Hats & Eyeglasses: A Memoir |  | Author: Martha Frankel
Publisher: Tarcher
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.9
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
ASIN: B002PJ4FY6
Publication Date: February 11, 2009
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Martha Frankel grew up in a warm, loving family of diehard gamblers, where her fathers poker games and her mothers mah-jongg blended happily with big pots of delicious food and endless gossip. As kids, she and her cousins bet on everythingfrom which of their Weight Watching mothers would lose the most to who could hold their breath longest underwater or eat the most matzo. But once Frankel left for college and later became a successful entertainment journalist, gambling didnt factor much into her life. She thought her family legacy had passed her by.
In this fast-paced and amazingly funny (The Times- Picayune) memoir, Frankel traces her love affair with poker, an obsession that didnt hit until her mid-forties. And she was good at poker. Frankel won routinely, whether she was playing in her Wednesday-night poker game or in one of the seedy, out-of-the-way rooms she always managed to find when on assignment. But all this changed when she discovered online poker. It was the beginning of what one of her uncles called hats and eyeglasses, a term used to describe those times when youre losing so bad your ship is sinking until all thats left on the waters surface are your hat and eyeglasses. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Hats & Eyeglasses is a tale of passion, addiction and those times in life when we almost lose our shirt.
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could NOT put it down! loved, loved, loved it!!! February 14, 2008
Abbe Aronson (New York State USA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I was fortunate enough to get my hands on a review copy, so I read it before publication...what a treat! Martha Frankel's amazingly real story of addiction highs and lows, mixed in with her spicy, sexy family trials and tribulations was utterly capitavating to me -- I related some of it to my own Jewish family craziness, while some of it was completely foreign to me (I've never played poker in my life.) But in both instances, I loved the honesty, the narrative, the direct voice, the whole thing! I actually read it in one day, so reluctant was I to put it down and when it was over, I longed for more...Hats off to Martha Frankel!!!!
Hats off! February 16, 2008
Meira Blaustein
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
From cover to cover, HATS & EYEGLASSES has got to be one of the most fascinating books I've read in a long long time. At once heartbreaking and entertaining, Martha Frankel's candid tale of growing up to a Jewish family life overflowing with food, gambling, and love, is one that you would not want to miss. Her ultimate downward spiral and eventual personal triumph will hold you captive till the very last page. I truly did laugh and cry, and learned some along the way. At times reminiscent of Damon Runyon, other times of Neil Simon, yet completely her own, Martha Frankel's HATS & EYEGLASSES is the kind of book you can gobble up in one seating, whether you are relaxing somewhere on the beach or sneaking precious private time before work. Read it, its a blast.
what a great read! February 14, 2008
V. Ettlinger
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I got a copy yesterday and have finished it today. I couldn't put it down. It is funny, moving and incredibly interesting. What a look into the experience of online poker addiction! As a non-poker player, I really enjoyed understanding some of the nuances of playing the game itself while reading a very engaging story. Highly recommended.
Couldn't put it down! February 14, 2008
Ken Schneidman (Woodstock, NY)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just read Martha Frankel's great debut Hats & Eyeglasses. What I expected was to read a couple of chapters and call it a night. Instead I was treated to a cover-to-cover joyride, with laughter, tears and a host of colorful characters that reminded me of my own experience growing up Jewish in New York. An experience not unlike Martha's. I read 'til the wee hours of the morning and only wished there were more. Congrats and keep it coming Martha!!!
Joyous Read February 15, 2008
H. J. Rodgville (Delaware)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Hats & Eyeglasses: A Family Love Affair with Gambling A delerious read demonstrating the strength of character Martha Frankel achieves after looking into the mirror. Her humor and desperation combine to rush the reader from page to page. This is one of those rare books that prohibits dropping out and compels you to stay in the pot to the end. There is magic on these pages. I heard the buzz, ordered the book in June and waited 'til yesterday for delivery. This is one of those waits that does not disappoint. What a wonderful family!
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