The noble hustle : poker, beef jerky, and death / Colson Whitehead.

"In The Noble Hustle, Colson Whitehead does for participatory journalism what he did for zombie novels in ZONE ONE: Take one literary genius, add $10,000 and a seat at the World Series of Poker, and stir. On one level, Colson Whitehead's THE NOBLE HUSTLE is a familiar species of participatory journa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Whitehead, Colson, 1969-
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday, [2014]
Edition:First edition.
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Physical Description:234 pages ; 20 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a The Republic of Anhedonia -- Making the nature scene -- The poker chips is filth -- Wretch like me -- How are you going to break it to Cujo? -- Every ante is a soul -- M. 
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