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The Hustler by Walter Tevis (1997-09-01)

Walter Tevis

When it was published in 1959, The Hustler was hailed as the first (and the best)novel written about pool/billiards in the long history of the game. The novel was soon turned into a film that starred Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason. The Hustler is the story of Fast Eddie Felson, a poolroom hustler wh...

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Pivot

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Pivot

The Queen's Gambit was based on a book by the same author as The Hustler and The Color of Money. It was mentioned favorably in the context of the show's source material.

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It was based on a book by the guy who did the color of money and the hustler. I think anyway,

— Episode: Republicans vs. Big Tech hearing, Apple...

Episode: Republicans vs. Big Tech hearing, Apple is getting...

The Queen's Gambit was based on a book by the same author as The Hustler and The Color of Money. It was mentioned favorably in the context of the show's source material.

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It was based on a book by the guy who did the color of money and the hustler. I think anyway,

The Rewatchables

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The Rewatchables

The conversation referenced the original novel The Hustler as the source material for the earlier film and as part of the discussion of Tevis's work.

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I think it's this... it's a theoretical based on Walter Tevis's followup novel to the hustler.

— Episode: ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons,...

Episode: ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan...

The conversation referenced the original novel The Hustler as the source material for the earlier film and as part of the discussion of Tevis's work.

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I think it's this... it's a theoretical based on Walter Tevis's followup novel to the hustler.

Monday Morning Podcast

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Monday Morning Podcast

It was recommended as a good movie from the past, and is likely a book that was made into a movie.

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I would watch The Hustler

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 7-16-18

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 7-16-18

It was recommended as a good movie from the past, and is likely a book that was made into a movie.

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I would watch The Hustler

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