Blackjack Attack: Playing the Pros' Way

All serious blackjack players own this book. It is a good read and a frequent reference. Chapter 9, on risk of ruin, is important reading for serious gamblers. Ch 10 is a very good quick reference to find the relative favorability and win rate approximations for hundreds of the permutations of rules, number of decks, and betting strategies for blackjack games. I'm a professional gambler and I refer to this book often. It easily ranks among the five or six "must own" books in the field of blackjack.

I've bought several good books on blackjack (The World's Greatest Blackjack Book, Best Blackjack, Blackjack a Winner's Guide, Professional Blackjack, Beat the Dealer, Theory of Blackjack, Burning the Tables on Vegas, Blackjack Attack) and the two best are Burning the Tables in Vegas (BTV) and Blackjack Attack (BJA). In BTV it covers counting along with the entire lifestyle and behavior needed to prosper in the casino playing blackjack. In BJA Mr. Schlesinger covers every significant detail relating to the modern game. His famous "Illustrious 18" play variations gives the beginning player 90+ % of the advantage available though card counting in one very simple package. Throughout the book he uses several other blackjack authorities (some are authors of the above mentioned books) to verify his findings on many of the finer points of the game. This book assumes you already know how to card count using the most popular basic card counting system in use today, Hi-lo. This system is covered comprehensively in most of the other books forementioned. PEace

This is a graduate course on winning at blackjack, not a basic primer. The author is extrememly creative in applying elementary probability theory to the tough practical questions that confront counters on a daily basis.This should probably not be your first book on blackjack - but if you plan to give the casinos a run for their money, you MUST study this book.

Blackjack Attack is an excellent book, and has been very well received by a most critical audience -- visitors to BJ21.com, the busiest blackjack web site. The material in the book can be valuable to you if you learn to count cards to win at blackjack in casinos.Stanford Wong

There is much mathematical theory on blackjack. I have read pretty much all the major books on blackjack, and read most all its theory. The problem with some blackjack books is that it's based on bad mathematical theory. The problem with most of the other books is that it discusses the theory and math behind which a winning foundation can be built, but leaves the implementation of that theory at the casino table up to you.Some writers do a passable job at addressing the application of blackjack mathematics at a blackjack table. Some leave you on your own to guess a lot of it. But to date, I have seen only one author, in one book, who crosses both realms perfectly with an uncanny gift to pick out what's relevant, dismiss what's not, and then apply that knowledge to answer virtually every important question that can be asked about blackjack.This is the book.This is not a basic blackjack book. It assumes you already have one of those, already know a count, and wish to put it to work in the most effective manner possible. If you fall into this category, this is the book you've been waiting for all these years.