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Becoming Bobby
Michael Konik
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Description for Becoming Bobby
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
He quit his job. He abandoned his wife. He left his home and checked in at the Nirvana Hotel and Casino. In Michael Konik's darkly satirical debut novel, an American Humbert Humbert is overwhelmed by fantasies of becoming a Vegas big shot. Dubbed the Dean of the World's Gambling Writers , Konik is a former Cigar Aficionado gaming columnist and TV poker analyst. The best-selling author of three acclaimed gambling-story collections, including The Man with the $100,000 Breasts , he brings his vast knowledge of the casino world to the pages of this viciously funny (and strangely inspiring) ... Read more
He quit his job. He abandoned his wife. He left his home and checked in at the Nirvana Hotel and Casino. In Michael Konik's darkly satirical debut novel, an American Humbert Humbert is overwhelmed by fantasies of becoming a Vegas big shot. Dubbed the Dean of the World's Gambling Writers , Konik is a former Cigar Aficionado gaming columnist and TV poker analyst. The best-selling author of three acclaimed gambling-story collections, including The Man with the $100,000 Breasts , he brings his vast knowledge of the casino world to the pages of this viciously funny (and strangely inspiring) ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Huntington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
257 g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Las Vegas, United States
ISBN
9781935396611
SKU
V9781935396611
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About Michael Konik
A former professional sports gambler and television poker commentator, Michael Konik has earned the honorific Dean of the World's Gambling Writers. The best-selling author of acclaimed books about risk and reward, including The Man With the $100,000 Breasts, Telling Lies and Getting Paid, and The Smart Money, Konik lives in Southern California, where he tends to a vegetable garden and ... Read more
Reviews for Becoming Bobby
Gambling merely serves as the canvas upon which Konik paints tales of the human condition.
Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press