An excellent biography of Titanic Thompson who was one of the world's greatest gamblers, golf hustlers and con men. Thompson spent most of his life courting and hustling celebrities with the biggest, most elaborate con games he could conceive. An incredible golfer and hustler he was once asked if he would ever turn Pro, he replied, "I could not afford the cut in pay." Thompson was also a master with a deck of cards, a pool hustler and an expert pistol shot. He could offer you a proposition so foolproof that you'd be an idiot not to take the wager. That's when you and your money were soon parted. 236 pages, perfect-bound. You will not be able to put this book down once you start it.