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Take Me to the River: A Wayward and Perilous Journey to the World Series of Poker
by Take Me to the River: A Wayward and Perilous Journey to the World Series of Poker
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An overeducated underachiever, Peter Alson spent his post-college decades doing his best not to grow up. But having just turned fifty, this rambling-gambling bachelor decides it's time to settle down. So he pops the question to his longtime girlfriend, then hatches a plan to pay for their wedding -- involving poker and a trip to Las Vegas. Boarding a plane bound for the neon desert and the biggest game in town -- the 2005 World Series of Poker -- this inveterate gambler and bad boy stares down his past and his future while competing for over $56 million in prize money.
Take Me to the River is a hilarious, wrenching, full-tilt Vegas exploration of one man's obsession with poker and the lessons it has to offer -- about probability and luck, good fortune and bad, patience, perseverance, and -- most fitting for a man with marriage in his near future -- commitment.
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- Atria Brand
- Sep 18, 2007 Pub Date:
- 9780743288378 ISBN-13:
- 0743288378 ISBN-10:
- English Language
- 8.5 in * 0.8 in * 5.5 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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