Read ‘Em and Weep

Description

Poker is much more than just a popular game. It is a world unto itself, populated with a multitude of colorful characters: professionals and amateurs, hustlers and dreamers. This royal flush of a collection brings together short stories, essays, poems, and excerpts from novels by a host of renowned writers — from the Wild West to present day — who have mined their personal experience of the game. Entertaining and enlightening, you’ll want to ante up for Read ‘Em and Weep.

With pieces by …

Nelson Algren
Andy Bellin
Anthony Holden
Katy Lederer
James Thurber
Barbara Tuchman
Billy Collins
Pete Dexter
Martin Amis
David Mamet
Herbert O. Yardley
A. Alvarez

…And More

“Varied and well-balanced.”

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