The Great Gamble

The Great Gamble
Author: David L. Bluder
Publisher: Ice Cube Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-01-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781948509138

An odd-couple of FBI agents embark on a classified operation into the gambling battlefield which is bleeding into the corrupt empire of athletics. Will the FBI uncover the truth that could shock the nation? A deadly international hunt leads to a fascinating sting in Mexico City before it returns to the sickening web of sports corruption in the United States. THE GREAT GAMBLE is full of suspense and revelation. Uncovering the deceptive and corrupt universe of gambling and sports betting previously hidden from the eyes of fans. Can everyone be had for the right price? A novel that entertains and informs. Everyone has a price when tempation or need makes them alter their decisions. It's the consequences that follow that change lives. Think Indecent Proposal, the apple in the garden.

The Great Gamble

The Great Gamble
Author: Gregory Feifer
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-01-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780061143199

The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a grueling debacle that has striking lessons for the twenty-first century. In The Great Gamble, Gregory Feifer examines the conflict from the perspective of the soldiers on the ground. In gripping detail, he vividly depicts the invasion of a volatile country that no power has ever successfully conquered. A riveting account as seen through the eyes of the men who fought in the war, The Great Gamble tells an unforgettable story full of drama, action, and political intrigue whose relevance in our own time is greater than ever.

The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble
Author: Milena Belloni
Publisher: University of California Press
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2019-12-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0520298705

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Tens of thousands of Eritreans make perilous voyages across Africa and the Mediterranean Sea every year. Why do they risk their lives to reach European countries where so many more hardships await them? By visiting family homes in Eritrea and living with refugees in camps and urban peripheries across Ethiopia, Sudan, and Italy, Milena Belloni untangles the reasons behind one of the most under-researched refugee populations today. Balancing encounters with refugees and their families, smugglers, and visa officers, The Big Gamble contributes to ongoing debates about blurred boundaries between forced and voluntary migration, the complications of transnational marriages, the social matrix of smuggling, and the role of family expectations, emotions, and values in migrants’ choices of destinations.

Reno's Big Gamble

Reno's Big Gamble
Author: Alicia Barber
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Chronicles the creation and transformation of Reno's reputation from backward railroad town to a nationally known "Sin Central." The author shows how Reno civic leaders, in their never-ending quest for tourist dollars, dramatically altered the economy and physical appearance of the city.

The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told

The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told
Author: Mark Paul
Publisher:
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2020-01-06
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781949642292

The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told is an inspiring personal narrative about a filly named Winning Colors who broke through the male-dominated world of horseracing, and a trio of gamblers who embark on an unforgettable adventure as epic as the horse's historic victory. It's Seabiscuit meets Narcos, and the best true-life gambling story ever tol

Gambling Wizards

Gambling Wizards
Author: Richard W. Munchkin
Publisher: Huntington Press Inc
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2012-03
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0929712684

Get into the minds of the greatest gamblers of all time. Read in-depth interviews with eight masters of the games. Learn how they think, how they play, and what made them successful. The interview subjects include: Billy Walters (sports betting), Chip Reese (poker), Doyle Brunson (poker), Mike Svobodny (backgammon), Stan Tomchin (backgammon and sports betting), Cathy Hulbert (blackjack and poker), Alan Woods (blackjack and horse racing), and Tommy Hyland (blackjack).

The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble
Author: Michael McGarrity
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2003-08-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101143983

Michael McGarrity's acclaimed Santa Fe police chief, Kevin Kerney is back-with his estranged son. Two bodies have been found in a burned building. One is a missing person from Kerney's cold case files. The other is a more recent homicide. Both will lead father and son into a vast network of crime...and the darkest places of the soul.

The Great Food Gamble

The Great Food Gamble
Author: John Humphrys
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2012-09-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1444763954

'Compelling' OBSERVER 'Humphrys' level-headedness makes the arguments all the more powerful' SUNDAY TIMES 'A concise, no-nonsense assessment of the true cost of cheap food: to the environment, the livestock, and the nation's long-term health' DAILY MAIL 'A passionate discourse ... well-written and accessible' INDEPENDENT * * * * * * * * * John Humphrys is passionate about the state of British food, farming, fishing and agriculture. Here, he looks back to the days of organic farming in England when people shared and swapped food and considered the wildlife as well as the farmed animals, crops and fruits. He examines today's travesties: factory farming, pouring chemicals into the land, the scandal of the supermarket wars and cheap imported goods. He then turns to the future and asks: Can we save this ravaged earth and rebuild our community values? Most of all, can we reverse the damage to ourselves and our long-term health that may result from what we eat? John Humphrys' book requires the full attention of anyone who cares about themselves or the future.

The Great University Gamble

The Great University Gamble
Author: Andrew McGettigan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781849647656

A critical and deeply informed survey of the brave new world of UK Higher Education emerging from government cuts and market-driven reforms.