As do many people, I read Dan Savage's column religiously. Well, not quite religiously, but I do read it frequently. My wife Sarah knows this, so it was certainly a forgone conclusion that I was going to get Savage's new book, Skipping Towards Gomorrrah, as a present sooner or later. In it, Savage proceeds to find an American sub-culture that embraces each one of the seven deadly sins, and then proceed to commit the sin with them. This is difficult, since Dan cannot marry (making adulty impossible) but he does make a good run at it.
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I was reading Shut Up And Deal when I broke my ankle in Lake Tahoe recently.
I had a lot of time to sit in one place, and so I ploughed through most of the reading I brought with me. Jesse May, the protagonist of the book is two parts Charles Bukowski, one part card shark, and one part obsessive-compulsive. Written as a personal diary through several years of his life as a professional gambler, May shows us exactly what it is to ride the emotional roller coaster that is professional gambling.
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During a recent trip to Lake Tahoe, I completed the definitive poker legends book. Written in 1983 by A. Alvarez,
The Biggest Game in Town chronicles the characters that made Vegas, and more specifically, blazed the trail for professional poker players everywhere.
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Getting off the chair
Two quick pops from in my boot
Done skiing today.