Online Poker Books :: Poker Book Reviews » story http://www.onlinepokerbooks.com poker strategies, poker tips, poker news, poker rules Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:17:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker http://www.onlinepokerbooks.com/poker/cowboys-full-the-story-of-poker/ http://www.onlinepokerbooks.com/poker/cowboys-full-the-story-of-poker/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:30:55 +0000 andy http://www.onlinepokerbooks.com/poker/cowboys-full-the-story-of-poker/
Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker
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Amazon Best Books of the Month, November 2009: Professional sports such as football and baseball may tout themselves as "America's Game," but according to James McManus, poker is the true American pastime. Cowboys Full is McManus's brilliant homage to the game that inspired his 2003 bestseller, Positively Fifth Street, and weaves through a colorful history of sharps, grinders, and braying donkeys. From the lawless saloons of the Old West to Oval Offices of the modern era, poker has been a part of our cultural DNA for nearly two centuries by offering a shot at the American Dream with each deal.[Read More]
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Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker
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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[Read More]
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The Godfather of Poker: The Doyle Brunson Story
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The story of Doyle Brunson, an American treasure and the greatest poker player of all time, is one for the ages. It’s a story of guts and glory, of good luck and bad, of triumph and unspeakable tragedy, of courage and grace. He has survived whippings, gun fights, stabbings, mobsters (the real-life ones portrayed in the movie Casino), murderers, and a death sentence when, riddled with incurable cancer, he was given months to live by doctors who told him his hand was played out. Apparently, fate had never played poker with Brunson—he lived. Of a group of 32 men he[Read More]
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The Godfather of Poker: The Doyle Brunson Story
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Total Customer Reviews: (22)
List Price: $26.95
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The story of Doyle Brunson, an American treasure and the greatest poker player of all time, is one for the ages. It’s a story of guts and glory, of good luck and bad, of triumph and unspeakable tragedy, of courage and grace. He has survived whippings, gun fights, stabbings, mobsters (the real-life ones portrayed in the movie Casino), murderers, and a death sentence when, riddled with incurable cancer, he was given months to live by doctors who told him his hand was played out. Apparently, fate had never played poker with Brunson—he lived. Of a group of 32 men he[Read More]
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