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10 best books of May: the Monitor's picks

9. "Noble Hustle," by Colson Whitehead

Even though Colson Whitehead鈥檚 poker odyssey, The Noble Hustle, is nonfiction 鈥 he really did get paid by an American magazine to be a contestant in the World Series of Poker three years ago 鈥 it reads like a novel. You don't have to be a card player to enjoy this exploration of the strange world of poker and the people who have built their lives around it. You can see the Monitor's full review of "The Noble Hustle" here.

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