Poker Without Cards: A Consciousness Thriller [Paperback]

Ben Mack (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 23, 2005

As a result of this book, Ben will never work in advertising again. If you read it, neither will you. May this clever virus infect the mediaspace before it's too late. -Douglas Rushkoff Author of Coercion; Cyberia; Media Virus

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Lulu.com (April 23, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1411627679
• ISBN-13: 978-1411627673
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #912,695 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Waking from the Meme Dream, March 18, 2006

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Wilie Harris Jr. (Abilene, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Poker Without Cards: A Consciousness Thriller (Paperback)

"Poker Without Cards" kicks like a jackass to Willie's left shinbone!

I was safe... as long as I was asleep. Now I'm f**king awake. After the first read it dawned on me that I'm an addict... addicted to higher authorities... addicted to those who know.

Ben Mack released my chains.

Reading "Poker Without Cards" I learned about:

1. The Voight Comm Test.

2. When God speaks to preachers, nobody ever really freaks out and questions their sanity. Shouldn't the fact that God spoke to them be on CNN? Either God is speaking to them and we have a modern day prophet and the newfound words of God should be published everywhere, or they are criminals for swindling their donations. Or, are they insane?

3. Relying too heavily on intelligence is a sign of immaturity. Young people are eager to show off. They flaunt what they know and what they think. They can't resist. Character is the greater part of knowledge. Knowledge is the application of character and intelligence.

4. Consenus breeds reality. Garnering and stewarding consenus is powerful. The Catholic Church was the first organization to recognize that garnering consensus was an effective path to ruling people.

5. Poker is an inquiry into the structure of power. The goal of poker is sustainable increases in money. Money is power. The structure of poker is betting with incomplete information. Poker includes playing on emotions and social motivators usually discounted in other inquiries into power or disciplines.

6. IQ tests have been revealed to test acclimation to dominant white culture.

7. The Finnegans are waking.

I'm now fighting for my mind. Praying that I won't fall prey... again. Fighting for my freedom... ending my hunt for subservient slaves to bring to my elite master. They may hold and control the empire... but not the empire of my mind.

"Poker Without Cards" is the handle of a multipurpose tool... buy it... read it... free yourself... free others. Whether you are willing to follow my advice or not...

Big brother is watching. Bow to the one you serve.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This just might be the best book i've ever read., September 6, 2008

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Luke Weisbrot "Shadowtheweak" (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Poker Without Cards: A Consciousness Thriller (Paperback)

This is quite a good book. It will really open up your mind to new things, especially if you're not familiar with memes/memetics. This is a book that is really hard to put down, especially since the layout is easy on the eyes. Poker Without Cards is an extremely underrated book in my opinion and is a book you can easily read 2-3 times over and still discover new meaning.

17 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking, October 1, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Poker Without Cards: A Consciousness Thriller (Paperback)

Well, I'm not a kid--just an adult who can't remember my amazon account password... Anyway, Poker without Cards is a thought provoking novel of ideas. It will get the reader thinking about advertising, culture, mental health, and more.

The reader who says PWC was boring is probably just not ready for it. It's not an action thriller, but rather a consciousness thriller. Anyone looking to exercise his/her brain should enjoy it.