Author: David A. Curtis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poker
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The Science of Draw Poker
Author: David A. Curtis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poker
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poker
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Gambling in America
Author: United States. Commission on the Review of the National Policy Toward Gambling
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gambling
Languages : en
Pages : 1430
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gambling
Languages : en
Pages : 1430
Book Description
Cowboys Full
Author: James McManus
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429990686
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
From James McManus, author of the bestselling Positively Fifth Street, comes the definitive story of the game that, more than any other, reflects who we are and how we operate. Cowboys Full is the story of poker, from its roots in China, the Middle East, and Europe to its ascent as a global—but especially an American—phenomenon. It describes how early Americans took a French parlor game and, with a few extra cards and an entrepreneurial spirit, turned it into a national craze by the time of the Civil War. From the kitchen-table games of ordinary citizens to its influence on generals and diplomats, poker has gone hand in hand with our national experience. Presidents from Abraham Lincoln to Barack Obama have deployed poker and its strategies to explain policy, to relax with friends, to negotiate treaties and crises, and as a political networking tool. The ways we all do battle and business are echoed by poker tactics: cheating and thwarting cheaters, leveraging uncertainty, bluffing and sussing out bluffers, managing risk and reward. Cowboys Full shows how what was once accurately called the cheater's game has become amostly honest contest of cunning, mathematical precision, and luck. It explains how poker, formerly dominated by cardsharps, is now the most popular card game in Europe, East Asia, Australia, South America, and cyberspace, as well as on television. It combines colorful history with firsthand experience from today's professional tour. And it examines poker's remarkable hold on American culture, from paintings by Frederic Remington to countless poker novels, movies, and plays. Braiding the thrill of individual hands with new ways of seeing poker's relevance to our military, diplomatic, business, and personal affairs, Cowboys Full is sure to become the classic account of America's favorite pastime.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429990686
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
From James McManus, author of the bestselling Positively Fifth Street, comes the definitive story of the game that, more than any other, reflects who we are and how we operate. Cowboys Full is the story of poker, from its roots in China, the Middle East, and Europe to its ascent as a global—but especially an American—phenomenon. It describes how early Americans took a French parlor game and, with a few extra cards and an entrepreneurial spirit, turned it into a national craze by the time of the Civil War. From the kitchen-table games of ordinary citizens to its influence on generals and diplomats, poker has gone hand in hand with our national experience. Presidents from Abraham Lincoln to Barack Obama have deployed poker and its strategies to explain policy, to relax with friends, to negotiate treaties and crises, and as a political networking tool. The ways we all do battle and business are echoed by poker tactics: cheating and thwarting cheaters, leveraging uncertainty, bluffing and sussing out bluffers, managing risk and reward. Cowboys Full shows how what was once accurately called the cheater's game has become amostly honest contest of cunning, mathematical precision, and luck. It explains how poker, formerly dominated by cardsharps, is now the most popular card game in Europe, East Asia, Australia, South America, and cyberspace, as well as on television. It combines colorful history with firsthand experience from today's professional tour. And it examines poker's remarkable hold on American culture, from paintings by Frederic Remington to countless poker novels, movies, and plays. Braiding the thrill of individual hands with new ways of seeing poker's relevance to our military, diplomatic, business, and personal affairs, Cowboys Full is sure to become the classic account of America's favorite pastime.
The Dictionary of Gambling & Gaming
Author: Thomas L. Clark
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
The British Library general catalogue of printed books to 1975
Author: British Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
The New York Times Saturday Review of Books and Art
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
Book Description
New York Times Saturday Review of Books and Art
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1070
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1070
Book Description
The Journal of the Armed Forces
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1094
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1094
Book Description
Man, Play, and Games
Author: Roger Caillois
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252070334
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
According to Roger Caillois, play is an occasion of pure waste. In spite of this - or because of it - play constitutes an essential element of human social and spiritual development. In this study, the author defines play as a free and voluntary activity that occurs in a pure space, isolated and protected from the rest of life.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252070334
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
According to Roger Caillois, play is an occasion of pure waste. In spite of this - or because of it - play constitutes an essential element of human social and spiritual development. In this study, the author defines play as a free and voluntary activity that occurs in a pure space, isolated and protected from the rest of life.