(Hardback)

Presenting an expose of horse racing in America, this book goes behind the scenes at the track to provide a serious gambler's-eye-view of the action. It also contains various betting and handicapping strategies, including an account of wins, losses, and personal turmoil, which provide a look at gamblers, gambling, and life at the track.

(Paperback)

The author spent a year at tracks and off-track betting facilities in Chicago and across the country, profiling the people who make a career of gambling on horses. This account follows his personal journey of what it means to be a horseplayer as he gambles with his book advance using various betting and handicapping strategies along the way.

(Hardback)

Chronicling the author's 10,000-mile "Great Lakes Circle Tour," this travel memoir seeks to answer a burning question: Is there a Great Lakes culture, and if so, what is it