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Bringing Down the House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (127 words) |
 | Bringing Down the House can refer to either a book or a movie. |
 | Bringing Down the House: An American comedy movie starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifah. |
 | Bringing Down the House: A book about how students in the MIT Blackjack Team won millions of dollars by playing fljack in Las Vegas. |
| Review of Bringing Down the House (553 words) |
 | In Bringing Down the House, Ben Mezrich tells the tale of a bunch of MIT students and alumni living the ultimate geek dream: using math to make money. |
 | The secret is in team play...pooling a bankroll to smooth out the effects of variance (there's no such thing as luck when math is your ally) and to let you employ strategies that emphasize the experience and skills of your team members. |
 | Bringing Down the House is Mezrich's first work of non-fiction, but he didn't cast away his skills as a novelist when he sat down to write this book. |