People Of Chance
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People Of Chance
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Author : John M. Findlay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
People Of Chance written by John M. Findlay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Games & Activities categories.
In 1978 the Reverend Billy Graham himself consecrated Las Vegas's place in the American cultural mainstream by taking his "crusade for Christ" there. He found the resort "a nice place to visit," and pointed out that, while he did not gamble himself, the Bible said nothing definitive against the practice. This book is a social history of American gambling in a series of frontier settings ranging from seventeenth-century Jamestown to twentieth-century Nevada. The book points out the affinity between gambling and frontiers, showing how both thrived on high expectations, risk-taking, opportunism and movement, and both helped to shape a distinctive culture. The first half of the book paints a vivid picture of gambling in the colonial and early national frontiers, on the Missiissippi River, and in the California Gold Rush. Findlay describes how in the ninteenth century progessional gamblers, operating in towns and riverboats along the Mississippi, popularized casino games, and then tells how these gaming practices were transported to the mining frontiers of the Far West. The second half of the book traces Las Vegas' rise as America's ultimate resort. The culmination of almost four centuries of westward migration and chance-taking by Americans, Las Vegas represents a link between America's frontier past and the contemporary values of the Sunbelt culture. About the Author: John J. Findlay is Assistant Professor of United States History at the Pennsylvania State University.
People Of Chance
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Author : John M. Findlay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984*
People Of Chance written by John M. Findlay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984* with Gamblers categories.
You Rise Glorious
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Author : Mike Foster
language : en
Publisher: WaterBrook
Release Date : 2016-09-20
You Rise Glorious written by Mike Foster and has been published by WaterBrook this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-20 with Religion categories.
A powerful message of hope for anyone burdened by shame and for everyone who longs for a fresh, passionate, and fierce life. Now in convenient trade paperback and featuring a bonus section for guided reflection. This retitled edition of People of the Second Chance centers on HOPE. Every fierce and free life starts with that at the core. And every reader longs for a passionate and unstoppable spirit. This book will equip the reader to fight for hope and victory for others and also themselves. Foster's examination of hope is one part challenge, two parts encouragement. He forces the reader to ask the following questions: How did I lose it? How do I get? How do I give it? Each question is broken down into core concepts that are essential to a life devoted to the power of fierce and free living: awareness, discovery, ownership, forgiveness, acceptance, and freedom.
Chance Luck And Statistics
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Author : Horace C. Levinson
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2001-01-01
Chance Luck And Statistics written by Horace C. Levinson and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-01 with Mathematics categories.
In simple, non-technical language, this volume explores the fundamentals governing chance and applies them to sports, government, and business. Topics includenbsp;the theory of probability in relation to superstitions, betting odds, warfare,nbsp;social problems, stocks, and other areas. "Clear and lively ...nbsp;remarkably accurate." —Scientific Monthly.
The Book Of Chance
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Author : Sue Whiting
language : en
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Release Date : 2020-04-01
The Book Of Chance written by Sue Whiting and has been published by Walker Books Australia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Chance is a black-and-white thinker until she realises that sometimes there are shades of grey. Chance is in Year 7 and thinks she has it all - a loving mother, dog Tiges, best friend and almost-sister next door. But when a reality TV team makes over her house, she discovers newspaper cuttings from the past that cause her to question the world as she knows it and everyone in it. Then she finds herself caught between two realities, identities and worlds. Face-to-face with the truth, Chance has a very difficult decision to make, which almost splits her in two. This powerful story explores what is true and what is fake in today’s world. And while Chance is all about the truth, she ponders whether "Maybe being truthful was really just a big lie." The Book of Chance by Sue Whiting, Highly Commended, 2021 Davitt Awards Best Children’s Crime Book
Chance
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Author : Joseph Conrad
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Chance written by Joseph Conrad and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Children of prisoners categories.
The Taming Of Chance
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Author : Ian Hacking
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1990-08-31
The Taming Of Chance written by Ian Hacking and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-08-31 with History categories.
This book combines detailed scientific historical research with characteristic philosophic breadth and verve.
Time And Chance
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Author : Alexander Black
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1937
Time And Chance written by Alexander Black and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1937 with Authors categories.
You Rise Glorious
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Author : Mike Foster
language : en
Publisher: WaterBrook
Release Date : 2016-09-20
You Rise Glorious written by Mike Foster and has been published by WaterBrook this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-20 with Religion categories.
A powerful message of hope for anyone burdened by shame and for everyone who longs for a fresh, passionate, and fierce life. Now in convenient trade paperback and featuring a bonus section for guided reflection. This retitled edition of People of the Second Chance centers on HOPE. Every fierce and free life starts with that at the core. And every reader longs for a passionate and unstoppable spirit. This book will equip the reader to fight for hope and victory for others and also themselves. Foster's examination of hope is one part challenge, two parts encouragement. He forces the reader to ask the following questions: How did I lose it? How do I get? How do I give it? Each question is broken down into core concepts that are essential to a life devoted to the power of fierce and free living: awareness, discovery, ownership, forgiveness, acceptance, and freedom.
The Book On Games Of Chance
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Author : Gerolamo Cardano
language : en
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Release Date : 2015-11-04
The Book On Games Of Chance written by Gerolamo Cardano and has been published by Courier Dover Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-04 with Games & Activities categories.
Mathematics was only one area of interest for Gerolamo Cardano ― the sixteenth-century astrologer, philosopher, and physician was also a prolific author and inveterate gambler. Gambling led Cardano to the study of probability, and he was the first writer to recognize that random events are governed by mathematical laws. Published posthumously in 1663, Cardano's Liber de ludo aleae (Book on Games of Chance) is often considered the major starting point of the study of mathematical probability. The Italian scholar formulated some of the field's basic ideas more than a century before the better-known correspondence of Pascal and Fermat. Although his book had no direct influence on other early thinkers about probability, it remains an important antecedent to later expressions of the science's tenets.