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AMcD Inner circle stacking for food! 3078 Posts |
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On 2010-02-24 17:04, stoneunhinged wrote: As usual, everything is about context when we talk about card cheating. But let's be honest, when you see how much you've got to bend the card for Kennedy's center deal, you should play cards with blind people or heavy drunkers if you want no one spotting that something weird is going on... |
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ein_doppelganger Loyal user 213 Posts |
Nicholas: Check out Jim Thompson (The Grifters) as well as the classics by Damon Runyon
AMcD: I totally get your meaning. According to the book I get the impression a lot of the folks he was playing with were drunk businessmen on a stopover from a long train ride. Its also apparent most people at the table were in collusion. I imagine he could get away with a lot under those circumstances. |
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kcg5 Inner circle who wants four fried chickens and a coke 1868 Posts |
I hear Jim Swain writes cheating novels, or one.
Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!!!!!
"History will be kind to me, as I intend to write it"- Sir Winston Churchill |
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NJJ Inner circle 6437 Posts |
Thanks for the grifters tip.
I've read swains funny money which, while accurate, wasn't much of a book. |
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No. 92 Regular user 199 Posts |
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On 2010-03-05 18:32, Nicholas J. Johnson wrote: Gamblers Rose by G.W. Hawkes is a novel about a family of cardsharps in hawaii 1971. Quite a page turner. |
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ein_doppelganger Loyal user 213 Posts |
Richard Turner has his novel Re-Deal..
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NJJ Inner circle 6437 Posts |
Gambler's Rose is a great book. It didn't feel like a book about cards but rather about family. I just read the synposis of Re-Deal on Amazon. Looks wonderfully trashy!
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kcg5 Inner circle who wants four fried chickens and a coke 1868 Posts |
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On 2010-03-07 16:41, ein_doppelganger wrote: I had forgotten about this wonderful book. Very well done by Mr. Turner.
Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!!!!!
"History will be kind to me, as I intend to write it"- Sir Winston Churchill |
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James Alan Special user Toronto, Ontario 680 Posts |
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On 2010-02-24 17:04, stoneunhinged wrote: His latest is just coming off the burner, being served up right now: Igniting the Imagination |
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NJJ Inner circle 6437 Posts |
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On 2010-03-06 00:17, Nicholas J. Johnson wrote: Re-reading this, I realised I was being pretty harsh. It's actually a fun read with lots of nice stories about mini-swindles scattered throughout the plot. It's not great literature but it's a great airport crime fiction. |
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ein_doppelganger Loyal user 213 Posts |
I will check his stuff out - I found a few titles that looked suitably entertaining.
It goes without saying that seeking out classic pulp novels is fun too if you are looking for cons in fiction. |
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ein_doppelganger Loyal user 213 Posts |
I just finished Phantoms of the Card Table. What an interesting picture thay paint of Vernon. I know the book isn't really about him and the impression is colored by Scott's experience of the man.
I imagine Vernon was annoyed since it sounded like quite a frustrating situation to be in. Here this guy is touted as your better and you don't get to see him work or verify it yourself. Anyway, great book! I'm on to George Devol now. |
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NJJ Inner circle 6437 Posts |
I found the beginning and end of Phantoms really fantastic. However, I got bored in the middle by the squabbles and letters between the magic elite as they fought for status and to be the ultimate keeper of secrets. Reminded me of too many threads on this forum and too many magic clubs.
I might join you ein_dopperganger and re-read Devol.... |
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