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Ben Mezrich, author of the New York Times bestseller Bringing Down the House, returns with an astonishing story of Ivy League hedge-fund cowboys, high stakes, and the Asian underworld. John Malcolm was the ultimate gunslinger in the Wild East, prepared to take on any level of risk in making mind-bog... More

The true account of an MIT prodigy who mastered a non-counting, legal gambling process that enabled him to win large stakes in Las Vegas describes the wild rumors that surrounded his casino visits and the subsequent violent backlash that nearly cost him his life. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.... More

For nearly five years, he was known as the 'Darling Of Las Vegas'; the biggest high roller to hit Sin City in decades, a hotshot, twenty one year-old kid with a seemingly unlimited bankroll and an even more unlimited lust for big money action. His name was Semyon Dukatch, and stories swirled in his ... More

A funny, wise and heartwarming story of a young man's first forays into love during a long, hot summer in New York City. Henry likes to think of himself as a promising jazz musician. The truth, however, is slightly less glamorous. At 18, he was dropped out of university, lives at home with his bic... More

A biting social satire of one of the world's most popular cultural phenomena from the bestselling author of The First Casualty. Chart Throb.The ultimate pop quest. Ninety five thousand hopefuls. Three judges. Just one winner. And that’s Calvin Simms, the genius behind the show. Calvin always ... More