The Moneymaker

Author : Eric Raskin
Publisher : Huntington Press Inc
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781935396567

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The Moneymaker Effect by Eric Raskin Pdf

This is the story behind the most dramatic World Series of Poker ever and its lasting effects, told by the players, the TV execs, the tournament directors, techs, writers, and the 2003 WSOP champ himself, Chris Moneymaker. Moneymaker, an amateur poker player with a name too good to be true, defied the odds to win the 2003 WSOP main event, just as the twin inventions of online poker and the hole-card camera simultaneously arrived to revolutionize a game long-relegated to smoky bars and living rooms. More than a decade later, with the online-poker world in an ongoing state of flux, the "Moneymaker effect" continues to reverberate while the recollections and insights of the more than 30 eye-witness contributors remain as relevant and insightful as ever, whether you're a player yourself or simply interested in a great real-life narrative.

Author : Janet Gleeson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781448167005

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The Moneymaker by Janet Gleeson Pdf

Three hundred years ago, a charismatic young gambler and man-about-town with a natural gift for mathematics fled London for the Contintent. His name was John Law and he had a good reason to go, having killed a man in a duel. Living off his lucrative winnings at the gaming tables of Europe, Law became increasingly fascinated by the nature of finance and journeyed to the impoverished , famine-stricken France of Louis XIV with an extraordinary idea. At the time when wealth was stored and exchanged as gold and silver coin - and there was rarely enough to fund the extravagance of kings, let alone trade - Law realised that the overriding problem was lack of available money. He reasoned that if this could be lent in the form of paper, properly backed by assets, then it could be lend repeatedly and credit used to multiply the opportunities for the making of money. Such a radical notion meant Law faced opposition from powerful vested interests. His persistence paid off in 1716 when, with royal backing, he established the first French bank to issue paper money. He also created a trading company which made its shareholders rich beyond their wildest dreams: so much so that the new term 'millionaire' was coined to describe them. What follows is the stuff of epic drama: a tale of fortunes won and lost, of paupers made rich and lords losing all. And in telling this enthralling tragi-comic story, Janet Gleeson brings to life two fascinating characters who together would change the way the world worked: the inscrutable John Law, and mercurial money itself.

Author : Janet Gleeson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001-02-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780743211895

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Millionaire by Janet Gleeson Pdf

On the death of France's most glorious king, Louis XIV, in 1715, few people benefited from the shift in power more than the intriguing financial genius from Edinburgh, John Law. Already notorious for killing a man in a duel and for acquiring a huge fortune from gambling, Law had proposed to the English monarch that a bank be established to issue paper money with the credit based on the value of land. But Queen Anne was not about to take advice from a gambler and felon. So, in exile in Paris, he convinced the bankrupt court of Louis XV of the value of his idea. Law soon engineered the revival of the French economy and found himself one of the most powerful men in Europe. In August 1717, he founded the Mississippi Company, and the Court granted him the right to trade in France's vast territory in America. The shareholders in his new trading company made such enormous profits that the term "millionaire" was coined to describe them. Paris was soon in a frenzy of speculation, conspiracies, and insatiable consumption. Before this first boom-and-bust cycle was complete, markets throughout Europe crashed, the mob began calling for Law's head, and his visionary ideas about what money could do were abandoned and forgotten. In Millionaire, Janet Gleeson lucidly reconstructs this epic drama where fortunes were made and lost, paupers grew rich, and lords fell into penury -- and a modern fiscal philosophy was born. Her enthralling tragicomic tale reveals two great characters: John Law, with his complex personality and inscrutable motives, and money itself, whose true nature even to this day remains elusive.

Author : Chris Moneymaker,Daniel Paisner
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2005-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780060760014

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Moneymaker by Chris Moneymaker,Daniel Paisner Pdf

Dreams do come true, as seen in this incredible true tale of a humble amateurwho beat the odds to win millions with a deck of cards.

Author : Njuki, Jemimah,Waithanji, Elizabeth,Sakwa, Beatrice,Kariuki, Juliet,Mukewa, Elizabeth,Ngige, John
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Can market-based approaches to technology development and dissemination benefit women smallholder farmers? by Njuki, Jemimah,Waithanji, Elizabeth,Sakwa, Beatrice,Kariuki, Juliet,Mukewa, Elizabeth,Ngige, John Pdf

Rural household economies dependent on rainfed agriculture are increasingly turning to irrigation technology solutions to reduce the effects of weather variability and guard against inconsistent and low crop output. Organizations are increasingly using market-based approaches to disseminate technologies to smallholder farmers, and, although women are among their targeted group, little is known of the extent to which these approaches are reaching and benefiting women. There is also little evidence on the implications of women’s use and control of irrigation technologies for outcomes, including crop choice and income management. This paper reports findings from a qualitative study undertaken in Tanzania and Kenya to examine women’s access to and ownership of KickStart pumps and the implications for their ability to make major decisions on crop choices and use of income from irrigated crops. Results from sales-monitoring data show that women purchase less than 10 percent of the pumps and men continue to make most of the major decisions on crop choices and income use. These findings vary by type of crop, with men making major decisions on high-income crops such as tomatoes and women having relatively more autonomy on crops such as leafy vegetables. The study concludes that market-based approaches on their own cannot guarantee access to and ownership of technologies, and businesses need to take specific measures toward the goal of reaching and benefiting women.

Author : Des Wilson
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781509824922

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Swimming With The Devilfish by Des Wilson Pdf

Dave "The Devilfish" Ulliott has taken the poker world by storm since beginning to play at the age of 16. A world-class player, he is one of the most feared players on the ever-burgeoning global poker circuit. The Devilfish is a working-class man from Hull who was a petty criminal at 16, a safe-breaker who spent his 21st birthday in prison, and then a pawnbroker in Hull who’s turned his gambling hobby into a hugely lucrative career. Dave Ulliott was the first British player to win a $500,000 poker event in the US, won the first Late Night Poker series on Channel 4, and is the face of Ultimatebet.com, one of the biggest online poker sites. This powerful and revealing book uncovers the amazing world of professional poker in Britain, and for the first time tells the extraordinary stories of the country’s top poker professionals. It is a must-read for anyone who is part of, or fascinated by, the growth of professional poker from yesterday’s illegal back-street card games to the cyberspace and television phenomenon of today.

Author : David Tabachnick,Toivu Koivukoski
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442661165

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On Oligarchy by David Tabachnick,Toivu Koivukoski Pdf

Economic power is becoming increasingly concentrated in the hands of the few, even as democratic movements worldwide allow for political power to be dispersed among the many. With their access to influence, the wealthy can shape and constrain the political power of the rest of the world. As the economic dominance of an elite minority coincides with the forces of globalization, is oligarchy becoming the dominant political regime? This collection explores the renewed relevance of oligarchy to contemporary global politics. By drawing out lessons from classic texts, contributors illustrate how the character of oligarchical regimes informs contemporary political life. Topics include the relationship between the American government and corporations, the tension between republican and oligarchical regimes, and the potential conflicts that have opened up between economic management and political life. On Oligarchy deftly illuminates the significance of this regime in the context of pressing global economic and political issues.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1006 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1927
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UCAL:B3026633

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Department Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : Plato,Aeterna Press
Publisher : Aeterna Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Gorgias by Plato,Aeterna Press Pdf

IN several of the dialogues of Plato, doubts have arisen among his interpreters as to which of the various subjects discussed in them is the main thesis. The speakers have the freedom of conversation; no severe rules of art restrict them, and sometimes we are inclined to think, with one of the dramatis personae in the Theaetetus (177 C), that the digressions have the greater interest. Yet in the most irregular of the dialogues there is also a certain natural growth or unity; the beginning is not forgotten at the end, and numerous allusions and references are interspersed, which form the loose connecting links of the whole. We must not neglect this unity, but neither must we attempt to confine the Platonic dialogue on the Procrustean bed of a single idea. (Cp. Introduction to the Phaedrus.) Aeterna Press

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Geology
ISBN : OSU:32435061299939

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Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Hankins Wallace
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1160 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1904
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3254417

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Wallace's American Trotting Register ... by John Hankins Wallace Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 880 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Mine safety
ISBN : UCSD:31822009766981

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Information Circular by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 968 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1906
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UIUC:30112104126435

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Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture by Anonim Pdf

Author : Parag Nesarikar
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781645466239

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Money Maker by Parag Nesarikar Pdf

Just like playing an instrument, knowing how to manage your money and credit better is a learned skill. In Money Maker book , you will learn the simple steps to financial freedom. The goal of this book is to show you how to take control of your finances and help yourself. Rich people need to know how they can manage their wealth and avoid being poor. Other people, who want to be rich, face a different challenge; how to create, save, Invest, and manage money. But all too often it’s a skill that many of us haven’t had a chance to learn. And that’s what this book is all about. Helping you fine tune your money skills and increase your knowledge about your personal finances so that you can accomplish your financial goals. Whether you want to learn how to save money, budget your money, manage your debt, find ways to pay it off faster, create wealth better, or become the next millionaire, you’ve come to the right place. Achieving financial goals can be a difficult task, and we’re here to make sure you won’t have to do it all on your own. Ask yourself: • Do you believe you were born with money management talent? • Did you have parents that taught you how to manage your money well when you were growing up? • Did you have teachers that taught you about money while in school? • Did you know why rich broke financially in life? If you’re like most of us, the answer is NO to all four questions. However, the amazing thing about managing money is its skill, and if it’s a skill, it can be learned.

Author : National Pecan Association
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1921
Category : Pecan
ISBN : UIUC:30112027665964

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Report of Proceedings ... Annual Convention by National Pecan Association Pdf