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A collection of poker stories. Author is believed to be another pseudonym of S. W. Erdnase. [6] The Autobiography of a Flea, erotic novel published in 1901. The Expert at the Card Table by S. W. Erdnase, a book on sleight-of-hand with cards for card advantage play and magic, self-published in 1902 in Chicago.
First published by G. M. Whipple & A. A. Smith of Salem, Massachusetts in 1861, The Game of Authors was in 1897 published by Parker Brothers, also located in Salem, Massachusetts at that time. [2] The Game of Authors is one of the earliest versions of the family of Go Fish games, in which players call on each other to give up a named card. [3]
Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. As of 2024, he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986).
John Scarne (/ ˈ s k ɑːr n i /; March 4, 1903 – July 7, 1985) was an American magician and author who was particularly adept at playing card manipulation.He became known as an expert on cards and other games, and authored a number of popular books on cards, gambling, and related topics.
The United States Playing Card Company employs his services as a "touch analyst" to evaluate the texture, flexibility, and cut of dozens of decks of cards each year. [ 1 ] Although semi-retired, Turner appears several weeks a year at The Magic Castle, performs his act and presents lectures to his peers, and performs at private parties at the ...
Also in 2015, she was named the 14th bestselling author over the last five years on Amazon's Kindle in the UK, after first publishing on the platform in 2011. [ 3 ] [ 13 ] For the year 2015 (through August), Stranger Child was the most borrowed book from Amazon UK's Kindle Owners' Lending Library service, and number 11 on Amazon UK's list of ...
Ken Uston (January 12, 1935 – September 19, 1987) was an American blackjack player, strategist and author, credited with popularizing the concept of team play at blackjack. [2] During the early to mid-1970s he gained widespread notoriety for perfecting techniques to do team card counting in numerous casinos worldwide, earning millions of ...
American children's author [72] Dorothy Frooks: 1896–1997: 101: American author, publisher, military officer and military lawyer [73] Luciana Frassati Gawronska: 1902–2007: 105: Polish-Italian author [74] Margot Gayle: 1908–2008: 100: American author and historical preservationist [75] Edward K. Gaylord: 1873–1974: 101: American ...