New York Times Bestseller Edward O. Thorp is the father of card counting, and in Beat the Dealer he reveals the revolutionary point system that has been successfully used by professional and amateur card players for two generations. From Las Vegas to Monte Carlo, the tables have been turned and the house no longer has the advantage at blackjack. Containing the basic rules of the game, proven winning strategies, how to overcome casino counter measures and spot cheating. Beat the Dealer is the bible for players of this game of chance. Perforated cards included in the book are a convenient way to bring the strategies into the casino. A winning strategy for the game of 21. The essentials, consolidated in simple charts, can be understood and memorized by the average player.

#1 National Bestseller! The amazing inside story about a gambling ring of M.I.T. students who beat the system in Vegas -- and lived to tell how. Robin Hood meets the Rat Pack when the best and the brightest of M.I.T.'s math students and engineers take up blackjack under the guidance of an eccentric mastermind. Their small blackjack club develops from an experiment in counting cards on M.I.T.'s campus into a ring of card savants with a system for playing large and winning big. In less than two years they take some of the world's most sophisticated casinos for more than three million dollars. But their success also brings with it the formidable ire of casino owners and launches them into the seedy underworld of corporate Vegas with its private investigators and other violent heavies. Filled with tense action, high stakes, and incredibly close calls, Bringing Down the House is a nail-biting read that chronicles a real-life Ocean's Eleven. It's one story that Vegas does not want you to read.

一九六二年美國加州大學教授索普博士（Dr. Edward Thorp）發表《擊敗莊家》（Beat the Dealer）一書揭露二十一點可以用算牌術擊敗。算牌客用算牌術分析二十一點洗牌前的資訊找出投資機會。二十一點成為算牌客的投資工具。 影響二十一點投資報酬的因素少，而且單純（完全常態分配）。相對於複雜的股市及期貨，二十一點是最簡單的投資。二十一點又是一翻兩瞪眼的超短線投資，簡單、高報酬、低風險，可以說是一項完美的投資。 作者從事二十一點投資十年，獲利逾百倍。華人世界賭場少、賭規差，華人多不知二十一點之投資價值。本書希望能為不受凡俗觀念拘束的人開啟一扇投資新門。讀者若不能或不願從事這項「另類」投資，也可以參考筆者的經驗找尋不效率市場或市場內的機會。

《决胜21点》叙述了一场由绝顶聪明的怪才们完成的惊险历程。故事发生在20世纪90年代，麻省理工的一群数学精英被招募到一个社团——一家小型秘密的21点俱乐部。在一位神秘教授的领导下，他们掌握了一套独特的计牌技巧，学会用暗语、肢体语言相互配合，从此纵横天下赌场，无往而不利，合法地赢得数百万美元，成为赌客啧啧称奇、明星名人争相交往的对象，也成为赌场驱逐、恐吓的目标。

《迷失的天才》是一个发生在上个世纪90年代的真实的故事：一群麻省理工学院的高才生，被一位古怪教授挑选到一个几十年历史的21点俱乐部。经过训练，他们掌握了一套独特的计牌技巧，学会用暗语、肢体语言相互配合，从此纵横天下赌场，无往而不利。他们忽东忽西，时南时北。在同学们埋头于图书馆和实验室之夜，他们在北美各家赌场进进出出，合法地赢得300万美元，成为赌客啧啧称奇、明星名人争相交往的对象，也成为赌场驱逐、恐吓教训的目标。