But things begin to look up when a seemingly chance encounter with an old high school buddy turns Chuck’s fortunes around. NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, Short Spurts.
Klang ist darüber hinaus „ein berührungsnahes Medium [...], ein berührungsnaher Sinn. Das Sehen bleibt uns immer noch fern, wir sehen, es wirkt auch auf uns, aber es dringt nicht in unsere Körper wirklich ein“ (Holger Schulze in: ...
... Massachusetts, where'd they unload at a house owned by Riley's friend, Bruce MacDougall. campbell's friend kenny Gunn, a Miami lounge lizard who bore a resemblance to actor Burt Reynolds, often served as a crewman.
Based on years of research and interviews, Jackpot is a new classic tale from America’s controversial Drug Wars.
He'll have a coke and a Tom Collins.” The waiter went away. “You ever had a Tom Collins?” Frank didn't wait for a response. The kid had wide eyes between this swank hotel and the prices on the menu. “You'll like it.
—ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE Darren Walker gets it. He has heard the criticisms of Big Philanthropy and added some of his own, most notably that the seemingly endless cycle of hoarding wealth and giving back has done little to fix the ...
“Mickey Spillane's thriller comes to the big screen in all its gutsy glory,” the sound track promises. “Ralph Meeker is Mike Hammer, a private eye who asks no quarter and takes no prisoners.” Shots ring out in the dark, ...
Striking it rich is among the most resilient of American fantasies; we dream of the jackpot, the life-altering payday, in whatever form that takes.
" --Ibram X. Kendi, The Atlantic "A delightful, hilarious romance that digs into issues surrounding class. You'll laugh as much as you sigh while reading this novel about luck, love...and how having a little bit of both is more than enough.
Joli cortège d'arnaqueurs et autres évangélisateurs déjantés, dans un décor kitsch, entre bayou et canne à sucre, pour ce nouvel épisode de " Bienvenue à frappadingueland ", cycle décapant que Hiaasen consacre à l'envers du rêve ...
'A methodical, sensitive and occasionally harrowing polemic about the gambling industry . . . The book has echoes of Patrick Radden Keefe's award-winning Empire of Pain.
Teddy Fay hedges his bets in the latest thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods.
"When Rico sells a jackpot-winning lotto ticket, she thinks maybe her luck will finally change, but only if she and her popular and wildly rich classmate, Zan, can find the ticket holder who hasn't claimed the prize."--
Teddy Fay hedges his bets in the latest thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods.
A romantic comedy featuring two people recovering a stolen $14-million lottery ticket.
Jackpot: The Story of Eugene Bulgarino covers Eugene's early years and his gift for hustling, which eventually caught the attention of noted Mafia associates and union bosses.
Un style incisif, une analyse éclairée, des propos qui vont à contre-courant : du Denise Bombardier au mieux de sa forme !
"A senior editor at Mother Jones dives into the lives of the extremely rich, showing the fascinating, otherworldly realm they inhabit-and the insidious ways this realm harms us all"--
Orla Johansen skrev adskillige krimier, men var særligt kendt for sin romanserie om makkerparret Brecht og Olsen, der sammen opklarer forbrydelser af enhver art.
Die Lotto-Formel Steffen Schulze. er von Ziehungstag zu Ziehungstag fetter. Die Medien überschlugen sich fast und verstärkten den Hype dadurch noch. Bei der Lotto-Gesellschaft rieb man sich die Hände. Genau deswegen war der Jackpot ins ...