As some of you know, my book, "1536 Free Waters and Other Blackjack Endeavors - Finding Profit and Humor in Card-Counting" is scheduled for publication soon. I still could use a last-minute endorsement from Arnold Snyder or any other famous Blackjack face...anyone?
While coming up with a title for the book, I also had to determine the book classification. It was a tricky choice between “Games” and “Humor.” Since I could only pick one, I went with “Games”…adding “Humor” in the subtitle will hopefully be a catch-all for the other classification. Just so you know, I rejected these other titles in case the book was classified a different way:
In the Fiction area:
Fifty Additional Shades of Grey – My Life of S&M in Underground Casinos
Science Fiction:
The Real Hunger Games – 42 Straight Hours of Playing Blackjack While Eating Only a Half-Empty Tin of Altoids
Sports:
Playing Blackjack is More of a Sport Than 27 Events Played at the 2012 London Summer Olympics
History:
General Douglas MacArthur – Great Leader, But Really ****ty Blackjack Player
Parenting and Family:
Mommy, Why is Daddy Always at the Casino?
Travel:
Visit Mesquite, Nevada – But Watch Out for the Douche Bag Pit Manager at the Casablanca Casino Who Backed Me Off for Card-Counting Even Though I Was Losing $800 at the Time
Mystery:
The Angry Man Who Killed a Cocktail Waitress with a Nine of Diamonds
Reference:
“G-****-KRICE-YOU-FRIGGIN-BUTTNUTT-I-CAN’T-BELIEVE-YOU-TOOK-THAT-CARD” and Other New Entries in the Webster Blackjack Dictionary
Law:
Keeping Chips Found on the Casino Floor – It’s Not Stealing If You Don’t Get Caught
Religion:
I Found Jesus – He Was Eating a Muffin in the Alley Between the Palazzo Hotel and the Imperial Palace Casino in Las Vegas
Literature:
Absence of Sense and Sensibility – Average Blackjack Players
Kids:
Stranger Danger – Stay Clear of That Wiggy Guy Who Asks, “Wanna See the Chips in My Pocket?”
Young Adult:
Stranger Danger – Stay Clear of That Wiggy Guy Who Asks, “Wanna See the Chips in My Pocket?”
Adult Women, Ages 18-25
Welcoming Strangers – No Need to Stay Clear of That Wiggy Guy Who Asks, “Wanna See the Chips in My Pocket?”
Trivia:
The Game of Blackjack Was Invented in 2009 in Kodiak, Alaska, and Other Lesser-Known Gambling Trivia
Politics:
Like It or Not, Americans, Your President is Black, Jack!
Diet & Health:
Morbidly Obese People Spotted at the Casino – Counting Cards Instead of Counting Calories
Art:
Mona Lisa – The Original Model for the Queen of Clubs
Self-Help:
You Suck – Why You Shouldn’t Sit Next to Me at the Blackjack Table
Pets:
My Dog, Newman, Was Spaded Seven Years Ago – But He is Still a Better Blackjack Player Than Many of You
Automotive:
My Car Has a Cracked Windshield and Faulty Transmission – But It is Still a Better Blackjack Player Than Many of You
Romance:
1536 Free Waters and the Clean-Up Required After Trysts with 1536 Vegas Prostitutes
Do you have any rejected Blackjack book titles of your own? If so, please share them in this forum.
Glen
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