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Ace
on the River is no ordinary poker book. This is the first truly "advanced"
guide aimed at improving your game. Written in an easy-to-read, bare bones conversational
style and designed to help anyone interested in increasing their understanding of
the game, this book is ideal for those new to the game or winning professionals.
The fundamental philosophies presented go beyond the green felt and can be applied
in all competitive ventures. While most poker books focus on basic rules and strategies, Ace on the River’s advanced perspective addresses elements that effect both game play and the player. Focusing on a variety of subjects such as the psychology of poker, money management, family issues, and sex, this book gives the reader a rare chance to look beyond the cards to see the poker world through someone who lives it. The unique you-make-the-call-play by play section will challenge the reader again and again.
Ace on the River
is a review and guide to the world of high-stakes poker as seen by one of the
most well-known and well-respected players of all time. From the beginning of
2003 until the middle of 2004, Barry Greenstein won seven poker tournaments
and came in second five times, including winning a World Poker Tour event and
a World Series of Poker bracelet. Known as the Robin Hood of Poker, Barry has
donated nearly three million dollars of his tournament winnings to charity.
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Praise
for Ace on the River
A must read for serious players.
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Mike Sexton, TV host for the World Poker Tour
Other
players don't think about poker like Barry does. ––
Phil Ivey,
winning high-stakes player
It is the necessary complement to instructional
poker books.
John Hennigan, winning high-stakes player
I seem
to win whenever I read it. ––
Ted Forrest, winning high-stakes
player
It's a lot of stuff I knew but had never seen written. ––
Doyle
Brunson, the King of Poker
For further reviews, visit Barry's website at www.barrygreenstein.com/links.htm.
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Set in the year 2035, Excelsior explores dangers and abuses of biotechnology against a backdrop of space travel, political intrigue and romance. Entrepreneur Miles Cash goes to space station Excelsior to do business and woo Leena Doda, a bioengineered, corporate-owned call girl. But when a bio-terrorist starts the clock on a plot to annihilate China, Excelsior station becomes the venue for a showdown that will decide the fate of millions, with Cash and Leena caught in the crossfire.
Reviews
"Honestly, this is one of the most exciting and fast-paced science fiction novels I have ever read."
Daniel Jolley, Rambles Magazine
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The
Space Defense Initiative (Star Wars) is about to put the Soviet Union into a financial
tailspin that they cannot hope to pull out of. The Soviet counter stroke for survival?
Strike down the dominant engine behind the relentless U.S. defense buildup- strike
down the President of the United States. Standing between the President and an assassin’s bullet is an unlikely team led by a reluctant CIA veteran, Bill Kelly. The American response is decisive and extreme. Kelly’s team is to eliminate the Soviet threat by taking out the mastermind behind the assassination plot.
With orders to terminate the leader of Soviet Union, Kelly must come out of hibernation, direct his team into one of the most heavily guarded locations behind the Iron Curtain and make sure all team members get out alive. With the threat of nuclear war hanging in the balance, capture is not an option.
About the Author
Ted Moss began his intelligence career in 1981 as a Counterinetelligence Specialist with the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division and has over twenty years experience in the U.S. Intelligence community. He worked throughout Europe during the Cold War and presently divides his time bewtween Newfoundland, Canada and his birthplace of Boston, Massachusetts.
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The Breach is written as the translated journal of General Manuel Fernandez Castrillón, the Aid-de-Camp for Santa Anna as the Mexican president and his army marches on Texas and the Alamo (Spring 1836). Rich in cultural and historical detail, The Breach creates a vibrant and insightful view of the Mexican army and Santa Anna himself.
Castrillón is a soldier, bound by honor and duty, to support his friend and mentor, Santa Anna, for better or worse. The Breach follows the struggles of the Mexican army as it travels from Santillo Mexico to the plains of Texas in mid-winter to squash the Texas “pirates” and their rebellion. Castrillón battles his commanding officer over tactics, the brutal treatment of prisoners and the fate of a beautiful young Mexican girl.
Throughout his journal, Castrillón examines Romantic themes while his political values are being shattered. The general is witness to nearly every controversial event in the Texas campaign, including the execution of Davy Crockett and four other Alamo prisoners.
Reviews
"Reads like a dream...a fine work of original
fiction"
Dr. Stephen L. Hardin, author
of "Texian Illiad: A Military History of the Texas Revolution"
"Brian
Kaufman's almost Nabokovian 'Introduction' to 'The Breach,' the 'Translator's
Notes,' the excellent 'footnotes'...are sufficiently convincing, that by the time
I'd begun the first chapter I looked back to the title page, reassuring myself
that the manuscript I held was, in fact, a novel."
Allen Wier, author of "Blanco," and "A Place For Outlaws"
"A thoroughly interesting and original Alamo volume."
William Chemerka, "The Alamo Journal"
"[The Breach]
did what good historical fiction does, sending me to modern histories...looking
for more
information..."
Reese
Vaughn, "The Victoria Advocate"
"[Kaufman's]
treatment of the behavior of Mexican officers in Texas is the most accurate I've
ever read...The 'Napoleon of the West' surrounded by his cronies. Some were capable
military men as Captain Navarro and General Castrillón. If one of them
had been in command the Texas rebellion would probably have had a different ending."
C.D. Huneycutt, author of "The Alamo: An
In-Depth Study of the Battle"
"The book is one
of those rarest of entities: a well-written historical novel that adds to our
overall understanding of history... I thoroughly enjoyed the read."
Charlie Yates, "The Telegraph and Texas Register," Texian Legacy
Association.
Author's Credits: Columnist for the Rocky Mountain Collegian
Essay in The Compact Reader (College Composition Textbook), Sixth & Seventh Edition (1999 & 2000)
Short Stories: Greyrock Review, Wordsmith, Starsong, Terror Time Again
Poetry: South Ash Press, Wide Open Magazine
Awards: First Place, fiction, Greyrock (1990), Wordsmith (1995)
First Place, novel-length fiction, Paul Gillette Memorial Contest, Pike's Peak Writers Conference 2001