{"product_id":"9780786562336","title":"Annie Duke: How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed, and Won Millions at the World Series of Poker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe top-ranked female poker player in the world reveals an insider's view of the World Series of Poker, a glimpse of her fascinating journey to the top, and keen analysis of winning hands\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI never set out to become a professional poker player. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e I was schooled at St. Paul's School, where my father taught English; Columbia University, where I majored in psychology and English literature, and the University of Pennsylvania, where, at twenty-six, I was nearing completion of a PhD in psycholinguistics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The afternoon before I was scheduled to meet the academic committee for a job interview, I drove my Honda from Philadelphia to New York, to see my mother. She wanted to have a little pre-celebration for a future that was mine for the taking, an academic career that would ooze prominence and prosperity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Once inside the apartment, suddenly, a dam burst. A simple tin trash can stood below my mother's desk; I leaned over and hurled into it, again and again. The diagnosis? I was afraid to grow up. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e That's when I ran away. Without a word of explanation, I fled to Montana, to marry a man I had never dated. And then, when money got tight and I felt beaten down by life in a leaky shack with minimal hot water, I got into my Honda and drove fifty-one frontier miles to the Crystal Lounge, in Billings. I sat down at the poker table, among thick- fingered cowboys and boozing rednecks, slipped off my shoes, tucked my bare feet under my butt, and as the dealer tossed me an Ace-Queen, I knew I was home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is where my life begins. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnie Duke takes readers deep into the World Series of Poker as she wins millions, becoming the only woman to ever win two major tournaments in one year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group (USA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47094099673328,"sku":"9780786562336","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780786562336_p0.jpg?v=1763665915","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780786562336","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}