This summer, Andrew Marx is back with his second full-length nonfiction book entitled Thank You Is Implied, The Annotated Smart ReMarx vol. 1. The book is a collection of articles originally published on smartremarx.com, annotated with sources, new commentary and new anecdotes. This is Andrew Marx at his absolute funniest, most compelling, opinionated self. A full announcement of the publication date, with excerpts and more is expected in the the coming months.
A brand new microsite will be up and running early summer.
The Philosophy of Blackjack is now available for sale for the Kindle (edelivery). Combining a philosophy of know-how, strategy and timing, The Philosophy of Blackjack examines the practical and philosophical aspects of casino blackjack and what it takes to be a winner.
The book includes step by step instructions on how to play blackjack and employ tried and true strategies to decrease the house advantage, and meaningfully discusses the mental attitude you need to think like a winner.
A full color print edition will be available in June.
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Copy and pasted a review that appeared online for the Expanded Edition. Here’s a link to the reviewer’s website.
Review
What Do You Say to the DJ? Expanded Edition is an autobiography in the format of emails between two friends, Andrew Marx and Dara Shifrer. The book tells the two year story of Andy and Dara’s coming into adulthood. As the back of the book says, “college is over and real life is a work-in-progress”. The emails between Dara and Andy had me literally laughing out loud; they were hilarious! Also, I felt the book really allowed you to get to know the characters, as if they were close friends; which makes the’ Afterword by Andrew Marx’ and the Dara and Andy Interview at the end of the book all the more intriguing.
Andy and Dara were easy to relate to, and the email format portrayed them as very down-to-earth people. Although the email format had its advantages, I didn’t really like it – it was kind of confusing at times. In general, I felt the book was hard to follow and would’ve been better if backgrounds were provided for the characters. It took me quite a while to understand what Becca’s relationship was to Andy and Dara, and I never quite figured out Juilianna’s relativeness.
Although, one thing I can’t stop blabbing about is how consistently funny What Do You Say to the DJ? is. Also, I felt the ‘extended’ part of the book was a nice addition. As previously stated, my main problems with the book were the email format (yet, I’m not really sure the book would even be the book it is without it), the hard to follow-ness of it, and the lack of knowing who some of the characters were. My favorite parts were…all the funny parts!
It’s spring-like weather in early March in New England. The sun is shining. My office air conditioning is trying to run (it’s not that warm yet).
If you haven’t heard…
Accidents Happen
Release Date: March 16. You can order it from amazon.com and other online retailers for $11.95.
Product Description:
Nothing comes easy to Matt Walters since an accident changed his life. He worries about what to say to his friends after the accident, and he can’t decide if his new job is a charm or a curse. Then a plane plummets to the ground in front of him, and Matt is propelled into an unpredictable world with villainous bounty hunters and mysterious new allies. Accidents Happen, the new work of fiction by Andrew Marx, takes the reader into a world just one step off of the familiar path, where the dead are rising and even the heroes are up to something sinister…
The first edition includes two special back-up short stories Bare Bones and the previously unannounced A Day in the Life of Sebastian Stanwood and interior art by Tabitha Worthington.
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