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Peter Alson is the author of the highly acclaimed memoir Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie and coauthor of One of a Kind, a biography of the poker champion Stuey Ungar, and Atlas: From the Street to the Ring: A Son's Struggle to Become a Man. Alson's articles have appeared in many national magazines, including Esquire, Playboy, and The New York Times Magazine. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Alice, and their daughter Eden.

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Take Me to the River
Browse Inside Take Me to the River
Take Me to the River A Wayward and Perilous Journey to the World Series of Poker By: Peter Alson
This edition: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
Publication date: September 18, 2007
An overeducated underachiever, Peter Alson spent his post-college decades doing his best not to grow up. But having just turned fifty, this rambling-gambling bachelor decides it's time to settle down. So he pops the question...
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One of a Kind
One of a Kind The Rise and Fall of Stuey "The Kid" Ungar, The World's Greatest Poker Player By: Nolan Dalla and Peter Alson
Foreword by: Mike Sexton
This edition: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
Publication date: May 30, 2006
He was the Jim Morrison of the casino, a legend before he was of legal age. Stuey Ungar, the son of a Jewish bookie on Manhattan's Lower East Side, dropped out of high school to become an underground card-table sensation,...
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