Gambler S Daughter

Author : Shirlee Smith-Matheson
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-09
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781554886418

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The Gambler's Daughter by Shirlee Smith-Matheson Pdf

Short-listed for the 1997 Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice On the run from the authorities and the angry townspeople of Weasel City, British Columbia, in the early 1940s, teenage Loretta and her younger brother, Teddy, travel with their gambling stepfather, "Bean-Trap" Braden, as he strikes out in search of a good poker game in the Canadian and American West. Loretta and Teddy try to adjust to life on the run as they shuttle from ghost town to ghost town, jumping borders and stowing away on trucks, sleds, and trains. As the children make friends in places like Butte, Montana; Spokane, Washington; and Ferguson, British Columbia, Bean-Trap creates enemies wherever they go. Loretta and Teddy try to persuade their father to keep on the straight and narrow, but instead Bean-Trap schemes to stay one step ahead of all the sore losers who are right behind him and hot on the trail of his gold.

Author : Annette Dunlap
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781438444390

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The Gambler's Daughter by Annette Dunlap Pdf

In exploring her father's own gambling addiction, the author uncovers a hidden history of gambling in the Jewish community. Screening calls from her fathers creditors, hiding his mail from her motherbeing the child of a compulsive gambler wasnt easy, and Annette B. Dunlap thought for years that her experience was a singular one. In early adulthood, she was fortunate enough to learn that she was not unique, that other children had grown up with parents (usually fathers) addicted to gambling. But when she learned, shortly before her mother died, that her grandfather had also been involved in gambling, she realized the extent to which gambling was a part of her family history. As she delved further into the subject, she also discovered the extent to which gambling is, in her words, a peculiarly Jewish addiction. Framing the issue of gambling in both historical and sociological terms, Dunlap examines the struggle between the official Jewish communityJewish leaders have long either condemned or ignored the evils of gamblingand the significant number of everyday Jews who continue to gamble, many at a level that would be considered addictive. Gambling continues to be a serious problem within the Jewish community, Dunlap argues, regardless of whether the person is Orthodox or a Jew in name only. The Gamblers Daughter is both a personal story of a fathers gambling addiction and a more general inquiry into the hidden history of gambling in the Jewish community. Readers who either live or have lived with an addictive family member will find the book useful, as will those students of Jewish social history interested in a long-ignored facet of American Jewish life.

Author : Stacey Goodwin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798739327482

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The Girl Gambler by Stacey Goodwin Pdf

The story of a young girls entrapment in gambling addiction. The true advert for problem gambling and how it controlled her every movement, her every thought and almost took her life. How the guilt and shame that go hand in hand with addiction stopped her from reaching out for help for 8 years as she didn't feel it was 'OK' for a young female to be a problem gambler. How she believed it was a male dominated problem. And how eventually, she did find the tools that enabled her to become free of her addiction.

Author : Ruth Owen
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Gamblers
ISBN : 0553577425

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Gambler's Daughter by Ruth Owen Pdf

A dangerous charade... Sabrina Murphy has spent most of her life trying to live down the reputation of her gambler father. But when wrongly accused of murder, she is forced into a desperate scheme in an attempt to dodge the authorities. When Sabrina arrives at the Trevelyan estate claiming to be a long-lost cousin, the family is justly suspicious--for acknowledging her means losing their inheritance to her. But even Lord Edward must admit that the woman bears a striking resemblance to the heiress, who disappeared when she was only a child. And there is no denying that her gentle presence works its magic on his troubled family--and that her passionate kisses help to mend his tattered heart. But when a series of near fatal accidents threatens her life, the finger of guilt points straight at the dark lord, whose wife died under mysterious circumstances years before. Now there's more at stake than the Trevelyan fortune. Drawn together by a desire neither can resist, Sabrina and Edward struggle to uncover the truth. But her deception and his past could cost them their chance at love--and possibly their very lives....

Author : Ruth Owen
Publisher : Loveswept
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307822086

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Gambler's Daughter by Ruth Owen Pdf

Ruth Owen takes Regency romance for a walk on the wild side as a desperate woman’s dangerous charade compels a tormented nobleman to raise the stakes on love. Sabrina Murphy has spent years trying to live down the reputation of her gambler father. But after being accused of a murder she didn’t commit, Sabrina decides to wager her life on the success of an audacious scheme. She will assume the identity of an heiress who disappeared as a child, duping the wealthy and powerful Trevelyan line long enough to lift the family jewels and flee the country. The hitch? She must convince the dark, handsome, and mysterious widower Lord Edward that she’s not bluffing. When the young beauty claiming to be his long-lost cousin arrives at the Trevelyan estate, Lord Edward is justly skeptical. Her very existence jeopardizes his inheritance. And yet even he must admit there is a striking resemblance—and that her gentle presence works magic on the tattered remains of his family. But when a series of suspicious accidents threatens her life, she and Edward are drawn together by a need to expose the truth—and by a desire neither can resist. Praise for Gambler’s Daughter “Ruth Owen writes with a wonderfully original voice. Gambler’s Daughter is a feast for the senses from beginning to end!”―New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston

Author : Shirlee Smith Matheson
Publisher : Turtleback
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1997-09-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0613773624

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Gambler's Daughter by Shirlee Smith Matheson Pdf

Loretta, Teddy, and their gambling stepfather "Bean Trap" Braden are one step ahead of the law and a band of angry miners looking for revenge. Run out of town for winning more than his share of their wages, Bean Trap and the children jump borders, hide out in ghost towns, and stow away on trucks, sleds, and trains, dodging sore losers hot on the trail of the winning. Now Loretta must take the biggest gamble of all and put an end to the pursuit--can she and Teddy get out of the game and start a new life, or are the stakes too high?

Author : J.R. Roberts
Publisher : Speaking Volumes
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781628158366

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The Gambler's Girl by J.R. Roberts Pdf

WANTED WOMAN Howard Haskell's beautiful daughter, Beatrice, has disappeared, and his old friend Clint Adams is on the case. But when the Gunsmith finally locates the headstrong heiress in San Francisco, he's not so sure he wants to separate her from her poker-playing paramour. Bea admits she has her doubts about the cardsharp's intentions. So does Clint, for that matter. But it's her decision. After all—as he can't help but notice—she is a full-grown woman... Now her furious father is on his way from Texas—with a gun strapped over his shoulder. And following right behind is a ranch hand who's sweet on Bea himself. By the time this mess is over, at least one man will wind up dead. Clint just hopes it won't be him...

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1847
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0024107155

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Daughters. A novel. By the author of “The Gambler's Wife” [i.e. Elizabeth Caroline Grey], etc by Anonim Pdf

Author : Diana Bold
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1791380263

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Gambling on the Duke's Daughter by Diana Bold Pdf

Captain Dylan Blake has spent the last decade fighting for his country. Desperate for a little peace, he sells his commission and returns to England but soon finds himself angry and adrift in London Society. When an old nemesis challenges him to a wager -- he must get Lady Natalia Sinclair to dance with him twice in one evening -- he is willing to play along.The daughter of a duke, Lady Natalia Sinclair fears her enormous dowry is the only thing that draws her many suitors. But heroic Captain Blake seems different. Unfortunately, she soon realizes his smile is false, his interest superficial.Dylan sees Natalia's rejection as a challenge, and the stakes increase when he discovers his elder brother Michael is wooing the duke's daughter as well. Passed over for Michael too many times, he's determined to prove he can be first in somebody's heart. As the lines between the wager and attraction blur, can Dylan and Natalia find the courage to take the biggest gamble of all -- love?

Author : Sharon Sala
Publisher : Avon
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1995-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0061081981

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Lucky by Sharon Sala Pdf

Experience the glamour and glitz of Las Vegas with Lucky Houston, the youngest daughter in a family full of girls, in this unforgettable romance.

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher : Random House
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781446456484

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Faro's Daughter by Georgette Heyer Pdf

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser 'One of my perennial comfort authors' Joanne Harris 'I could mainline Heyer's Regency romances until the end of time and still not get bored' India Knight ____________ Max Ravenscar is a renowned gamester. The first to admit he is entirely void of a romantic disposition, he regards all eligible females with indifference and unconcern. But then he meets the woman his young cousin is bent on marrying - the beautiful Deborah Grantham who also happens to be the mistress of her aunt's gaming establishment. And he finds that none of his experience in risk or gambling has prepared him for such a worthy or beguiling opponent ... ____________ Readers love Faro's Daughter . . . ***** 'I love it! One of the best Heyer books. I couldn't stop reading.' ***** 'There's just something about Georgette Heyer novels that makes my heart happy and leaves me smiling.' ***** 'It had me laughing several times!' ***** 'Scrumptious.' ***** 'I have to say I haven't laughed out loud this many times reading a book in ages!'

Author : Fyodor Dostoevsky
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9791041805037

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The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky Pdf

In the fictional town of Roulettenberg, Germany, a Russian tutor to the children of a seemingly wealthy general is enticed to play roulette at the local casino. First playing for others (including his beloved Polina Alexandrovna), he soon gets a taste for the experience himself, which can lead in only one direction. Dostoevsky wrote this story based at least partially on personal experience. After his second marriage (and the successful publication of Crime and Punishment) he and his wife took a honeymoon in Baden-Baden, where Dostoevsky lost large quantities of money at the roulette table. To get his financial situation back to normal he then set up a wager with his publisher: they’d have the right to publish his work for free for nine years if he couldn’t deliver this novel by November 1866. He succeeded in this, and was able to move on to writing The Idiot. The Gambler has been translated to screen and radio, and was even turned into an opera by Prokofiev. This edition is the 1915 translation by C. J. Hogarth.

Author : Charlotte Fabiansson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317083290

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Pathways to Excessive Gambling by Charlotte Fabiansson Pdf

Pathways to Excessive Gambling draws upon extensive empirical research amongst young people and problem gamblers in Australia, comparing it with situations in other territories, to shed light on social, recreational gambling and the ways in which this can lead to excessive gambling. It highlights the relationship between the local community, sports clubs, governments, social recreation, economy and regulation of gambling venues, identifying the social indicators that typify situations which commonly lead to excessive gambling. By developing a 'society-based' perspective, this volume recognizes problem gambling as an issue for the whole society rather than just the individual, focusing on the availability of gambling and identifying its capacity, as a construct, to encourage or restrict the behaviour of the individual. As such, this book will be of significance to social scientists with interests in gambling, young people, social problems, and the sociology of leisure and culture.

Author : John Philip Quinn
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066231118

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Fools of Fortune; or, Gambling and Gamblers by John Philip Quinn Pdf

This book is about a history of the vice in ancient and modern times all over the world and makes an exposition of its alarming prevalence and destructive effects. This work discusses with an unreserved and exhaustive disclosure of such frauds, tricks and devices as are practiced by "Professional" gamblers, "Confidence Men" and "Bunko Steerers", in order to alert readers not to fall into a trap.

Author : Milly S. Barranger
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780809385706

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A Gambler’s Instinct by Milly S. Barranger Pdf

​As Barranger traces Crawford’s career as an independent producer, she tells the parallel story of American theater in the mid-twentieth century, making A Gambler’s Instinct both an enjoyable and informative biography of a remarkable woman and an important addition to the literature of the modern theater.