More than 50 million Americans play poker. But poker is much more than a popular game. It is a world unto itself, populated by a multitude of colorful characters -- professionals and amateurs, hustlers and dreamers. From the rich field of all the writers who have ever loved the game, editor John Stravinsky has gathered thirty-nine best-of-breed short stories, essays, excerpts from novels, and poems: Mark Twain, John Updike, James Thurber, Nelson Algren, Martin Amis, and Billy Collins are among the winning hand of renowned writers in this collection who have mined their personal experiences at the poker table. Entertaining, enlightening, and essential, Read 'Em and Weep is a stacked deck of pure poker-reading pleasure.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060559586
ISBN-13
9780060559588
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5937697
Product Key Features
Book Title
Read 'em and Weep : a Bedside Poker Companion
Author
John Stravinsky
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Card Games / Poker, Gambling / Table, Essays, Form / Essays
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Games & Activities, Literary Collections, Humor
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps509.P62r43 2004
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2003-060800
Dewey Decimal
810.8/0357
Dewey Edition
22
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