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"Shy, geeky, amiable" MIT grad Kevin Lewis, was, Mezrich learns at a party, living a double life winning huge sums of cash in Las Vegas casinos. In 1993 when Lewis was 20 years old and feeling aimless, he was invited to join the MIT Blackjack Team, organized by a former math instructor, who said, "Blackjack is beatable." Expanding on the "hi-lo" card-counting techniques popularized by Edward Thorp in his 1962 book, Beat the Dealer, the MIT group's more advanced team strategies were legal, yet frowned upon by casinos. Backed by anonymous investors, team members checked into Vegas hotels under assumed names and, pretending not to know each other, communicated in the casinos with gestures and card-count code words. Taking advantage of the statistical nature of blackjack, the team raked in millions before casinos caught on and pursued them. In his first nonfiction foray, novelist Mezrich (Reaper, etc.), telling the tale primarily from Kevin's point of view, manages to milk that threat for a degree of suspense. But the tension is undercut by the first-draft feel of his pedestrian prose, alternating between irrelevant details and heightened melodrama. In a closing essay, Lewis details the intricacies of card counting.
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For the first third of his nonfiction debut, novelist Mezrich craps out. Ground lights viewed from an airplane aren't just pinpricks, or even little pinpricks, but "tiny little pinpricks." Las Vegas tourism facts are crammed onto the pages like seven decks in a six-deck shoe. But Mezrich finally hits the jackpot on page 79, when M.I.T. student Kevin Lewis steps onto the floor of the Mirage. The book stays on a roll as it describes how the young gambler and his card-counting cohorts employ simple math and complex disguises to win nearly $4 million at the blackjack tables. Bouncing from huge scores to frightening banishments, the M.I.T. team fights a winning battle against the law of averages--until they're forced to flee south like Butch and Sundance from the gaming industry's Joe LeFors. Although Mezrich's prose never rises above serviceable (and he pointlessly injects himself into the narrative at every turn), the story he tells will grip anyone who has ever hoped to break the bank at Monte Carlo. Frank Sennett
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Take a gamble on this book, Avril 6 2005
Par NorthVan Dave (North Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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I'm of two minds about this book. On the one hand, I am duly impressed that these students managed to take the 'big houses' of Vegas for as much money as they did. On the other hand, I found it very hard to get over the author worshipping at the alter of MIT. And by this I mean that the author took every opportunity to let you know that these weren't just any students who took Vegas for millions, they were MIT students.

My beef with the author's love of MIT aside, the premise of this book is fascinating. To learn or hear of people, in this day and age, being able to make bucket loads in the Vegas casinos, is fascinating. What's more, the author presents the story in such a fashion that it is almost part story, part 20/20 documentary. He (the author) does a nice job of explaining to you exactly how the students managed to make all of their money from the casinos, while at the same time sprinkling enough information in each chapter to keep the reader interested to find out if the protagonists will make it rich, or get caught in the process.

Everyone gambles. But it is only a few lucky people who have learned to gamble well and make money. And if you're interested in getting a glimpse into the lives of those who do gamble for the big bucks, then this book is for you.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Easy to Read, Juil 16 2004
Par Omar Veldin (Philadelphia) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This is a fun and interesting book. Nothing too heavy. Just a light, easy to read book - which is sometimes the very best thing. In the same easy to read level of entertainment as "Moneyball" (Michael Lewis), "Stranger Than Fiction" (Chuck Palahniuk), or "My Fractured Life" (Rikki Lee Travolta).
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5.0étoiles sur 5 CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE MOVIE!, Juil 15 2004
Par Bradford E. Randolph (Sacramento, CA USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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Ben Mezrich knows how to tell a story. He takes us along with Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Black Jack team on casino assaults from Las Vegas to the Bahamas. We experience the life of high stakes gamblers... the fabulous hotel complementary rooms and the casinos' violent response to big talented winners. He briefly discusses the theory of card counting among team players early on, but saves the details for the last chapter. Ben also admits that the casinos have adapted by implementing continuous card shuffling machines. As a computer programmer with designs on lotteries, I felt a connection to fellow Boston area college students with a plan and the determination to follow through. I hope they make a movie out of this.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 decently fun....
If you like gambling, like myself, I think this book is worthwhile. It's not exactly a dissertation on winning at blackjack by any means, or a how-to book on winning lots of cash... Lisez davantage
Publié le Juil 14 2004 par L. Ngai

3.0étoiles sur 5 The One Book that Vegas DOES Want You to Read
Bringing Down the House, if you don't already know, is a non-fiction (or so they say) card-counting story about some MIT kids who make millions with a team-based blackjack scheme... Lisez davantage
Publié le Juil 14 2004 par Macro Micro

5.0étoiles sur 5 Absolutely amazing
Bringing Down The House was a very fascinating look at high stakes gambling and mathematics. Leave it to MIT students to figure out a way to win millions from the Vegas casinos... Lisez davantage
Publié le Juil 8 2004 par Judith E. Pavluvcik

5.0étoiles sur 5 Anyone who loves gambling will love this book
It's not wonder this book was a best seller. It is an extremely easy read and a hard book to put down. Its absolutely amazing what these students were able to accomplish. Lisez davantage
Publié le Juil 7 2004 par Mark A. Haas

4.0étoiles sur 5 good non serious read
This book was a fun quick read. Some people in their reviews seemed to take it too serious looking into the specifics of MIT etc. Lisez davantage
Publié le Juil 4 2004 par Evan R. Bartlett

2.0étoiles sur 5 Non fiction?
As many postings mentioned, the writing is that of a cheap pocket book. But my main problem with it though was the feel of fake that I got from reading. Lisez davantage
Publié le Jui 30 2004

4.0étoiles sur 5 Entertaining read!
This was one of the most entertaining non-fiction books I've ever read. It reads like a fast-paced fiction novel, and the whole time I was reading it I kept pausing to think,... Lisez davantage
Publié le Jui 25 2004 par G. H. Cangahuala

5.0étoiles sur 5 So much fun! I couldn't put it down.
I thought card counting was boring statistical spreadsheets until I read this book. It was so much fun, I hope they turn it into a movie!
Publié le Jui 24 2004

5.0étoiles sur 5 Bringing Down the House
This is one of the best non fiction books I have ever read. It is the story of M.I.T. students who were successful card counters and won millions in Vegas. Lisez davantage
Publié le Jui 19 2004 par kelbel288

5.0étoiles sur 5 Excellent Book!!
I purchased this book, because when I went to Las Vegas, I couldn't believe all the security they have in the Casinos, how they track you since you enter the place, but now, after... Lisez davantage
Publié le Jui 15 2004 par J. Mendez

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