The first indication that R.A. Dyer can toss off the odd, memorable sentence comes early in "Hustler Days" when he writes: "Elizabeth City, North Carolina, can be crossed easily by bicycle, and often ...

Somebody once said that “proficiency at billiards is a sign of a misspent youth.” If so, the place to study late-stage delinquency last week was Manhattan’s Hotel Commodore, site of the World Pocket ...

This lyrical, profane ode to the irresponsible life explores the dissolute romance of pool through the lives of legendary hustlers Minnesota Fats, Wimpy Lassiter and Jersey Red. Journalist Dyer ...

JOHNSTON CITY, Illinois-The world's All-Around Pocket Billiards Championship is in its final days. Pool sharks from all parts of the country annually congregate in Johnston City (pop. 3900), a rural ...