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	Science Show - 19/07/2003: How to Beat the Odds
		Ben Mezrich: Basically, the fljack team have been going on at MIT for about 25 years and it’s been passed down from group of students to group of students.
		Ben Mezrich: The basic idea behind it is that in the game of fljack if there are more high cards still left in the deck to be played the player has an advantage.
		Ben Mezrick: Well, I mean, the first thing that happens is that Vegas weans you of it pretty quickly when they start showing you guns and things like that, but when they decided that they were getting caught a lot you have a choice.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/science/ss/stories/s902541.htm (1501 words)

	Author, alumnus tell tale of 'Busting Vegas' - MIT News Office
		In his latest book, Mezrich explores what he calls, "the darker side of Vegas." Though he had not intended to write about MIT again, he said that when Dukach contacted him, he could not pass up the opportunity.
		Mezrich's first book was on the bestseller list for 59 weeks and Kevin Spacey is starring in the movie version, which is currently being cast in Los Angeles.
		Mezrich is asked to speak at a number of high schools.
	web.mit.edu /newsoffice/2005/blackjack-1005.html (543 words)

	Killer Genes
		Reuben Mezrich, Ben's father, is chief of emergency radiology at Penn.
		Mezrich wasn't the only source of expert advice Ben tapped in writing the fast-paced new medical legal/ thriller Threshold.
		You see, Ben always knew he wanted to be a writer, but until recently, no one was positive he'd make any money doing it.
	www.citypaper.net /articles/062096/article003.shtml (1393 words)

	The New York Times > Fashion & Style > What Do Men Really Want (To Read About)? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Mezrich noted the number, though, in case the caller was serious.
		Mezrich, 34, who, in churning out a kind of impressionistic nonfiction set in the circle of well-educated young men and their adventures in wealth-building, has created the genre analogue to what publishers call chick lit.
		Mezrich calls John Malcolm, a 22-year-old Princeton graduate who moves to Japan in 1993 and initially works as an assistant to Nicholas W. Leeson, the Singapore-based trader whose billion-dollar losses drove the collapse of Barings Bank in 1995.
	www.nytimes.com /2004/05/23/fashion/23MEZR.html?ex=1400644800&en=0a80b7723f635439&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND (679 words)

	bookideas.com: Bringing Down The House by Ben Mezrich
		Mezrich wrote a narrative of Ken Lewis’s last few years from Lewis’s perspective, reading more like fiction than a straight biography.
		Ben Mezrich could have named this book Greed Is Good, taken from the almost prophetic words of Charlie Sheen’s character in the 1987 movie Wall Street.
		Clearly this was not written to teach readers how to cheat and win at fljack in Vegas; however Mezrich does give some hope to people going to Vegas that they may indeed have a chance to change their life with the potential for big winnings.
	www.bookideas.com /reviews/index.cfm?fuseaction=displayReview&id=2056 (400 words)

	Ugly Americans: The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboy Who Raided Asia in Search of the American Dream - ...
		Mezrich tells this riveting story well, incorporating elements of the culture into his narrative, including the infamous and pervasive Japanese "Water Trade," or sex business, romantic intrigue, and even run-ins with the Yakuza, the Japanese mafia.
		Mezrich (Bringing Down the House) presents wanna-be financial star "John Malcolm," who accepts a nebulous job offer in Japan in the mid-1990s and leaves his middle-class New Jersey postcollege aimless existence for an adventure he might have dreamed of had he any idea of what the big boys' world of finance was really like.
		Mezrich doesn't attempt accents for the Japanese and British characters Malcolm encounters on his way to one of the biggest deals in financial history.
	www.powerbooksearch.com /booksearch006057500X.html (2219 words)

	Amazon.com: X-Files: Skin (The X-Files): Books: Ben Mezrich (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Mezrich's descriptions of medical procedures feel authentic, and he keeps the story moving along at a good pace, with several dangerous moments for both Mulder and Scully and a significant body count among the witnesses.
		Mezrich (Reaper) tells the tale largely from Mulder's point-of-view, but he and other characters are little more than animated clich?sAevidence that one needs more than a series of bizarre events to make a convincing X-file.
		In the Novel The X-Files Skin By Ben Mezrich Mulder and Scully are trying to find the person behind the disease thats on the skin and that gets people with superhuman strength and then dies later on.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0061056448?v=glance (2112 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Breaking Vegas: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Ben Mezrich is a good author but I doubt the authenticity of much of his work.
		So my feeling is that Ben has taken the techniques that were certainly used at some stage in Vegas and has woven a good story around his ideas of what could have happened.
		Mezrich, as always, has written the book with his usual flair and has produced something truely great.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0434014508 (1080 words)

	Nobles / Author of Bringing Down the House Offers Tips
		Ben Mezrich, who tracked a group of MIT math whizzes around the fljack tables of Las Vegas and turned his observations into a best-selling book, gave Nobles students a look into two worlds not always open to them, at least not at the same time: the craft of professional writing and high-stakes gambling.
		As fascinating as Mezrich's Vegas experiences were, his thoughts on writing were even more engaging.
		When he graduated from Harvard (magna cum laude), Mezrich wanted to become a full-time writer but his dad insisted he apply to law school.
	www.nobles.edu /home/news_item.asp?id=104 (603 words)

	The Books: Threshold by Ben Mezrich (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		And in a heartbeat, allied with an ex-lover on a desperate quest of her own, he'll experience the greatest terror man or woman ever faced -- while confronting a threat more devastating than any living creature can ever imagine.
		Raves for debut novelist Ben Mezrich -- on the threshold of a dazzling career!
		"Mezrich writes fast-moving prose that will hook readers, and he knows how to make science suspenseful."
	www.twbookmark.com /books/37/0446605212 (374 words)

	Amazon.com: Busting Vegas: The MIT Whiz Kid Who Brought the Casinos to Their Knees: Books: Ben Mezrich (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		See Ben Mezrich's 10 Books to Read on Las Vegas, or browse through all of our expert book recommendations in Grownup School.
		Mezrich, the author of previous bestsellers about MIT gamblers and a colorful Ivy League trader in Japan, tells how Dukach's crew used a system that Vegas had never seen before.
		Mezrich broke onto the bestseller list with his account of an MIT fljack uber-card counting team that hit Vegas for big money (in 2003's Bringing Down the House).
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060575115?v=glance (2488 words)

	Chron.com \| Busting Vega$ by Ben Mezrich
		Ben Mezrich, author of the best-seller about card counters called Bringing Down the House, tells Dukach's story.
		Mezrich produced a half-dozen little-noticed novels before finding his niche telling gambling stories that read like fiction.
		However, you may feel Mezrich is writing as if he had a movie in mind, especially when he's propping up the would-be romance between Semyon and Allie.
	www.chron.com /disp/story.mpl/life/books/reviews/3568417.html (928 words)

	Fictionwise eBooks: Ben Mezrich
		Bio: Ben Mezrich graduated magna cum laude from Harvard in 1991.
		Ben Mezrich, author of the New York Times bestseller Bringing Down the House, returns with an astonishing story of Ivy League hedge-fund cowboys, high stakes, and the Asian underworld.
		John Malcolm was the ultimate gunslinger in the Wild East, prepared to take on any level of risk in making mind-boggling sums of money.
	www.fictionwise.com /eBooks/BenMezricheBooks.htm (458 words)

	Amazon.ca: Bringing Down the House : The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In his first nonfiction foray, novelist Mezrich (Reaper, etc.), telling the tale primarily from Kevin's point of view, manages to milk that threat for a degree of suspense.
		Ben Mezrich knows how to tell a story.
		Ben also admits that the casinos have adapted by implementing continuous card shuffling machines.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0743249992 (1073 words)

	CARDSHARK Online: Bringing Down the House
		But the tension is undercut by the first-draft feel of his pedestrian prose, alternating between irrelevant details and heightened melodrama.
		Although Mezrich's prose never rises above serviceable (and he pointlessly injects himself into the narrative at every turn), the story he tells will grip anyone who has ever hoped to break the bank at Monte Carlo.
		Master storyteller Ben Mezrich takes you from the ivory towers of academia to the Technicolor world of Las Vegas, where anything can happen -- and often does.
	www.cardshark.us /amazon/b_0743225708.html (856 words)

	BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE by Mezrich, Ben
		May be the most fascinating book written on fljack counting teams since the days of Ken Uston (who died in 1987).
		Written by Ben Mezrich, who gained the trust of a half-dozen MIT students (occupation: fljack counters), this work covers a four-year period when the "team" was in its heyday (1994 to 1998), winning big and escaping the clutches of casino management with minimum damage to self and bankrolls.
		Mezrich must have truly blended in with this group of near-geniuses and sharpies who often communicated in code right at the tables, signaling verbally and non-verbally.
	www.gamblersbook.com /weblink.cby/detail/488002.html (183 words)

	Amazon.ca: Ugly Americans: The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboys Who Raided the Asian Markets for Millions: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Mezrich isn't a "Great" writer by any stretch, but he's good enough, and the guy knows how to tell a story.
		So Kudos to Ben Mezrich for recognizing a good story, and having enough talent to make it into a fun read, which will probably end up as another movie.
		Underneath, there is a tremendous story that begs, and needs, to be told, but unfortunately Mr Mezrich, for whatever reason, does not tell it.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/006057500X (1689 words)

	MIT Club of Boston \| "Busting Vegas" Ben Mezrich Talk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Ben Mezrich, author of "Bringing Down the House", and MIT Blackjack whiz Semyon Dukach will be on MIT campus to discuss their new book - "Busting Vegas".
		Mezrich's previous work is the basis of a Hollywood screenplay with Oscar Award winning actor Kevin Spacey producing.
		Meet Ben and Semyon at a pre-reception (hors d'oeuvres or light dinner will be available), hear Semyons incredible story, and get your copy of Busting Vegas signed afterwards.
	bostonclub.mit.edu /events/050928.html (403 words)

	Ben Mezrich's BUSTING VEGAS: THE MIT WHIZ KID WHO BROUGHT CASINOS TO THEIR KNEES
		Ben Mezrich’s 2002 Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas For Millions turned out to be a great gamble for publisher Free Press.
		So when Mezrich announced his proposal for his next book, reaction was predictable: “As soon as I mentioned wanting to do another Vegas story, obviously all the publishers went crazy,” he says.
		“After it comes out and people understand how it works, casinos are going to have to change their rules.” This fall, Mezrich’s publisher is sending him on a 50-city radio promotion tour.
	www.thebookstandard.com /bookstandard/reviews/books_in_news_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001057096 (205 words)

	Ben Mezrich - New York Times Bestselling Author
		Ben Mezrich - New York Times Bestselling Author
		Ben Mezrich is the author of nine books including his new publication Busting Vegas, the bestseller Bringing Down the House and Ugly Americans.
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	benmezrich.net /about/index.htm (65 words)

	Reaper - Ben Mezrich - Used Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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		"[Mezrich's] characters are well drawn, his story is timely...and his race-to-beat-the-ticking-clock finale is genuinely exciting." -- David Pitt
		Mitch Thomas dug his fingers into the leather armrests of his Tudor-style chair, as the other eight partners took their seats.
	www.biblio.com /books/4511144.html (523 words)

	Busting Vegas: The MIT Whiz Kid Who Brought the Casinos to Their Knees by Ben Mezrich
		Mezrich does a good job of fusing Duakch's story together with his own journey to discover what Dukach's team had gotten away with.
		The story is wrapped up almost cinematically, however the letter written by Dukach at the end leaves me a skeptic.
		John Malcolm was the ultimate gunslinger in the Wild East, prepared to take on any level of risk in making...
	www.harpercollins.com /book/index.aspx?isbn=9780060575113 (1011 words)

	UrbanDaddy - Ben Mezrich (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The March Madness bug has bitten and you're thinking about hitting your favorite playground, Vegas.
		Before you do, take in a few insider tips from Vegas veteran and high roller Ben Mezrich, author of Bringing Down the House, the infamous story of the MIT kids who sacked the town for millions.
		You can do Vegas like the regular folks, or you can blow the doors off—and no one would know better than a guy who blew through almost two million dollars in six months.
	www.urbandaddy.com /benmezrich1.htm (886 words)

	Powell's Books - Ugly Americans: The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboys Who Raided the Asian Markets for Millions by ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Read the INK Q&A with Julia Glass and save 30% on The Whole World Over.
		“ Mezrich is making a cottage industry out of documenting the misbehavior of Ivy League snots...Entertaining...Mezrich‛ s audacity matches that of his ‘ subjects‛ ”
		He is the author of the blockbuster New York Times bestseller Bringing Down the House: The True Story of Six MIT Kids Who Took Vegas for Millions, which is being made into a major motion picture produced by Kevin Spacey and MGM.
	www.powells.com /cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-006057500x-2 (598 words)

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		Ben Mezrich is the author of eight books, including Bringing Down the House and Ugly Americans.He is a columnist for Boston Common and Stuff magazines.
	www.authortracker.ca /author.asp?a=authorid&b=6651 (52 words)

	Bibliofemme: Bringing Down The House by Ben Mezrich
		I think many of us would admit that there is nothing quite as satisfying as the story of Goliath being beaten by David or, in modern terms, a corporate giant being done over by the average Joe Soap.
		In Bringing Down The House Mezrich depicts a team of card-counting MIT students, all geniuses, who perfect the game of Blackjack (also known as Pontoon or 21) through a legal technique known as card-counting.
		Although this is a biography, Mezrich has tried to write it like a thriller and although it is a very satisfying read it lacks the biographical detail that I tend to enjoy.
	www.bibliofemme.com /others/bringingthehousedown.shtml (1128 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Bringing Down the House: How Six Students Took Vegas for Millions: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Liar’s Poker meets Ocean’s Eleven in Ben Mezrich’s riveting story of a team of brilliant card counters who developed a system to take some of the world’s biggest casinos for millions of dollars.
		Bringing Down the House is a gripping real-life thriller, and a captivating insight into a tightly closed, utterly excessive and totally corrupt world.
		It's my least favourite of Mezrich's 3 non-fiction titles but, in saying that, it's an amazing book and I would reccomend it to anyone.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0099468239 (814 words)

	Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich: Book reviews, book club recommendations and recipes!
		Overall it is a quick fun read and a good one to check out before your next trip to Vegas.
		Utilizing their own mathematical wizardry and large doses of moxie, these six co-conspirators legally beat Vegas's largest casinos out of more than $3 million in less than two years.
		Harvard University graduate/thriller author Ben Mezrich has recomposed their story, an arresting hybrid of Liar's Poker, The Cuckoo's Egg, and Ocean's Eleven.
	www.wutheringbites.com /read/bookpage2.asp?BookID=203 (435 words)

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