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 describe some of his greatest gambling exploits -- from winning the World Series of Poker to creating extraordinary proposition bets to running the biggest black market in Europe during the war while giving pool exhibitions (read: hustling) on military bases for Uncle Sam. Among others, Slim beat Willie Nelson for $300,000 playing dominoes; Larry Flynt for $2 million playing poker. He has played poker with presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon, and drug lords Pablo Escobar and Jimmy Chagra. He was also one of the pioneers of Las Vegas. Plain and simple, Amarillo Slim is America's greatest gambler of all time.

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

Biographies & Memoirs

Preston, Amarillo Slim

Dinkin, Greg

Arts & Literature

HarperEntertainment

Amarillo Slim Preston has won $300,000 from Willie Neslon playing dominoes and $2 million from Larry Flynt playing poker. He has shuffled, dealt, and bluffed with some of twentieth-century's most famous figures. He beat Minnesota Fats at pool with a broom, Bobby Riggs at table tennis with a skillet, and Evel Knievel at golf with a carpenter's hammer. Amarillo Slim has gambled with 'em all, and left most of them wishing they hadn't. The memoirs of a living American icon, Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People is the story of life as a Texas road gambler and the discovery of the Wild West. It's also the story of how Slim won the World Series of Poker at Binion's Horseshoe, became a worldwide celebrity, and brought poker from smoky backrooms to mainstream America. Just let him tell it: "If there's anything I'll argue about, I'll either bet on it or shut up. And since it's not very becoming for a cowboy to be arguing, I've made a few wagers in my day. But in my humble opinion, I'm no ordinary hustler. You see, neighbor, I never go looking for a sucker. I look for a champion and make a sucker out of him . . . " "I'm fixing to tell you a few things that I've been keeping to myself for a lot of years. If you're not careful, you just might learn how to get rich without ever having a job."

Community & Culture

Dey Street Books

The world of poker is the real world. Risk and reward are measured every second of the game. The same is true in business. An MBA is a nice credential, but the first step to business success is knowing how to read others, when to bluff, and when to walk away—no matter how high the stakes. The same is true in poker. In The Poker MBA poker professional and MBA Greg Dinkin and bestselling author Jeffrey Gitomer show you how to apply the skills acquired at the poker table to all levels of business. By using the principles outlined in this book, you will achieve an edge over your competition and learn skills that aren’t taught in a traditional business school program. Shrewd poker players and their business counterparts are not born that way—they learned their craft, and you can, too. There is no better training ground for business than a poker game, where your ability to think strategically and make split-second decisions determines whether you cash out a winner. A world-champion poker player like Amarillo Slim and a world-class businessman like Bill Gates each possess the same set of skills. Both men are: * Strategic thinkers * Shrewd decision makers * Adept at reading others * Able to recover from a loss * Good enough actors to “fake it” and win—they can bluff Whether you are an intern, a department manager, a salesperson, an entrepreneur, or the CEO of a major company, basic poker skills can be used to add to your business success. By understanding winning poker strategy, you’ll learn how to read people, close deals, negotiate contracts, motivate employees, build a brand, create customer loyalty, and make day-to-day business decisions that will contribute to your bottom line. The Poker MBA takes you inside the high-stakes world of poker to show that winning at poker and winning at business are one and the same. Through the lens of poker, readers will learn sophisticated concepts such as expected value, regression to the mean, and discounted cash flows—all in a format that is entertaining and easy to understand. If you see things from the perspective of others, the odds will fall in your favor, and you will be a winner in the long run. This book shows you how to use the traits of a poker professional to become a better risk taker and decision maker in order to profit more in business. A poker book? Sure. A business book? Absolutely. But more important, The Poker MBA is a money book. Read it and you will improve your ability to think and execute so that the odds stay in your favor and you leave the game a winner.

The Poker MBA: Winning in Business No Matter What Cards You're Dealt

Business & Money

Gitomer, Jeffrey

Business Culture

Crown Business

You find your answers by asking questions. That’s why the only how-to book that will work for you is the one you write yourself. In his fourth book, Greg Dinkin gives you the questions to be a leading man who lives his own winning story. Mix “Dinkin’s 7 Empowering Questions” with practical wisdom from successful leaders and you will discover effective tools that uniquely suit you. Your newfound awareness will create a clear and concise map that leads to fulfillment, wealth, and success--the way you define them. “The Leading Man is both practical and soulful. Like Dale Carnegie, Deepak Chopra, and Stephen Covey, Greg Dinkin is a gifted teacher, though his sharp edge and laugh-out-loud humor will make you forget this is a how-to book. Kudos to Dinkin for giving us a safe space to get to know ourselves as well as a blueprint so we can all live as leading men.” -Michael Parness, author of Rule the Freakin’ Markets “Greg Dinkin has written a book for men who wouldn’t be caught dead reading a self-help book. There’s no flowery language, no new-age mumbo jumbo, and no vague conceptual BS. Just straightforward guidance from a guy who’s been to his own personal hell and back—and figured out what it takes to live well. If you’re ready for success, start reading immediately.” -Doug Sundheim, author of Taking Smart Risks

The Leading Man: 7 Empowering Questions to Break Free and Find Your Own Winning Way

Self-Help

Success

Vital

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