Double Down

Double Down Reflections on Gambling and Loss

1st Harvest Edition

Paperback (21 May 2001)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Double Down is a true story, a terrifying roller-coaster ride deep into the heart of two men, and into the world of floating Gulf Coast casinos. When both of their parents died within a short time of each other, the writers Frederick and Steven Barthelme, both professors of English in Mississippi, inherited a goodly sum of money. What followed was a binge during which they gambled away their entire fortune-and more. And then, in a cruel twist of fate, they were charged with cheating at the tables.

Told with a mixture of sadness and wry humor, and with a compelling look at the physical aura of gambling-the feel of the cards, the smell of the crowd, the sounds of the tables-Double Down is a reflection on the lure of challenging the odds, the attraction of stepping into the void. A cautionary tale (the brothers were eventually exonerated), it is a book that, once read, will never be forgotten.

Book information

ISBN: 9780156010702
Publisher: HMH Books
Imprint: Mariner Books
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Harvest Edition
DEWEY: 616.85841
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 198
Weight: 272g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 13mm