Friday, December 21, 2012

Library Additions: Gambling and Mathematics


I'm interested in learning more about the fine art of becoming a better player of various games of chance (in particular, those that are popular in Las Vegas), and developing a better edge in the management of my own personal portfolio trading strategies.

I believe that developing skills in the former will aide me in my goals for the latter.

And so, I've been slowly amassing a small library of books on various topics related to gambling skills, and some directly (or indirectly) related to the mathematics of such games.

The Mathematics of Blackjack
http://www.bjmath.com

Thus far, I've been able to assemble a small respectable library of books, sourced solely through local thrift stores, and Friends of the Library sales.  My gambling-related collection currently includes the following:

  • The Rules of Neighborhood Poker According to Hoyle, by Stewart Wolpin
  • According To Hoyle, by Richard L. Frey
  • Hold'em Wisdom for All Players, by Daniel Negreanu
  • Winning Low Limit HOLD'EM, by Lee Jones
  • Gambling Secrets of Nick The Greek, by Ted Thackrey, Jr.
  • Playing Blackjack As A Business, by Lawrence Revere
  • Total Poker, by David Spanier
  • The Complete Guide to Winning Poker, by Albert H. Morehead
  • The Official Poker Rules, 1st Edition, World Poker Tour
  • The TAO of Poker, by Larry W. Phillips
  • Secrets the PROS WOn't Tell You About Winning HOLD'EM Poker, by Lou Krieger
  • More Hold'Em Excellence, by Lou Krieger
  • Winner's Guide to Texas HOLD'EM Poker, by Ken Warren
  • Scarne's Guilde to Modern Poker, by John Scarne
  • Tournament Poker for Advanced Players, by David Sklansky
  •  The Psychology of Poker, by Alan N. Schoonmaker, Ph.D.
  • Read'Em and Reap, by Joe Navarro
  • Beyond Bluff's, by James A. McKenna
  • Online Poker in easy steps, by Stuart Yarnold
  • The Book of Solo Games, by Gyles Brandreth


Some recent additions to my mathematics shelf, include the following:

  • Digital Dice, Computational Solutions to Practical Probability Problems, byu Paul J. Nahin
  • The Mathematics of Games of Strategy, by Melvin Dresher
  • Elementary Concepts of Topology, by Paul Alexandroff
  • Mathematical Theory of Computation, by Zohar Manna
  • The Golden Ratio, by Mario Livio
  • How To Lie With Statistics, by Darrell Huff
  • Mathematical Circus, by Martin Gardner
  • The Man Who Knew Infinity, A Life of the Genius Ramanujan, by Robert Kanigel
  • e: The Story of a Number, by Eli Maor
  • Mathematical Snippets, by Theoni Pappas
  • The Magic of Mathematics, by Theoni Pappas
  • Essays on The Theory of Number, by Richard Dedekind
  • How to Solve Word Problems in Geometry, by Dawn Sova, Ph.D.
  • Mathematics for the Biological Sciences, by Jagdish C. Arya and Robin W. Lardner
  • Rapid Math Tricks and Tips, by Edward H. Julius
  • Mathematics for the Trades, by Robert A. Carman and Hal M. Saunders
  • Finite Mathematics with Business Applications, by Kemeny et. al.


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