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  1. James "Jim" McManus (born March 22, 1951) is an American teacher, writer and poker player living in Kenilworth, Illinois. He is a professor in the Master of Fine Arts program for writers at the Art Institute of Chicago.

  2. Showing 25 distinct works. sort by. * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more books, click here . James McManus has 25 books on Goodreads with 19391 ratings. James McManuss most popular book is The New Kings of Nonfiction.

  3. Jun 20, 2023 · June 20, 2023. April 16th marked the 20th anniversary of the publication of one of the most classic poker books: Positively Fifth Street by James McManus. To celebrate, the author plans to travel to Las Vegas to play some events during the 2023 WSOP and then write a new book detailing his experience at the festival.

  4. James McManus (born 15 January 1986) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. A New South Wales State of Origin representative, he played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League as a winger . Background.

  5. Jan 28, 2022 · Posted on: January 28, 2022 10:17 PST. One of the greatest real-life poker books ever written, James McManus's Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker, is in the early stages of development as a limited series with an eye toward being sold to a major broadcast network.

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  7. The game first emerged around 1800 in the melting pot of New Orleans, and soon spread up the Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri rivers. So, how did this simple game of the American South skyrocket in popularity? James McManus shares how the card game became an international affair.

  8. James McManus was a struggling freelance writer who won a satellite to the 2000 WSOP Main Event with $1,000. He made the final table and finished fifth for $250,000, beating his poker hero T.J. Cloutier along the way.

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