Download or read book Poker Tales written by William Earnshaw Heise and published by . This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Texas Hold 'Em is one on the most popular card games being played in the world today. But author William Heise thought it odd that there was not a lot of literary fiction being written on poker. As he writes in his introduction: "Golf and baseball have given us hoards of books in the 20th century on the life lessons to be learned from their respective games.... But when it came to poker, I found that most recent literature on the subject was confined to the rough-and-tumble world of poker written by those who had experienced the up-and-down lifestyle for themselves." Noting that poker relies on bluffing as much or more than on the cards themselves, Heise has written a series of short stories which trade on this unique aspect of the game. In his frame narrative, a kid (known only as 'the Kid') breezes into Las Vegas the day after his 21st birthday and sits down at a table with an old-timer (known only as 'the Old-Timer'). The Old-Timer proceeds to tell the Kid a series of short stories on seemingly unrelated matters: * Tales of actors and directors * Tales of riverboat gamblers and chess masters * Tales of mobsters and Texas cheats * Even a tale of the Devil himself Each poker tale is worth reading on its own, but the question that arises in the frame narrative becomes whether the Old-Timer is simply the kindly old man that the Kid takes him to be, or whether he has a more devious purpose in mind when he invites the Kid to sit down and play this simple game with him.

Download or read book The Story of Tommy written by Richard Barnes and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book If this is Heaven I Am Going to be a Good Boy written by Kathleen Cleary and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a bridge in Boston and a bench in Falmouth dedicated to him, Tommy Leonard has been widely recognized for his many acts of charity and his avid promotion of health and fitness. The journey this affable Irishman took on his way to becoming one of Boston's most personable bartenders and the founder of the Falmouth Road Race began the day his father left him at a mission for children of the destitute at age six.Author Kathleen Cleary recounts the struggles, disappointments, heartbreaks, and humor of Tommy's childhood and teen years. She also shares the sometimes painful and comical stories of his young adulthood. Tommy's remarkable life transformed every corner of the world it touched, whether the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, the roads of Fukuoka, Japan, the bayous of Houston, or somewhere between two pubs in Woods Hole and Falmouth on Cape Cod.Tommy Leonard's heartwarming story will teach you that in following your dreams, embracing the positive will make all the difference.A percentage of the sale of this book will be contributed to a retirement trust for Tommy.

Download or read book The Tommy Good Story written by Leondrei Prince and published by Street Knowledge Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story is about a little boy's rise out of the ghetto behind the watchful eye of his uncle. But when his uncle is murdered in the streets by the police his life changed.

Download or read book Tommy Can t Stop written by Tim Federle and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-04-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tommy bounces, and he leaps. Tommy clomps, and he bulldozes. Nothing tires Tommy out, and his family can't keep up! But then his sister has an idea: could tap class be just right for Tommy? This exuberant picture book, written by Broadway dancer Tim Federle, with illustrations by Mark Fearing, stars one very energetic kid who finally finds his place in the spotlight. Follow along with word-for-word narration.

Download or read book The Books of Wonder written by Tommy Wonder and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Travels with Tommy written by Renee Le Verrier and published by Lim Yoga. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is it like to live with a service dog? Sometimes, it's like being on a dream date with those soulful, adoring and adorable eyes, waiting and wanting to please. Other times, it's more like being leashed to a giant toddler, always on alert for pooping and drooling, lavishing praise for leaving squirrels alone dead or alive.Mostly, it's like any strong partnership, thriving on communication, respect and companionship. Sit. Enjoy the humor and grace in these tales. Stay. Savor the insight into the pulse of a daily life that beats in time with the heart of a Great Dane service dog.

Download or read book Letters from Tommy J written by Thomas James Holtzclaw and published by Walker Press (GA). This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tommy Atkins Episode and Other Stories written by Kate Nelson Page and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mr Tommy Dove and Other Stories written by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mr Tommy Dove and Other Stories written by Deland and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tommy s marbles by J S Dammast and other stories written by Jeanie Selina Dammast and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Visitation and Other Stories written by Denny Davis and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2024-11-08 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A short story or two with a cup of tea is an ideal way to relax and escape from the cares of the world. None of the stories in this book are overlong, and all make for easy reading. The subjects are varied, ranging from ghost stories to little slices of life, with at least one drawn from the author’s own experience. He hopes the reader derives as much pleasure from reading them as he did from writing them.

Download or read book The Fourth Direction and Other Stories written by Wariāma Siṅgha Sandhū and published by Sahitya Akademi. This book was released on 2005 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Thousand Yard Stare and Other Stories written by Angelo Victor Mercure and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2007-06-15 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of NIGHT OF THE DRAGON and BLUE TIGER/YELLOW FANG........ come these torrid tales........ jaded, grim, corrupt, moody stories - yet each narrative retains a surge of life that is unforgettable...... Reading this book is like stepping into the lair of a lion.......Angelo Victor Mercure has created passionate and dramatic scenarios......crafted incredible tableaus of savage subterranean worlds inhabited by junkies, speed freaks, alkies, gamblers, robbers, and whores...... No-holds-barred, in-your-face prose. Carlo Popolus Taboo Magazine

Download or read book Bobby s Wolf and Other Stories written by Pansy and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mrs Skagg s Husbands and Other Stories written by Bret Harte and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Mrs. Skagg's Husbands and Other Stories" by Bret Harte. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.