Larry Hodges Table Tennis Book Collection

February 2008

191 Books - 121" (12 feet!) of shelf space!
Click on picture for larger image - large enough that you can read the writing on the books!
(Picture may be a few books behind)
Note - Only books in English are actively being collected.

Books in English

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