"You've Got Heat" by Barfarkel now for sale

[The Mayor]

Stanford Wong's comments:

When historians in the distant future want to know what advantage play was like circa 2000, they will start with a carful study of Barfarkel's's You've Got Heat - the Las Vegas Card Counting Adventures of LV Pro. This book is nonfiction; Barfarkel describes real people, real places, and real incidents with amazing attention to detail. There is more to being a card counter than just winning money from casinos; Barfarkel shows that card counters have fu too. Before you take on the casinos with your own money, read this book to get an appreciation for the ups and downs your bankroll will experience."

The book is for sale through our online store.

--Mayor

 

[Titaniumman]

Just received copy #001.

Courtesy of Barfy and Al Rogers.

It's got a nice personal note handwritten by Barf.

The cover art has a lot of detail that you can't see in the website ad. I can't wait to read it from cover to cover.

Barf, thanks for including me in the acknowledgements, along with my cameo appearances in the adventures. I hope you've received the signed, framed first dollar bill earned from your book by now. Note that the mat background is 21 table green baize.

The book is well printed, and I'm sure that it's going to be a joy to read for anyone who enjoys the adventures of advantage casino play and our community's culture and friendships.

-T-

 

[The Mayor]

These books are *not* autographed.

There was a thread here stating that the books we sold would be autographed. It turns out that this is not the case, our information was incorrect.

We apologize for any incovenience this may have caused.

--Mayor

 

[zengrifter]

Barfarkel tols me that he will...

...coordinate the autographing, at you request. drop him a line to discuss logistics. zg

 

[Barfarkel]

Book # 001 *LINK*

It's got a nice personal note handwritten by Barf.

Glad to do it. When Al Rogers at Pi Yee Press called me while I was in Vegas last week to tell me that the first shipment of 30 books had arrived, I traveled to the office the following day to see the completed book for the very first time. Al wasn't in the office, but Chris was, and the first thing I asked about is when the first book would be sent out to Titaniumman. Chris replied that as soon as I sign it, he'll send it, so I signed my very first sold book. I want to tell you that it was kinda thrilling to finally hold my completed book in my hot little hands

The cover art has a lot of detail that you can't see in the website ad. I can't wait to read it from cover to cover.

Thanks. We must have gone through 26 drafts of that cover art before graphic artist Ben Jordan finally drew up what I had been seeing in my mind's eye. The hardest part was getting right the expression on the face of the seated player, but I think we finally did it.

Barf, thanks for including me in the acknowledgements, along with my cameo appearances in the adventures. I hope you've received the signed, framed first dollar bill earned from your book by now. Note that the mat background is 21 table green baize.

Hey, you earned the right to be in the stories by hanging with me that morning on the North Strip, after our consultation with Stumpy at that lounge gathering. Eliot is also included in a chapter as is Zengrifter of course, although I refer to him throughout as The Grifter. And yes, I received the framed dollar bill with your signature, which arrived sometime while I was on my last Vegas trip. Thanks for the nice sentiment you wrote. That last Vegas trip concluded Sunday with a grueling 12 hour drive from LV back to LA in a sudden snowstorm, when they temporarily closed parts of Interstate 15.

The book is well printed, and I'm sure that it's going to be a joy to read for anyone who enjoys the adventures of advantage casino play and our community's culture and friendships.

Thanks again. I know you'll enjoy the book, and I hope a lot of you guys and gals on this site buy it as well. We've tried to make it simultaneously entertaining as well as informative. You can compare the building of my BJ bankroll with your own experiences in this regard, and chart your evolution as an AP with my own.

Cheers,

Barfarkel

 

[Barfarkel]

About signing the books *LINK*

Since the books are warehoused in Vegas, and I live in L.A., there's a way I can still sign your book.

1) You can email me at [email protected] with your address and the handle or name you'd like me to use, and I'll sign a white stick-on label that I'll mail to you and you can peel off the backing and insert it inside on page i, above the "You've Got Heat" large font title.

Cheers,

Barfarkel