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An enemies-to-lovers sparkling Regency romance from bestselling author Georgette Heyer, the queen of the genre
Beautiful Deborah Grantham, mistress of her aunt's elegant gaming house, must find a way to restore herself and her aunt to respectability, preferably without accepting either of two repugnant offers. One is from an older, very rich and rather corpulent lord whose reputation for licentious behavior disgusts her;
...2) Private
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Private Detective Agency novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Former CIA agent Jack Morgan runs Private, a renowned investigation company with branches around the globe. He already deep into the investigation of a multi-million dollar NFL gambling scandal and the unsolved slayings of 18 schoolgirls when he learns of a horrific murder close to home: his best friend's wife, Jack's former lover, has been killed.
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"An elegant and amusing account" of how gambling has been reshaped by the application of science and revealed the truth behind a lucky bet (Wall Street Journal).
For the past 500 years, gamblers-led by mathematicians and scientists-have been trying to figure out how to pull the rug out from under Lady Luck. In The Perfect Bet, mathematician and award-winning writer Adam Kucharski tells the astonishing story of how the experts have succeeded, revolutionizing...
5) Even money
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2009
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English
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Ned Talbot, a bookmaker working the Royal Ascot, finds himself in a race to solve his father's stabbing--a race where coming in second could cost him more than even money--it could cost him his life.
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Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
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1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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After a failed mission to capture the leader of a deadly gambling ring, bounty hunter Will Tanner becomes the hunted, a human target in a game in which contestants must kill or be killed. As high rollers bet on who will survive, Will, his dad, and members of Will's team wage an all-out war against the game's mastermind.
7) Fallon
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English
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A gambler of the Old West turns his back on saloons and dance halls when he falls in love.
8) The house
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
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[Rental edition].
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1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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After Scott and Kate Johansen lose their daughter's college fund, they become desperate to earn it back so she can pursue her dream of attending a university. With the help of their neighbor Frank, they decide to start an illegal casino in his house.
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Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2000
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xiii, 261 p. ; 21 cm.
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English
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Jenny's grief over the sudden death of her husband is compounded when she learns that he had a secret addiction to gambling and women, but she finds the courage to overcome tragedy with the help of her two childhood friends, her faith in God, and a new love.
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2023.
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English
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"Our society has a technology problem. Many want to disconnect from screens but can't help themselves. These days we spend more time online than ever. Some turn to self-help-measures to limit their usage, yet repeatedly fail, while parents feel particularly powerless to help their children. Unwired: Gaining Control over Addictive Technologies shows us a way out. Rather than blaming users, the book shatters the illusion that we autonomously choose...
11) Rimfire
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Those Jensen boys volume 2
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English
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Smoke Jensen was a towering Western hero. Now his two freewheeling, long-lost nephews, Ace and Chance Jensen, are blazing a legendary trail of their own. Riverboat gambling is a blast, until hot-headed Chance finds out just what he won in his final hand against a Missouri River gambler named Haggarty. Chance's "prize" is a beautiful Chinese slave girl named Ling. The twins want to set Ling free and keep their cash, but at Fort Benton, Ling gives them...
12) Ace of shades
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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When Enne leaves finishing school early to pursue her missing mother she finds Levi Glaisyer who is not a proper gentleman but a street lord who catches them both in a dangerous gamble that could mean their lives.
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Online betting exchanges such as Matchbook, Betfair, and Intrade are quickly becoming a speculator's paradise. This is the very same book that has been selling online since 2005 for $39 per copy, recently revised and updated. Many professional online speculators credit this book as their training manual.
In fact, they don't want you to have it. While you are sitting there a handful of betting exchange pros are going through their daily routine of...
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Think all slot machines are the same? If so, that's why you're losing money. Slots Conquest will teach readers all the nuances of slot machines to improve the odds of winning. Written by one of the most experienced professional gamblers in the profession, Slots Conquest opens up the secret world of slot machines to everyone so that readers can learn how to identify the machines that will give the best odds to win. Different machines offer different...
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Insider Tips For Beating The Best Games On The Net
Internet gambling is the hottest thing in gaming, with tens of millions being wagered every day around the world. For many players, success will be elusive, but for those in the know, the odds of winning consistently can be dramatically improved. Here, nationally renowned gambling columnist and casino insider Victor H. Royer offers fully updated, outstanding advice on what to do when you're ready...
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A Proven Game Plan From A Casino Master
In today's casinos, video poker is the most popular game on the circuit-and the only one you can beat with consistency. No one knows its ins and outs better than Victor H. Royer. An insider and the author of more than fifty casino reports, he's the man the gambling houses turn to for advice. Now Royer shares trade secrets in a clear step-by-step guide that will enable you to up the odds for triumph at video...
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Poker Mastery: A Strategy Guide to Mastering No Limit Texas Hold'Em Poker gives you the information necessary to become a winning poker player. In this book you will find detailed discussion on how to win at cash games, sit and go's, and also large field tournaments. If you are a complete poker novice, then this is a perfect book for you. No Limit Texas Hold 'Em is the most popular form of poker in the world. It is also one of the most complicated...
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The definitive guide to the best strategies at the gambling table-now in a fully revised and updated fourth edition
Long recognized as the gambler's bible, The Winner's Guide to Casino Gambling has been completely revised and expanded to include new rules and strategies for every major game in the casino, including several popular new ones. This entirely updated fourth edition remains the most authoritative and comprehensive book in its field, bringing...
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