Are you looking for read ebook online? Search for your book and save it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Download The Noble Hustle PDF full book. Access full book title The Noble Hustle by Colson Whitehead. Download full books in PDF and EPUB format.
Author: Colson Whitehead Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 0345804333 Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 258
Book 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 bestselling new novel, Harlem Shuffle!
Author: Colson Whitehead Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 0345804333 Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 258
Book 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 bestselling new novel, Harlem Shuffle!
Author: Sereena Nightshade and Brian Guzzi Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1499051670 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 366
Book Description
Drift is a medley style compilation of poetry, prose, quips and descriptive ditties about various topics, primarily geared towards adult relationships, which have drifted into this book’s authors’ minds over the relevant time frame of this books creation. Readers are advised that some poetry herein is from a long ago time frame. These ancient poems are primarily the remaining stragglers as they are found with the exception of a small number of works that link into other works within this book. As a medley style book of poetry there is no specific categorization of works and works are not presented in any particular or planned order. Many poems within Drift express desires, wishes, disappointments, sorrows as well as specific real-life components in relationships, including common patterns of dysfunctional relationship patterns. In these dysfunctional romantic relationship patterns this writer posits most people have experienced the issues presented in poetry within this book while the majority of people may not have examined, dissected, analyzed and/or named the various components as well as personality types that lead to, accept or become pulled into strive, sometimes despite the intelligence or wisdom of certain individuals impacted by the dysfunction. Limited essay or bullet point material is added to provide readers with greater clarity into the poetry within Drift. This book additionally provides footnotes on some of the poetry to further assist readers unfamiliar with poetry. These footnotes are intended to assist readers in their ultimate understanding of the poems herein. It is noteworthy to add that poetry in Drift utilizes the term “You,” which is not a common form of presentation for this book’s most prolific writer who typically avoids second person reference such as this. The usage of the term “You” is not intended to imply the poetry within this book is directed to any particular reader or readers in general. This writer sincerely hopes readers both enjoy and learn from the poetry in Drift. Readers are invited to look into other books of poetry by the author/authors of Drift, including Drift’s highly organized and thus artistically variant poetic predecessor A Veritable Medley of Poetic Meanderings, through Online book vendors such as Xlibris, Amazon, Barnes and Nobel, etc. The second book in Drift is specifically designed solely for victims of the sophisticated sociopath domestic predator. Photos therein are somewhat akin to the theme by another writer not linked to either Sereena Nightshade or Brian Guzzi of “I wore red lipstick to my mastectomy” as well as for readers’ reprieve from the material presented.
Author: Jane Stanton Hitchcock Publisher: ISBN: 9781464210693 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
There has never been a better time for revenge. One-time socialite Maud Warner polishes up the rags of her once glittering existence and bluffs her way into a signature New York restaurant on a sunny October day. When she walks out again, a man will have been shot. Maud has grown accustomed to being underestimated and invisible, and she uses her ability to fly under the radar as she pursues celebrity accountant Burt Sklar, the man she believes stole her mother's fortune and left her family in ruins. Her fervent passion for poker has taught Maud that she can turn weakness into strength to take advantage of people who think they are taking advantage of her, and now she has dealt the first card in her high-stakes plan for revenge. One unexpected twist after another follows as Maud plays the most important poker hand of her life. The stakes? To take down her enemies and get justice for their victims. Her success depends on her continuing ability to bluff--and on who will fold. Can she win?
Author: Arthur W. Upfield Publisher: ETT Imprint ISBN: 1922384151 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 291
Book Description
To observe a ridge of sandhills was to wonder what lay beyond them... Perhaps it was the sense of freedom, both physically and spiritually, the knowledge that should I want to look beyond the sandhills and peer beyond the mirage, there was nothing but my two legs and a water bag to prevent me... As thousands did before me, and as men are still doing in these days, I asked for my cheque instead of orders one bright morning in May, and a week later an eager young man pushed a loaded bicycle out of Wilcannia. Arthur Upfield's autobiography was written in 1937 but put aside during the intervening years of the Second World War. Now available for the first time, here is Upfield's own story of tramping Australia and developing his great crime novels featuring Bony, the first Aboriginal detective, alongside real desert characters like One-Spur Dick, Mr Pluto, Dead March Harry and the evil Snowy Rowles. Illustrated with photographs from Upfield's archive.
Author: Mac Barnett Publisher: Roaring Brook Press ISBN: 1626724113 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 40
Book Description
This sly, hilarious tale, The Skunk, brings together luminaries Mac Barnett and Patrick McDonnell for the first time. An Entertainment Weekly Best Kids' Book When a skunk first appears in the tuxedoed man's doorway, it's a strange but possibly harmless occurrence. But then the man finds the skunk following him, and the unlikely pair embark on an increasingly frantic chase through the city, from the streets to the opera house to the fairground. What does the skunk want? It's not clear-but soon the man has bought a new house in a new neighborhood to escape the little creature's attention, only to find himself missing something. . .
Author: Lon LaFlamme Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 146975522X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 338
Book Description
Mortal Soul Copy: NOTE FOR ALL COPY POINT SIZE (back reviews, back body copy, back title, spine title and author): Make point size the same as on authors other iUniverse published books: Lords of Paradise, Black Lies, Vanishing Breed, Bone Chiller Mortal Soul Back Cover copy: Note: Background is dark blue, Pantone #_______ (Review copy to be placed on top of page--white type reversed out of dark blue background that compliments front cover color): Mortal Soul grabs your heart and never lets go. ----Mystery Morgue Magazine A richly textured and timeless novel. ----Charlotte Austin Review A superb story. ----Patti Nunn, Writers Showcase Review (white type reversed out of the dark blue background for body copy, below): Goblin shadows loom over a six-year-old boy restlessly waiting for parents who have vanished. Whispers of suicide or murder whirl around the abandoned child as he is passed from one relative to another. Obsessed to unravel the mystery behind his parents disappearance, Gordon LeBeque escapes into an even darker world of New Yorks Hells Kitchen and a series of adventures that sculpt him from a frightened boy to a haunted man. Even his worst nightmares cant prepare him for the truth behind the deadly secret relentlessly digging at his mortal soul. (using front cover title color and typeface placed directly beneath the body copy): Mortal Soul Mortal Soul Spine Copy: Note: Background is dark blue complementing dark blue on cover. (book title using same color and typeface as front cover): Mortal Soul (author name in white, using same typeface as author name on cover: Lon LaFlamme
Author: Katherine Preston Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 145167659X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 256
Book Description
A fresh, engaging account of a young woman's journey, first to find a cure for a lifelong struggle with stuttering, and ultimately to embrace the voice that has defined her character. It offers a fresh perspective on the obsession with physical perfection.
Author: Katlijne van der Stighelen Publisher: Brepols Publishers ISBN: 9782503525648 Category : Art, Netherlandish Languages : de Pages : 0
Book Description
Long dismissed as dull face painting, portraiture as a visual art gained new interest with the rise of contextual art history, the study of works of arts as products, reflections, and sometimes motivators of the social and cultural concerns of their time. Whether taken to encompass the studies of anonymus heads that have now been shown to belong to the seperate category of 'tronies', or confined more strictly to the representation of individuals whose historical identity is essential to the content of the work, portraiture clearly constituted a fascination for Dutch and Flemish consumers of the early modern period. The aim of this volume is to show a balanced hand of current international research on 17th-century Flemish and Dutch - apparently pokerfaced - portraiture.
Author: Piers Anthony Publisher: Del Rey ISBN: 0345536444 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 358
Book Description
Piers Anthony’s bestselling Xanth series is one of the cornerstones of fantasy, a lively and whimsical interpretation of a genre often criticized for taking itself too seriously. Anthony’s first Xanth novel, A Spell for Chameleon, was initially edited to target a more traditional audience. Now, in an eBook exclusive, A Spell for Chameleon has been reworked line by line—its language matching the simpler, playful way with words that made Piers Anthony an enduring fan favorite. Xanth is an enchanted land where magic rules, a land of centaurs and dragons and basilisks where every citizen has a unique spell to call their own. For Bink of North Village, however, Xanth is no fairy tale. He alone has no magic. And unless he gets some—and fast!—he will be exiled. Forever. But the Good Magician Humfrey is convinced that Bink does indeed have magic. In fact, both Beauregard the genie and the magic wall chart insist that Bink has magic as powerful as any possessed by the King, the Good Magician Humfrey, or even the Evil Magician Trent. Be that as it may, no one can fathom the nature of Bink’s very special magic. This is even worse than having no magic at all . . . and he still faces exile!
Author: Colson Whitehead
Author: Colson Whitehead
Author: Sereena Nightshade and Brian Guzzi
Author: Jane Stanton Hitchcock
Author: Arthur W. Upfield
Author: Mac Barnett
Author: Lorenzo Pericolo
Author: Lon LaFlamme
Author: Katherine Preston
Author: Katlijne van der Stighelen
Author: Piers Anthony