Good "poker story" books

[Hairball]

Give Hunting Fish a go. It's sort of a travelogue written by a guy who is tried to go pro. He started in NYC and travelled from the East coast to the West visiting home games, underground card rooms, and a casinos along the way. His goal was to swell his $10K roll into $30K so he could afford to sit in the mid-stakes NLHE games in LA.

I enjoyed the book for a number of reasons. The author is pretty honest about his game and emotions, so you get an insight into what's its like to struggle as a grinding pro. It was also fascinating to get a glimpse of the underground poker world and how it differs from one location to the next. Finally, the voyeur in me enjoyed reading about the author's highs and lows in the same way and for the same reasons I enjoy reading trip reports in the B&M forum.

Also notable are The Big Deal, Poker Nation, and Matt Matros's book (the title escapes me).