A New Song

图书标准信息

• 作者 Jan Karon 著
• 出版社 Penguin Group (USA)
• 出版时间 2000-04
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780140270594
• 定价 118.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 416页

【内容简介】

Thehow-to-winguideforthebluechipofpokergames.TexasHold'em,thegamefeaturedonthepopulartelevisionprogramsanddealtatwell-knowntournaments,hasquicklybecometheonetoplay—andtheonetowin.InthecontextofteachingreadersthebasicsofTexasHold'em,thisrevisededitioncovers“NoLimit”strategiesandtournaments,andthebasicsforwinningbiggercashpots.Althoughthedynamicsforthisversionofthegamearesimilartoitslow-limitcousin,“NoLimit”strategyisquitedifferent.Thisrevisedbookcoversno-limitinmuchgreaterdetail,asitrelatestocashgames,onlinegames,andtournaments.

【作者简介】

JanKaron,bornJaniceMeredithWilsoninthefoothillsofNorthCarolina,wasnamedafterthetitleofapopularnovel,JaniceMeredith.Janwroteherfirstnovelattheageoften."ThemanuscriptwaswrittenonBlueHorsenotebookpaper,andwas,forgoodreason,kepthiddenfrommysister.Whenshefoundit,shediscoveredtheonecursewordIhad,withpoundingheart,includedinsomeone'sspeech.ForPete'ssake,hadn'tRhettButlerusedthatverysamewordandgottenawaywithit?Aftermygrandmother'sexceedinglyfocusedreproof,I'vewrittenbookswithoutcussin'eversince."Severalyearsago,KaronleftasuccessfulcareerinadvertisingtomovetothemountainvillageofBlowingRock,NorthCarolina,andwritebooks."Isteppedoutonfaithtofollowmylifelongdreamofbeinganauthor,"shesays."Imaderealsacrificesandtookbigrisks.Butliving,itseemstome,islargelyaboutrisk."EnthusiasticbooksellersacrossthecountryhaveintroducedreadersofallagestoKaron'sheartwarmingbooks.AtHomeinMitford,Karon'sfirstbookintheMitfordseries,wasnominatedforanABBYbytheAmericanBooksellersAssociationin1996andagainin1997.Bookstoreowner,ShirleySprinkle,says,"TheMitfordBookshavebeenourall-timefictionbestsellerssincewewentinbusinesstwenty-fiveyearsago.We'vesold10,000ofJan'sbooksanddon'tseeanyendtotheMitfordphenomenon."