the most complete book ever written when it comes to Basics. This book dealt with basics alone, and yet it covers so much ground and discuss lengthily and deeply so many important topics such as basic cue stick, some 18 pages are devoted entirely to it alone. another topic is the basic fundamentals, where it covers your whole stance, from your feet up to the placement of your head. In this book all the basics are fully explained, it not only tells you how but why as well. Other basics are basic equipment, basic english, basic shots basic aiming, basic cue ball positioning, basic routes, basic drills, and even basic mind set, understand how the mind works and how to control them, it also tells you what are considered as sharking moves, and how to deal with them.There is even a bonus section on the "Code of Ethics for Billiards player" the first ever written in a book. This book also includes template for making your own bridge head and racking triangle.