Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker
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Book Overview In the spring of 2000, Harper's Magazine sent James McManus to Las Vegas to cover the World Series of Poker, in particular the progress ...
In the spring of 2000, Harper's Magazine sent James McManus to Las Vegas to cover the World Series of Poker, in particular the progress of women in the $23 million event, and the murder of Ted Binion, the tournament's prodigal host, purportedly done in by a stripper and her boyfriend. But when McManus arrives, the lure of the tables compels him to risk his entire Harper's advance in a long-shot attempt to play in the tournament himself. This is his deliciously suspenseful account of the tournament--the players, the hand-to-hand combat, his own unlikely progress in it--and the delightfully seedy carnival atmosphere that surrounds it. Positively Fifth Street is a high-stakes adventure and a terrifying but often hilarious account of one man's effort to understand what Edward O. Wilson has called "Pleistocene exigencies"--the eros and logistics of our competitive instincts.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 448 | Language: English | Publisher: ST MARTINS PR 3PL | ISBN: 0312422520
FormatPaperback
Pages448
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0312422520
EAN9780312422523
PublisherST MARTINS PR 3PL
Publication Date1970-01-01
EditionReprint
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.77 Pounds
Length8.35 Inches
Width5.49 Inches
Height0.78 Inches
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