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Double Down: Reflections on Gambling and LossDouble Down is a true story, a terrifying roller coaster ride deep into the heart of two men, and into the world of floating Gulf Coast casinos. When both of their parents died within a short time of each other, the writers Frederick and Steven Barthelme, both professors of English in Mississippi, inherited a goodly sum of money. What followed was a binge during which they gambled away their entire fortune and more. And then, in a cruel twist of fate,
Double Down is a true story, a terrifying roller-coaster ride deep into the heart of two men, and into the world of floating Gulf Coast casinos. When both of their parents died within a short time of each other, the writers Frederick and Steven Barthelme, both professors of English in Mississippi, inherited a goodly sum of money. What followed was a binge during which they gambled away their entire fortune-and more. And then, in a cruel twist of fate, they were charged with cheating at the tables. Told with a mixture of sadness and wry humor, and with a compelling look at the physical aura of gambling-the feel of the cards, the smell of the crowd, the sounds of the tables-Double Down is a reflection on the lure of challenging the odds, the attraction of stepping into the void. A cautionary tale (the brothers were eventually exonerated), it is a book that, once read, will never be forgotten.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 05/21/2001
ISBN: 9780156010702
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.50w x 0.51d
Review Citations: BookPage 05/01/2001 pg. 23
Entertainment Weekly 05/18/2001 pg. 73
New York Times 05/27/2001 pg. 20
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★★★★★ 5
Minimalist elegant, yet sturdy
Color: Gold-b, Color: Gold-b
I love the clean, minimalist design, it looks modern and elegant in my kitchen. The holder is solid and well-weighted, making it easy to tear paper towels without sliding. I’ve been using this for nearly a year, and it still looks and works like new. Great quality, good value for money.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Great quality and extra gift
Color: Gold-b, Color: Gold-b
This thing was so easy to put together and really pretty. And they sent a little extra gift with the purchase, which was some very nice dish cloths. Thank you.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Beautiful & Great Price!
Color: Gold-b, Color: Gold-b
I was looking at a $60 Williams & Sonoma “honeycomb collection” marble paper towel holder with gold bee accents, but decided to save a bunch of money and go with this one.
Glad I did! It’s awesome!!! Easy to put together with the wrench that’s included, it’s packed well - great product for the price and they sent a free gift with it too. Received 3 super soft dish cloths along with the paper town holder. Unexpected surprise and happy with them too!!
Just placed an oder for another one for the other bathroom sink. This will not be in a high use area so I’m not worried about the base getting beat up. I feel like it’s just the right weight. Not as heavy as real marble, but heavy enough to hold the towels securely. The gold is a pretty shade.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2025
★★★★★ 5
perfect!!!
Color: Gold-b
great quality love look of it just what i was looking for looks great in space where i am using it
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Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Heavy marble base and solid rod holder.
Color: White-aa, Color: White-aa
After researching the many different marble base towel holders, which is what I wanted to match my marble decor, I finally settled on this which arrived today, packed very nicely in a Styrofoam tight box to protect the marble and came with it as you can see a gift of some very soft Microfiber dish cloths, which work very well at removing smudge marks on kitchen appliances. It took me 30 seconds to join the base to the rod. It came with a little tool to tighten the base however it really wasn’t necessary. I then covered the hole under the base with a piece of One-sided circular sticky, felt, which covered the hole very nicely. I have tried it, and it does do as it says, and the marble base is heavy enough where it holds the roll of paper towels so that with a couple of tugs, I can get one of the perforated sections out. Does take more than one tug as some people showed but two tugs or three light ones really doesn’t matter it gets the job done and in a far lower price than any of the others, in fact, some of the recommended others were 2 1/2 times more expensive and the reviews were not good at all. It pays to take the time to go through people’s reviews like mine and that’s why I believe in completing the reviews whenever I can time permitting. I’m giving this a five star and I think that you will too. I was lucky based on some of the other marble bases that were shown for this product that I got a significant amount of gray marbling matter because some of them had very little it’s just the way the marble runs and you take your chance, but I was lucky.
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