A professional gambler's adventures and more new books by Tucson authors

When Jake Jacobs was 6 years old, a psychologist gave him a test. She read a series of numbers to him— probably four or five — and asked him to recite them back in order, and then in reverse. Easy peasy for little Jake. So she increased the numbers. Still easy peasy. She quit when he could recite nine in order and eight in reverse, but he figures he could have gone further. As an adult, remembering 10  digits was a piece of cake for Jacobs.