{"product_id":"going-rackless-chicagos-amateur-pool-players-and-the-quest-for-glory-in-the-biggest-tournament-in-the-world-paperback-2","title":"Going Rackless: Chicago's Amateur Pool Players and the Quest for Glory in the Biggest Tournament in the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDylan Taylor-Lehman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlaying every angle for a shot at the big time\u003c\/b\u003e Chicagoans venture to area pool halls to perfect their games and navigate league play for a shot at the APA World Pool Championships in Las Vegas. Dylan Taylor-Lehman joins a lively cast of characters under the lights and inside a subculture as old as Chicago itself. Whether running the table or waiting their turn, everyone has a story to tell and opinions to share on position play, billiards's unwritten code, and life itself. Taylor-Lehman follows four promising teams on a mission to reach Vegas before unwinding an electric account of what it takes to win the world's premier amateur tournament--and what you take away when the balls aren't sunk. Entertaining and immersive, \u003ci\u003eGoing Rackless\u003c\/i\u003e puts readers tableside to watch a game everyone has played but few truly understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDylan Taylor-Lehman\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and writer and the author of \u003ci\u003eSealand: The True Story of the World's Most Stubborn Micronation and Its Eccentric Royal Family\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDance of the Trustees: On the Astonishing Concerns of a Small Ohio Township\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47293126738169,"sku":"9780252088896","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/37f2xS6ZIy9780252088896_eef4d5c8-b0c7-4de4-be2c-f055a03193bd.webp?v=1769177260","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/going-rackless-chicagos-amateur-pool-players-and-the-quest-for-glory-in-the-biggest-tournament-in-the-world-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}