The Noble Hustle Poker Beef Jerky And Death

Description: From the two - time Pulitzer Prize - winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys Whitehead proves a brilliant sociologist of the poker world. The Boston Globe In 2011, Grantland magazine gave bestselling novelist Colson Whitehead $10,000 to play at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. It was the assignment of a lifetime except for one hitch he d never played in a casino tournament before. With just six weeks to train our humble narrator took the Greyhound to Atlantic City to learn the ways of high - stakes Texas Hold em. Poker culture he discovered is marked by joy heartbreak and grizzled veterans playing against teenage hotshots weaned on Internet gambling. Not to mention the not - to - be overlooked issue of coordinating Port Authority bus schedules with your kid's drop - off and pickup at school. Finally arriving in Vegas for the multimillion - dollar tournament Whitehead brilliantly details his progress both literal and existential through the event's antes and turns through its gritty moments of calculation hope and spectacle. Entertaining ironic and strangely profound this epic search for meaning at the World Series of Poker is a sure bet. Look for Colson Whitehead's new novel Crook Manifesto coming soon!
Title: The Noble Hustle Poker Beef Jerky And Death
Barcode: 9780345804334
Publication Date: 3/3/2015