· POKER, BEEF JERKY, AND DEATH. by Colson Whitehead ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 6, An assignment to compete in the World Series of Poker allows the author to meditate on his identity, failings, writing, appetite for beef jerky and challenge to make the leap from decent house player to high-stakes pro gambler. As a novelist of considerable range, Whitehead consistently writes about Author: Don Mcleese. · In the annals of great first lines, The Noble Hustle's ranks near the top: "I have a good poker face," Colson Whitehead writes, "because I am half dead inside." Hustle is Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. On one level, The Noble Hustle is a familiar species of participatory journalism--a longtime neighborhood poker player, Whitehead was given a $10, stake and an assignment from the online online magazine Grantland to see how far he could get in the World Series of Poker. But since it stems from the astonishing mind of Colson Whitehead (MacArthur Award-endorsed!), the book is a brilliant, /5().
The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death. A literary account of the World Series of Poker Main Event in which Colson Whitehead — author of seven other books and winner of a MacArthur. THE NOBLE HUSTLE, POKER, BEEF JERKY AND DEATH. Pulitzer Prize Winner ("The Underground Railroad") Colson Whitehead has done it again, written a book unlike any other that I've read. "The Noble Hustle," a be-all and end-all of serious poker playing, caught my eye not only because I so trust his writing, but mostly because after living. "The Noble Hustle" began life as a magazine article. In , Grantland sent Mr. Whitehead to Las Vegas and staked his $10, entrance fee to participate in the seven-day World Series of Poker.
POKER, BEEF JERKY, AND DEATH. by Colson Whitehead ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 6, An assignment to compete in the World Series of Poker allows the author to meditate on his identity, failings, writing, appetite for beef jerky and challenge to make the leap from decent house player to high-stakes pro gambler. As a novelist of considerable range, Whitehead consistently writes about more than he’s ostensibly writing about, turning a futuristic zombie novel (Zone One, , etc.) into a. The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death - Kindle edition by Whitehead, Colson. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death. In the annals of great first lines, The Noble Hustle's ranks near the top: "I have a good poker face," Colson Whitehead writes, "because I am half dead inside." Hustle is a gritty, grimly funny.
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