21: Bringing Down The House - Movie Tie-in (2008)

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Ben Mezrich

02/01/2008
Overview
The long-running<i> New York Times</i> bestseller that has become a cultural phenomenon, <i>Bringing Down the House</i> is an action-filled caper carried out by the unlikeliest of cons -- supersmart geeks. Gambling pervaded the M.I.T. campus, and genius kids with money and glittering futures were just as likely to be found in a Paradise Island casino as in the school library. A highly elite group of mathletes was recruited to join The Club, a small, secret blackjack organization dedicated to counting cards and beating the major casinos across the nation at their own game. As a successful ring of card savants, backed by a mysterious ringleader and shadowy investors, they infiltrated Vegas and won millions. <br> <br> The <i>Boston Herald</i> acclaimed it as "a suspenseful tale that portrays the players as Davids going up against Goliaths." And Bill Simmons of <i>ESPN</i> magazine exclaimed, "This book made me want to gamble! Vegas! Vegas!" Filled with tense action, high stakes, and incredibly close calls, <i>Bringing Down the House</i> is a nail-biting chronicle of a real-life <i>Ocean's Eleven</i>. It's one story that Vegas does not want you to read.
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