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Big Deal

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Kiadó: Abacus
Kiadás helye: London
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Kötés típusa: Ragasztott papírkötés
Oldalszám: 384 oldal
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Nyelv: Angol  
Méret: 20 cm x 13 cm
ISBN: 0-349-11519-2
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Big Deal is the mesmerising story of a year spent by bestselling biographer Anthony Holden in u w ^ — the tough world of the professional poker player.
He'spent days and nights in the poker paradise of Las Vegas, in Malta and Morocco, even on board a ship, mingling with the legendary greats, sharpening his game, perfecting his repartee and learning a great deal about himself in the process.
Poker, Holden insists, is not gambling. Like chess, it is a paradigm of life at its most intense; a gladiatorial contest that brings out the best as well as the worst in people. Its heroes, its eccentrics and its comedians stalk the pages of this remarkable book, along with all the hair-raising, nail-biting excitement of the games themselves.
'Vivid, engrossing, superb . . . the best description of world-class poker we've been given' Salman Rushdie
'Never less than gripping . . . deeply satisfying'
Independent on Sunday
'A very good book, and an important addition to the literature of... Tovább

Fülszöveg


Big Deal is the mesmerising story of a year spent by bestselling biographer Anthony Holden in u w ^ — the tough world of the professional poker player.
He'spent days and nights in the poker paradise of Las Vegas, in Malta and Morocco, even on board a ship, mingling with the legendary greats, sharpening his game, perfecting his repartee and learning a great deal about himself in the process.
Poker, Holden insists, is not gambling. Like chess, it is a paradigm of life at its most intense; a gladiatorial contest that brings out the best as well as the worst in people. Its heroes, its eccentrics and its comedians stalk the pages of this remarkable book, along with all the hair-raising, nail-biting excitement of the games themselves.
'Vivid, engrossing, superb . . . the best description of world-class poker we've been given' Salman Rushdie
'Never less than gripping . . . deeply satisfying'
Independent on Sunday
'A very good book, and an important addition to the literature of gambling' David Mamet
'A remarkable odyssey . . . part Damon Runyon, part Dostoevsky' Vanity Fair
'A considerable achievement. . . brings a touching and at times comic sensitivity to a shark-pool game' Sunday Times Vissza

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Anthony Holden

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