Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People The Memoirs of the Greatest Gambler Who Ever Lived

Name: Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People The Memoirs of the Greatest Gambler Who Ever Lived
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ISBN: 9780060542351

ISBN-10: 0060542357

ISBN-13: 9780060542351

Edition: 2003

Authors: Amarillo Slim Preston, Greg Dinkin

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If there's anything I'll argue about, I'll either bet on it or shut up. And since it's not becoming for a cowboy to be arguing, I've made a few wagers in my day. But in my humble opinion, I'm no hustler. You see, neighbor, I never go looking for a sucker. I look for a champion and make a sucker out of him." Amarillo Slim might be the greatest gambler who ever lived, but it's his down-home charm and folksy storytelling that have made him an American idol and media darling. Slim is a legend, as American as Paul Bunyan, Jesse James, and P.T. Barnum. In Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People, T.A. "Amarillo Slim" Preston will tell the tall tales of his fascinating life. Slim will…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 5/6/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.97" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Introduction



From Arkansas to Texas--the Making of Amarillo Slim



Serving My Country (and Myself)



If You Want Some Publicity, Set Yourself on Fire



Have I Got a Proposition for You: Titanic, Runyon, Moss, and More



Doyle, Sailor, and Slim: Three Peas in a Pod Who Liked to Book and Bet (but Not Among Themselves)



It Takes a Tough Sonofabitch to Whip Me: Poker and Life as a Texas Road Gambler



A Binion, a Greek, and How Las Vegas Became the Poker Capital of the World



Another Greek, a Thackrey, and the World Series of Poker



Celebrity Has Its Perks



The River of No Return



Spit and Pull It--Leading Men and the Super Bowl of Poker



Very Seldom Do the Lambs Slaughter the Butcher--Getting Fat Overseas



A Rattlesnake, an Alligator, Pablo Escobar, and Another Trip to Idaho When I Almost Didn't Return



The Last Hand


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