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The Game Day Poker Almanac Official Rules of Poker

3 reviews
Kelli Mix

Flying Pen Press LLC, 2007

What You Need to Know.
This is a concise encyclopedia of the rules for poker. The Official Rules will particularly appeal to novices as it explains the nature of the cardroom, the equipment integral to the game, and hand rankings. Much of it is based on Robert's (Bob Ciaffone's) Rules of Poker and is elaborated upon by the author. It provides an introduction to the game as well by experienced player, Kelli Mix. The ...

Deuce's Wild: The Shango Mysteries

2 reviews
Clyde W. Ford

MIDNIGHT INK, 2006

plot/suspense/character/Suffism
This is my second Clyde Jones novel. His technical skills (psychology, mythology) enrichens his novels. This is a good tale with unexpected turns. His characters are strong and interesting-- well developed and very credible. The plot is written with Sufism as a background; so you can learn about this Muslim sect and do so with an enjoyable story. It's a page turner that is fun and someone ...

Nicky Deuce: Welcome to the Family

4 reviews
Steve Schirripa, Charles Fleming

Yearling, 2006

Bobby Bacala Baccalieri goes to Bensonhurst
Whitebread Nicholas has to spend a couple of weeks with his grandma in Brooklyn, and gets to know his Uncle Frankie, whose existence was a deep dark family secret. In the process he learns to be a "goomba" and learns to cook alongside his grandma (great incentive for boys to try the recipes for various traditional dishes), how to NOT make friends, and how to get in serious trouble with the law ...

Deuces Wild: Beginners' Luck

1 review
L. S. King

Double-Edged Publishing, Inc., 2008

Hang to your hat -it's going to be a fun ride!
L.S. King's Deuces Wild: Beginner's Luck is a blast! It's a non-stop adventure, following two unlikely friends - a conman/pirate and a down to earth cowboy (from another planet). Enjoy watching the two get themselves into and out of one scrape after another. I can't say too much about the plot because you'll want to enjoy it for yourself!

Wild Cards, Volume 16: Deuces Down (Wild Cards Vol XVI)

10 reviews
George R.R. Martin

Ibooks, Inc., 2002

The Return of a Great Series
Browsing in a bookstore circa 1986 I came upon the first Wild Cards book. Curious, I bought it . .. and devoured it in a night.That set a patern I would follow with the release of all the subsequent books. The premise, the shared milieu, the contributions of the various writers, the twists, turns, and thrills, it was just so much fun. Like other fans, I was sorry when the series seemed to end, ...

Double Deuce (Spenser)

23 reviews
Robert B. Parker

Berkley, 1993

Casting Pearls Before Swine to find a Pearl in the Oyster. Reverse Right. Leave Left.
As a calculated contrast to life in the gang-infested DOUBLE DEUCE housing complex, scenes of daily doings in Susan's home provided prime parlay between Spenser and his lady, resulting in poignant posing in the DD bailiwick broken up by hearty humor in the SS Titanic. What a cartoon-funny difference (no black-tongued-grins from "THE WAR OF THE ROSES" there) Parker painted between Susan's fronted ...

Deuce: 75 Years of the '32 Ford

5 reviews
Robert Genat

Car Tech, 2006

Comprehensive and historic book
This book is both well written and researched. I can recomend it to anyone, both the restorer and the hot rodder.

'32 Ford Deuce: The Official 75th Anniversary Edition

1 review
Tony Thacker

Motorbooks, 2007

Hot rod heaven!
A fantastic reference book for all Hot rod & ford fans. Everything you always wanted to know about the '32 Ford and so much more that you didn't think you wanted to know! A great coffee table book for the Hot Rodder!

Joker, Joker, Deuce

3 reviews
Paul Beatty

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1994

Read and re-read, Beatty brings cadence to societal chaos.
These poems are what happens when you mix the raw straight forwardness of hip-hop flows with literary prose. Joker, Joker, Deuce grabs the reader because it hasn't been said like this before. My personal favorite "That's Not in My Job Description" is a biting look at how integration and expected assimilation can make the workplace a danger zone. His use of present historical references gives ...

The Deuce: A Novel (Midtown Blue)

8 reviews
F. P. Lione

Revell, 2005

Cops - The Real Deal
When I found out that F.P. Lione (pen name of husband and wife authors Frank & Pam Lione) was a veteran of the NYPD and a child of NYPD detectives, I knew this book would be authentic. And on each page I felt that authenticity in the details of NYPD cop, Tony Cavalucci's life, both on duty and off. This book reads a lot like a documentary, or an uncut taping of Cops. And that's a good thing. ...

The Deuce

3 reviews
Robert Olen Butler

Holt Paperbacks, 1994

An Engaging, Readable Story
THE DEUCE, originally published in September 1989, was the sixth of ten novels written by Robert Olen Butler. This review is for the Henry Holt and Company paperback edition, 303 pages, reissued in January 1994 after Mr. Butler received the Pulitzer Prize for his collection of stories, A GOOD SCENT FROM A STRANGE MOUNTAIN. In late August 1974, on Wandering Souls Day, a Vietnam War vet named ...

Double Deuce
Robert B. Parker

Putnam, 1992

Three Deuces Down

5 reviews
Keith Donnelly

Court Street Press, 2007

Our new Patterson/Grisham is on the scene!
This book qualifies as a page turner that holds your interest from page 1 to the end, and you will go a long time between times of having as good a book in your hot little hands to read. I found myself slowing down at the end of the book before I realized why I was doing it; didn't want it to end. This makes us anxious for his next book to be published. One additional reason "Three Deuces ...

Deuces Wild
Dusty Richards

Pocket Star, 2004

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