{"product_id":"zen-and-the-art-of-larry-phillips-9780452281264","title":"Zen and the Art of Poker: Timeless Secrets to Transform Your Game","description":"\u003cb\u003eInside the intriguing world of poker lies a fascinating exercise in strategy and extreme concentration--many of the same principles that underpin the one-thousand-year-old philosophy of Zen spirituality.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eZen and the Art of Poker\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to apply Zen theories to America's most popular card game, presenting tips that readers can use to enhance their game. Among the more than one hundred rules that comprise this book, readers will learn to: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*Make peace with folding\u003cbr\u003e*Use inaction as a weapon\u003cbr\u003e*Make patience a central pillar of their strategy\u003cbr\u003e*Pick their times of confrontation \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing a concise and spare style, in the tradition of Zen practices and rituals, \u003ci\u003eZen and the Art of Poker\u003c\/i\u003e traces a parallel track connecting the two disciplines by giving comments and inspirational examples from the ancient Zen masters to the poker masters of today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0452281261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452281264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 5.32w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1999 pg. 103","brand":"Larry Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919798305023,"sku":"9780452281264","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ea7a8a39-e126-493a-9542-6111fef13f6f.jpg?v=1680811971","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zen-and-the-art-of-larry-phillips-9780452281264","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}