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Albert Steg writes:
Now *there's* a hilarious book. The author is "Baron" Vernon Ball, and I'd
love to know where he earned his "World Champion" title as advertised on
the cover. I think he's still around because Carol Joy Cole mentions
running into him at a tournament in the Carribean or somewhere, and that
she was able to get a stock of this out-of-print book for all of us
collectors out there. (I think it costs $10).
The book is the only one I 've seen, though, that offers advice in
positions that we often regard as completely beyond help. for instance, in
the bear-off with two checkers on one's own ace-point and an opponent on
roll with a checker on the ace- and three- points, Ball encourages us:
"X does not sit idly by and accept as fact that he will lose. X
knows that 2-1's do appear and that he knows how to help make a 2-1 appear
more often than probability. X visualizes a 2-1 on his mental screen and
concentrates while O is rolling the dice. . ." (p.186)
Yep, this book has it all. Chapters on psychokinetic ability, meditation
techniques, and and appendix of various drugs and their effect on your
playing ability (actually, I know some people who need to read that
chapter).
Albert
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