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Howard Schwartz Gaming Guru - Page 14 Isoke's NFL teams and situations; new fantasy book supersources30 August 2007
Logical Approach, aka Andy Iskoe, has always been a super resource for football bettors, and the arrival of his NFL Teams & Situations book (141 pages, 8x11 plastic spiralbound, $29.95) proves it again. Also, there's another new kid on the block at Gambler's Book Shop --
Fantasy Football, The Next ... (read more)
New professional No-Limit Hold 'Em work must-reading23 August 2007
Three poker players, Matt Flynn, Sunny Mehta and Ed Miller, have written a marvelous book for "people who play all stakes, live and online, short-handed and full ring." In the work titled
Professional No-Limit Hold 'Em: Vol. 1
(314 pages, paperbound, $29.95), the authors include five major sections. ... (read more)
Football angle books; NFL fact book; prospectus arrive16 August 2007
For those who want a quick, logical, sometimes illogical way of handicapping football, there are always angle books -- also called trend compilations. These books are treasured by those who believe or hope past patterns continue and because they don't want to burden themselves with power rating analysis; offensive vs. ... (read more)
'Weighing the Odds' must read; Steele's 'Pro Book' angle-filled9 August 2007
Six years ago, what I considered the rookie-of-the-year-type book for sports bettors was
Sharp Sports Betting
by Stanford Wong. It's still a best-seller for anyone betting sports, especially football. Now from the same publisher comes
Weighing the Odds in Sports Betting
by King Yao (he also penned
Weighing the Odds in Hold'em Poker
two years ago). ... (read more)
Lawrence Black Book; Blue Ribbon YB 'Bettor Friendly'2 August 2007
The weeks before the college and pro football season begins are vital to the handicapper because once the season starts, there's little time to absorb information, analyze it and apply it week by week. These weeks provide a way to get ahead, to prepare to keep records, look at the schedule, isolate angles and understand the impact of injuries. ... (read more)
Four super resources for handicapping football26 July 2007
Like a "man for all seasons," four of the most highly-sought-after football betting resources have arrived at Gambler's Book Shop, each with something special for that extra-special handicapper angling for an edge.
Phil Steele's
College Football Scorebook (410 pages, spiralbound, 8x11, $29.95); Jim ... (read more)
Mickey Cohen bio; Golf Betting Guide19 July 2007
Two new and diverse titles have arrived at Gambler's Book Shop -- one with a mob flair, the other about the "monetary front lines of golf" (betting for money) -- and each should be a hit with its particular fan base.
Brad Lewis has penned a beauty titled
Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster: The Incredible ... (read more)
Marc Lawrence, Phil Steele mags hot to trot for 200712 July 2007
Let's get down to it. Football IS king, and we can't wait for the games to begin. With that in mind, what should you be reading to prepare for the '07 pro and college season? Well, the two "hotties" have arrived:
Marc Lawrence's Playbook's Football Handicapper's Yearbook (247 pages, magazine format, $9.95) and
Phil Steele's College Football Preview (328 pages, magazine format, $8.95). ... (read more)
Craig's Full Tilt Poker book perfect tutor5 July 2007
Michael Craig (if the name's familiar, he authored the super cash game chronicle titled
The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King), has hit another home run, this time with the perfectly-timed The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide (Tournament Edition) . This 438-paeg paperbound, which sells for $29.95 ... (read more)
Two New Mafia-Related Books Make For Interesting Reading28 June 2007
For a while, I thought Mafia-related books, including histories and biographies, were done, as if publishers had their fill and didn't want to produce more. Maybe the fact this is the 60th anniversary of Bugsy Siegel's demise in Beverly Hills (1947) that's brought renewed interest in The Mob. It could also be the public never gets enough of inside stuff, confessions and how it all worked. ... (read more)
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