SIMON & SCHUSTER

From the moment he wins $10,000 in a tourney pitting journalists against three world champs, Holden hits a hot streak, spiriting readers to an instructional camp in Vienna and the World Cup of Poker in Spain before returning to Las Vegas to compete with 8,772 other hopefuls in a WSOP "crapshoot." With Congress restricting Americans' ability to play poker for money online, the semipro invasion might have peaked, but Holden still has a gift for finding the romance in holdem. 291 Pgs. 2008

Learn tips and tactics from the very best, in this newly revised and expanded edition. In the game of pool, few names hold more weight than Arthur “Babe” Cranfield. Ranked among the best billiard players in world history, Cranfield is indisputably one of the greats of the game. In this newly revised and updated edition of Basic Pool, you can learn proven tips and tactics to help you improve your game. From basics like choosing a table and selecting a cue to advanced techniques like...

Subtitled 'How the 2016 Chicago Cubs Brought a World Series Championship to the North Side'. No doubt, you���ve heard about the Cubs��� decades-long run of futility. They hadn���t won a pennant in seventy-one years or a World Series in a record 108 years. To the frustration of Cubs fans everywhere, the team often missed chances with soul-crushing defeats. But after a complete teardown that resulted in a 100-loss season in 2012, Theo Epstein and his baseball staff reversed that with the Cubs of...

An addictive read that is sure to spark conversation wherever baseball is spoken, this updated edition of The Baseball Maniac’s Almanac is part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser, and absolutely the most unusual and thorough compendium of baseball stats and facts ever assembled—all verified for accuracy by the Baseball Hall of Fame. In its pages, renowned sportswriter Bert R. Sugar presents thousands of fascinating lists, tables, data, and stimulating facts. Inside, you’ll find:Highest...

Straight from the mouths of the legends of the Silver and Black, Cheating Is Encouraged recapitulates the many infamous stories from the last team to play “outlaw” football. Regardless of whether you loved them or hated them, the Oakland Raiders of the 1970's were an amusing cast of outlaws, misfits, and anomalies that made up one of the greatest pro football teams of their era. The Raiders’ roster consisted of a collection of mavericks and rebels, some with behavioral issues, such as John...

In today’s NFL, every team has a “win now” mentality. There’s no time for rebuilding or down years. You need to compete each and every day, or else you’re out; and that goes for the players, coaches, and front office. You either win today or you’re gone tomorrow. Because of this trend, struggling teams have foregone the training of old and slowly build from the ground up for the immediate payoff. And when it comes to gaining the interest of the fans and media, there’s one go-to decision for...

Taking a cue from the legendary TV game show Name That Tune, Wayne Stewart's Name That Ballplayer, now newly updated with a bonus section on active players in 2019, is a unique baseball quiz book. This is not just a list of questions followed by the answers. Each question offers the reader three “pitches,” or clues. Guess the identity of the player in question on the first clue and you’ve hit a homer. Guess right after the second clue earns you a double, and if you need all three clues to get...

Subtitled "600 Questions For the Super-Fan". Become a football trivia expert with these tough questions! The Ultimate Football Trivia Book tests and expands your knowledge on the sport of football—covering players’ careers from Draft Day to the rookie season, the Pro Bowl, and beyond! In this collection of six hundred questions, seasoned football writer Chris Price tests your level of expertise on all things football. Some of the many questions that Price poses include: Who was the last player...

Learn the essential life skills that every man should have. The Man's Playbook is more than just a how-to guide; it's a way of life. Learn time-saving, life-improving, woman-impressing tips that will last a lifetime. With this handy manual, you can polish up the skills you already have, and hone the ones you obviously need to work on. Want to be like James Bond? Enclosed are tips on how to mix a martini just like him. You will also learn critical lessons on how to: Swallow a swordProperly wear...

Learn how to barter - today's best currency - in this comprehensive, up-to-date guide. Just because you don't have cash doesn't mean you don't want and need things. According to authors and business gurus Hoffman and Dalin, it's time to get a little creative. Most people have a skill they can us - its just a matter of figuring out what that is and how to use it to get something else. From piano lessons in exchange for haircuts to an engine tune-up in exchange for house painting, 'The Art of...

Tracks like Finger Lakes, Great Lakes Downs, Lone Star Park, Turf Paradise, Tampa Bay Downs and Turfway Park get the spotlight -- each in a separate chapter -- including the takeouts for each on exactas, trifectas, superfectas and the Pic 3, 4 and 6. To help the uninitiated, the author tells the history and profiles each track's configuration and outlining certain "quirks." He profiles the key trainers, jockeys, the speed rating, class, distance factors, various track conditions worth noting,...

While this wasn't written as a book for poker players, it takes the concept of reading tells to another level and from another point of view. An expert in the field of nonverbal communication explains how to interpret gestures and expressions and understand the nonverbal messages others are sending, with explanations of specific gestures, facial cues, body positions, and body movements. 334 Pgs. 2009