Destined to become the new poker classic, a must-read” (Mike Sexton, top poker player and promoter), Ghosts at the Table is the game's first definitive history. With verve and wit, internationally renowned poker personality Des Wilson traces poker's Wild West origins in Deadwood, South Dakota-where Wild” Bill Hickok was said to have been shot holding aces and eights-to the annual World Series of Poker and amazing high-stakes games of modern-day Las Vegas. It's a story full of unforgettable characters-riverboat gamblers, Texas rounders, roadside hucksters, and living legends-who have helped make poker the world's most popular game.

Ghosts at the Table: Riverboat Gamblers, Texas Rounders, Internet Gamers, and the Living Legends Who Made Poker What It Is Today

Humor & Entertainment

Wilson, Des

Puzzles & Games

Da Capo Press

Dave Ulliott has taken the poker world by storm. A world-class competitor, he's one of the most feared players on the burgeoning global poker circuit. Tagged "The Devil Fish," Ulliott was a petty criminal at 16—a safe-cracker who spent his 21st birthday in prison. After becoming a pawnbroker, he turned his gambling hobby into a hugely lucrative career. Ulliott was the first British player to win a $500,000 poker tournament in the U.S., the first player to win the Late Night Poker series on Britain's Channel 4, and is now the face of Ultimatebet.com, one of poker's biggest online sites. This record is an insider's account of the amazing world of professional poker, revealing, for the first time, the extraordinary stories of the world's top players. A must-read for anyone interested in the astonishing growth of professional poker, from yesterday's illegal back-street games to the television and cyberspace phenomenon of today.

Swimming with the Devil Fish

Sports & Outdoors

Pan/Macmillan

Major companies are increasingly coming under fire as they try to pursue their private business on a public battleground. Private Business-Public Battleground brings together two former opponents - Des Wilson &amp; John Egan - to discuss the value of a stakeholder approach and show how it can help companies operating at the interface between private and public interest. Together they review recent cases and controversies and draw on their experience on the board of BAA to show how this approach can work in practice.

Private Business-Public Battleground: The Case for 21st Century Stakeholder Companies

Business & Money

Egan, John

King, Susan Cunnington

Economics

Palgrave Publishers, Limited

The Lead Scandal: The Fight to Save Children from Damage by Lead in Petrol

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Ashgate Pub. Co

Major companies are increasingly coming under fire as they try to pursue their private business on a public battleground - be it Shell & Brent Spar, Monsanto & GM foods or BAA & Heathrow Terminal 5. Private Business-Public Battlegound brings together two former opponents - Des Wilson, founder of Shelter and former Chairman of Friends of the Earth & John Egan, former Chief Executive and 'saviour' of Jaguar and now Chairman of Tomorrow's Company - to discuss the value of a stakeholder approach and show how it can help companies operating at the interface between private and public interest. Together they review recent cases and controversies and draw on their experience on the board of BAA to show how this approach can work in practice.

Biography & History

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Dave "The Devil Fish" Ulliott has taken the poker world by storm since beginning to play at the age of 16. A world-class player, he is one of the most feared players on the ever-burgeoning global poker circuit, and he was the first British player to win a $500,000 poker event in the US. This powerful and revealing book uncovers the amazing world of professional poker in Britain, and for the first time tells the extraordinary stories of the countrys top poker professionals. It is a must-read for anyone who is part of, or fascinated by, the growth of professional poker.

Swimming with the Devil Fish: The Colourful Story of the UK's Number 1 Poker Player

Biographies & Memoirs

Swimming With The Devilfish

Arts & Literature

Pan Publishing

This is the definitive book on how to argue your case in the public or political arena. These days more and more people find themselves campaigning in an increasingly competitive environment. That means establishing clear and realistic objectives, aiming at the right target, and developing strategies, tactics and a programme of activities that will work.Campaigning is a practical guide based on a unique track-record of success, a must for everyone who has a case to argue and a will to win.

Campaigning: The A to Z of Public Advocacy

Marketing & Sales

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