James McManus

James McManus
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James McManus is a novelist and poet, most recently winner of the Peter Lisagor Award for sports journalism. He teaches writing and comparative literature at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, including a course on the literature and science of poker.


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James McManus on Poker Terms

James McManus, author of Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker, as well as the classic account of the World Series of Poker, Positively Fifth Street, defines a few favorite poker terms. He spoke at the Amazon.com offices in Seattle in November 2009.

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James McManus discusses poker from the Amazon.com offices.

James McManus, author of Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker, as well as the classic account of the World Series of Poker, Positively Fifth Street, talks about the links between politics and poker. He spoke at the Amazon.com offices in Seattle in November 2009.

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Cowboys Full by James McManus--Audiobook Excerpt

Listen to this audiobook excerpt from James McManus' book Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker. From the author of the bestselling Positively Fifth Street comes the definitive story of the game that, more than any other, reflects who we are and how we operate.

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Physical by James McManus--Audiobook Excerpt

Listen to this audiobook excerpt from James McManus' book Physical: An American Checkup. When hard-living, middle-aged American writer James McManus gets a three-day executive checkup at the Mayo Clinic, he is immediately forced to confront his mortality. Will he survive his own cardiovascular system and genetic inheritance long enough to see his young daughters grow up?

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Positively Fifth Street by James McManus--Audio Excerpt

Listen to this audiobook excerpt and hear James McManus read from his book Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker. James McManus was sent to Las Vegas by Harper's to cover the World Series of Poker in 2000, especially the mushrooming progress of women in the $23-million event, and the murder of Ted Binion, the tournament's prodigal host, purportedly done in by a stripper and her boyfriend with a technique so outré it took a Manhattan pathologist to identify it.

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Cowboys Full
Cowboys Full

James McManus
Picador

From James McManus, author of the bestselling Positively Fifth Street, comes the definitive story of the game that, more than any other, reflects who we are...


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James McManus
Picador

Includes a New Afterword A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice When hard-living, middle-aged American writer James McManus gets a three-day...


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Going to the Sun
Going to the Sun

James McManus
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Seven years ago, Penny's boyfriend was savagely attacked by a bear, setting off a chain of tragic events. Now, fighting a debilitating illness and haunted by...


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Positively Fifth Street
Positively Fifth Street

James McManus
Picador

In the spring of 2000, Harper's Magazine sent James McManus to Las Vegas to cover the World Series of Poker, in particular the progress of women in the $23...


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