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Author: Peter Alson
Publisher: Atria Books
Imprint: Atria Books
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.323kg
ISBN: 9780743288378
ISBN 10: 0743288378
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 18 September 2007
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Alson is at his best in recounting pivotal hands from his tournament experiences. He expertly builds suspense while explaining how he observes his opponents for clues and calculates his chances of winning a hand. <p> -- St. Petersburg Times
Without question, one of the finest poker books ever written. -- James McManus, bestselling author of Positively Fifth Street
""A bloody good read."" - Poker Life ""[Alson's] transparent prose is ferociously honest and deceptively simple."" -- Matthew Klam, author of Sam the Cat and Other Stories ""A compelling look inside the often tortured lives of professional gamblers."" -- Mason Levinson, Bloomberg News ""Literary, smartly written."" -- The Poker Gazette ""Alson is at his best in recounting pivotal hands from his tournament experiences. He expertly builds suspense while explaining how he observes his opponents for clues and calculates his chances of winning a hand."" -- St. Petersburg Times ""Without question, one of the finest poker books ever written."" -- James McManus, bestselling author of Positively Fifth Street
Without question, one of the finest poker books ever written. -- James McManus, bestselling author of Positively Fifth Street Alson is at his best in recounting pivotal hands from his tournament experiences. He expertly builds suspense while explaining how he observes his opponents for clues and calculates his chances of winning a hand. -- St. Petersburg Times Literary, smartly written. -- The Poker Gazette A compelling look inside the often tortured lives of professional gamblers. -- Mason Levinson, Bloomberg News [Alson's] transparent prose is ferociously honest and deceptively simple. -- Matthew Klam, author of Sam the Cat and Other Stories A bloody good read. - Poker Life
Alson writes like he's making a late-night long-distance call from a phone booth in the middle of the desert, with his head buzzing as he digs into his pockets for more change. His transparent prose is ferociously honest and deceptively simple. -- Matthew Klam, author of Sam the Cat and Other Stories
Author Information
Peter Alson is the author of the highly acclaimed memoir Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie and coauthor of One of a Kind, a biography of the poker champion Stuey Ungar, and Atlas: From the Street to the Ring: A Son's Struggle to Become a Man. Alson's articles have appeared in many national magazines, including Esquire, Playboy, and The New York Times Magazine. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Alice, and their daughter Eden.
