{"product_id":"take-me-to-the-river-a-wayward-and-perilous-journey-to-the-world-series-of-poker-9780743288378","title":"Take Me to the River: A Wayward and Perilous Journey to the World Series of Poker","description":"An overeducated underachiever, Peter Alson spent his post-college decades doing his best not to grow up. But having just turned fifty, this rambling-gambling bachelor decides it's time to settle down. So he pops the question to his longtime girlfriend, then hatches a plan to pay for their wedding -- involving poker and a trip to Las Vegas. Boarding a plane bound for the neon desert and the biggest game in town -- the 2005 World Series of Poker -- this inveterate gambler and bad boy stares down his past and his future while competing for over $56 million in prize money. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eTake Me to the River\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious, wrenching, full-tilt Vegas exploration of one man's obsession with poker and the lessons it has to offer -- about probability and luck, good fortune and bad, patience, perseverance, and -- most fitting for a man with marriage in his near future -- commitment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Alson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.59w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743288378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlson, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003ePeter Alson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the highly acclaimed memoir \u003ci\u003eConfessions of an Ivy League Bookie\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eOne of a Kind\u003c\/i\u003e, a biography of the poker champion Stuey Ungar, and \u003ci\u003eAtlas: From the Street to the Ring: A Son's Struggle to Become a Man\u003c\/i\u003e. Alson's articles have appeared in many national magazines, including \u003ci\u003eEsquire, Playboy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Alice, and their daughter Eden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40117443625075,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d131b761-d38a-4106-afca-4553a57966a4.jpg?v=1653576029","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/take-me-to-the-river-a-wayward-and-perilous-journey-to-the-world-series-of-poker-9780743288378","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}