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<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD>Editors' Note</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>ix</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Stephen Hyde</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Geno Zanetti</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD>1</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>The Lottery in Babylon</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>3</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(6)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Jorge Luis Borges</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>from Poker---Bets, Bluffs and Bad Beats</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>9</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(11)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Al Alvarez</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>from The Alchemy of Opposites</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>20</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(7)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Rodolfo Scarfalloto</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD>2</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>Pascal's Wager</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>27</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(5)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Blaise Pascal</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>from Con Men and Cutpurses</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>32</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(9)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Lucy Moore</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>Gaming</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>41</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(2)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Charles Baudelaire</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>The Generous Gambler</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>43</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(4)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Charles Baudelaire</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>from The Gambler</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>47</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(6)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Fyodor Dostoevsky</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>The Queen of Spades</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>53</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(25)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Alexander Pushkin</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>The Man Who Would Be King</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>78</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(33)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Rudyard Kipling</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD>3</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>A Word about Confidence Men</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>111</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(4)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>David Maurer</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>from Low Life</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>115</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(22)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Luc Sante</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>from Oscar Wilde</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>137</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(2)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Richard Ellman</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>There's a One-Eyed Man in the Game</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>139</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(9)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Dee Alexander Brown</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>Four Men and a Poker Game</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>148</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(7)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Bertolt Brecht</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>The Snatching of Bookie Bob</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>155</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(12)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Damon Runyon</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>The Yellow Kid</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>167</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(6)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Joseph Weil</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>A Talk with the Yellow Kid</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>173</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(6)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Saul Bellow</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>The Merry Antics of Izzy and Moe</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>179</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(9)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Herbert Asbury</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>The Spanish Prisoner, the Beautiful Senorita and You</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>188</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(10)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Rufus Jarman</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>from The Grifters</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>198</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(10)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Jim Thompson</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>from The Hustler</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>208</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(16)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Walter Tevis</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>Birds of a Feather</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>224</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(17)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>David Maurer</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD>4</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>from Casino</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>241</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(8)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Nick Pileggi</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>Painter Jailed for Committing Masterpieces</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>249</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(6)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Robert Anton Wilson</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>A Law Degree Is Just an Illegal Technicality</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>255</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(13)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Frank W. Abagnale</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>268</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(8)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Hunter S. Thompson</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>Pool Halls</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>276</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(5)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>David Mamet</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>Things I Have Learned Playing Poker on the Hill</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>281</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(4)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>David Mamet</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>from Cut Numbers</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>285</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(15)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Nick Tosches</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>from London Fields</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>300</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(6)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Martin Amis</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>from Love Is a Racket</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>306</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(16)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>John Ridley</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>from Son of a Grifter</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>322</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(18)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Kent Walker</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>The Chelsea Rip</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>340</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(24)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>David McCumber</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>from Fixer Chao</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>364</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(9)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Han Ong</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD>Poker in the Strand</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>373</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(20)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>John Molyneux</TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD>Permissions</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>393</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(4)</TD></TR><TR><TD>About the Editors</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>397</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE>

A fascinating tour of  &#34;grifting&#34; takes readers deep into the sleazy but compelling world of gamblers, grifters, and con artists who hustle for a living, offering writings by David Mamet, Saul Bellow, Jorge Luis Borges, Nelson Algren, Hunter S. Thompson, Nick Tosches, Harlan Ellison, Roald Dahl, and other authors. Original.

Players : con men, hustlers, gamblers, and scam artists