"Whitehead serves up an engrossing mix of casual yet astute reportage and hang-dog philosophizing, showing us that, for all of poker's intricate calculations and shrewd stratagems, everything still hangs on the turn of a card."
- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"As a novelist of considerable range, Whitehead consistently writes about more than he's ostensibly writing about...here writing a poker book that should strike a responsive literary chord with some who know nothing about the game...Engaging in its color and character."
-Kirkus Reviews
The Noble Hustle is Pulitzer finalist Colson Whitehead’s hilarious memoir of his search for meaning at high stakes poker tables, which the author describes as “Eat, Pray, Love for depressed shut-ins.”
On one level, The Noble Hustle is a familiar species of participatory journalism--a longtime neighborhood poker player, Whitehead was given a $10,000 stake and an assignment from the online online magazine Grantland to see how far he could get in the World Series of Poker. But since it stems from the astonishing mind of Colson Whitehead (MacArthur Award-endorsed!), the book is a brilliant, hilarious, weirdly profound, and ultimately moving portrayal of--yes, it sounds overblown and ridiculous, but really!--the human condition.
After weeks of preparation that included repeated bus trips to glamorous Atlantic City, and hiring a personal trainer to toughen him up for sitting at twelve hours a stretch, the author journeyed to the gaudy wonderland that is Las Vegas – the world’s greatest “Leisure Industrial Complex” -- to try his luck in the multi-million dollar tournament. Hobbled by his mediocre playing skills and a lifelong condition known as “anhedonia” (the inability to experience pleasure) Whitehead did not – spoiler alert! - win tens of millions of dollars. But he did chronicle his progress, both literal and existential, in this unbelievably funny, uncannily accurate social satire whose main target is the author himself.
Whether you’ve been playing cards your whole life, or have never picked up a hand, you’re sure to agree that this book contains some of the best writing about beef jerky ever put to paper.
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Descripción Doubleday 2014-05-06, 2014. Hardcover. Condición: New. 1st. 0385537050. Nº de ref. del artículo: Z0385537050ZN
Descripción Doubleday. Hardcover. Condición: New. 0385537050. Nº de ref. del artículo: Z0385537050ZN
Descripción Doubleday. Hardcover. Condición: New. 0385537050. Nº de ref. del artículo: Z0385537050ZN
Descripción Doubleday. Hardcover. Condición: New. 0385537050. Nº de ref. del artículo: Z0385537050ZN
Descripción Doubleday. Hardcover. Condición: New. 0385537050. Nº de ref. del artículo: Z0385537050ZN
Descripción Doubleday. Hardcover. Condición: New. 0385537050. Nº de ref. del artículo: Z0385537050ZN
Descripción Doubleday Books. HC. Condición: New. An American magazine staked the author $10,000 to play at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Nice gig, right? Keep in mind: that was also his writing fee. But there was the chance that he could make it to the fabled final table to play for millions in prize money, and the magazine assured him he could keep the winnings. You don't even need to like cards to enjoy this entertaining read, it?s almost a study in psychology as the best poker face wins!. Nº de ref. del artículo: Nov19-175 Nov19
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Descripción Doubleday Books. HC. Condición: New. An American magazine staked the author $10,000 to play at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Nice gig, right? Keep in mind: that was also his writing fee. But there was the chance that he could make it to the fabled final table to play for millions i. Nº de ref. del artículo: MP108-52 Table 9
Descripción Doubleday Books, New York, 2014. Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st Edition. Bij Specials - New small hardcover in new dust jacket SIGNED by Author, pervious owner kept newspaper clippings from the author signing event. White with black lettering and multi color card illustrations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Nº de ref. del artículo: oct24-19phar1