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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
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- ISBN
- 9780929712727
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Huntington Press
ISBN-10
0929712722
ISBN-13
9780929712727
eBay Product ID (ePID)
589556
Product Key Features
Book Title
Man with the $100000 Breasts : and Other Gambling Stories
Number of Pages
234 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Topic
Gambling / General (See Also Self-Help / Compulsive Behavior / Gambling), Gambling / Sports
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Games & Activities
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
17.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-267420
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
795
Table Of Content
The Man With the $100,000 Breasts; The Cold-Deck Crew; A Lot of Crap; Count on it!; Comp City; Out of the Oscars, Into the Pan; The $17 Million Dollar Man; The Andy-Capper; Go, Greyhound!; The World's Greatest Golf Hustler; The Ultimate Comp; New, Different, & Unbeatable; The Best & the Worst; Taking Advantage; The Line Maker; Living by the Book; Risky Business; The Biggest Game of the Year; 1-900-NFL-SCAM; Shakin' Down the Sheiks; Trump Cards; The Grand Old Man; The Mozart of the Poker Table; The Adventures of Huckleberry Seed; The (New) Biggest Game in Town; The Hand You're Dealt.
Synopsis
A fearless gambler who got breast implants to win a $100,000 bet. A hard-core dice shooter who turned a borrowed stake of $10,000 into $17 million. A marketing genius who created a "900" line for selecting winners of NFL football games--and had his four-year-old son make the picks. These are some of the characters who populate Michael Konik's The Man With the $100,000 Breasts and Other Gambling Stories , a collection of the renowned gambling writer's best magazine pieces. Written in a literary style that's both informative and entertaining, Konik gives rare behind-the-scenes glimpses of a subculture rarely seen by the vast majority of readers., A fearless gambler who got breast implants to win a $100,000 bet. A hard-core dice shooter who turned a borrowed stake of $10,000 into $17 million. A marketing genius who developed a line for selecting winners of NFL football games -- and had his 4-year-old son make the picks. These are some of the characters that populate this collection of the renowned gambling writer's best magazine pieces. Konik, the long-time gambling columnist for Cigar Aficionado, ushers readers into the arena of risk and reward, introducing them to the subculture of high rollers, hustlers, professional card counters, horse handicappers, and poker champions. These stories take you to the final table of the World Series of Poker where a $1 million prize awaits the winner, to a secret golf course reserved for the biggest gamblers in Las Vegas, and to the inner sanctum of an international bookmaking operation. Konik profiles America's greatest golf hustler and most accomplished blackjack cheat. He reveals the best and worst games in the casino. And he shares some of his own hilarious attempts at achieving gambling nirvana. Entertaining and stylish, this books offers a literary look inside the world of gambling.
LC Classification Number
HV6715.K66 1999
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- h***_ (428)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat seller. Exactly as described. Item was packaged well and exactly what I wanted for a client's house. Thank you. Shipping was a bit slow but otherwise a great transaction and value.
- l***l (54)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThank you! I’ve been looking for this specific edition for so long and finally came across this listing so of course I had to grab it. Price was justifiable and shipping was speedy! And the book arrived wrapped securely. It looked just as it did in the photos too.
- v***n (30)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseFast shipping, great packaging, item as described, good value.