural: The Story of Patsy Houlihan, the Greatest Snooker Player You Never Saw. Chichester: Pitch Publishing. ISBN 978-1-80150-568-0.
Williams, Luke; Gadsby, Paul (2005). Masters of the Baize. Edinburgh: Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84018-872-1.

Hale, Janice (1985). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1985–86. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0-356-12023-2.
Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0-356-14690-4.
Hale, Janice (1991). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1991–92. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0-356-19747-0.
Everton, Clive, ed. (1984). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (First ed.). London: Virgin Books. ISBN 978-0-86369-051-8.
Everton, Clive, ed. (1986). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Third ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. ISBN 978-0-86369-166-9.
Smith, Terry, ed. (1987). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fourth ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. ISBN 978-0-7207-1797-6.
Smith, Terry, ed. (1988). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. ISBN 978-0-7207-1830-0.
Smith, Terry, ed. (1989). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Sixth ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. ISBN 978-0-7207-1944-4.
Smith, Terry, ed. (1990). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Seventh ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. ISBN 978-0-7207-1955-0.
Smith, Terry, ed. (1991). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Eighth ed.). London: Pelham Books. ISBN 978-0-7207-1983-3.
News of the World Snooker Annual 1985/86
The Billiards and Snooker Control Council Handbook and Rules. London: Billiards and Snooker Control Council. 1971.

Extracts from books

Davis, Fred (1983). Talking Snooker. London: A&C Black. ISBN 978-0-7136-2409-0.
Callan, Frank (1989). Frank Callan's Snooker Clinic.
Perrin, Reg (1980). Pot Black. London: BBC. ISBN 978-0-563-17789-0.

Magazines

The Billiard Player/Billiards and Snooker - many copies of extracts from 1926 to 1971.
World Snooker/Snooker Scene 1971-1989, October 2019–present; miscellaneous other issues
Cue World - May 1982 to May 1985, miscellaneous other issues
Pot Black – a few issues
CueSport – a few issues

News archives

Anything available offsite for British Library members.
British Newspaper Archive
Newspapers.com
NewsBank
The Times Digital Archive (doesn't include The Sunday Times)
PressReader

Snooker Scene Ranking list articles

(1983 to 1988 rankings are in Morrison's Who's Who; top rankings are in CueSport book)

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Dylan

Clinton Heylin

Heylin, Clinton (1995). Dylan: Behind Closed Doors – the Recording Sessions (1960–1994). Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-025749-6.
Heylin, Clinton (2010). Revolution in the Air - the Songs of Bob Dylan Vol.1 1957-73. Constable. ISBN 978-1-84901-296-6.
Heylin, Clinton (2011). Still on the Road: The Songs of Bob Dylan Vol. 2 1974–2008. London: Constable. ISBN 978-1-84901-598-1.
Heylin, Clinton (2011). Behind the Shades: The 20th Anniversary Edition. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-27240-2.
Heylin, Clinton (2016). Judas!: From Forest Hills to the Free Trade Hall: A Historical View of Dylan's Big Boo (Kindle ed.). Route Publishing. ISBN 978-1-901927-68-9.
Heylin, Clinton (2017). Trouble in Mind: Bob Dylan's Gospel Years: What Really Happened. Route Publishing.
Heylin, Clinton (2021). The Double Life of Bob Dylan. Vol. 1 1941–1966, A restless, hungry feeling. London: The Bodley Head. ISBN 978-1-84792-588-6.
{{cite book |last=Heylin |first=Clinton |author-link=Clinton Heylin |title=The Double Life of Bob Dylan |volume=2: 1966-2021: 'Far away from Myself' | year=2023 |publisher=The Bodley Head |location=London }

Paul Williams

Williams, Paul (2004) [1990]. Bob Dylan, Performing Artist: The Early Years, 1960–1973. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1-84449-095-0.
Williams, Paul (2004) [1994]. Bob Dylan, Performing Artist: The Middle Years. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1-84449-096-7.
Williams, Paul (2005). Bob Dylan, Performing Artist: 1986–1990 & Beyond: Mind Out Of Time. Omnibus Press.

Michael Gray

Gray, Michael (2008). The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia. London: Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-8264-2974-2.
Gray, Michael (2004). Song and Dance Man III: The Art of Bob Dylan. London: Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-8264-6382-1.
Gray, Michael (2021). Outtakes On Bob Dylan: Selected Writings 1967-2021. Pontefract: Route Publishing. ISBN 978-1-901927-86-3.

Other

Margotin, Philippe; Guesdon, Jean-Michel (2022). Bob Dylan All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track (Expanded ed.). New York: Black Dog & Leventhal. ISBN 978-0-7624-7573-5.
Trager, Oliver (2004). Keys to the Rain: the Definitive Bob Dylan Encyclopedia. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 978-0-8230-7974-2.

Cooper, Chris (1992). Bauldie, John (ed.). Wanted Man: In Search of Bob Dylan. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-015361-3.
Bell, Ian (2014). Once Upon a Time: The Lives of Bob Dylan. New York: Pegasus Books. ISBN 978-1-60598-627-2.
Beviglia, Jim (2013). Counting Down Bob Dylan: His 100 Finest Songs. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-8824-1.
Cartwright, Bill (1985). The Bible in the Lyrics of Bob Dylan. Wanted Man Publishing. ISBN 978-0-947730-03-1.
Davidson, Mark (2023). Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine.
Gill, Andy (2011). Bob Dylan: the Stories Behind the Songs 1962-1969. London: Carlton. ISBN 978-1-84732-759-8.
Hampton, Timothy (2020). Bob Dylan: How the Songs Work (Kindle ed.). Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-942130-36-9.
Harvey, Todd (2001). The Formative Dylan. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-4115-4.
Krogsgaard, Michael (1991). Positively Bob Dylan: A Thirty-Year Discography, Concert and Recording Session Guide, 1960-1991. Ann Arbor: Popular Culture Ink. ISBN 978-1-56075-000-0.
Leigh, Spencer (2020). Bob Dylan: Outlaw Blues. Carmarthen: McNidder & Grace. ISBN 978-0-85716-205-2.
Marcus, Greil (2005). Like a rolling stone: Bob Dylan at the crossroads. London: Faber and Faber. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-571-22385-5.
Marqusee, Mike (2005). Wicked Messenger: Bob Dylan and the 1960s. New York: Seven Stories Press. ISBN 978-1-58322-686-5.
Mellers, Wilfrid (1985). A Darker Shade of Pale: A Backdrop to Bob Dylan. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-571-13345-1.
Nainby, Keith; Radosta, John M. (2019). Bob Dylan in Performance: Song, Stage, and Screen. Lanham: Lexington Books. ISBN 978-1-4985-8263-6.
Negus, Keith (2008). Bob Dylan. London: Equinox. ISBN 978-1-904768-25-8.
Nogowski, John (2022). Bob Dylan: A Descriptive, Critical Discography and Filmography, 1961-2022 (3rd ed.). Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-1-4766-4362-5.
Padgett, Ray (2023). Pledging My Time: Conversations with Bob Dylan Band Members.
Ricks, Christopher (2011). Dylan's Visions of Sin (digital ed.). London: Canongate. ISBN 978-0-87582-202-0.
Sanders, Daryl (2020). That Thin, Wild Mercury Sound: Dylan, Nashville, and the Making of Blonde on Blonde (epub ed.). Chicago: Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-61373-550-3.
Scaduto, Anthony (1972). Bob Dylan. London: Sphere.
Shelton, Robert (1987). No Direction Home: the Life and Music of Bob Dylan. London: New English Library. ISBN 978-0-450-04843-2.
Sounes, Howard (2011). Down the Highway: the Life of Bob Dylan. New York: Grove Press. ISBN 978-0-8021-4552-9.
Starr, Larry (2021). Listening to Bob Dylan. Music in American Life (Kindle ed.). Urbana: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-05288-0.
Thomas, Richard (2017). Why Bob Dylan Matters. New York: Dey Street. ISBN 978-0-06-268573-5.
Wilentz, Sean (2010). Bob Dylan in America (Kindle ed.). London: Vintage Digital. ISBN 978-1-4070-7411-5.
Williamson, Nigel (2021). Bob Dylan. Dead Straight Guides (5th ed.). Red Planet. ISBN 978-1-912733-41-5.
Yaffe, David (2011). Like a Complete Unknown. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12457-6.

By Dylan

Dylan, Bob (2014). The Lyrics. London: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4711-3709-9.
Lyrics (limited ed) (only some page copies) Dylan, Bob (2014). Ricks, Christopher; Nemrow, Lisa; Nemrow, Julie (eds.). The Lyrics / Bob Dylan. London: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4711-3709-9.
Dylan, Bob (2004). Chronicles: Volume One. Simon & Schuster.
Dylan, Bob (2022). The Philosophy of Modern Song. Simon & Schuster.

Collections

Boucher, David; Browning, Gary (eds.). The Political Art of Bob Dylan. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-52254-1.
Corcoran, Neil, ed. (2003). Do You, Mr Jones? Bob Dylan with the Poets and Professors. London: Pimlico. ISBN 978-0-7126-6824-8.
Cott, Jonathan, ed. (2017). Bob Dylan: The Essential Interviews. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-5011-7319-6.
Denning, Michael (2009). Dettmar, Kevin (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Bob Dylan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-71494-5.
Hedin, Benjamin, ed. (2004). Studio A: The Bob Dylan Reader. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32742-7.
Latham, Sean, ed. (2021). The World of Bob Dylan (Kindle ed.). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108583398. ISBN 978-1-108-58339-8.
McGregor, Craig, ed. (1990). Bob Dylan : the early years: a retrospective. New York: Da Capo Press.
Otiono, Nduka; Toth, Josh, eds. (2019). Polyvocal Bob Dylan: Music, Performance, Literature. Palgrave Studies in Music and Literature. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-17042-4. ISBN 978-3-030-17042-4. S2CID 239395870.
Jeff, Taylor; Israelson, Chad (2015). The Political World of Bob Dylan: Freedom and Justice, Power and Sin. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1057/9781137477477. ISBN 978-1-137-48234-1.
Thompson, Elizabeth, ed. (1980). Conclusions on the wall : new essays on Bob Dylan. Manchester: Thin Man.

References

^ "Official rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. August 1976. p. 10.
^ "New professional rankings". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. July 1977. p. 17.
^ "Official world rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1978. p. 28.
^ "WPBSA world rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. July 1987. pp. 16–17.
^ "WPBSA world rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1988. pp. 24–25.
^ "New world ranking list". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1989. pp. 20–21.
^ "The new world rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1990. p. 20.
^ "WPBSA world rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1991. pp. 22–23.
^ "Official world rankings 1991–2". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1992. pp. 24–25.
^ "Official world rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1993. pp. 18–20.
^ "Official end of season world rankings: Hendry first, Higgins second, Ebdon third". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1996. pp. 27–29.
^ "WPBSA world rankings 1996–97". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1997. pp. 28–30.
^ "Williams top, O'Sullivan second in end of season rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 2001. pp. 35–36.
^ "O'Sullivan is new world no. 1 by a street...". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 2004. pp. 38–39.
^ "End of season world rankings: Only one change in top 16". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 2009. pp. 26–27.

[76R-1] "Official rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. August 1976. p. 10.

[77R-2] "New professional rankings". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. July 1977. p. 17.

[78R-3] "Official world rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1978. p. 28.

[87R-4] "WPBSA world rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. July 1987. pp. 16–17.

[88R-5] "WPBSA world rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1988. pp. 24–25.

[89R-6] "New world ranking list". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1989. pp. 20–21.

[90R-7] "The new world rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1990. p. 20.

[91R-8] "WPBSA world rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1991. pp. 22–23.

[92R-9] "Official world rankings 1991–2". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1992. pp. 24–25.

[93R-10] "Official world rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1993. pp. 18–20.

[96R-11] "Official end of season world rankings: Hendry first, Higgins second, Ebdon third". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1996. pp. 27–29.

[97R-12] "WPBSA world rankings 1996–97". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1997. pp. 28–30.

[01R-13] "Williams top, O'Sullivan second in end of season rankings". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 2001. pp. 35–36.

[04R-14] "O'Sullivan is new world no. 1 by a street...". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 2004. pp. 38–39.

[09R-15] "End of season world rankings: Only one change in top 16". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 2009. pp. 26–27.

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