{"product_id":"books-the-noble-hustle-by-colson-whitehead","title":"The Noble Hustle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Underground Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2011, Grantland magazine gave bestselling novelist Colson Whitehead $10,000 to play at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. It was the assignment of a lifetime, except for one hitch--he'd never played in a casino tournament before. With just six weeks to train, our humble narrator took the Greyhound to Atlantic City to learn the ways of high-stakes Texas Hold'em. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoker culture, he discovered, is marked by joy, heartbreak, and grizzled veterans playing against teenage hotshots weaned on Internet gambling. Not to mention the not-to-be overlooked issue of coordinating Port Authority bus schedules with your kid's drop-off and pickup at school. Finally arriving in Vegas for the multimillion-dollar tournament, Whitehead brilliantly details his progress, both literal and existential, through the event's antes and turns, through its gritty moments of calculation, hope, and spectacle. Entertaining, ironic, and strangely profound, this epic search for meaning at the World Series of Poker is a sure bet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn NPR Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53671429701905,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780345804334.jpg?v=1781516090","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-noble-hustle-by-colson-whitehead","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}