{"product_id":"read-em-and-weep-a-bedside-poker-companion-9780060559595","title":"Read 'em and Weep: A Bedside Poker Companion","description":"\u003cp\u003ePoker is much more than just a popular game. It is a world unto itself, populated with a multitude of colorful characters: professionals and amateurs, hustlers and dreamers. This royal flush of a collection brings together short stories, essays, poems, and excerpts from novels by a host of renowned writers -- from the Wild West to present day -- who have mined their personal experience of the game. Entertaining and enlightening, you'll want to ante up for \u003cstrong\u003eRead 'Em and Weep\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith pieces by ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNelson Algren\u003cbr\u003eAndy Bellin\u003cbr\u003eAnthony Holden\u003cbr\u003eKaty Lederer\u003cbr\u003eJames Thurber\u003cbr\u003eBarbara Tuchman\u003cbr\u003e Billy Collins\u003cbr\u003ePete Dexter\u003cbr\u003eMartin Amis\u003cbr\u003eDavid Mamet\u003cbr\u003eHerbert O. Yardley\u003cbr\u003eA. Alvarez\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...And More\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStravinsky, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJohn Stravinsky is the author of five books and has written on sports for a number of publications, including \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, The Village Voice, The Wall Street Journal, Billiards Digest, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eMen's Journal.\u003c\/em\u003e He lives in Long Island, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51500951470354,"sku":"9780060559595","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d072cc14-6a99-4eeb-8b1a-8abc591b721b.jpg?v=1753205360","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/read-em-and-weep-a-bedside-poker-companion-9780060559595","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}