This book was written by a rank amateur! I bought this book because of the glowing reviews I read on the Amazon site, but, after reading it, I have to guess that those reviews were written by Frank Scoblete's friends. There's not a unique thought in the whole book. He regurgitates the little of which he understood of others' books, and fills in the gaping gaps with silly stories told to him by his friends. I have NO idea why a publishing company would put this book out! Scoblete presents the sum total of his knowledge, as little as that is, in the first few chapters and then drones on about things no blackjack players care about. Don't waste your money on this one like I did!