| AUTHOR | TITLE | COMMENTS |
| Alvarez, A. | Poker: Bets, Bluffs, and Bad Beats | A gorgeously illustrated, short book about poker as a way of life. It gave me a real feeling for the game and its players. |
| Asbury, Herbert | Sucker’s Progress: An Informal History of Gambling in America | Once again, Mr. Asbury really makes the past come alive. If you only read one book on 19th-century American gambling, make it this one. |
| Brunson, Doyle | Poker Wisdom of a Champion | Great insights into a poker player’s mind. This helped me understand Rosalind’s approach to life. |
| Brunson, Doyle “Texas Dolly” |
Doyle Brunson’s Super System: A Course in Power Poker | Yes, betting on Seven-Card Stud really is that complicated. |
| Fabian, Ann | Card Sharps and Bucket Shops: Gambling in Nineteenth-Century America | A more academic look at 19th-century public attitudes towards gambling. |
| Harroch, Richard D. and Lou Krieger |
Poker for Dummies | A great introduction, full of basics that other books assume you already know. |
| Longstreet, Stephen | Win or Lose: A Social History of Gambling in America | Good book. Unfortunately, it didn’t spend much time on the areas important to The River Devil. |
