Read'em and Weep

Zusatztext "Varied and well-balanced." Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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 AlgrenAndy BellinAnthony HoldenKaty LedererJames ThurberBarbara Tuchman Billy CollinsPete DexterMartin AmisDavid MametHerbert O. YardleyA. Alvarez...And More Zusammenfassung 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

Product details

• Authors: John Stravinsky
• Assisted by: John Stravinsky (Editor)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2005
• EAN: 9780060559595
• ISBN: 978-0-06-055959-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 200 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Reference works, Literary essays, Humour collections and anthologies, Dictionaries, Puzzles and quizzes, Hobbies, quizzes and games, Trivia and quiz questions, Card games: Poker, Crosswords and word games, Gambling: theories and methods, HUMOR: Form / Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, GAMES: Activity Books, GAMES: Sudoku, GAMES: Trivia, GAMES: Reference, GAMES: Card Games / Poker, GAMES: Puzzles, GAMES: Quizzes, GAMES: Gambling / Table