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21 Bringing Down the House
21 Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students who Took Vegas for Millions | Ben Mezrich
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The long-running New York Times bestseller that has become a cultural phenomenon, Bringing Down the House is an action-filled caper carried out by the unlikeliest of cons -- supersmart geeks. Gambling pervaded the M.I.T. campus, and genius kids with money and glittering futures were just as likely to be found in a Paradise Island casino as in the school library. A highly elite group of mathletes was recruited to join The Club, a small, secret blackjack organization dedicated to counting cards and beating the major casinos across the nation at their own game. As a successful ring of card savants, backed by a mysterious ringleader and shadowy investors, they infiltrated Vegas and won millions. The Boston Herald acclaimed it as "a suspenseful tale that portrays the players as Davids going up against Goliaths." And Bill Simmons of ESPN magazine exclaimed, "This book made me want to gamble! Vegas! Vegas!" Filled with tense action, high stakes, and incredibly close calls, Bringing Down the House is a nail-biting chronicle of a real-life Ocean's Eleven. It's one story that Vegas does not want you to read.
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DebinHawaii
DebinHawaii
Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions | Ben Mezrich
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#IdiomInsight

Although the idiom #DownForTheCount is sports metaphor that expresses a negative outcome for whoever or whatever the speaker is referencing, for some reason it made me think of counting cards & laying them down.

I chose this book & “21” the movie made from it where 6 MIT math students used counting cards in Blackjack to get more than 3 million $$$ from Vegas casinos. ♠️♥️♣️♦️

tagged users iconEggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Eggs Great choices- I found 21 very enjoyable 🎥 1y
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Vivlio_Gnosi
Vivlio_Gnosi
Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions | Ben Mezrich
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Adding this #Nonfiction #historical book to my #TBR stack for #NFNov. This is the original.
@rsteve388 @Clwojick #NYTBestSeller

KristenDuck Interesting- I never even heard of this! 5y
Vivlio_Gnosi Let's hope it's fun for the both of us! 5y
Clwojick 1 pt 5y
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AtomCornett
AtomCornett
21 Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students who Took Vegas for Millions | Ben Mezrich
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Don't watch these kids too closely now...

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lauren.lerner
lauren.lerner
Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions | Ben Mezrich
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Day #21 of #NovemberbytheNumbers & I am getting a little creative. 😉 This book, which is billed as #nonfiction but is at least partly fabricated and/or definitely exaggerated, was the basis for the movie 21 (2008). ♠️♥️♣️♦️

Synopsis: MIT students run number counting scams via the MIT Blackjack Team. I read this after the movie was released, on loan from a friend, & according to #Goodreads, gave it ⭐️⭐️⭐️. I remember nothing about it. 🙈

tagged users iconJoeStalksBeck, BibliophileMomma
Blaire Great choice. This was a fun read. 7y
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Cinfhen
Cinfhen
Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions | Ben Mezrich
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#NovemberByTheNumbers I saw the movie #21 have not read the book (which is a prompt for #pop18 ) loved the film,I‘ll let you know about the book....

MinDea I didn't know the movie was based on a book...I knew it was based on true events. I bet the book is good! 7y
tpixie I listened to the book and I enjoyed it & still need to see the movie. I think the movie is probably more dramatized than the book. If I remember right the book might read more like a biography then a story. 7y
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MicheleinPhilly
MicheleinPhilly
Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions | Ben Mezrich
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#booktober #LongTitles The book that made me think I could count cards in Vegas and get rich even though I still "carry the one" when adding. And I only do that if I don't have access to a calculator. ?

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