Henry Carter Hull

Learn and play the fascinating game of Mahjong with this comprehensive kit.

Mahjong or "Mah Jongg" is not called "The Game of a Thousand Intellingences" for nothing. It's relaxing, social, and allows people to focus on something completely unrelated to everyday concerns. And it's thrilling--there's nothing more exciting than when, with your heart racing, your adrenaline pumping, and your palms sweating, you call "Mahjong!"

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Mah Jong, Anyone? unlocks the mysteries of Mah Jong for Westerners.

Mah Jong, the ancient game of China, is enjoying another burst of popularity in America, as well as in Asia. Often seen as a mystery to Westerners, Chinese Mah Jong includes the combination of skill, chance and social interaction of Western games like dominoes, bridge and dice.

Authors Strauser and Evans unlock this mystery with an easy-to-follow instructional...

Fit exercise into your busy schedule? That's as absurd as saying that there are eight days in a week. First, you've never exercised before or regularly played a sport. Second, you've never been into the fitness crowd and third, you're far too busy to even think about exercise. In other words, You're just not into it.Of course your friends talk about it and rave about the latest fitness craze, but you've seen it too often, some of them are on the "on-...

Chess players! Are you having trouble facing 1.e4? Is your Spanish too sticky and your Sicilian too sickly? Wrongfoot White with the Nimzowitsch Defence. Correspondence Chess Master and experienced author Marek Soszynski analyses 1.e4 Nc6 in detail, including sidelines and novelties, to give you a complete deviant repertoire against White's most popular first move.

This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Fred Gitelman, world-champion bridge player and co-founder of Bridge Base Online. This wide-ranging conversation provides behind-the-scenes insights into the world of professional bridge, the psychological stress of top-flight competition and how the human mind can compute amazing feats of memory. This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Art of Competition, and...

The Noble Hustle is Pulitzer finalist Colson Whitehead’s hilarious memoir of his search for meaning at high stakes poker tables, which the author describes as “Eat, Pray, Love for depressed shut-ins.”
 
 
On one level, The Noble Hustle is a familiar species of participatory journalism--a longtime neighborhood poker player, Whitehead was given a $10,000 stake and an assignment from

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For ten years, the knowledge seekers at mental_floss have been hunting and trapping the world's rarest facts, locking them into captivating lists for the world to admire. Thanks to their tireless efforts, Mental Floss: The Book is packed with a decade's worth of the smartest, quirkiest stories around, including: Five Presidential Fashion Flubs Seven Shameless Abuses of Diplomatic Immunity Five Units of Measurement Weirder Than the Metric System Four...

Let the celebration begin! Whether you want to throw the best birthday bash ever or you're dreaming up a just-for-fun sleepover extravaganza with your friends, Faithgirlz! has you covered. Packed full of creative and crazy-fun ideas, this book contains everything you need to know to plan fifteen great get-togethers from start to finish. From holiday parties to secret garden soirees, cookie bake-offs for a cause to "glamping" slumber parties, you and...

There are currently many excellent books and videos available to help the player with everything from the fundamentals of stance, alignment, stroke and aiming through advanced shot making, strategies and tactics. I have utilized written, video and personal instruction in my efforts for continuous improvement. Many of the shots, drills and patterns presented in this book were developed from those sources. The book is intended to be a working text...

"Embark on a journey through the heart and soul of one of the NBA's most tenacious franchises with 'Detroit Pistons Epic History: The Spirit of Motown'. This comprehensive volume delves deep into the Pistons' storied past, offering readers an intimate look at the team's evolution from its early days to its current status as a beacon of resilience and determination in professional basketball.From their inception, the Detroit Pistons have embodied the...