Cowboys Full - Couverture souple

MCMANUS, JAMES

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0312430086 ISBN 13 : 9780312430085

Editeur : Picador Paper, 2010

Synopsis

Book by McManus James

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Cowboys Full traces the story of poker from its roots in China, until Americans took what was a French parlour game and turned it into a national craze by the time of the American Civil War. Poker has been inextricably linked with American history ever since. It has been played by numerous presidents (Richard Nixon financed his first campaign office through his poker winnings) and has been used as a political tool to explain policy, for networking and to negotiate treaties. Poker echoes how we conduct wars and do business: cheating and bluffing, leveraging uncertainty, managing risk and reward. In the past poker was thought to be a cheater s game but it has since become a mostly honest contest of cunning, mathematics and luck. It is the world s, and cyberspace s, most popular card game and has had an immense impact on popular culture (McManus explores its portrayal in novels, movies and plays). Combining colourful history with the author s own personal experience of the professional tour Cowboys Full introduces the reader to all the major forms of poker, the game s most notorious players and demonstrates how poker has informed military, diplomatic and business life for centuries.

Revue de presse :

With a huge knowledge of the game to draw on; at times, in its weaving together of anecdote and observation, it produces the sensation you might get from contemplating a work of art. McManus is a first-rate writer: controlled, sensitive, precise and compelling. --Nicholas Lezard, Guardian

An attempt, triumphantly realised, at a definitive history. The narrative fizzes along through 500-plus pages, packed with arresting anecdotes... Don t bet on anyone bettering this classic account. --'Independent on Sunday'

Undoubtedly the most definitive account of poker and card playing yet committed to paper... Its exhaustive research and clear historical analysis will thrill scholars of the game for years to come... Delights and informs in equal measure. --'Card Player'

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Picador Paper
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0312430086
• ISBN 13: 9780312430085
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 608