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25) 7 días
Publisher
Xenon Pictures
Pub. Date
©2007
Language
Español
Description
A man decides to gamble a large sum of money to raise an even bigger sum--he wants to bring the world's biggest band, U2, to Mexico to play a concert.
Un promotor de recitales hace una apuesta con el capo mafioso para recaudar dinero para llevar al súper estelar conjunto U2 a su ciudad de Monterrey, y la pierde. Ahora tiene sólo siete días para pagar su deuda, pero a medida que se acerca el plazo, debe enfrentarse a una competencia implacable...
Author
Publisher
Arcturus
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Classic fiction. Based on Dostoevsky's own troubled experiences at the gaming tables, The Gambler is a brilliant and telling portrayal of a man crippled by the overwhelming powers of addiction and obsession. Stationed in the house of a tyrannical Russian general, Aleksei Ivanovich seeks solace in the hypnotic turn of the roulette wheel. Yet what begins as an idle pastime soon becomes a dangerous obsession as Ivanovich sinks deeper into debt. Observing...
28) West of penance
Author
Publisher
Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
29) Manslaughter
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A society woman falls victim to a Burmese ivory trader (Sessue Hayakawa) who intends to brand her for his own. A visually powerful today as when it was made.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Here come the co-eds: Lou and Bud become caretakers at an all girls college. During their misadventures the duo raise money to free the school from its traditionally minded landlord. The Naughty Nineties: When their captain is swindled out of his riverboat by a trio of gamblers, stage show star Abbott and his bumbling sidekick Costello must put things right.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery, he and his wife Marge go on an exciting multi-million dollar winning spree to revive their small Michigan town. But when a selfish college student cheats the system, Jerry must find a way to make the game fair for all.
33) The Gambler
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
First published in Russian in 1866, "The Gambler", by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, is a gripping narrative of the dangers of gambling. As was common with Dostoyevsky's other writings, he draws upon his own life in a semi-autobiographical way. Dostoyevksy himself suffered from a compulsion to gambling and had to complete "The Gambler" under a strict deadline to pay off his own debts. These first-hand experiences bring a depth of realism to the novel and to...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
The Kid thinks he's the best 5-card stud player in town, but The Man has never been beaten. It is therefore inevitable that they go head-on, and what a game it will be: a non-stop, stud poker duel-to-the-death to decide who will be the reigning king of the New Orleans gambling world.
Author
Series
Land rush dreams volume 1
Publisher
Shiloh Run Press, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
Online betting exchanges such as Matchbook, Betfair, and Intrade are quickly becoming a speculator's paradise. This is the very same book that has been selling online since 2005 for $39 per copy, recently revised and updated. Many professional online speculators credit this book as their training manual.
In fact, they don't want you to have it. While you are sitting there a handful of betting exchange pros are going through their daily routine of...
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Our society has a technology problem. Many want to disconnect from screens but can't help themselves. These days we spend more time online than ever. Some turn to self-help-measures to limit their usage, yet repeatedly fail, while parents feel particularly powerless to help their children. Unwired: Gaining Control over Addictive Technologies shows us a way out. Rather than blaming users, the book shatters the illusion that we autonomously choose...
Author
Series
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Disconnect from a device-oriented world and rediscover the classic Chinese game of mahjong--while improving focus, creativity and stimulating memory--with this comprehensive yet gifty guide that includes all the basics of the game, tips and techniques on how to play, and strategies to win both international mahjong and American mahjong. The classic game of mahjong was created over 2,000 years ago during the Qing Dynasty in China, but recently, it's...
40) The zero game
Author
Language
English
Description
The New York Times bestselling author of The Millionaires and The First Counsel returns to Washington, D.C., with the story of an insider's game that turns deadly.
Matthew Mercer and Harris Sandler are best friends who have plum jobs as senior staffers to well-respected congressmen. But after a decade in Washington, idealism has faded to disillusionment, and they're bored. Then one of them finds out about the clandestine...
Matthew Mercer and Harris Sandler are best friends who have plum jobs as senior staffers to well-respected congressmen. But after a decade in Washington, idealism has faded to disillusionment, and they're bored. Then one of them finds out about the clandestine...
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