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Read 'em and Weep: A Bedside Poker Companion

by John Stravinsky

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ISBN13: 9780060559595
ISBN10: 0060559594
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<p>Poker is much more than just a popular game. It is a world unto itself, populated with a multitude of colorful characters: professionals and amateurs, hustlers and dreamers. This royal flush of a collection brings together short stories, essays, poems, and excerpts from novels by a host of renowned writers — from the Wild West to present day — who have mined their personal experience of the game. Entertaining and enlightening, you'll want to ante up for <b>Read 'Em and Weep</b>.</p> <p>With pieces by ...</p> <p>Nelson Algren<br /> Andy Bellin<br /> Anthony Holden<br /> Katy Lederer<br /> James Thurber<br /> Barbara Tuchman<br /> Billy Collins<br /> Pete Dexter<br /> Martin Amis<br /> David Mamet<br /> Herbert O. Yardley<br /> A. Alvarez</p> <p>...And More</p>

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< p> Poker is much more than just a popular game. It is a world unto itself, populated with a multitude of colorful characters: professionals and amateurs, hustlers and dreamers. This royal flush of a collection brings together short stories, essays, poems, and excerpts from novels by a host of renowned writers — from the Wild West to present day — who have mined their personal experience of the game. Entertaining and enlightening, you'll want to ante up for < b> Read 'Em and Weep< /b> .< /p> < p> With pieces by ...< /p> < p> Nelson Algren< br /> Andy Bellin< br /> Anthony Holden< br /> Katy Lederer< br /> James Thurber< br /> Barbara Tuchman< br /> Billy Collins< br /> Pete Dexter< br /> Martin Amis< br /> David Mamet< br /> Herbert O. Yardley< br /> A. Alvarez< /p> < p> ...And More< /p>

Synopsis:

Poker is much more than just a popular game. It is a world unto itself, populated with a multitude of colorful characters: professionals and amateurs, hustlers and dreamers. This royal flush of a collection brings together short stories, essays, poems, and excerpts from novels by a host of renowned writers — from the Wild West to present day — who have mined their personal experience of the game. Entertaining and enlightening, you'll want to ante up for Read 'Em and Weep.

With pieces by ...

Nelson Algren
Andy Bellin
Anthony Holden
Katy Lederer
James Thurber
Barbara Tuchman
Billy Collins
Pete Dexter
Martin Amis
David Mamet
Herbert O. Yardley
A. Alvarez

...And More

About the Author

John Stravinsky is the author of five books and has written on sports for a number of publications, including The New York Times Magazine, The Village Voice, The Wall Street Journal, Billiards Digest, and Men's Journal. He lives in Long Island, New York.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780060559595
Subtitle:
A Bedside Poker Companion
Editor:
Stravinsky, John
Editor:
Stravinsky, John
Author:
by John Stravinsky
Author:
Stravinsky, John
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Location:
New York
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
American literature
Subject:
English literature
Subject:
Gambling - Card Games
Subject:
Poker
Subject:
Card Games - Poker
Subject:
Gambling - Table
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
1279
Publication Date:
March 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
231
Dimensions:
8.14x5.28x.60 in. .43 lbs.

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