Larry Hodges Table Tennis Book Collection

May 2013

216 Books - 143" (nearly 12 feet!) of shelf space!
Click on picture for larger image - large enough that you can read the writing on the books!
(I've added about 20 books since the picture was taken.)
Note - Only books in English are actively being collected.

Books in English

  1. Table Tennis Tactics for Thinkers, by Larry Hodges, 2013
  2. Professional Table Tennis Coaches Handbook, by Larry Hodges, 2013
  3. History of U.S. Table Tennis: Vol. XIII: 1984, by Tim Boggan , 2013 (signed)
  4. The Table Tennis Playbook, by Ben Larcombe, 2013 (ebook)
  5. How to Win at Table Tennis, by Greg Letts, 2012 (ebook)
  6. Adventures of the Ping-Pong Diplomats, Volume 1, by Fred Danner, 2012 (signed)
  7. Get Your Game Face On! Table Tennis, by Dora Kurimay and Kathy Toon, 2012
  8. Ping Pong Fever, by Steve Grant, 2012
  9. Breaking 2000, b y Alex Polyakov, 2012
  10. History of U.S. Table Tennis: Vol. XII: 1983, by Tim Boggan , 2012 (signed)
  11. History of U.S. Table Tennis: Vol. XI: 1981-82, by Tim Boggan , 2011 (signed)
  12. Table Tennis: Tips from a World Champion, by Werner Schlager and Bernd-Ulrich Gross, 2011
  13. Boys Look at the Stars, by Enzo Pettinelli, 2011 (ebook)
  14. History of U.S. Table Tennis: Vol. X: 1979-81, by Tim Boggan , 2010 (signed)
  15. PATT Notes: Volume One, by Donn Olsen with Kyongsook Kim, 2010 (signed)
  16. Brenda Mun's Table Tennis Fundamentals, by Brenda Mun, 2010 (signed)
  17. PATT: A Principles Approach to Table Tennis, by Donn Olsen with Kyongsook Kim, 2009 (signed)
  18. Table Tennis: Steps to Success, by Richard McAfee, 2009 (signed)
  19. Doubles, by Anne Borrowdale, 2009 (novel)
  20. Advanced Coaching Manual by ITTF, 2009
  21. Tops Table Tennis, by Glenn Tepper, Alois Rosario, and Wilhelmina Pruyn, 2009 (ebook)
  22. Table Tennis Tactics: 7 Secrets to Playing Like a Champion, author unlisted, 2009 (ebook)
  23. History of U.S. Table Tennis: Vol. IX: 1977-79, by Tim Boggan , 2009 (signed)
  24. History of U.S. Table Tennis: Vol. VIII: 1975-77, by Tim Boggan, 2008 (signed)
  25. Called to Serve: Memoirs of a Table Tennis Champion, by Pat Hildebrand, 2007 (signed)
  26. History of U.S. Table Tennis: Vol. VII: 1973-75, by Tim Boggan, 2007 (signed)
  27. History of U.S. Table Tennis: Vol. VI: 1970-73, by Tim Boggan, 2006 (signed)
  28. USA Table Tennis Membership Directory 2006
  29. Desktop Table Tennis by Andrew Kirk, 2006
  30. Table Tennis Mastery, by John Kershaw, 2005 (ebook)
  31. My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard, by Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver, 2005 (children's book)
  32. History of U.S. Table Tennis: Vol. V: 1971-1972, by Tim Boggan, 2005 (signed)
  33. History of U.S. Table Tennis: Vol. IV: 1963-1970, by Tim Boggan, 2005 (signed)
  34. Table Tennis Fascination II, produced by ITTF, 2005
  35. History of U.S. Table Tennis: Vol. III: 1953-1962, by Tim Boggan, 2004 (signed)
  36. Table Tennis: Level 1 Coaching Manual, by Glenn Tepper & ITTF, 2003
  37. History of U.S. Table Tennis: Vol. II: 1940-1952, by Tim Boggan, 2003 (signed)
  38. J-O Waldner: When the Feeling Decides, by Jens Fellke, 2003 (signed by Waldner)
  39. Professional Strength Training for Table Tennis, by Philip Clark, 2003
  40. Table Tennis Fascination, by Takkyu Okoku, 2002 (signed)
  41. Could a Tyrannosaurus Play Table Tennis? by Andrew Plant, 2002 (children's book)
  42. Teaching and Coaching Table Tennis, by Deepak Jain, 2001
  43. Sizzling Chops & Devilish Spins, by Jerome Charyn, 2001
  44. Table Tennis in Schools Program, by Glenn Tepper, Alois Rosario & Wilhelmina Pruyn, 2001
  45. ITTF 1926-2001: Table Tennis Legends, by Zdenko Uzorinac, 2001
  46. History of U.S. Table Tennis: Vol. 1: 1928-1939, by Tim Boggan, 2001 (signed)
  47. Ping Pong: A Play About American College Life, by H.C. Kim, 2001
  48. Killer Ping-Pong, by David Lawrence, 2001
  49. Table Tennis 2000: Technique with Vladimir Samsonov, by Radivoj Hudetz, 2000 (signed by Samsonov)
  50. Table Tennis From A to Z, by Dimosthenis E. Messinis, 2000
  51. Table Tennis: Know the Game, by Gail McCulloch, 2000
  52. Zeke's Olympic Ball Games, by Jason Page, 2000 (chapter on table tennis, cover shot of Deng Yaping)
  53. 50 Years of Service: The National Umpires and Referees Committee, 1950-2000, produced by Colin Clemett, 2000
  54. The Mighty Walzer, by Howard Jacobson, 1999
  55. Table Tennis, by Ashok Kumar, 1999
  56. Learn Table Tennis in a Weekend, by Andrzej Grubba, 1998
  57. Table Tennis, by Bernie Blackall, 1998
  58. Train to Win, by Michel Gadal, 1997
  59. Coloured Pins on a Map: Around The World With Table Tennis, by H. Roy Evans, 1997
  60. Table Tennis: Best of the Best, by Inh Van Le, 1997 (signed)
  61. Winning Table Tennis, by Dan Seemiller & Mark Holowchak, 1996 (signed by Seemiller)
  62. Ping-Pong: Journal of the Henry Miller Library, edited by Linda Sonrisa, Toby Rowland-Jones and Magnus Toren, 1996
  63. Table Tennis: Official Olympic Results, 1996
  64. The Future of Table Tennis in the U.S., by Gilbert Simons, 1996
  65. Not a Game for Boys, by Simon Block, 1995
  66. Ping Pong, by Gail McCulloch, 1995
  67. Table Tennis Education Program, by Steve Bruecker, 1995
  68. Table Tennis: Know the Game, by Gail McCulloch and the English TTA, 1995
  69. Tricks of the Trade for Kids, edited by Jerry Dunn (chapter on table tennis by Larry Hodges), 1994
  70. Table Tennis: Steps to Success, by Larry Hodges, 1993
  71. Play the Game: Table Tennis, by Donald Parker & David Hewitt, 1993
  72. Table Tennis: The Early Years, by Gerald N. Gurney, 1993
  73. Songs of International Friendship, by Hikosuke Tamasu, 1993 (signed)
  74. Ping & Pong, by David McPhail and Dennis Lee, 1993 (child's picture book)
  75. The Riddle Streak, by Susan Beth Pfeffer, 1993 (children's book)
  76. Table Tennis the Sport, by Scott Preiss, 1992 (signed)
  77. Newgy Robot/Player's Instructional Manual, by Larry Thoman, 1992
  78. How to Coach Table Tennis, by David Hewitt, 1990
  79. Table Tennis: How a New Sport Was Born, by Laszlo Bellak, 1990
  80. Ping-Pong is Not Table Tennis! by Fred Tepper, 1990
  81. How to Play Theological Ping-Pong, by Basil Mitchell, 1990
  82. Instructor's Guide to Table Tennis, by Larry Hodges, 1989
  83. Take Up Table Tennis, by Don Parker, 1989
  84. How to Play Table Tennis, by Mike Shaw, 1989
  85. Play the Game: Table Tennis, by Donald Parker & David Hewitt, 1989
  86. Sports Action Table Tennis, Edited by Richard Taylor, 1989
  87. Simple Science Experiments with Ping-Pong Balls, by Eiji Orii & Masako Irii, 1989
  88. A Robot Ping-Pong Player: Experiment in Real-Time Intelligent Control, by Russell Andersson, 1988
  89. Joe's Got a Head Like a Ping-Pong Ball, by Marcia & Jon Pankake,1988 (Music book)
  90. Robot Adept, by Piers Anthony, 1988 (29 pages about a fantasy table tennis match)
  91. Table Tennis: The Skills of the Game, by Gordon Steggall, 1986
  92. Olympic Encyclopedia: Table Tennis, edited by Raymond Gafner, 1986
  93. Forrest Gump, by Winston Groom, 1986
  94. Fathers Playing Catch with Sons, by Donald Hall, 1986. (Chapter on table tennis)
  95. The Pocket Guide to Table Tennis Tactics, by David Fairholm, 1985
  96. Cub Scout Sports: Table Tennis, by USTTA, 1985
  97. TSP/Robbins Sport Guide to Competitive Table Tennis, by Dan Robbins, 1985
  98. Table Tennis: More Than Meets the Eye, by Jim Doney, 1985
  99. 50 Years Across the Table, by Ken Wilkinson, 1984
  100. Billiards, Bowling, Table Tennis, Pinball and Video Games, edited by Robert R. Craven, 1983
  101. Top-Class Table Tennis, by Jill Hammersley and Donald Parker, 1983
  102. Rupert and Pong Ping, by Octopus Books Limited, 1983
  103. Racquet Sports: An Illustrated Guide, by Elinor Nickerson, 1982
  104. Techniques of Chinese Table Tennis Players, compiled by China Sports Editorial Board, 1981
  105. The Chinese Book of Table Tennis, by Ding Shu De, Zhu Qing Zuo, Wang Lian Fang & Yuan Hai Lu, 1981
  106. How To Play Table Tennis, by Peter Simpson, 1981
  107. Acrobats and Ping Pong, by Isobel Willcox, 1981
  108. Spens '81, by Budimir Vojinovic, 1981 (series of table tennis cartoons)
  109. Winning at Table Tennis with Desmond Douglas, by Desmond Douglas, 1980
  110. Successful Table Tennis, by Peter Simpson, 1980
  111. Murray's Guide to Table Tennis, by Noel Shorter, 1979
  112. The Science of Table Tennis, by Brian Burn, 1979
  113. Halex Book of Modern Table Tennis, by Denis Neale, 1978
  114. The Other Racket Sports, by Dick Squires, 1978
  115. Enjoying Racket Sports, by the Diagram Group, 1978
  116. Table Tennis Now, by Barry Hayward and Phil Burwell, 1978
  117. Ball Games, by Nigel Viney and Neil Grant, 1978 (chapter on table tennis)
  118. Advanced Table Tennis Techniques, by Chester Barnes, 1977
  119. Table Tennis, by Harold Myers, 1977
  120. Winning Table Tennis, by Tim Boggan, 1976 (signed)
  121. National School Table Tennis Guide, by Fred Danner, 1976
  122. Table Tennis is Fun, by Maureen O'Bryan & Eric Ford, 1976
  123. Table Sports, by Joe Marcus, 1976
  124. Teach Yourself Table Tennis, by Jack Carrington, 1976
  125. Table Tennis, by David Phillip, 1975
  126. Table Tennis, by Leslie Woolard, 1975
  127. Tackle Table Tennis, by John Hilton, 1975 & 1985
  128. Play Table Tennis, by Martin Sklorz, 1975
  129. Sports Illustrated Table Tennis, by Dick Miles, 1974
  130. The Money Player, by Marty Reisman, 1974 (signed)
  131. Revolutionary China: People, Politics and Ping-Pong, by Ruth Sidel, 1974
  132. Victor Barna, by Philip Reid, 1974
  133. The Will to Win: Dragutin Surbek, by Stjepan Kljuic-Branin, 1973 (English version)
  134. Table Tennis: Know the Game, by English Table Tennis Association, 1973
  135. Topspin, by David Clark (child's fiction story on table tennis), 1973
  136. Play Better Table Tennis, by Peter Simpson, 1973
  137. Captivity: How I Survived 44 Months as a Prisoner of the Red Chinese, by Mary Ann Harbert, 1973
  138. Better Table Tennis for Boys and Girls, by George Sullivan, 1972
  139. Advanced Table Tennis, by Jack Carr, 1972
  140. The Book of Table Tennis, by Glenn Cowan, 1972
  141. Modern Table Tennis Tactics, by Chester Barnes, 1972
  142. Ping Pong by John Waterhouse, 1972 (A play about table tennis, ebook)
  143. Ping Pong to China, by Dr. John Jackson, 1971
  144. Your Book of Table Tennis, by Victor Barna, 1971
  145. Table Tennis for the 'Seventies, by Johnny Leach, 1971
  146. Table Tennis Made Easy, by Johnny Leach, 1971
  147. EP Sport Table Tennis, by Martin Sklorz, 1971
  148. The Youngest Son, Autobiography of Ivor Montagu, 1970 (signed)
  149. The Way to the Top Table Tennis, by Denis Neale, 1970
  150. Progressive Table Tennis, by Jack Carrington, 1970
  151. More Than a Match, by Chester Barnes, 1969
  152. Better Table Tennis, by Johnny Leach, 1969
  153. Advanced Table Tennis, by Jack Carr, 1969
  154. The Game of Table Tennis, by Dick Miles, 1968
  155. The Ogimura Seminar of Table Tennis, by Dell Sweeris, 1968
  156. Table Tennis, by Ruffard Harrison & Margaret Varner, 1967
  157. Teach Yourself Books: Table Tennis, by Geoffrey Harrower, 1966
  158. Table Tennis, by Diane Rowe, 1965
  159. Table Tennis, Ping Pong, by Si Wasserman, 1963
  160. Table Tennis Today, by Victor Barna, 1962
  161. Table Tennis Complete, by Johnny Leach, 1960
  162. Instructions in Table Tennis, by Harry Venner, 1960
  163. Table Tennis, by Eric Hyde, 1960
  164. It's All in the Game, by James Shea, 1960
  165. Table Tennis - A New Approach, by Ken Stanley, 1959
  166. Tackle Table Tennis This Way, by Ann Haydon, 1958
  167. How to Win at Table Tennis, by Victor Barna, 1957
  168. Boys' Book of All Sports, edited by W.J. Hicks, 1957 (several chapters on table tennis)
  169. Ping Pong, by Parker Brothers, 1956
  170. Table Tennis My Way, by Johnny Leach, 1955
  171. Ping Pong: A Play, by Arthur Adamov, 1955
  172. The Twins on Table Tennis, by Diane and Rosalind Rowe, 1955
  173. How To Become a Champion At Table Tennis, by Miklos Svabados, 1954
  174. Table Tennis Sports Activity Book, by William P. Gottlieb, 1954
  175. Table Tennis Illustrated, by Douglas Cartland, 1953
  176. Young Readers Indoor Sports Stories, by Charles Coombs (fiction story on table tennis), 1952
  177. Table Tennis For All, by Johnny Leach, 1951
  178. Know the Game of Table Tennis, produced by English Table Tennis Association, 1951
  179. Twenty-One Up, by Richard Bergmann, 1950
  180. Boys' Book of All Sports, edited by W.J. Hicks, 1950 (several chapters on table tennis)
  181. Your Book of Table Tennis, by William P. Gottlieb, 1949?
  182. Table Tennis, by Coleman Clark, 1948
  183. Rule Book Badminton Table Tennis Squash, produced by A.G. Spalding, 1947
  184. Top-Notch Table Tennis, by Emily Fuller, 1942
  185. Table Tennis, by Jay Purves, 1942
  186. Table Tennis, A Guide for Beginners and Enthusiasts, by Eric Hyde, 1940
  187. The Ping-Pong Game, by William Saroyan, 1939
  188. Table Tennis Comes of Age, by Sol Schiff, 1939
  189. Modern Table Tennis, by Jack Carrington, 1939 (revised version in 1960)
  190. How to Play Table Tennis, by Coleman Clark, 1938
  191. Table Tennis, by Coleman Clark, 1938
  192. Table Tennis, by Ivor Montagu, 1937
  193. Games and Recreation Series: Table Tennis, by Ivor Montagu, 1936
  194. Success at Table Tennis, by Istvan Kelen, 1936
  195. The New Hoyle Standard Games, by Paul Seymour, 1936 (section on ping pong)
  196. Table Tennis, by M.A. Symons, 1935
  197. Lawn Tennis & Table Tennis, by Vantage, 1935
  198. Popular Sports, by Frank Collins, 1935 (chapter on ping pong)
  199. Table Tennis, by Arthur Waite, 1933(?)
  200. Table Tennis Tactics, by William R. Stewart, 1933
  201. Modern Ping-Pong and How to Play It, by Coleman Clark, 1933
  202. Ping-Pong, Game, Tactics, and Laws, by Cornelius Schaad, 1930
  203. Ping Pong, by Cornelius Schaad, 1930
  204. A Manual of Ping-Pong, the Game, Its Tactics and Laws, by Cornelius G. Schaad, 1928
  205. Table Tennis, by the American Sports Publishing Company, 1902
  206. Ping-Pong, The Game & How to Play It, by Arnold Parker, 1902
  207. A Handbook to Ping Pong: Table Tennis And How To Play It With Rules Illustrated, by J.G. Ritchie and Walter Harrison, 1902

Non-English

Note - I'm looking for copy of my book, Table Tennis: Steps to Success, Indonesian edition, 1996 & 1999

  1. Table Tennis: Steps to Success, by Larry Hodges, Malaysian edition, 2006
  2. Table Tennis: Steps to Success, by Larry Hodges, Chinese edition, 2005
  3. Table Tennis: Steps to Success, by Larry Hodges, Korean edition, 2005
  4. Table Tennis: Steps to Success, by Larry Hodges, Hebrew edition, 2005
  5. History of Table Tennis: 64 Years in Japan, by Hikosuke Tamasu, 2000. (Japanese)
  6. Autobiography of Zhuang Zedong, 1998 (Chinese)
  7. Let's Go! Inachu Ping Pong Club, 1993. (Japanese)
  8. Ping Pong, by S. Carmiggelt, 1979. (Dutch)
  9. Table Tennis, by Joto Dryakovski, 1974. (Bulgarian)

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