A fascinating tour of 'grifting' takes readers deep into the sleazy but compelling world of gamblers, grifters, and con artists who hustle for a living, offering writings by David Mamet, Saul Bellow, Jorge Luis Borges, Nelson Algren, Hunter S. Thompson, Nick Tosches, Harlan Ellison, Roald Dahl, and other authors. Original. (view table of contents)

A wide array of writers pen their thoughts on cocaine, including Irvine Welsh, Bret Easton Ellis, William S. Burroughs, Timothy Leary, Sigmund Freud, Arthur Conan Doyle, and many others. Original. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Why do people ride motorcycles? Thomas Krens, curator of The Art of the Motorcycle, the most popular exhibition ever mounted at the Guggenheim Museum, writes: "For much of society, the motorcycle remains a forbidden indulgence, an object of fantasy, and danger...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)