Non Poker books that can help Your Poker Game?

Pokerpun · #1 09-03-2007, 05:33 AM

Can any one suggest non poker titles that might improve one's poker game?

My math side is pretty good but maybe my people/ empathy side could do with improving e.g. I find it very difficult to understand why any one would play a -EV game like craps yet apparently I believe plenty of poker players - even very good poker players do so.

Maybe psychology , self help or even novels which help develop understanding of others motivations.

Thanks for any Ideas.

Gelford · #2 09-03-2007, 09:31 AM

Go out and find a stark raving mad wacko girl ... then date her for a whil, then you'll read good afterwards [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Sounded Simple · #3 09-03-2007, 11:24 AM

"The Definitive Book Of Body Language" by Allen & Pease will help with non-verbal tells.

deacsoft · #4 09-04-2007, 03:18 AM

Two come to mind right away for me. This and this.

No Fizzle · #5 09-04-2007, 11:37 AM

Art of War is fantastic. It can be found very cheaply at B&N

RunnedOver · #6 09-04-2007, 11:39 AM

Fooled By Randomness, Nassim Taleb - Great insight into how people deal with risk.

Gallopin Gael · #7 09-05-2007, 12:20 PM

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Fooled By Randomness, Nassim Taleb - Great insight into how people deal with risk.

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I'll second this one.

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell is another one that I enjoyed.

King Car · #8 09-05-2007, 02:49 PM

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Fooled By Randomness, Nassim Taleb - Great insight into how people deal with risk.

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I'll second this one.

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell is another one that I enjoyed.

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Blink is good for helping you understand factors that affect your decision making process.

There are some very interesting tidbits in Fooled by Randomness. The tough part is getting through the portions of the text where Taleb is just stroking himself.

PantsOnFire · #9 09-04-2007, 11:49 AM

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Two come to mind right away for me. This and this.

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What's your opinion of Zen and Art of Poker which really does seem more relevent.

deacsoft · #10 09-04-2007, 02:35 PM

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I like it. It's a quick, easy read that can help much with the mental side of the game. There is a little bit of bad advice in it but the majority of the book is good.