Books
Gambling books and 7 card stud.
Just in time for this year’s World Series Of Poker, James Swain has a couple of new gambling pulp books out. deadman’s poker and deadman’s bluff are another pair of books about casino cheating consultant Tony Valentine’s attempts to catch criminals cheating the World Poker Showdown, a thinly veiled reference to the World Series of…
Read MoreMy comics diet
Although I just teased one of my colleagues about his addiction to video game collecting, I’m no better. I live in a house full of spare computer parts and a bunch of comics. I’ve resisted the urge to buy individual issues of comics, but I buy the compilation trade paperbacks. I’ve found that I’m pretty…
Read MoreNew comic: DMZ
I frequent the new comic book store in Tenleytown, Fantom Comics, next to the Container Store and the Best Buy. The owner is starting to know my tastes, and his recommendations are increasingly accurate. His latest recommendation is "DMZ", from Vertigo. Knowing my love of post-apocalyptic earth, I suppose you’re not surprised to find out…
Read MoreUnder and Alone by William Queen
I just finished "Under and Alone" and was really blown away. I’ve only met one undercover detective before, but he struck me as an odd guy. I met him at the trial of the operators of the Centreville poker game I used to play at. He really didn’t have to worry that much about getting…
Read More“The Professor, The Banker, and the Suicide King” by Michael Craig
Katie picked this up for me for my birthday and I read it in 48 hours flat. It’s the story of a banker from Texas, Andy Beal, and how he discovered poker. The story is interesting because Andy is a billionaire, and instead of working up through limits, he decided to simply study one kind…
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