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| Introduction: Why You Can Trust Your Author More Than Your Car Mechanic | |
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| Getting to First Base on the First Date | |
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| Including: Physical and mental preparation | |
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| A winning look | |
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| Seeing yourself through your opponents' eyes | |
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| How to Wear Basic Black to Stay out of the Red | |
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| Including: Setting a stop-loss | |
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| Taking notes on your opponents | |
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| Selecting the right limit game | |
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| The benefits of a chatty game | |
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| Why never to multitask at the table | |
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| Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall, Why Aren't I the Fairest of Them All? | |
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| Including: The value of keeping records | |
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| When you're in over your head | |
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| When not to play | |
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| Why it's best to learn one game at a time | |
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| Friends as opponents | |
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| Be All You Can Be Without Joining the Army | |
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| Including: Start calm | |
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| Why not to set a quitting time | |
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| Sit away from the experts | |
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| Mustering patience and self-control | |
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| Creating the illusion of gambling | |
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| Only Your Hairdresser (and Shrink) Knows for Sure | |
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| Including: Beware of innocuous questions | |
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| Not getting baited | |
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| Letting idiots be idiots | |
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| Anything He Can Do, She Can Do Better! (Except Lift a Piano) | |
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| Including: Figuring out your male opponents' attitudes toward female players | |
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| Developing your intuitive skills | |
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| Taking advantage of the presence of a flirt | |
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| Why to check-raise whiners | |
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| Every Face Tells a Story (or How Botox Can Save You Money) | |
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| Including: Why to make your pauses uniform | |
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| Assessing players by their actions, not images | |
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| Judging reaction time | |
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| If All Is Not Lost, Where Is It? | |
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| Including: Don't beat yourself up | |
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| Knowing when to quit | |
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| Being above vendettas | |
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| Why never to show your hand, as a beginner | |
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| Do Not Mix Stripes and Plaids on a Blind Date (Not Even with Stevie Wonder) | |
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| Including: Keeping your strategies to yourself | |
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| Why not to play with a short stack | |
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| Thinking long-term | |
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| Not succumbing to superstitions | |
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| As Phony as a Back-Alley Prada Handbag | |
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| Including: Who to bluff and who not to | |
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| Soothing the sting of being bluffed | |
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| Even if your bluff fails, it can still be a good play | |
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| How to Keep All Your Balls in the Air Without Getting Hit on the Head | |
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| Including: Do not take the cards personally | |
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| Why to be more conservative when you're losing | |
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| Never educate your opponents | |
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| The Right Shoes Can Make All the Difference (Just Ask Cinderella) | |
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| Including: Why to brag about your luck | |
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| Don't try to trick the dummies | |
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| Best bets for mixing up your play | |
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| Press the sessions when you're winning big | |
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| Pssst, Do You Want to Know a Secret? Promise Not to Tell? | |
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| Including: You're not at the table to make friends | |
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| Don't fall in love with your hand | |
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| Count to 10 before you call a raise | |
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| Know how to play short-handed | |
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| Barefoot and Big-Busted in Cyberspace | |
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| Including: Choosing a reputable poker room | |
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| Deciding on your online identity | |
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| Learning to recognize online tells | |
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| Are you being cheated? | |
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| The importance of self-discipline | |
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| Honey, I Blew Up the Chips! | |
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| Including: Keeping things friendly | |
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| Setting the stakes | |
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| Settling disputes | |
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| Why not to lend a friend money | |
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| Please, Thank You, and, By the Way, Your Fly Is Unzipped | |
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| Including: Respect your fellow players (and yourself) | |
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| Tips on tipping | |
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| Avoid laying blame | |
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| Nuggets You Won't Find for Sale on eBay | |
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| Including: Don't try to learn the game from TV | |
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| Understand the rake | |
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| Keep your reputation squeaky-clean | |
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| Safety tips for cashing out | |
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| The Yellow Brick Road Doesn't End at Oz | |
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| Including: Derive your well-being from your execution, not your results | |
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| Foster poker friendships | |
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| Maintain balance-there's more to life than poker | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Go to Bed with the Pros - Recommended Poker Reading | |
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| Know the Lingo - A Glossary of Key Terms | |
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| Learn the Key Odds - Some Probabilities You Ought to Know | |
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| Know the Rules - How to Play Texas Hold 'em and Seven-Card Stud | |