Harrington

Cash Games (How to Win at No-Limit Hold'em Money Games) Vol. 1
$34.95
Mr. Harrington gives a few good tips for playing certain hands in cash games. These tips will allow you to save enough money in one session of Hold'em to pay for the book.

Best Business Practices for Photographers, Second Edition
$34.99
wonderful book, received it much sooner than I thought I would. Perfect condition, would order again anytime

Every Hand Revealed
$15.95
Here's the deal: too many "smart guy's/gal's" have written books on the "right way" to play tournament hold'em. I've read many of them, (Harrington obviously, the best poker book (EV-wise for me) all time) and I've got to say right off the bat that Gus iterates what I've been thinking all too long; namely that too many of the so called "smart people" rely on math/reads/theory that in the real world, (when it's your $300 to $10,000 buy-in), ring very...uh...how should I put this... hollow/way too drawn out? Books that are just not practical for at the table usage, but great for after-the-fact analysis. This book is practical in Gus's hand analysis and thought process, and I appreciate that he calls out when he's made an error in his analysis or his move. One of my favorite hands is (I think) midway through day 2- he lost a decent size pot by playing rather timid in position and lost a winnable pot, or at least put too much into an unwinnable pot, and then points out in detail the errors he made.
I'm extremely surprised no one has thought of this format before. To be honest, if you're even a light to moderate poker fan or player, this book reads like a thrilling novel. Hand after hand, you get to step inside the brain of how you SHOULD be thinking when it's YOUR chips.
For the player looking for an edge: Gus reiterates subtly why image and aggression have made him such a powerhouse at big buy-in tournaments.
I also appreciate some decent nerd humor when he's commenting on his own or his opponents play.
To enhance your reading experience: Youtube the '07 Aussie Millions to see what Gus is talking about.
Overall- I think this book is a bargain at its price, (considering so many less helpful and entertaining titles go for double the price) and I'd put it right up there with Harrington as far as thought process and situational analysis.

On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington)
$7.99
Weber is really gripping. I'm sucking down one book after another and savoring every chapter. PLEASE do not ever ever ever read On Basilisk Station via reading book (my first exposure to the series). The reader that they chose for the Basilisk book must have just been fired from the Veggie Tales set. I swear to you that she impersonates French Peas for all the Havenite players, the celery guy with the monocle for all the aristocrats, the pirates for several 'tween decks sailors, and so on. It was cartoon caricaturing on a grand scale (grandly lame, that is). The writing really comes through if given a fighting chance to just be itself without a lot of interpreting via goofy voices... It's a tribute to Weber's skill that I stuck with the entire book despite the reader and enjoyed it very much.

For me, I know it's supposed to be a really good feeling to serve under Honor, but personally, I'd be pretty scared to serve anywhere near her (like in the same solar system, f'r instance). Anyone who serves under her command has a 20% chance of coming out alive and uninjured (probably with a promotion) or an 80% chance to be maimed/dead. Honor also gets beaten up frequently, but she also gets decorated (after being drenched in her own/others blood). This is not a safe person to be around when the chips are down. Other commanders withdraw, regroup and call for back up. Honor goes into the jaws and right down the throat of her enemies. I'm reminded of Scotty's famous line about a Klingon warship he faced: "They're drawin' a line an' darin' us to step over it. Well then, we'll go right down their throats. Let's see if they have the belly for it...!" That's Honor Harrington's tribe. 100%

Weber does so many differing personality threads so well. Really enjoyable!