In the mid-1970s, Ian Andersen wrote Turning the Tables on Las Vegas, the classic book on casino comportment. As the first book to broach the all-important consideration of how to get away with gettin
Branch Whitney has hiked and climbed more than 3,000 miles, led more than 2,000 hikers to summits, and blazed wild and rewarding scrambling routes all over the Southwest. When Whitney claims that some
Kill Everyone took the poker world by storm when it was first released in 2007. Its perfect blend of real-time experience, poker math, and computational horsepower created new concepts and advanced st
Thanks to television, the Internet, and the incredible popularity of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, whenKill Phil was first published in 2006, tournament poker had become the richest sport in
Written by Jenn Barr, the first American to be inducted into the prestigious Japan Professional Mahjong League,Reach Mahjong is the best resource for learning all the tricks of the pros of the game. I
Hiking the Southwest provides recommendations for, descriptions of, and directions to the best hikes and adventures throughout the American Southwest. From canyoneering in Zion National Park and scra
Bill Zender’s Casino-ology took the art of casino management to new levels by introducing superior mathematical concepts to improve efficiencies within a casino operation. But after struggling through
As recently as the early 1990s, Las Vegas was considered the place where headlining bands went to die; the Entertainment Capital of the World didn’t attract a major touring act until 1993.Compared to
The purpose of Blackjack for Blood, by Bryce Carlson, is to provide the reader with a comprehensive strategy for obtaining a winning edge at the game as it is commonly played in the casinos of Nevada
Though Jean Scott was well-known to a select few Las Vegas aficionados throughout the 1990s, it wasn’t until the publication of The Frugal Gambler in 1998 that she became a household name to casino pl
Anna Christiansen’s small-town life is about to go haywire. A young reporter stuck in a dead-end job, Anna falls head over heels for an interview subject, the bass player in an up-and-coming alt band.
Since the publication of the bestselling The Frugal Gambler in 1998, Jean Scott has been busily plying her low-roller trade in casinos throughout America and sharing her exploits with the world via ap
What do you do when the law wants you behind bars and the New York crime families want you buried? That was the life-and-death dilemma confronting Andrew DiDonato, who began his criminal career at th
Bestselling author Michael Konik (The Man with the $100,000 Breasts; Ella in Europe; The Smart Money) abstained from using, or even trying, marijuana until he was nearly 40. Then he went to Amsterdam
The complete tax implications of gambling are a big mystery to gamblers, accountants, and even the Internal Revenue Service itself. The IRS offers surprisingly few details to guide gamblers through th
The two most common cancers in men are of the skin and prostate. If you’re male and over 50, statistically you have a 50% chance of getting clinically significant prostate cancer at some point in your
Throughout history, gambling has served as the subject for hundreds of compelling and robust portrayals by celebrated artists such as Cezanne, Picasso, Van Gogh, Degas, de la Tour, Remington, and Neim
A savage journey to the heart of Hunter S. Thompson’s Las Vegas, with the Good Doctor as tour guide.A Lord of the Rings-like adventure in the city’s underground flood channels. A seven-day stay at a s
Of all the modern Las Vegas casino operators, none had more flair than Bob Stupak. The self-proclaimed Polish Maverick” rose from humble origins as the son of a Pittsburgh boss gambler to head one of
Ask any great poker player how he'd play a hand and he'll always say, "it depends." Though that can be an infuriating response, the truth is, it does depend. The key to becoming a great poker player i
