Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions - Softcover

Mezrich, Ben

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9780743266208: Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions

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ISBN 10: 074326620X ISBN 13: 9780743266208

Publisher: Free Pr, 2004

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Imagine: It's Friday night and you're on a red-eye to the city of sin. Strapped to your chest is half a million dollars; in your overnight bag is another twenty-five thousand in blackjack chips; and your wallet holds ten fake IDs. As soon as you land in Las Vegas, you are positive you are being investigated and followed. To top it all off, the IRS is auditing you, someone has been going through your mail - and you have a multivariable calculus exam on Monday morning. Welcome to the world of an exclusive group of audacious MIT math geniuses who legally took the casinos for over three million dollars - while still finding time for college keg parties, football games, and final exams.

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Review:

"... Bringing Down the House is a can't-miss deal" (Lorenzo Carcaterra)

"A surreal cacophony of glamour, suspense and, eventually, terror. Part Tom Clancy, part Elmore Leonard...Gripping" (The List)

"The tale laid out in Bringing Down the House is so beguiling, so agreeably reminiscent of, say Ocean's Eleven or House of Games that you find yourself mentally casting the parts as you read along... A fine yarn' Sunday Times"

"A lively tale that could pass for thriller fiction ... Mezrich's skilled yet easy writing draws sweat to the reader's brow" (Rocky Mountain News)

"Bringing Down the House has a sensational story to tell" (Literary Review)

From the Publisher:

A gripping real-life thriller, which tells the story of a brilliant team of MIT students who won millions at Las Vegas. Oceans’ Eleven, but for real.

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