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Have Bets, Will Travel The Adventures of a Professional Gambler

by Jake Jacobs ...

In the winter of 1982 Jake Jacobs went from the icy streets of Chicago to Las Vegas, where, he'd heard, the streets were paved with gold. That was the beginning of his career as a professional gambler. He worked with some of the best players ever to separate casinos from their chips.But he'd also learn that the life of a gambler didn't stop when he got up from the table. His travels took him from ... Read more

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In the winter of 1982 Jake Jacobs went from the icy streets of Chicago to Las Vegas, where, he'd heard, the streets were paved with gold. That was the beginning of his career as a professional gambler. He worked with some of the best players ever to separate casinos from their chips.But he'd also learn that the life of a gambler didn't stop when he got up from the table. His travels took him from
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Mob Rule

by Jake Jacobs ...

Angry mobs of anarchists, progressives, and socialists are raging in our streets, bringing violence and destruction to neighborhoods once found safe and peaceful. Among these rioters and looters are naive young people who are easy targets for leftist recruiters.Who are these mobsters and why have they abandoned democracy and capitalism?In this eye-opening treatise, respected educator and historian ... Read more

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Angry mobs of anarchists, progressives, and socialists are raging in our streets, bringing violence and destruction to neighborhoods once found safe and peaceful. Among these rioters and looters are naive young people who are easy targets for leftist recruiters.Who are these mobsters and why have they abandoned democracy and capitalism?In this eye-opening treatise, respected educator and historian
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Administering and Managing the U.S. Food System

Revisiting Food Policy and Politics

by A. Bryce Hoflund, John C. Jones, Michelle C. Pautz, Helen Alemayehu Mebrate, Nurcan Atalan-Helicke, Angela Babb, Jodi Benenson, Brent Blevins0, Can Chen1, Carol Ebdon2, Rachel Emas3, Erin Feichtinger4, Sheila Fleischhacker5, B.J. Fletcher6, Xaq Frohlich7, Clarivel Gonzalez8, Michael Haedicke9, Carina Isbell0, Jake Jacobs1, Kristal Jones2, Carolyn Lois3, Emily MacNabb4, Craig S. Maher5, Sungho Park6, Laurie Ristino7, Amy Rosenthal8, Jennifer Rutledge9, Andrew J. Schneller0, Danni Smith1, Daniel Tobin2 ...

Food and the systems that produce, disrupt, prepare it are central to all human life. Yet, scholarly analysis of the food systems that support human life are highly fragmented across a variety of disciplines. Public administration, with its focus on the doing of public policy, would seem to be a logical home for analysis of food systems in action. However, food is largely ignored by public ... Read more

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Food and the systems that produce, disrupt, prepare it are central to all human life. Yet, scholarly analysis of the food systems that support human life are highly fragmented across a variety of disciplines. Public administration, with its focus on the doing of public policy, would seem to be a logical home for analysis of food systems in action. However, food is largely ignored by public
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Northwest Know-How: Beer

by Jacob Uitti ...

**Northwest Know-How: Beer is your crash course on all that is malty and hoppy in the Pacific Northwest.From the brewing basics and local lore to resident brewers and their standout drafts, explore the world of PNW craft beer with this engaging guide.**Craft beer is a nationwide movement, and in the upper left corner of the country you will find some of the most passionate and dedicated producers ... Read more

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**Northwest Know-How: Beer is your crash course on all that is malty and hoppy in the Pacific Northwest.From the brewing basics and local lore to resident brewers and their standout drafts, explore the world of PNW craft beer with this engaging guide.**Craft beer is a nationwide movement, and in the upper left corner of the country you will find some of the most passionate and dedicated producers
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3 Stories - Irony

A trio of classic tales perfect for a commute, walk or quiet night in

by O Henry, Guy de Maupassant, W W Jacobs ...

Narrated by Christopher Ragland, Jake Urry, Mark Rice-Oxley ...

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1 hour 3 min

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says ... Read more

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There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says
... Read more
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Alchemy of Sorrow, The

A Fantasy & Sci-Fi Anthology of Grief & Hope

by Sonya M. Black, Angela Boord, Carol A. Park, Clayton Snyder, Intisar Khanani, K.S. Villoso, Krystle Matar, Levi Jacobs, M. L. Wang, Madolyn Rogers, Quenby Olson, Rachel Emma Shaw, Virginia McClain ...

Narrated by Nekia Renee Martin, Isnain Khan, Jake McAskill, Josh Putnam, Laura Horowitz ...

Unabridged

10 hours 35 min

Here be dragons and sorcery, time travel and sorrow.Vicious garden gnomes. A grounded phoenix rider. A new mother consumed with vengeance. A dying god. Soul magic. These stories wrestle with the experience of loss—of loved ones, of relationships, of a sense of self, of health—and forge a path to hope as characters fight their way forward.From bestsellers and SPFBO finalists to rising voices, 13 ... Read more

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Here be dragons and sorcery, time travel and sorrow.Vicious garden gnomes. A grounded phoenix rider. A new mother consumed with vengeance. A dying god. Soul magic. These stories wrestle with the experience of loss—of loved ones, of relationships, of a sense of self, of health—and forge a path to hope as characters fight their way forward.From bestsellers and SPFBO finalists to rising voices, 13
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The Long Year

A 2020 Reader

by Andy Horowitz, Éric Charmes, Max Rousseau, Adam Tooze, Joan Wallach Scott, Andrew Lakoff, Keisha N. Blain, Natalia Molina, Marcia Chatelain, Michelle Cera, Gilles Guiheux, Ye Guo, Renyou Hou, Manon Laurent, Jun Li, Anne-Valérie Ruinet, Govindan Venkatasubramanian, Isabelle Guérin, Mathieu Ferry, Marine Al Dahdah, Neha Vora, Sulfikar Amir, Sherihan Radi, Mustafa Dikeç, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Simon Balto, Jeffrey Aaron Snyder, Rachel Nolan, David Schmidt, Julie Livingston, Margaret Morganroth Gullette, Xiaowei Wang, Priscilla Wald, Evan Lieberman, Warwick Anderson, Julia Foulkes, Soledad Álvarez Velasco, Sophie Lewis, Guobin Yang, Sophie Gonick, Margaret O'Mara, Alfonso Fierro, Erick Corrêa, Ananya Roy, Gianpaolo Biaocchi, Jake Carlson, Quentin Ravelli, Jean-Paul Gagnon, Rikki J. Dean, Afsoun Afsahi, Emily Beausoleil, Selen A. Ercan, Miguel Centeno, Gautam Bhan, Joanne Randa Nucho, Yarimar Bonilla, Jacob A.C. Remes, Warren Breckman, Cordula Dittmer, Daniel F. Lorenz, Kathryn Cai, Eric Klinenberg, David S. Barnes, Kavita Sivaramakrishnan, Merlin Chowkwanyun ...

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Some years—1789, 1929, 1989—change the world suddenly. Or do they? In 2020, a pandemic converged with an economic collapse, inequalities exploded, and institutions weakened. Yet these crises sprang not from new risks but from known dangers. The world—like many patients—met 2020 with a host of preexisting conditions, which together tilted the odds toward disaster. Perhaps 2020 wasn’t the year the ... Read more

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Some years—1789, 1929, 1989—change the world suddenly. Or do they? In 2020, a pandemic converged with an economic collapse, inequalities exploded, and institutions weakened. Yet these crises sprang not from new risks but from known dangers. The world—like many patients—met 2020 with a host of preexisting conditions, which together tilted the odds toward disaster. Perhaps 2020 wasn’t the year the
... Read more

The One-Minute Wine Expert

by Ruth Cullen ...

This concise everyperson's wine guide elucidates the essentials of vino, from grapes and wine making, to wine types and terroirs, to tips on wine tasting! Armed with this little volume, you'll hold your own in discussions about wine, select the right bottle for any meal, and serve and order wine with panache. Got a minute? That's all it takes, so download The One-Minute Wine Expert, pop that cork, ... Read more

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This concise everyperson's wine guide elucidates the essentials of vino, from grapes and wine making, to wine types and terroirs, to tips on wine tasting! Armed with this little volume, you'll hold your own in discussions about wine, select the right bottle for any meal, and serve and order wine with panache. Got a minute? That's all it takes, so download The One-Minute Wine Expert, pop that cork,
... Read more
Beer Tasting Quick Reference Guide

How to Choose and Taste Beer Like a Brewer

by Jeff Alworth ...

Here's a fun guide to discover the nuances of artisan beers from lagers and ales to porters and stouts. Tasting profiles from the booklet get the ball rolling—they break down beer into style categories and include information on each variety's background, flavors, aromas, and unique character. ... Read more

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Here's a fun guide to discover the nuances of artisan beers from lagers and ales to porters and stouts. Tasting profiles from the booklet get the ball rolling—they break down beer into style categories and include information on each variety's background, flavors, aromas, and unique character.
... Read more
Aftershocks

Pandemic Politics and the End of the Old International Order

by Colin Kahl, Thomas Wright ...

A riveting account of how the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the world order and exposed deep vulnerabilities in the international system.Aftershocks offers a comprehensive look at one of the most consequential years on record. Drawing on interviews with officials from around the world and extensive research, Colin Kahl and Thomas Wright tell the story of how nationalism and major power rivalries ... Read more

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A riveting account of how the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the world order and exposed deep vulnerabilities in the international system.Aftershocks offers a comprehensive look at one of the most consequential years on record. Drawing on interviews with officials from around the world and extensive research, Colin Kahl and Thomas Wright tell the story of how nationalism and major power rivalries
... Read more

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The New Wine Rules

A Genuinely Helpful Guide to Everything You Need to Know

by Jon Bonné ...

There are few greater pleasures in life than enjoying a wonderful glass of wine. So why does finding and choosing one you like seem so stressful?Now, becoming a happier, more confident wine drinker is easy. The first step is to forget all the useless, needlessly complicated stuff the “experts” have been telling you. In The New Wine Rules, acclaimed wine writer Jon Bonné explains everything you ... Read more

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There are few greater pleasures in life than enjoying a wonderful glass of wine. So why does finding and choosing one you like seem so stressful?Now, becoming a happier, more confident wine drinker is easy. The first step is to forget all the useless, needlessly complicated stuff the “experts” have been telling you. In The New Wine Rules, acclaimed wine writer Jon Bonné explains everything you
... Read more
Spin Doctors

How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Nora Loreto ...

As Canada was in the grips of the worst pandemic in a century, Canadian media struggled to tell the story. Newsrooms, already run on threadbare budgets, struggled to make broader connections that could allow their audience to better understand what was really happening, and why. Politicians and public health officials were mostly given the benefit of the doubt that what they said was true and that ... Read more

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As Canada was in the grips of the worst pandemic in a century, Canadian media struggled to tell the story. Newsrooms, already run on threadbare budgets, struggled to make broader connections that could allow their audience to better understand what was really happening, and why. Politicians and public health officials were mostly given the benefit of the doubt that what they said was true and that
... Read more

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