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AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies | Derek DelGaudio
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Truth and lies are two sides of the same coin. But who's flipping it? A thought-provoking and brilliantly entertaining work of nonfiction from one of the world's leading deceivers, the creator and star of the astonishing theater show and forthcoming film In & Of Itself. Derek DelGaudio believed he was a decent, honest man. But when irrefutable evidence to the contrary is found in an old journal, his memories are reawakened and Derek is forced to confront--and try to understand--his role in a significant act of deception from his past. Using his youthful notebook entries as a road map, Derek embarks on a soulful, often funny, sometimes dark journey, retracing the path that led him to a world populated by charlatans, card cheats, and con artists. As stories are peeled away and artifices are revealed, Derek examines the mystery behind his father's vanishing act, the secret he inherited from his mother, the obsession he developed with sleight-of-hand that shaped his future, and the affinity he felt for the professional swindlers who taught him how to deceive others. And once he finds himself working as a crooked dealer in a big-money Hollywood card game, Derek begins to question his own sense of morality, and discovers that even a master of deception can find himself trapped inside an illusion. A M O R A L M A N is a wildly engaging exploration of the fictions we live as truths. It is ultimately a book about the lies we tell ourselves and the realities we manufacture in others.
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jen_the_scribe
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I‘ve never had an interest in sleight-of-hand card tricks and magic tricks. I ooh and aah like anyone else when I see it up close, but that‘s as far as I go. I didn‘t think those details in DelGaudio‘s story would interest me, but it was truly fascinating. And the way he connects it all to the point of the story is beautifully done. Like anyone else, I can better relate to the themes of deceit, morality, and figuring out who we are in this life.

Meshell1313 You should check out his show: In and of Itself! It‘s wild! 2y
jen_the_scribe @Meshell1313 I‘ve seen it and totally agree! I started following him on IG after seeing it and that‘s how I learned about his book! He‘s awesome. 2y
Meshell1313 @jen_the_scribe just added this to my TBR! Excited to check it out! 2y
jen_the_scribe @Meshell1313 Hope you enjoy it as much as I did! 2y
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“I grew up knowing children are born loved by a mother and father. Which meant as long as I didn‘t have a father, I‘d only ever be half loved. I didn‘t choose to believe that narrative. It was inevitable. How could I not believe the only thing I ever knew?”

I really felt this one…

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jen_the_scribe
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Decided on some creative nonfiction while I wait for the next book in the GrishaVerse to arrive…

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I devoured This clever, entertaining, and thought provoking memoir. Perfect for fans of magic, illusion, gambling, philosophy, performance art, or just plain good storytelling! DelGaudio‘s tale of how an adolescent obsession with sleight-of-hand eventually landed him a job as a cheating card dealer for a high stakes Hollywood poker game is more than just a solid page-turning yarn. It‘s a complex meditation on deception in all its varied forms.