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Titanic Thompson: The Man Who Bet On Everything (2011)

by Kevin Cook(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0393340570 (ISBN13: 9780393340570)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

review 1: Nice to have a book collecting dozens of the famous Titanic Thompson stories. I don't feel this broke any new ground, but the anecdotes were fun. The story petered out - predictably, considering the outcome - by detailing Ty in his old age, dying eventually in his 80's. This is the last 20% of the book, and could have been improved by chopping it down to a neat summary - nothing much happens to him.The author fills out the stories with a fair amount of fanciful background data of time and place: (paraphrasing) "Shirley Temple starred in "Little Miss Marker" at the Odeon in town, and Ty likely saw it at matinee and then later read the afternoon paper about John Dillinger being shot outside a movie theater in distant Chicago."Whatever. The Titanic Thompson stories are just f... moreantastic.
review 2: A very entertaining read sometimes bordering on the incredulousness yet Titanic Thompson actually existed! Ti interacted with so many famous (some infamous) people that the trivia game based on the "small world phenomenon" concept should be re-named "Six Degrees of Titanic Thompson". I don't know why some Hollywood producer hasn't brought Titanic to the "big screen" yet. This book has a little bit of everything for all - golf fans, history buffs and gamblers will all be captivated as they envision Titanic Thompson frolicking through life on his terms. less

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