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14 produkter
Cowboys Full
The Story of Poker
E-bok, 2011
197 kr
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Cowboys Full traces the story of poker from its roots in China, until Americans took what was a French parlour game and turned it into a national craze by the time of the American Civil War. Poker has been inextricably linked with American history ever since. It has been played by numerous …
Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker
Häftad, 2004
378 kr
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Physical
An American Checkup
E-bok, 2006
176 kr
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Physical is the story of a hard-living, happily married, middle-aged American (the author) who gets a three-day "executive checkup" at the Mayo Clinic and is thereby forced to confront his mortality, not to mention glove-wearing doctors and the pair of dominatrix-esque technicians who supervise his …
Life in the Theatre
Häftad, 2017
327 kr
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Fish a club fighter who has spent most of his life in and out of jail is a ticking time bomb.
Notes on the History of Anaesthesia. The Wells Memorial Celebration at Hartford, 1894. Early Records of Dentists in Connecticut
Häftad, 2021
205 kr
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Going to the Sun
A Novel
E-bok, 2015
224 kr
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Seven years ago, Penny''s boyfriend was savagely attacked by a bear, setting off a chain of tragic events. Now, fighting a debilitating illness and haunted by her past, she finds herself incapable of emotional or sexual intimacy. As a way to break down the defenses she has built up in her safe …
Cowboys Full
The Story of Poker
Ljudbok, 2009
288 kr
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From James McManus, author of the bestselling Positively Fifth Street , comes the definitive story of the game that, more than any other, reflects who we are and how we operate. Cowboys Full is the story of poker, from its roots in China, the Middle East, and Europe to its ascent as a global — but …
Positively Fifth Street
Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion''s World Series of Poker
Ljudbok, 2003
157 kr
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Rough sex, black magic, and the science--and eros--of gambling. Meet in the ultimate book about Las Vegas. James McManus was sent to Las Vegas by Harper''s to cover the World Series of Poker in 2000, especially the mushrooming progress of women in the $23-million event, and the murder of Ted …
Physical
An American Checkup
Ljudbok, 2005
297 kr
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A wild ride through the dark heart of American health and health care, plus sex, drugs, and stem-cell wars. PHYSICAL is the story of a hard-living, happily married, middle-aged American (the author) who gets a three-day "executive checkup" at the Mayo Clinic and is thereby forced to confront his …
Education of a Poker Player
Häftad, 2015
177 kr
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2015 NOMINEE FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR FICTION New York Times-bestselling author James McManus offers up a collection of seven linked stories narrated by Vincent Killeen, an Irish Catholic altar boy, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Persuaded at age eight by his grandmother that entering the …
Education of a Poker Player
E-bok, 2015
113 kr
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"In writing about poker Jim McManus has managed to write about everything, and it''s glorious."—David Sedaris New York Times -bestselling author James McManus offers up a collection of seven stories narrated by Vincent Killeen, an Irish Catholic altar boy, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. …
