| Blackjack Autumn: A True Tale of Life, Death, and Splitting Tens in Winnemucca Contributor(s): Meadow, Barry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0929712080 ISBN-13: 9780929712086 Publisher: Huntington Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2001 Annotation: When Barry Meadow decided to take two months off from his everyday life to play blackjack in every Nevada casino, he had no idea what he would find. Leaving behind his business, his fiancee, and his son, he set out on the road with a suitcase, a tape recorder, and $8,000 on the trip of a lifetime. He ran into cowboys and Indians, suffered the Stardust curse, split 10s in Winnemucca, and learned more about real-world gambling than anyone should have to know. With wit and wisdom, Meadow takes you on an incredible journey -- literally, figuratively, even spiritually -- all within the context of a professional blackjack player's remarkable way of life. Gambling lessons, life's lessons, Nevada geography lessons -- this one's got it all. One of the most highly acclaimed gambling books in the past half-decade. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Games & Activities | Gambling - General (see Also Self-help - Compulsive Behavior) - Games & Activities | Card Games - Blackjack |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004303505 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.42" W x 8.38" (1.06 lbs) 341 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What is it like to take two months off from your life and travel alone throughout Nevada, playing blackjack in every casino in the state? Barry Meadow did just that. Leaving behind his business, his fianc e, and his son, he set out with a suitcase, a tape recorder, and $8,000 on the trip of a lifetime. He had no idea what he would find. All he knew was that every day would be an adventure and every joint would be a risk. Meadow ran into cowboys and Indians, suffered the Stardust curse, split tens in Winnemucca and learned more about the real world of gambling than anyone should have to know. It's a tale that only Meadow, with wit and wisdom, could tell. And it's all true. You'll never forget Blackjack Autumn. |