Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich (2003, Paperback, Reprint)

A real whale tale of a story about how education can make you some real money! A quick, enjoyable read. Looking forward to the movie

This is a very good book about the gambling industry. It gives you a sense of being right there with the action. The best and brightest math students at M.I.T. form a blackjack club and take Vegas for millions. They also pay for their success by having casino owners and the Las Vegas underworld start watching them.
I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to know what basically goes on in a casino. Also the movie The Last Casino is very similar to this.

GREAT read even if you don't gamble. Story moves quickly, lots of suspense, and very smart. Author does a great job of present and past events to help story along.

The book is very well written and entertaining. With all of the new casinos going up, and having seen Rain Man, I wanted to see whether I could possibly win at Blackjack. I see what was involved, and I think that I will continue to go to the casino, but only for the buffet. But, if you can put together a highly intelligent team, and have a lot of money to invest, it is possible to make a sizeable fortune.

my husband read it and liked everything about the book.. It was in excellent condition, too.. He has given it to our son to read and he is also enjoying it.

It was fast shipping. There was nothing that I didnt like about it. I decided to buy this book because I was interested in the whole story, and I decided to buy it from this seller because it had a good track record and it was the cheapest.

Book was in great shape and was shipped fast. Thanks I would use this seller any time. .

Having seen the movie "21" I was curious how this book would be. Well, as usual, the book far surpasses the movie. I'm not sure if non-gamblers would enjoy this book as much as I did, but it was a fun fast read. It was also interesting to read the chronology of Vegas's growth and the darkside of that scene. I really felt like I was there with those kids. Overall great read - hmm - maybe I can be a card counter too???!!!

Much like the movie "21" with a bit more detail about the characters involved and how they did it. I bought it after seeing the movie. If you like rooting for the underdog, you'll like this book.

True story about how MIT students used basic math to defeat the casino's advantage at 21. Fascinating and fun, good example of how to legally defeat the casino's at their own game. My buddy uses this system and has now been barred from 3 casino's. There is nothing illegal or immoral or unethical about what is shared in the book, thats what I like the most, it just beats the casino's advantage fair and square, I'd recommend this book.

Well, I had heard of the story, and I absolutely loved the movie. It is tough for me to find books that keep me interested and if they don't I get bored very quickly. Ben Mezrich does an outstanding job of forcing me to turn the page. This book was just as outstanding as the movie and the easy-to-read style makes it even more enjoyable. I would reccommend this book to anyone who is interested in poker or just someone who loves thriller books.

Great suspensful read from begining to end. Would make a good fiction book but the factual, real-life story makes it even better!!

great book, shipping was timely, quick read (couldn't put it down), smooth transaction, would do business again

I love how the person that I bought it from never shipped the book and refused to contact me. Nobody at the phone number was aware of this person and denied knowing him. Thanks for scamming me ebay! I enjoyed it!

This New York Times best seller is an enjoyable thriller. Vegas can be beat with preparation, patience, and a large bank roll. Read this book and maybe you too shall change your mind on beating the system.

"21" is coming to theaters on March 28, 2008 (USA)

"21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings.

Official Website- http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/21/

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This was an amazing book and i would highly reccomend it to anyone who is even slightly interested in gambling. It is an extremely well written novel about how a few people took vegas through blackjack. The team of MIT students with the help of a leader took common card counting theories and developed them into a method much harder for the casinos to catch. The plot is exciting, the writing is descriptive, and the action is tremendous. Without giving the story away, there are many in depth methods and signals to trick the house. This is not the common how to beat the house at blackjack book. I don't know if there would be to many people out there that could duplicate the methods the real life people in this book used. This is also a good read for people who like puzzles. Mixed with a little action. Not a tough read, but definately a great one.
-jamie

The book is brand spankin new! Nothing wrong with it and shipping came at a pretty good time! thank you

This was a Christmas gift and it came in plenty of time and was as described. I would recommend this seller.

I chose poor because I never received the item. I purchased it for a Christmas gift but unfortunately couldn't give it.

It was an exciting adventure story . I was just curious how these guys outwitted the casino.
Were they geniuses or just figured out a system and made it work for them.
I used to think casinos were fun but as Ive aged Ive seen them as money making businesses that lure the public in with lights and pornography and false hope.
It truly is sin city. Where did people lose their way in life. This book just
confirms my beliefs I have about casinos. What people will do for money is scary and stupid. Yes they did it and got away with it...but the stress of always getting caught and the mistrust among the players on the team..was it worth it all in the end....read the book ..you decide..

The book didn't arrive for six weeks (the US Postal Service fault) Seller asked me to wait one more week and if I didn't receive the book she would reimburse my money. Well I received the book and her quick responses made me feel a bit easier. Great Seller, Great Book.

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