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In the spring of 2000, Harper's Magazine sent James McManus to Las Vegas to cover the World Series of Poker, in particular the progress of women in the $23 million event, and the murder of Ted Binion, the tournament's prodigal host, purportedly done in by a stripper and her boyfriend. But when McManus arrives, the lure of the tables compels him to risk his entire Harper's advance in a long-shot attempt to play in the tournament himself. This is his deliciously suspenseful account of the tournament--the players, the hand-to-hand combat, his own unlikely progress in it--and the delightfully seedy carnival atmosphere that surrounds it. Positively Fifth Street is a high-stakes adventure and a terrifying but often hilarious account of one man's effort to understand what Edward O. Wilson has called "Pleistocene exigencies"--the eros and logistics of our competitive instincts.
| Autorius: | James McManus, Mcmanus, |
| Leidėjas: | St. Martins Press-3PL |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2004 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 440 |
| ISBN-10: | 0312422520 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780312422523 |
| Formatas: | 216 x 140 x 26 mm. Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
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