Balling the Jack

A Young Man Searching For The Perfect Time, The Perfect Woman, And The Perfect Life Finds The Rush He Needs To Sustain Him By Gambling His Paycheck Each Week -- Until His Pursuit Of The One Big Score Changes Everything. Recently Out Of School And Working As A Paralegal On Wall Street, Tom Reasons Is Desperate To Escape His Ran-of-the-mill Existence. Every Week He Wagers 90 Percent Of His Paycheck On A Game, An Enterprise That Brings Only Modest Satisfaction -- Steak And Good Booze When He Wins, Hot-dog Dinners When He Loses. So When The Opportunity Of A Lifetime Presents Itself In The Form Of A High-stakes Dart-throwing Contest, Tom Scrambles To Raise The Necessary $40,000. By The Night Of The Big Game, He Has Put His Friendships, His Romance, And His Very Life On The Line. In A Fast-paced, Funny Excursion Into New York's Betting Parlors, Rock Clubs, And Assorted Bedrooms -- And Into Tom's Heart And Soul -- Frank Baldwin Tells A Tale That Will Resonate With The Generation X Audience And With Anyone Who's Ever Bet A Dollar On A Dream. The Often Hilarious Reasons Fast Becomes Compelling...whether He's Fouling Up His Firm's Attempt To Screw The Good Guys, Requesting A Bank Loan With $12 To His Name, Or Scamming Around New York's Seedier Dives To Score The Money For His Biggest Bet Yet. -- Worth