The Hand I Played

A Poker Memoir

David Spanier (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2001
University of Nevada Press (Verlag)
978-0-87417-490-8 (ISBN)

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An engaging tour of the colorful and exciting world of poker

David Spanier's writing on gambling has always combined the keen delight of an enthusiast with the clear-eyed scrutiny of the journalist. In this collection of entertaining and enlightening essays, Spanier examines his favorite game of all: poker. From a candid account of his introduction to gambling as a schoolboy at one of England's most prestigious boarding schools, to a fascinating examination of gambling in cyberspace via internet poker groups, Spanier leads us on an engaging tour of the colorful and exciting world of poker.

David Spanier, was one of the world's foremost writers on poker and gambling. His many books included Welcome to the Pleasuredome, Inside the Gambler's Mind, and Total Poker. Spanier became the world's first poker columnist of a national newspaper when he started a weekly column for The Independent. Spanier also had a long, distinguished career as a diplomatic journalist at The Times and in radio. He died in 2000.

Reihe/Serie	Gambling Studies Series
Verlagsort	Reno
Sprache	englisch
Maße	130 x 196 mm
Gewicht	204 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik
	Wirtschaft
ISBN-10	0-87417-490-2 / 0874174902
ISBN-13	978-0-87417-490-8 / 9780874174908
Zustand	Neuware