Author: Gary McNair
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1783199563
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
What are the odds of living an extraordinary life? This is the story of one boy’s granddad who won a fortune betting on the 1966 World Cup and, when diagnosed with cancer, gambled it all on living to see the year 2000. An intergenerational tale of what we live for and what we leave behind. Gary McNair and director Gareth Nicholls return to the Traverse after last year's award-winning, fivestar showDonald Robertson Is Not A Stand-Up Comedian.
A Gambler's Guide to Dying
Author: Gary McNair
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1783199563
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
What are the odds of living an extraordinary life? This is the story of one boy’s granddad who won a fortune betting on the 1966 World Cup and, when diagnosed with cancer, gambled it all on living to see the year 2000. An intergenerational tale of what we live for and what we leave behind. Gary McNair and director Gareth Nicholls return to the Traverse after last year's award-winning, fivestar showDonald Robertson Is Not A Stand-Up Comedian.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1783199563
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
What are the odds of living an extraordinary life? This is the story of one boy’s granddad who won a fortune betting on the 1966 World Cup and, when diagnosed with cancer, gambled it all on living to see the year 2000. An intergenerational tale of what we live for and what we leave behind. Gary McNair and director Gareth Nicholls return to the Traverse after last year's award-winning, fivestar showDonald Robertson Is Not A Stand-Up Comedian.
The Monstrous Heart
Author: Oliver Emanuel
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1786829568
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Mag lives in a rustic cabin in the Canadian wilds, far from neighbours and further from her past. It's an unremarkable life, save for the enormous bear carcass on the kitchen table. But when her estranged daughter Beth turns up on the doorstep having been freshly released from prison, the past becomes terrifyingly present - and the bear isn't the only thing with a dangerous bite.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1786829568
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Mag lives in a rustic cabin in the Canadian wilds, far from neighbours and further from her past. It's an unremarkable life, save for the enormous bear carcass on the kitchen table. But when her estranged daughter Beth turns up on the doorstep having been freshly released from prison, the past becomes terrifyingly present - and the bear isn't the only thing with a dangerous bite.
Crocodile Fever
Author: Meghan Tyler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1786827883
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Northern Ireland, 1989. A farmhouse window smashes, and rebellious Fianna Devlin crashes back into the life of her pious sister Alannah. Together for the first time in years, when they're forced to confront their tyrannical father's hideous legacy, all hell breaks loose. Fuelled by Taytos, gin, 80s tunes and a chainsaw, Meghan Tyler's surreal Crocodile Fever is a grotesque black comedy celebrating sisterhood whilst reminding us that the pressure cooker of The Troubles is closer than we imagine.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1786827883
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Northern Ireland, 1989. A farmhouse window smashes, and rebellious Fianna Devlin crashes back into the life of her pious sister Alannah. Together for the first time in years, when they're forced to confront their tyrannical father's hideous legacy, all hell breaks loose. Fuelled by Taytos, gin, 80s tunes and a chainsaw, Meghan Tyler's surreal Crocodile Fever is a grotesque black comedy celebrating sisterhood whilst reminding us that the pressure cooker of The Troubles is closer than we imagine.
A Selective Guide to Chinese Literature 1900-1949
Author: Zbigniew Slupski
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004642951
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004642951
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
FSpace Roleplaying Conspiracy Convention Skills Guide v1.1
Author: Martin Rait
Publisher: FSpace Publications
ISBN: 1877485071
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 11
Book Description
FSpaceRPG is a science fiction roleplaying game in the classic mould. This guide is a great addition that is best used to expand FED RPG for better skills description. Or it can be used as a stand alone reference for FSpaceRPG. Originally released in 1997 for use at the Conspiracy 1997 convention, it is a good guide for players to use that are unfamiliar with the game. It includes full descriptions of skills, how skill use works, and the statistic bases for use with each one. It also includes a writeup on how dice usage works in FSpaceRPG. What you get: This book is a 10 page guide suited to the GM wanting to expand the FED RPG rules, or for use as a reference by players using FSpaceRPG or FED RPG that don't have a rulebook.
Publisher: FSpace Publications
ISBN: 1877485071
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 11
Book Description
FSpaceRPG is a science fiction roleplaying game in the classic mould. This guide is a great addition that is best used to expand FED RPG for better skills description. Or it can be used as a stand alone reference for FSpaceRPG. Originally released in 1997 for use at the Conspiracy 1997 convention, it is a good guide for players to use that are unfamiliar with the game. It includes full descriptions of skills, how skill use works, and the statistic bases for use with each one. It also includes a writeup on how dice usage works in FSpaceRPG. What you get: This book is a 10 page guide suited to the GM wanting to expand the FED RPG rules, or for use as a reference by players using FSpaceRPG or FED RPG that don't have a rulebook.
The King of Vegas' Guide to Gambling
Author: Wayne Allyn Root
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101099259
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The King of Las Vegas and America's premier sports gambler reveals a powerful program for breaking all the rules, beating all the odds, and achieving all your dreams. In The King of Vegas' Guide to Gambling, Wayne Allyn Root of Spike TV's King of Vegas (TM) demonstrates why it is vital to take risks in life—whether in the casino, on the playing field, or in the boardroom. Root lives an American dream: He makes money watching sports on television. In fact, as CEO of GWIN Inc., America's only publicly traded sports-handicapping firm, Root is a self-made millionaire with hundreds of thousands of sports-betting clients and fans. In this book, he reveals the spiritual principles behind his consistently winning hand. Turning the popular conception of the casino denizen on its head, Root shows readers how to concentrate on the risks they take and to cultivate tranquillity in the face of life-defining, stressful moments. Bringing a unique contrarian approach to gambling, Wayne Allyn Root states his maxim of never following the masses and always taking the lead in life, and guides the way to navigate successfully the many gambles life offers.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101099259
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The King of Las Vegas and America's premier sports gambler reveals a powerful program for breaking all the rules, beating all the odds, and achieving all your dreams. In The King of Vegas' Guide to Gambling, Wayne Allyn Root of Spike TV's King of Vegas (TM) demonstrates why it is vital to take risks in life—whether in the casino, on the playing field, or in the boardroom. Root lives an American dream: He makes money watching sports on television. In fact, as CEO of GWIN Inc., America's only publicly traded sports-handicapping firm, Root is a self-made millionaire with hundreds of thousands of sports-betting clients and fans. In this book, he reveals the spiritual principles behind his consistently winning hand. Turning the popular conception of the casino denizen on its head, Root shows readers how to concentrate on the risks they take and to cultivate tranquillity in the face of life-defining, stressful moments. Bringing a unique contrarian approach to gambling, Wayne Allyn Root states his maxim of never following the masses and always taking the lead in life, and guides the way to navigate successfully the many gambles life offers.
Report of the Proceedings of the American Co-operative Convention Under the Auspices of the Co-operative League of America
Author: Cooperative League of the U.S.A.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cooperation
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cooperation
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Report of the Proceedings of the ... Congress of the Co-operative League ...
Author: Cooperative League of the U.S.A.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cooperation
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cooperation
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Official Razzie Movie Guide
Author: John Wilson
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 9780446510080
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A paperback guide to 100 of the funniest bad movies ever made, this book covers a wide range of hopeless Hollywood product, and also including rare Razzie ceremony photos and a complete history of everything ever nominated for Tinsel Town's Tackiest Trophy.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 9780446510080
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A paperback guide to 100 of the funniest bad movies ever made, this book covers a wide range of hopeless Hollywood product, and also including rare Razzie ceremony photos and a complete history of everything ever nominated for Tinsel Town's Tackiest Trophy.
A Guide to the Best Fiction in English
Author: Ernest Albert Baker
Publisher: London : G. Routledge
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
Publisher: London : G. Routledge
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description