{"product_id":"the-noble-hustle-poker-beef-jerky-and-death-9780345804334","title":"The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky and Death","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Underground Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Nickel Boys -\u003c\/i\u003e \"Whitehead proves a brilliant sociologist of the poker world.\" \u003ci\u003e--The Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoker 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLook for Colson Whitehead's new novel, \u003ci\u003eCrook Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOLSON WHITEHEAD is the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Underground Railroad.\u003c\/i\u003e His other works include \u003ci\u003eThe Noble Hustle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZone One\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSag Harbor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Intuitionist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJohn Henry Days\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eApex Hides the Hurt\u003c\/i\u003e, and one collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eThe Colossus of New York\u003c\/i\u003e. A National Book Award winner and a recipient of MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships, he lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692699652370,"sku":"9780345804334","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9ea90f6d-8036-40fc-abea-20f6f954560c.jpg?v=1734131390","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-noble-hustle-poker-beef-jerky-and-death-9780345804334","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}