Running the Table The Story of Tama Thunder

By Jackie Shirley
Published by The von Raesfeld Agency
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Published: March 03, 2011
Words: 92,329 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458066176

Short description

Tama Thunder ("The Indian Princess") is a beautiful young Native American pool prodigy who becomes the most prolific female pool hustler of the 20th century. An expert at both straight pool and nine-ball, Tama takes on the best pros of the day—Detroit Dolly, the Chicago Sheik, California's Lillian Diamond, and the China Pearl, Asia's finest woman player.

Extended description

In 1961, Hollywood was abuzz with "The Hustler" starring Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason. In 1986, Paul Newman reprised his role as Fast Eddie Felson in "The Color of Money" which catapulted “pool” (pocket billiards) out of smoky back rooms populated by hustlers and into the arena of legitimate sports to be enjoyed by amateurs and professionals alike. Pool was still considered a male-dominated sport until the 1990s when world champions like Jeanette Lee and Allison Fisher proved to everyone that women are a force to be reckoned with in the world of professional billiards. The women of the WPBA and APA are the inspiration for Jackie Shirley’s novel, "Running the Table."

In the 1970s, long before a woman could make a living playing pool, Tama Thunder, a beautiful Native American teenager rocks the world of women’s professional billiards. Her innate talent and determination drives her to become the best woman player in a male-dominated sport. Starting out in small pool rooms and.. (Read more) In 1961, Hollywood was abuzz with "The Hustler" starring Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason. In 1986, Paul Newman reprised his role as Fast Eddie Felson in "The Color of Money" which catapulted “pool” (pocket billiards) out of smoky back rooms populated by hustlers and into the arena of legitimate sports to be enjoyed by amateurs and professionals alike. Pool was still considered a male-dominated sport until the 1990s when world champions like Jeanette Lee and Allison Fisher proved to everyone that women are a force to be reckoned with in the world of professional billiards. The women of the WPBA and APA are the inspiration for Jackie Shirley’s novel, "Running the Table."

In the 1970s, long before a woman could make a living playing pool, Tama Thunder, a beautiful Native American teenager rocks the world of women’s professional billiards. Her innate talent and determination drives her to become the best woman player in a male-dominated sport. Starting out in small pool rooms and bars in her hometown of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Tama’s success emboldens her to challenge more seasoned pros in Detroit and Chicago, both men and women, garnering her a reputation that quickly spreads. Her travels lead her west to Las Vegas and California where she meets “Diamond Lil” – the reigning queen of billiards and plays her in a private match. Lillian Diamond is so impressed with Tama’s abilities that she gives Tama her “signature” diamond-encrusted cue stick and puts up Tama’s share of the purse in a high stakes match between Tama (“The Indian Princess”) and Sue Lin (“The China Pearl”). This is Tama's chance to prove that she is the best female pool player in the world. Move over guys, the women are comin’ through!
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pool hustler, nineball, straight pool, cue sticks, pool rooms

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