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___________. The Eden Directory of Private Mail Drops. Eden Press, Fountain Valley, CA; (120 pages)
- A directory with more than 2400 services in more than 500 cities that will receive mail for you under any name (or names). They will also forward mail, receive phone messages, FAX messages, UPS parcels, telegrams, etc.
[93 Snyder RGE Catalog 1993]

___________. The Eden Guide to Complete Financial Privacy. Eden Press, Fountain Valley, CA; (200 pages)
- This book explains how to set up foreign bank accounts legally and legal methods to hide assets.
[93 Snyder RGE Catalog 1993]

___________. The Criminal Use of False Identification. Subtitled: The Report of the Federal Advisory Committee on False Identification. United States Dept. of Justice. Published by Loompanics, Port Townsend, WA; Nov. 1976. (198 pages)
- This is an abridged version of the government book of the same name. A summary report on the nature, scope, and impact of false ID use in the United States with recommendations to combat the problem.
[93 Snyder RGE Catalog 1993]

__________. The Smart Gambler's Guide to Europe. Gilroy, CA. (156 pages)
- Advertised in Casino Player, this full color hardback book promises to answer your questions about gambling and games of chance in Europe.

Armstrong, Richard. Get Paid to Gamble. Subtitled: The Inside Story of Casino Comps. Slot Detector Co. 1992. (62 pages)
- Very good. Recommended. This book explains how casinos "rate" players and how the average player can get the most of the casinos in the form of comps and freebies.
[6/93 Snyder Blackjack Forum 102]

Bain, Joseph and Eli Dror (Editors). Casinos: The International Casino Guide. B.D.I.T., Inc., New York; 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993. (Approx. 432 pages)
- Very good. Recommended. General descriptions (including address and phone numbers) of most of the casinos around the world (85 countries including Cruise ship casinos). However, this book is primarily written for tourists and travel agents and not blackjack players. They do include which games are offered, the number of tables and table limits. The latest edition reviewed included more data on the Canadian casinos, cruise ship casinos and some information on the Indian reservation casinos in the U.S.A. Updated every year or so.
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Beasley, John. The Mathematics of Gambling. ???, 1989; (169 pages)
- Covers the games, card shuffling, dice and luck.??
[5/93 Schwartz Blackjack Confidential 30]

Bergler, Edmund. The Psychology of Gambling. Wang Pub., New York; 1957.
[84 Casino & Sports Vol.28,56]

Calero, Henry H. How to Read a Person Like a Book. Simon & Schuster, New York; 1971, 1973, 1975. (189 pages)
- Good intro. to the science of body language.

Caro, Mike. Mike Caro's Book of Tells. Gambling Times, Hollywood, CA; 1984? (294 pages)
- Good. Recommended. Although primarily written for poker players, the blackjack player will find much of importance here. Caro uses 179 photos to show how unconscious moves by players can be exploited.
[84 Casino & Sports Vol.28,34]

Castleman, Deke. Las Vegas. Moon Publications, Inc., Chico, CA. 1993. (300 pages)
- Excellent. Highly recommended. One of the best guidebooks to Las Vegas available anywhere. At time of writing, Deke Castleman was managing editor of the Las Vegas Advisor.

Castleman, Deke. Nevada Handbook. Moon Publications, Inc. 1989, 1991. (418 pages)
- Excellent. Highly recommended. One of the best travel guide books to Nevada. Includes 47 accurate maps to the entire state as well as survival tips, coverage of food and accommodations, history, skiing, camping, fishing, boating, etc.

Clark, Thomas L. The Dictionary of Gambling & Gaming. Lexik House Publishers, New York; 1987. (263 pages)
- A good dictionary covering the entire gambling field but poor in its treatment of blackjack terminology.

Curtis, Anthony. Bargain City. Subtitled: Booking, Betting & Beating the New Las Vegas. Huntington Press, Las Vegas; 1993. (239 pages)
- Excellent. Highly Recommended. Includes practical information and advice on visiting Las Vegas. Much of this material has been taken directly from Anthony Curtis's Las Vegas Advisor newsletter. Includes information on everything from getting low cost accommodations, comps, couponomy, entertainment and dining values, vital statistics, travel and transportation advice. Includes very good advice on the video poker, blackjack, tournaments, sports betting and the other games. Includes contributions by Peter Griffin, Stanford Wong, Joel Friedman, I. Nelson Rose and Max Rubin.
[6/93 Snyder Blackjack Forum 102]
[Fall 93 Dalton Blackjack Review]

Dror, Eli. See book entry under Bain, Joseph. Casinos: The International Casino Guide.

Eadington, William (Editor). Indian Gaming and the Law. (298 pages) ???

Fodor's Las Vegas: With Tips on Playing the Games and Tours of Reno and Tahoe by Jefferson Graham, Fodor's Travel Publications, New York; 1990. (190 pages)
- Good. Recommended. Travel companion and basic survival information for Las Vegas, Reno and Lake Tahoe. The 1990 edition has a 21-page introduction to blackjack written by Dennis R. Harrison ã 1982, from Win at the Casino, Fell Publishers, Inc., Hollywood, FL. A single deck basic strategy is included.

Garcia, Frank. Marked Cards and Loaded Dice. Prentice Hall, New York; 1962. (274 pages)
- Excellent. Highly recommended. An expos'e of dozens of card and dice cheating methods. Includes over 100 photographs and a chapter devoted to blackjack. If you ignore the general section on "systems" this is an excellent introduction to card cheating methods. This book first came out before Thorp's book but Garcia mentions his ideas.

Fast, Julius. Body Language. Simon & Schuster, New York; 1970.

Fodor's Atlantic City, Fodor's Travel Publications, New York; 19?? - 1990.
- Good. Recommended. Published yearly. Basic survival information on Atlantic City.
[NOTE: See Fodor's Las Vegas in section 3.2]

Kuriscak, Steve. Casino Talk: A Rap Sheet for Dealers and Players. Screenwriters Guild; 1985. (114 pages)
- Simple dictionary describing casino terminology.

Kuriscak, Steve. Casino Talk: The Complete Guide to the Secret Language of Dealers and Winners. Longmeadow Press, Stamford, CT; 1993. (90 pages)
- Good. Recommended. Subtitled: "With official rules for Blackjack, Baccarat, Roulette, and Craps!" An interesting and useful handbook of casino terminology.

Livingston, A. D. Dealing With Cheats. Subtitled: Illustrated Methods of Cardsharps, Dice Hustlers and Other Gambling Swindlers. J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadephia and New York; 1973. (320 pages)
- Excellent. Highly recommended. A summary of the tools of the cardsharper, dice hustler and cheat. Includes a blackjack section (9 pages) with a number of cheating techniques such as the Kentucky step-up, low-high-low stack, underpaying, overpaying, anchorman, short deck, long deck, burning the aces, the turnover, insurance ploys and tipping the hand. Must reading!

Lorayne, Harry and Jerry Lucas. The Memory Book. Ballantine Books-Random House, New York; 1975. (206 pages)
- This book may help you overcome your memory problems when it comes to remembering strategy variations and keeping the count.

MacInaugh, Edmond A. Disguise Techniques. Paladin Press; 1984, Citadel Press, Secaucus, NJ; 1988. (82 pages)

Marlo, Edward. The Faro Shuffle. Alternate title: Revolutionary Card Techniques. Magic, Inc., Chicago; 1958, 1972. (36 pages)
- Card tricks, faro shuffle, card sharping.

Nitchie, Edward B. Lip Reading Made Easy. Loompanics Unlimited, Port Townsend, WA; 1902, 1985. (134 pages)
- Originally written in 1902, this illustrated guide is the classic study on how to read lips. Nitchie wrote this book as an aid to those "hard of hearing" but serious blackjack players will find other uses for this talent. Loompanics also publishes a catalog with over 500 of the most controversial and unusual books ever printed.
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Ortiz, Darwin. Gambling Scams. Lyle Stuart (Carol Publishing), New York; 1990. (262 pages)- Excellent. Highly recommended. Discusses a number of forms of cheating methods in all sorts of gambling games and situations.
[9/84 Case Blackjack Forum 5]

Pease, Allan. Signals - How to Use Body Language for Power, Success and Love. Bantam Books, New York; 1981, 1987. (229 pages)
- Good. Recommended. A good introduction to the science of body language. First published in Australia in 1981 under the title Body Language: How to Read Others' Thoughts by Their Gestures.

Radner, Sidney H. How to Spot Card Sharps and Their Methods. Key Publishing Co., New York; 1957.

Reid, Barry. I.D. by Mail. Eden Press, Fountain Valley, CA; 1989. (48 pages)
- Where and how to get false I.D.'s and privately-issued identification cards and documents. This book provides the companies' names and addresses for numerous products with photos and descriptions.
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Reid, Barry. The Paper Trip I. Eden Press, Fountain Valley, CA; 1971, 1984, 1987. (82 pages)
- A how to guide on false I.D.'s, fictitious names, etc.
[12/88 Snyder Fake I.D.-A Consumer's Guide BJF 11]

Reid, Barry. The Paper Trip II. Eden Press, Fountain Valley, CA; 1977, 1987. (78 pages)
- The companion guide to the above book that breaks down by state exactly where to write for vital records.
[93 Snyder RGE Catalog 1993]

Renneisen, Robert. How to be Treated Like a High Roller (Even Though You're Not One). Lyle Stuart; 1992. (109 pages)
- A book on comps written by the president of the Claridge Casino in Atlantic City. Introduction is by John Patrick.
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Rowntree, Derek. Probability Without Tears. Subtitled: A Primer for Non-Mathematicians. ???, 1984; (169 pages)
- Simple probabilities, combined probabilities, combinations and permutations and probability by combinations.

Rose, I. Nelson. Gambling and the Law. Gambling Times Inc. (Distributed by Lyle Stuart), Hollywood, CA; 1986. (304 pages)
- Excellent. Highly recommended. The best legal resource for gamblers and card counters currently in print. Includes chapters on federal income tax law, gambling debts, and the regulation of card counters. Includes case histories of barred card counters including Uston and Estes. Some of the material in this book has been printed, at one time or another, in Rose's Gambling and the Law column in various gaming magazines including Gambling Times.
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Sample, John. Methods of Disguise. Loompanics Unltd.; 1984. (138 pages)
- Discusses physical disguise techniques, wigs, facial hair, makeup, hats, clothing, glasses, props, etc.
[3/87 Snyder Blackjack Forum 49]

Sawyer & Collins. Nevada Gaming Law.; 1991. (384 pages)
- Written by a Nevada law firm. Discusses several topics related to Nevada gaming law including regulatory agencies, licensing, gaming devices, gambling debts, disputes, excluded persons, card counters, taxes, crimes, etc.
[3/93 Snyder Blackjack Forum 62]

Thackery, Ted Jr. Gambling Secrets of Nick the Greek. Rand McNally and Co., Chicago, NY, San Francisco; 1968.
- A profile of Nicholas Andrea Dandolos, also known as Nick the Greek, and the games he played. Includes sections on Craps, Blackjack, Faro, Shimmy, Roulette, Poker, Horses and side action games. Good history and color. Includes an introduction by Groucho Marx.

Tyminski, Walter. Rouge et Noir on Comps and Junkets. Rouge et Noir News, 1983. (92 pages)
- Arnold Snyder gave this report an excellent rating and recommended it highly to anyone interested in this subject.
[6/83 Snyder Blackjack Forum 3]

Vaughan, Bruce L. Body Talk - Understanding the Secret Language of the Body. Argus Communications, Allen, TX, 1982. (156 pages)
- A good introduction to the science of body language.

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