Larry Hodges Table Tennis Book Collection

February 2012

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