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Al Alvarez's writing career has come in many guises, but Alvarez has also been a passionate amateur of risky pursuits - poker playing, mountaineering, flying in old aeroplanes. This book presents a selection of Alvarez's finest essays, ranging from trenchant literary criticism to accounts of polar expeditions and poker championships.Alvarez, Al is the author of 'Risky Business: People, Pastimes, Poker and Books', published 2009 under ISBN 9780747593119 and ISBN 0747593116.
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