
The Natural
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"An outstanding book, this labour of love provides a wonderful insight into one of snooker's great mythical characters. It's also a time capsule and piece of social history, bringing to life characters and places from and places from a bygone age." -- Nick Metcalfe * Talking Snooker podcast * "This was such an enjoyable read and an educational experience at the same time. Not only about the life and times of Patsy Houlihan, but how snooker as a sport evolved and also a social history, specifically of south London. Told with an obvious warmth and passion by the author, and told through the wide range of people he spoke to about Patsy." -- Phil Haigh * Talking Snooker podcast * "Five stars. Fantastic book... As a work of biography, Williams has done a great job capturing the essence of Houlihan as a man, a friend, a father and a snooker player. Williams has done a wonderful job in bringing Patsy Houlihan to life in this entertaining, excellent book." -- Brendan Crawley * All Sports Book Reviews * "This is a vivid, impeccably researched account of a gifted player who never got a proper chance to show the world how good he was. Full of interesting details and brimming with anecdotes, 'The Natural' does justice to Patsy Houlihan and evokes a time long before snooker was a respectable staple of the television schedules." -- David Hendon * snooker writer and Eurosport commentator * "This green baize belter is a 147 of a Snooker story that's also a riveting read and a superb slice of social history. Luke Williams effortlessly pots the black with this brilliant book." -- Paul Ross * TalkSPORT *More details
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Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Prologue: The trophy on the bedside table
- 1. It's time
- 2. Houlihan nights
- 3. The big breakthrough
- 4. Sensation in Soho Square
- 5. 'Pound notes tell stories'
- 6. 'An excess of daring'
- 7. The doubters gather
- 8. Patsy's near-perfect year
- 9. Slaughter at the Circus
- 10. Chaos and Karachi
- 11. Davis the dictator
- 12. The promised land turns sour
- 13. The Vardens Road gang
- 14. Patsy's big day
- 15. Searching for the big break
- 16. The cruel game
- 17. Patsy hits the big screen
- 18. You can't buy kindness
- 19. The Hollywood ending
- 20. The silent goodbye
- 21. Jonny Rendall and the Deptford Aesthetic
- 22. The final frames
- Epilogue: 'Enough stories for ten fucking books'
- Acknowledgements
- Appendix
- Bibliography and sources
- Photos
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