Thank You is Implied, the new collection of essays from Andrew Marx, is available from amazon.com and you can “Look Inside the Book.” Using amazon’s preview feature, you can get a intimate peek inside the book before you buy it. Feeling frisky? Jump to a random page and start reading by clicking on the “Surprise Me!” link.
Thank You is Implied The Annotated Smart ReMarx is now available in retail stores. In a new collection of essays, Andrew Marx takes on wide-ranging themes from legalizing trips to the bathroom, gambling in third-rate casinos and what it takes to make the list of the sexiest songs ever written!
In his own inestimable and entertaining style, Marx skewers his sex life (been there, done that), tackles celebrity culture (et tu Brett Favre?) and even devours all-you-can-eat USDA Canner grade prime rib and lives to tell about it!
Culled from a 17-year writing career and his Smart ReMarx blog, Thank You is Implied highlights the author’s humorous and unrepentant take on pop culture, sports, relationships and everything else. If you are wondering who predicted the decline of Pluto, the collapse of the economy, and the end of the All American Football League, the answers are all here.
Each article is annotated with additional commentary, anecdotes, and explanations (and a couple of apologies) from the author. Every article is peppered with the sharp wit and smart remarks that have made Marx’s writing completely original and thoroughly satisfying.
On 21 The Philosophy of Blackjack gives you the tools to sit down at a blackjack table and beat the casino at their own game. Author and blackjack expert Andrew Marx outlines the critical steps it takes to be a winner. A blackjack player combines knowledge of the game, proven strategy, timing and practice to put him at the top of his game.
On 21 The Philosophy of Blackjack is now available in retail stores. Written by a long time blackjack expert and enhanced with full color graphics, detailed strategies and step by step instructions for playing blackjack and winning in casinos, On 21 The Philosophy of Blackjack not only gives you a solid understanding of the game, but talks meaningfully about the mental attitude you need to think like a winner.
But more than just know-how and strategy, On 21 The Philosophy of Blackjack also asks what is the right attitude for winning? The author discusses how to pick the right table, how to pick the right dealer, which variations on the house rules are the best advantage to the player. He talks how the mental discipline it takes to play the game well, and what to do when the cards aren’t running in your favor.
One reader says, “goes into all aspects of Blackjack from the basic to intermediate examples, and every chapter is filled with a tip at the end a set of commandments if you will that one should abide by when preparing oneself for practise as well as when you are in the casino.”
Today Amazon lowered the price to $189 for the Kindle Wireless Reading Device. Kindle books can be read on the Kindle itself or directly on your desktop with free software.
I have five titles available for Kindle (digital delivery) so if you wanted to try e-readers before but hadn’t purchased one, now is a good time to get onboard. The digital books are the complete work and generally are priced about 40% cheaper than the print edition.
The first look at the cover for Thank You is Implied, the annotated essay collection by Andrew Marx.
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Thank You is Implied is slated for an August 10, 2010 release date. Preorder information will be posted in about a week, exclusively on andrewmarx.com.
On 21 The Philosophy of Blackjack is ready for release in print edition. Previously only available as a digital edition, the print edition will feature a full color interior and a brand new afterword by the author.
On 21 is both a manual on how to play blackjack, as well as a philosophical guide on the art of winning in casinos. Featuring detailed steps on how to play blackjack, how to apply basic strategy and how to form a betting strategy, the book is a step-by-step guide to mastering blackjack. The author includes information on how to count cards and make it as a professional blackjack player.
A must-read for beginning and intermediate players, On 21 applies know-how with attitude to gambling and blackjack. The author demonstrates how to walk into every casino with the right mindset and master the philosophy it takes to walk out a winner.
On 21 The Philosophy of Blackjack will be available on June 29 from amazon.com and other retailers.
A new review for What Do You Say to the DJ? Read the full text of the review here.
Review
Before we get into this review, I have to say that there are a number of things that you’re going to get out of Andrew Marx and Dara Shifrer’s book, “What Do You Say to the DJ?”, and you need to know about them going in. You’re going to get a lot of information about indy rock bands, you’re going to become intimately familiar with people on an borderline uncomfortable level, and you’re going to get e-mails. Lots and lots of e-mails. This is part of its quirky charm, that it’s all taken from actual on-line correspondence from its two authors. Much of it is hysterically funny, but on a much broader spectrum it becomes a lot to take in. In order to illustrate my point and to give you an idea of what “DJ” is all about, I’ve taken the liberty of constructing the remainder of this review in the form of an electronic mail reply to its authors.
I loved reading “What Do You Say to the DJ?” but I would recommend that prospective readers begin with the author interviews at the back of the book first in order to get an idea of the author’s stylized approach. Once you’re on board for the ride, like any good rock song, it’s easy to get lost in.
A new review for Accidents Happen. Read the full text of the review here.
Review
Finishing Andrew Marx’s debut fiction novel, “Accidents Happen”, feels a lot like waking up after a really entertaining nightmare. The time line is a little sketchy, and you’re pretty sure there are demons involved although you can’t recall any in particular. The plot is both simple and excruciatingly complicated at the same time, and you’re hoping against hope that you’ll dream it again so that you can take notes the second time around. It’s a lot of fun, and a departure from the normal bevy of science fiction in the vein of “The Dresden Files” or the Anita Blake series. It carries the same other worldly overtones, but with a Quentin Tarantino vibe that tosses both the plot, genre, and a score of literary and pop culture references into a big bowl of story-salad.
The main story (and I mean “main” in the literal sense that the book is comprised of three separate stories, the titular story being the main one) is about Matt. The first thing you learn about Matt is that he’s dead. And apparently Hell is a job interview. Sounds about right. So Matt gets a job working for the Diabolus Corporation (Hell is also a major corporation. Again, sounds about right.) Matt’s job is to observe things, he’s the eyes and ears on the ground so to speak. This leaves him a lot of down time to go gambling in Las Vegas and contemplate his new situation. Of course, the situation gets stranger as the story goes on, throwing in two insane superheroes named Shiv and Spyderco, and dropping a 747 passenger plane onto the Las Vegas strip. This all leads to a much grander scheme, but nothing feels conclusive.
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Thank You is Implied, the new collection of essays from Andrew Marx, is available from amazon.com and you can “Look Inside the Book.” Using amazon’s preview feature, you can get a intimate peek inside the book before you buy it. Feeling frisky? Jump to a random page and start reading by clicking on the “Surprise Me!” link.
. Kindle books can be read on the Kindle itself or directly on your desktop with free software.
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