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    Which Blackjack Books are essential?

    I am getting back into blackjack after decades of not playing, and so I would like to know what are the best books on the subject. Here are the books I've already read, with the ones I feel the most highly about shown with an asterisk:

    Beat the Dealer by Edward O. Thorp 1962
    Playing Blackjack as a Business by Lance Revere 1971
    Professional Blackjack by Stanford Wong 1975
    *Turning the Tables on Las Vegas by Ian Andersen 1976
    The World’s Greatest Blackjack Book by Humble and Cooper 1980
    Million Dollar Blackjack by Ken Uston 1981
    *Blackbelt in Blackjack 3rd edition by Arnold Snyder 1983
    The Theory of Blackjack 5th edition by Peter A. Griffin 1996
    *Burning the Tables in Las Vegas 2nd edition by Ian Andersen 2003
    *Blackjack Attack 3rd edition by Don Schlesinger 2005

    As you’ll notice, the dates on these books are mostly quite a bit in the past. I am sure there have been plenty of new blackjack books published in the intervening years, but I want to find out which of those are truly essential reads. I’m not interested in learning any new systems, since my Zen Count from Snyder is just fine. I’m more interested in information about current table conditions, cover strategies both in betting and playing decisions, comps, etc. All the books on the list above I read many years ago except for the last two, Burning the Tables and Blackjack Attack, which I just read last week. Both extremely valuable books! Are there any more books like those?

    Here are some ideas I got from the reading lists in the books I just read. Which of these are good? Any others that are essential?

    How to Play Winning Blackjack by Julian Braun 1980
    Blackjack for Blood by Bryce Carlson 1992, 2001
    Blackjack Secrets by Stanford Wong 1993
    Blackjack Wisdom by Arnold Snyder 1998
    Bargain City by Anthony Curtis 1993
    Beyond Counting: Exploiting Casino Games from Blackjack to Video Poker by James Grosjean 2000
    Comp City: A Guide to Free Las Vegas Vacations by Max Rubin 1994, 2001
    Card Counting for the Casino Executive by Bill Zender

    Thank you


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    Blackjack Blueprint by Rick Blaine
    Modern Blackjack 1 & 2 by Norm Wattenberger

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    Thank you. Those are all great ideas. I think I will get all of those books, Blackjack Blueprint, Modern Blackjack 1&2, and Radical Blackjack. I am especially looking forward to Radical Blackjack. Snyder's Blackbelt in Blackjack was what first really resonated with me many years ago, along with Andersen's Turning the Tables. Reading Burning the Tables recently was great, and now I'm very curious to hear what Snyder has to say all these years later as well.

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