Repeat Until Rich

Author : Josh Axelrad
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-18
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781101196717

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Repeat Until Rich by Josh Axelrad Pdf

A deliciously wry, edge-of-the-seat memoir of making a fortune with card counters across a wide swath of blackjack in America. At twenty-four, Josh Axelrad held down a respectable and ominously dull job on Wall Street. Adventure was a tuna fish sandwich instead of the usual turkey for lunch. Then one night, a stranger at a cocktail party persuaded him to leave the nine-to-five behind and pursue an unlikely dream: the jackpot. The stranger was a blackjack card counter, and he sold Axelrad on the vision of Vegas with all its intrigue, adventure- and cash. Repeat Until Rich is Axelrad's taut, atmospheric, and darkly hilarious account of ditching the mundane and entering the alternative universe of professional blackjack. Axelrad has one thing in common with his team: Jon Roth, the leader and a former options trader; Neal Matcha, a recovering lawyer; Aldous Kaufman, a retired math Ph.D. candidate. They all thrived in the straight world, found success boring, and vowed to make life more exotic. Axelrad adopts Roth's philosophy-"repeat until rich"-and from his strategy and skill spring hasty retreats across casino floors, high-speed car chases, arrests on dubious grounds, and the massive cash paydays that make it all worthwhile. Along the way, he unveils the tactics and debunks the myths of professional card counters. In team play, he's either the "big player," who bets the big money, or the "controller," who subtly coordinates the team's betting while wagering only the minimum himself. Counting is not illegal, and it's less intellectually daunting than its MIT-level mystique suggests. With clarity and wit, Repeat Until Rich proves the old gambler's maxim that "if you can tip a waiter, you can count cards." But it also proves how zealous, even forceful, casino bosses can be in "backing off" counters-seeing past their undercover methods and banning them from the tables. Josh soon grows to love all this trouble, and discovers, more than the money, what he needs most of all is the rush. Filled with actual bad guys, chase scenes, and high stakes, Repeat Until Rich offers an intoxicating, unprecedented view of the dangerous allure of living off the cards and one's wits.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1018 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1929
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015034750094

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Life by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. War Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113795715

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Technical Manual by United States. War Department Pdf

Author : Don Schlesinger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 194487724X

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Blackjack Attack by Don Schlesinger Pdf

Blackjack Attack is the book that every professional player packs in his suitcase to put a dollars-and-cents value on the fine points of play.

Author : Hanya Yanagihara
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780804172707

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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.

Author : Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Publisher : Random House
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780425284636

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Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A bold work from the author of The Black Swan that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just society, detect nonsense, and influence others. Citing examples ranging from Hammurabi to Seneca, Antaeus the Giant to Donald Trump, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows how the willingness to accept one’s own risks is an essential attribute of heroes, saints, and flourishing people in all walks of life. As always both accessible and iconoclastic, Taleb challenges long-held beliefs about the values of those who spearhead military interventions, make financial investments, and propagate religious faiths. Among his insights: • For social justice, focus on symmetry and risk sharing. You cannot make profits and transfer the risks to others, as bankers and large corporations do. You cannot get rich without owning your own risk and paying for your own losses. Forcing skin in the game corrects this asymmetry better than thousands of laws and regulations. • Ethical rules aren’t universal. You’re part of a group larger than you, but it’s still smaller than humanity in general. • Minorities, not majorities, run the world. The world is not run by consensus but by stubborn minorities imposing their tastes and ethics on others. • You can be an intellectual yet still be an idiot. “Educated philistines” have been wrong on everything from Stalinism to Iraq to low-carb diets. • Beware of complicated solutions (that someone was paid to find). A simple barbell can build muscle better than expensive new machines. • True religion is commitment, not just faith. How much you believe in something is manifested only by what you’re willing to risk for it. The phrase “skin in the game” is one we have often heard but rarely stopped to truly dissect. It is the backbone of risk management, but it’s also an astonishingly rich worldview that, as Taleb shows in this book, applies to all aspects of our lives. As Taleb says, “The symmetry of skin in the game is a simple rule that’s necessary for fairness and justice, and the ultimate BS-buster,” and “Never trust anyone who doesn’t have skin in the game. Without it, fools and crooks will benefit, and their mistakes will never come back to haunt them.”

Author : William Carlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Animal breeding
ISBN : UOM:39015093190836

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Old Doctor Carlin's Recipes by William Carlin Pdf

Author : Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Publisher : Random House Trade
Page : 1873 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780593243657

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Incerto by Nassim Nicholas Taleb Pdf

The landmark five-book series--all together in one boxed set The Incerto is an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision making when we don't understand the world, expressed in the form of a personal essay with autobiographical sections, stories, parables, and philosophical, historical, and scientific discussions, in non-overlapping volumes that can be accessed in any order. The main thread is that while there is inordinate uncertainty about what is going on, there is great certainty as to what one should do about it. This boxed set includes: FOOLED BY RANDOMNESS THE BLACK SWAN THE BED OF PROCRUSTES ANTIFRAGILE SKIN IN THE GAME

Author : Amanda Frances
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1735375101

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Rich As F*ck by Amanda Frances Pdf

READY FOR MORE MONEY THAN YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH? For too long, the subject of money has been shrouded in fear, secrecy, and anxiety. It's time to look behind the curtain at money, while stepping into the empowered financial reality that is available to you. Reading Rich As F*ck is sure to ignite an avalanche of change in the most important areas of your life. Once you finally see money for what it is and realize your power over your finances, life will never be the same. It's time you know the truth about money. It's time for you to have more money than you know what to do with. This is your blueprint.Whether you experience debilitating anxiety when thinking about your bills, are buried by debt, feel guilty for wanting more than you have, are stuck in a feast-or-famine cycle, if money has always been the problem for you and never a solution, or if you are simply seeking the next steps on your path of financial growth, this revolutionary book holds your answers. In Rich As F*ck, Amanda Frances demystifies the topic of money, cracking the code of financial liberation and abundance. Her magnetic words will open your heart and mind and help you see the truth about how money actually works.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1736 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business
ISBN : UCLA:L0070532858

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Forbes by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Education
ISBN : PRNC:32101076384351

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Journal of Education and School World by Anonim Pdf

Author : Peter Reinhart
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781607746515

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Bread Revolution by Peter Reinhart Pdf

Renowned baking instructor, and author of The Bread Baker’s Apprentice, Peter Reinhart explores the cutting-edge developments in bread baking, with fifty recipes and formulas that use sprouted flours, whole and ancient grains, nut and seed flours, alternative flours (such as teff and grape skin), and allergy-friendly and gluten-free approaches. A new generation of bakers and millers are developing innovative flours and baking techniques that are designed to extract the grain’s full flavor potential—what Reinhart calls “the baker’s mission.” In this lushly photographed primer, Reinhart draws inspiration from these groundbreaking methods to create master recipes and formulas any home baker can follow, including Sprouted Sandwich Rye Bread, Gluten-Free Many-Seed Toasting Bread, and Sprouted Wheat Croissants. In many instances, such as with sprouted flours, preferments aren’t necessary because so much of the flavor development occurs during the sprouting phase. For grains that benefit from soakers, bigas, and sourdough starters, Reinhart provides the precise guidance that has made him such a trusted expert in the field. Advanced bakers will relish Reinhart’s inventive techniques and exacting scientific explanations, while beginning bakers will rejoice in his demystification of ingredients and methods—and all will come away thrilled by bread’s new frontier. *Correction to the Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread recipe on page 63: The volume measure of water should be 1 ¾ cups plus 1 tablespoon, not 3 ¼ cups.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1238 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1905
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : HARVARD:32044095334454

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The Country Gentleman by Anonim Pdf

Author : Napoleon Hill
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-05
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780143110163

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Think and Grow Rich: The Classic Edition by Napoleon Hill Pdf

An affordable, beautifully produced reproduction of the vintage text of Napoleon Hill's original landmark--this is the legendary program, just as it reached readers in 1937. You want to dip into Think and Grow Rich ... you've heard about it from friends and coworkers ... you see people reading it ... and you feel it's time for a change in life. But where do you start? RIGHT HERE. Think and Grow Rich: The Classic Edition is a handsome, reliable, inexpensive, and compact volume that features the full 1937 text, just as it appeared on its first day of publication, before the book lit up millions of lives and became known around the world. This is a volume you will want to read, reread, cherish--and then share with friends and loved ones. And it is priced so affordably that you can do just that.

Author : Handbook
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600079376

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Handbook of domestic cookery by Handbook Pdf