{"product_id":"barthelme-frederick-double-down-9780156010702","title":"Double Down","description":"Double Down is a true story, a terrifying roller-coaster ride deep into the heart of two men, and into the world of floating Gulf Coast casinos. When both of their parents died within a short time of each other, the writers Frederick and Steven Barthelme, both professors of English in Mississippi, inherited a goodly sum of money. What followed was a binge during which they gambled away their entire fortune-and more. And then, in a cruel twist of fate, they were charged with cheating at the tables. Told with a mixture of sadness and wry humor, and with a compelling look at the physical aura of gambling-the feel of the cards, the smell of the crowd, the sounds of the tables-Double Down is a reflection on the lure of challenging the odds, the attraction of stepping into the void. A cautionary tale (the brothers were eventually exonerated), it is a book that, once read, will never be forgotten.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Used - very good","offer_id":53572395172182,"sku":"9780156010702-V","price":1.64,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9780156010702_1.jpg?v=1794532232","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/barthelme-frederick-double-down-9780156010702","provider":"momox","version":"1.0","type":"link"}