When HARPER'S magazine gave James McManus a $4,000 advance to write an article on the 2000 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, he used it as a springboard to win his own way into the game. A poker player since the age of 9, McManus worked at improving his game and was eventually able to win the $10,000 needed to enter the big game--which boasts a ...
In PHYSICAL, James McManus basically shares his medical chart with readers, using a three-day Mayo Clinic checkup as a jumping off point for this exploration into his personal health issues and his views on health-care providers and government policy. Along the way, he tells us about his cholesterol levels, his bad habits (smoking, drinking, diet) ...
One of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) was a master of self-invention who carefully regulated the image he projected through self-portraiture and through his collaboration with those who portrayed him. During his long career, Duchamp recast accepted modes for assembling and describing identity, ...
Penny Culligan is a diabetic. Seven years before the novel begins, she lost her lover to a grizzly bear accident. Now a graduate student, she has about a year to live and decides to take a bicycle trip back to Alaska where her lover was killed. However, on the way, she accepts a ride from Ndele Rimes, who is possibly a professional basketball ...
1047K-9 The industry's top guide to software quality -- completely updated! Practical techniques for mission-critical and commercial software. Build a great software quality organization. Prepare for ASQ Software Quality Engineer Certification. Software quality assurance has never been more challenging -- nor more business-critical. In this ...
From the author of the bestselling "Positively Fifth Street," comes the definitive story of poker from its roots in China, the Middle East, and Europe to its ascent as a global--but especially an American--phenomenon.
You might know what is said about Galileo, but not many people know what Galileo himself actually said! His elusive and often misquoted discourse has resulted, over the years, in slurs against his name and reputation as a scientist. Let him speak then, so that he can bring to everyone's attention his message of reason, of intellectual honesty, and ...
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