This biography traces the formative years of one of America's most celebrated and influential authors. The first of a projected three-volume life, it examines Hemingway's midwestern childhood, his journalistic apprenticeship, and his experiences as a Red Cross volunteer in Italy during World War I.

Suitable for blackjack players, this work provides insight into the methods and numbers behind the development of today's card-counting systems.

Addresses many of gambling's abstract concepts-proportional wagering, considerations for games with variable payoffs, the effects of rebates on losses-as well as more mainstream subjects, such as the casino's treatment of hold percentages and analyses of gambling systems.