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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Win_(book)
Click on the above link to read about this book. This is the book that most influenced William Burroughs when he read it as a youngster.
Also click on the link below to read about Carny Slang.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_%27carny%27_slang