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Little Addictions

Freedom from our tiny but mighty compulsions

by Catherine Gray ...

'Snortingly funny and entertainingly researched via an impressive suite of scientists' - The TimesSmartphones, ultra-processed food, online shopping, people-pleasing, gambling, dating... most of us can identify a little addiction we don't need to quit but certainly do a little too much of.In her brand-new book, LITTLE ADDICTIONS, Catherine Gray, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Unexpected ... Read more

Was $10.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

'Snortingly funny and entertainingly researched via an impressive suite of scientists' - The TimesSmartphones, ultra-processed food, online shopping, people-pleasing, gambling, dating... most of us can identify a little addiction we don't need to quit but certainly do a little too much of.In her brand-new book, LITTLE ADDICTIONS, Catherine Gray, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Unexpected
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The Bingo Queens of Oneida

How Two Moms Started Tribal Gaming in Wisconsin

by Mike Hoeft ...

Before Indian casinos sprouted up around the country, a few enterprising tribes got their start in gambling by opening bingo parlors. A group of women on the Oneida Indian Reservation just outside Green Bay, Wisconsin, introduced bingo in 1976 simply to pay a few bills. Bingo not only paid the light bill at the struggling civic center but was soon financing vital health and housing services for ... Read more

$10.69 USD

Before Indian casinos sprouted up around the country, a few enterprising tribes got their start in gambling by opening bingo parlors. A group of women on the Oneida Indian Reservation just outside Green Bay, Wisconsin, introduced bingo in 1976 simply to pay a few bills. Bingo not only paid the light bill at the struggling civic center but was soon financing vital health and housing services for
... Read more
The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King

Inside the Richest Poker Game of All Time

by Michael Craig ...

The Players: the best poker professionals in the world The Challenger: a wealthy banker from Dallas The Game: the richest poker stakes of all time... In 2001, a rich stranger from Texas descended upon the high-stakes poker room in the opulent Bellagio casino in Las Vegas. A self-made billionaire by the name of Andy Beal, the stranger challenged some of the world's greatest poker players-including ... Read more

$9.99 USD

The Players: the best poker professionals in the world The Challenger: a wealthy banker from Dallas The Game: the richest poker stakes of all time... In 2001, a rich stranger from Texas descended upon the high-stakes poker room in the opulent Bellagio casino in Las Vegas. A self-made billionaire by the name of Andy Beal, the stranger challenged some of the world's greatest poker players-including
... Read more
Jackpot Nation

Rambling and Gambling Across Our Landscape of Luck

by Richard Hoffer ...

Is this a great country or what?You can bet on the turn of the card or a roll of the dice, but also on the NFL, the NCAA, and which Olsen twin marries first. We bet $80 billion a year, the amount growing wildly as more and more people gain access to this huge American wheel of fortune. No longer quarantined in Las Vegas, gambling has become as local and convenient as our neighborhood cineplex. If ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Is this a great country or what?You can bet on the turn of the card or a roll of the dice, but also on the NFL, the NCAA, and which Olsen twin marries first. We bet $80 billion a year, the amount growing wildly as more and more people gain access to this huge American wheel of fortune. No longer quarantined in Las Vegas, gambling has become as local and convenient as our neighborhood cineplex. If
... Read more
The Noble Hustle

Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death

by Colson Whitehead ...

From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys • “Whitehead proves a brilliant sociologist of the poker world.” —The Boston GlobeIn 2011, Grantland magazine gave bestselling novelist Colson Whitehead $10,000 to play at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. It was the assignment of a lifetime, except for one hitch—he’d never played in a casino ... Read more

$11.99 USD

From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys • “Whitehead proves a brilliant sociologist of the poker world.” —The Boston GlobeIn 2011, Grantland magazine gave bestselling novelist Colson Whitehead $10,000 to play at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. It was the assignment of a lifetime, except for one hitch—he’d never played in a casino
... Read more
72 Hours at the Crap Table

by B. Mickelson ...

A classic, this still-powerful book allows system testers to see what might have happened in a 72-hour period at the tables. Not computer generated, actual casino rolls are recorded. If you think your spreadsheet can make numbers this random, you're taking a leap of faith. 126 pgs, spiralbound, ... Read more

$8.69 USD

A classic, this still-powerful book allows system testers to see what might have happened in a 72-hour period at the tables. Not computer generated, actual casino rolls are recorded. If you think your spreadsheet can make numbers this random, you're taking a leap of faith. 126 pgs, spiralbound,
... Read more
Modern Poker Theory

Building an unbeatable strategy based on GTO principles

by Michael Acevedo ...

Modern Poker Theory is a comprehensive, rigorous guide to the most important aspects of No-Limit Hold'em. It is based around an in-depth examination of what is meant by game theory optimal play (GTO) and how it can be applied at the table. Understanding GTO is fundamental to being able to make accurate poker decisions and being able to exploit players who don't. Modern Poker Theory uses modern ... Read more

$21.59 USD

Modern Poker Theory is a comprehensive, rigorous guide to the most important aspects of No-Limit Hold'em. It is based around an in-depth examination of what is meant by game theory optimal play (GTO) and how it can be applied at the table. Understanding GTO is fundamental to being able to make accurate poker decisions and being able to exploit players who don't. Modern Poker Theory uses modern
... Read more
Lose Little, Win Big Blackjack

by Edwin Olson ...

Professional blackjack players and have long recognized that gambling runs in streaks. Winning and losing streaks. This book will tell you how to keep from losing much during a losing streak. It will also tell you how to take advantage when you are in a winning streak. The less you lose, the more you win. Even Dr Thorp made a statement that you don't always win.May you Lose Little & Win Big. ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Professional blackjack players and have long recognized that gambling runs in streaks. Winning and losing streaks. This book will tell you how to keep from losing much during a losing streak. It will also tell you how to take advantage when you are in a winning streak. The less you lose, the more you win. Even Dr Thorp made a statement that you don't always win.May you Lose Little & Win Big.
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24/7

Living It Up and Doubling Down in the New Las Vegas

by Andres Martinez ...

In the spring of 1998, mild-mannered, Ivy League-educated Andrés Martinez took $50,000--most of the advance his publisher was paying for this book--and headed to Las Vegas for thirty days, ten casinos, and a wild ride through the belly of a neon beast. The result: this brilliant, often hilarious chronicle of flesh, flash, and gambling in a city where everyone dreams of hitting the jackpot--and ... Read more

$4.99 USD

In the spring of 1998, mild-mannered, Ivy League-educated Andrés Martinez took $50,000--most of the advance his publisher was paying for this book--and headed to Las Vegas for thirty days, ten casinos, and a wild ride through the belly of a neon beast. The result: this brilliant, often hilarious chronicle of flesh, flash, and gambling in a city where everyone dreams of hitting the jackpot--and
... Read more
Lessons From The Pro Poker Tour: A Seat At The Table With Poker's Greatest Players

by David Apostolico ...

The invitation-only Professional Poker Tour is strictly limited to the top 200 players in the world. David Apostolico is one of the elite, and he found that going up against other poker masters every day was like attending an incomparable seminar. He takes you through specific hands that he either played or observed, giving detailed analyses that will teach you how to think like a pro. Assessment ... Read more

$10.49 USD

The invitation-only Professional Poker Tour is strictly limited to the top 200 players in the world. David Apostolico is one of the elite, and he found that going up against other poker masters every day was like attending an incomparable seminar. He takes you through specific hands that he either played or observed, giving detailed analyses that will teach you how to think like a pro. Assessment
... Read more
Texas Hold'em For Dummies

by Mark Harlan ...

The most fun you can have learning Texas Hold’em (and we ain’t bluffin’)Playing Texas Hold’em is about the most fun you can have with two cards in your hand. Navigating the slang, rules, and intricacies of the game can be challenging, though. With Texas Hold’em For Dummies, 2nd Edition, you’ll learn the tricks you need to know to win your first online or in-person game. From ranking the various ... Read more

$14.00 USD

The most fun you can have learning Texas Hold’em (and we ain’t bluffin’)Playing Texas Hold’em is about the most fun you can have with two cards in your hand. Navigating the slang, rules, and intricacies of the game can be challenging, though. With Texas Hold’em For Dummies, 2nd Edition, you’ll learn the tricks you need to know to win your first online or in-person game. From ranking the various
... Read more
Why Alex Beats Bobbie at Poker

Developing a Fundamentally Sound Approach to Poker

by Duncan Palamourdas ...

Meet Alex and Bobbie, who both like to play poker. Alex is a professional poker player who plays for a living and is a solid long-term winner. Bobbie is a recreational player who plays a decent enough game but mainly wants to have a good time. If you play poker regularly you will meet thousands of players like Bobbie in your games and very few like Alex. Of course one would expect that, in the ... Read more

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Meet Alex and Bobbie, who both like to play poker. Alex is a professional poker player who plays for a living and is a solid long-term winner. Bobbie is a recreational player who plays a decent enough game but mainly wants to have a good time. If you play poker regularly you will meet thousands of players like Bobbie in your games and very few like Alex. Of course one would expect that, in the
... Read more
Casino Craps

Simple Strategies for Playing Smart, Lowering Risk, and Winning More

by Robert R. Roto ...

Of all the games in the casino, only one allows the player to engage the house in a fair fight. Craps, when played intelligently and prudently, reduces the house advantage to a miniscule .6 percent, a margin that can be overcome with smart betting and simple money management.How could casinos afford to offer such a winnable game? What’s the catch? For players willing to devote a little time and ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Of all the games in the casino, only one allows the player to engage the house in a fair fight. Craps, when played intelligently and prudently, reduces the house advantage to a miniscule .6 percent, a margin that can be overcome with smart betting and simple money management.How could casinos afford to offer such a winnable game? What’s the catch? For players willing to devote a little time and
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The Backwash Squeeze and Other Improbable Feats

A Bridge Odyessey

by Edward McPherson ...

$8.99 USD
Poker For Dummies®, Mini Edition

by Richard D. Harroch,Lou Krieger ...

Understand the basics of the game!Rake in the chips with this savvy guideWhether you're looking to join a friendly weekly poker game or aiming for the championship in a local tournament, this guide gets you started so you can play your way to the top.Discover how toUnderstand poker rulesKnow when to hold and when to foldPlay Texas Hold'em ... Read more

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Understand the basics of the game!Rake in the chips with this savvy guideWhether you're looking to join a friendly weekly poker game or aiming for the championship in a local tournament, this guide gets you started so you can play your way to the top.Discover how toUnderstand poker rulesKnow when to hold and when to foldPlay Texas Hold'em
... Read more
Molly's Game

The True Story of the 26-Year-Old Woman Behind the Most Exclusive, High-Stakes Underground Poker Game in the World

by Molly Bloom ...

Now a major motion picture, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, and Michael Cera—the true story of "Hollywood’s poker princess" who gambled everything, won big, then lost it all.Molly Bloom reveals how she built one of the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker games in the world for the Hollywood elite and Wall Street titans—an ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Now a major motion picture, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, and Michael Cera—the true story of "Hollywood’s poker princess" who gambled everything, won big, then lost it all.Molly Bloom reveals how she built one of the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker games in the world for the Hollywood elite and Wall Street titans—an
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Bringing Down the House

The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions

by Ben Mezrich ...

The #1 national bestseller and basis for the hit film 21, this true story of an MIT blackjack team reveals how brilliant math students used card counting to beat Las Vegas casinos for millions—and lived to tell the tale.Robin Hood meets the Rat Pack when the best and the brightest of M.I.T.’s math students and engineers take up blackjack under the guidance of an eccentric mastermind. Their small ... Read more

$9.99 USD

The #1 national bestseller and basis for the hit film 21, this true story of an MIT blackjack team reveals how brilliant math students used card counting to beat Las Vegas casinos for millions—and lived to tell the tale.Robin Hood meets the Rat Pack when the best and the brightest of M.I.T.’s math students and engineers take up blackjack under the guidance of an eccentric mastermind. Their small
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136 Ready-to-Use Mahjong Strategy and Tactics

Essential Tips and Techniques to Win More Mahjong Games

by Senba Kurono ...

A practical guide to Mahjong strategies and tactics for new and seasoned players alike.Sharpen your skills and take your mahjong game to the next level with this practical strategy guide. 136 Ready-to-Use Mahjong Strategies and Tactics breaks down the essentials of efficient tile efficiency, hand development, defense, and reading the table into clear, bite-sized lessons. Each technique is ... Read more

$9.99 USD

A practical guide to Mahjong strategies and tactics for new and seasoned players alike.Sharpen your skills and take your mahjong game to the next level with this practical strategy guide. 136 Ready-to-Use Mahjong Strategies and Tactics breaks down the essentials of efficient tile efficiency, hand development, defense, and reading the table into clear, bite-sized lessons. Each technique is
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Doyle Brunson's Super System

by Doyle Brunson ...

This classic book is considered by the pros to be the best book ever written on poker! Jam-packed with advanced strategies, theories, tactics and money-making techniquesno serious poker player can afford to be without this hard-hitting information. Includes fifty pages of the most precise poker statistics ever published. Features chapters written by pokers biggest superstars, such as Dave Sklansky ... Read more

$8.69 USD

This classic book is considered by the pros to be the best book ever written on poker! Jam-packed with advanced strategies, theories, tactics and money-making techniquesno serious poker player can afford to be without this hard-hitting information. Includes fifty pages of the most precise poker statistics ever published. Features chapters written by pokers biggest superstars, such as Dave Sklansky
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Daniel Negreanu's Power Hold'em Strategy

by Daniel Negreanu ...

Super Stars of Hold'em does for hold'em what Doyle Brunson's Super System 2 did for poker. Negreanu gathers together the greatest young players, theorists, and world champions of hold'em, to present insider professional secrets and winning strategies for the only poker game that counts nowadays-hold'em. Ten powerful chapters cover every aspect of the major hold'em games-limit, no-limit, and pot ... Read more

$8.69 USD

Super Stars of Hold'em does for hold'em what Doyle Brunson's Super System 2 did for poker. Negreanu gathers together the greatest young players, theorists, and world champions of hold'em, to present insider professional secrets and winning strategies for the only poker game that counts nowadays-hold'em. Ten powerful chapters cover every aspect of the major hold'em games-limit, no-limit, and pot
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Earn $30,000 per Month Playing Online Poker

A Step-By-Step Guide to Single Table Tournaments

by Ryan Wiseman ...

Catering specifically to no-limit Texas Hold Em sit-n-go (SNG) online poker players, this is the essential guide for those looking to master the game without having to learn complex and confusing theories. Based on a group of university students' experience playing and winning at online poker, this handbook illustrates how to take a small initial investment and turn it into hundreds of thousands ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Catering specifically to no-limit Texas Hold Em sit-n-go (SNG) online poker players, this is the essential guide for those looking to master the game without having to learn complex and confusing theories. Based on a group of university students' experience playing and winning at online poker, this handbook illustrates how to take a small initial investment and turn it into hundreds of thousands
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The Ultimate Guide to Penny Auctions

by Adam Young ...

The ultimate guide to penny auctions is your one-stop-shop to all the tips, tricks, hints and strategies you need to be successful in the world of penny auctions.If you have ever been out bid, outplayed and bullied by the power bidders - then this book is for you!If you have ever felt cheated, scammed or ripped off by unscrupulous penny auction sites - then this book is for you!If you have won a ... Read more

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The ultimate guide to penny auctions is your one-stop-shop to all the tips, tricks, hints and strategies you need to be successful in the world of penny auctions.If you have ever been out bid, outplayed and bullied by the power bidders - then this book is for you!If you have ever felt cheated, scammed or ripped off by unscrupulous penny auction sites - then this book is for you!If you have won a
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Play Poker Like the Pros

The greatest poker player in the world today reveals his million-dollar-winning strategies to the most popular tournament, home and online games

by Phil Hellmuth Jr. ...

$14.99 USD
A Man for All Markets

From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market

by Edward O. Thorp ...

The incredible true story of the card-counting mathematics professor who taught the world how to beat the dealer and, as the first of the great quantitative investors, ushered in a revolution on Wall Street.A child of the Great Depression, legendary mathematician Edward O. Thorp invented card counting, proving the seemingly impossible: that you could beat the dealer at the blackjack table. As a ... Read more

Was $14.99 USD Now $8.99 USD

The incredible true story of the card-counting mathematics professor who taught the world how to beat the dealer and, as the first of the great quantitative investors, ushered in a revolution on Wall Street.A child of the Great Depression, legendary mathematician Edward O. Thorp invented card counting, proving the seemingly impossible: that you could beat the dealer at the blackjack table. As a
... Read more

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