Download or read book Pushing Luck written by Elliott James and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Charming. Ex knight. Current monster hunter. Trying to make money off the grid, John Charming discovers an underground poker tournament where the hors d'oeuvres are made of human flesh and the players are gambling with much more than their money. All bets are off. This is a short story from contemporary fantasy author, Elliott James, within his Pax Arcana world. The first of his novels, Charming and Daring, are available now.

Download or read book Pushing His Luck written by Kira Archer and published by Entangled: Indulgence. This book was released on 2019-09-23 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when a girl with the worst luck ever meets a guy with all the luck in the world? Risk assessor Charley Claybourne has always known her luck pretty much... well, sucks. Getting soaked in lactose-free chocolate milk thanks to a hunkylicious, blue-eyed stranger is bad enough. But discovering that he’s her new billionaire client, and could make or break her career? Oh hi, it’s me, the icing on top of the world’s most craptastic cake. Now Charley has to decide if Chris Lachlan, Disney prince made flesh, is a good risk to be CEO of his family’s billion-dollar corporation. You know, if a reckless adrenaline junkie—who eats the unhealthiest food known to man and has dated cartel princesses, thieves, and actual spies—could ever qualify as the “good” kind of risk. But Charley isn’t immune to the charms of this hot, trouble-seeking billionaire. And as luck would have it, she’ll have to choose between trashing her career... or falling head-over-broken-heels for the biggest risk of her life. Each book in the Winning the Billionaire series is STANDALONE: * 69 Million Things I Hate About You * The Billionaire's Unexpected Baby * Scotland or Bust * Pushing His Luck

Download or read book Just Pushing My Luck written by Darren Hobson and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is not just about poetry it is really a collection of short stories stitched together in a poetic format. The poet takes you on a journey where old wives tales and so called witchcraft are the main actors. Compiled and narrated in an original form that will bring hairs to the back of the neck or just reaching for the dictionary. Another original example of class from this upcoming indie poet.

Download or read book Luck s Mischief written by Ishtiyaque Haji and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something is subject to luck if it is beyond our control. In Luck's Mischief, Haji argues that owing frequently to precluding our being able to otherwise, luck limits both the range of what is morally obligatory for us and things for which we are morally responsible.

Download or read book The Biggest Bluff written by Maria Konnikova and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller • A New York Times Notable Book “The tale of how Konnikova followed a story about poker players and wound up becoming a story herself will have you riveted, first as you learn about her big winnings, and then as she conveys the lessons she learned both about human nature and herself.” —The Washington Post It's true that Maria Konnikova had never actually played poker before and didn't even know the rules when she approached Erik Seidel, Poker Hall of Fame inductee and winner of tens of millions of dollars in earnings, and convinced him to be her mentor. But she knew her man: a famously thoughtful and broad-minded player, he was intrigued by her pitch that she wasn't interested in making money so much as learning about life. She had faced a stretch of personal bad luck, and her reflections on the role of chance had led her to a giant of game theory, who pointed her to poker as the ultimate master class in learning to distinguish between what can be controlled and what can't. And she certainly brought something to the table, including a Ph.D. in psychology and an acclaimed and growing body of work on human behavior and how to hack it. So Seidel was in, and soon she was down the rabbit hole with him, into the wild, fiercely competitive, overwhelmingly masculine world of high-stakes Texas Hold'em, their initial end point the following year's World Series of Poker. But then something extraordinary happened. Under Seidel's guidance, Konnikova did have many epiphanies about life that derived from her new pursuit, including how to better read, not just her opponents but far more importantly herself; how to identify what tilted her into an emotional state that got in the way of good decisions; and how to get to a place where she could accept luck for what it was, and what it wasn't. But she also began to win. And win. In a little over a year, she began making earnest money from tournaments, ultimately totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. She won a major title, got a sponsor, and got used to being on television, and to headlines like "How one writer's book deal turned her into a professional poker player." She even learned to like Las Vegas. But in the end, Maria Konnikova is a writer and student of human behavior, and ultimately the point was to render her incredible journey into a container for its invaluable lessons. The biggest bluff of all, she learned, is that skill is enough. Bad cards will come our way, but keeping our focus on how we play them and not on the outcome will keep us moving through many a dark patch, until the luck once again breaks our way.

Download or read book Wicked Luck written by Shannon Maynard and published by Clean Teen Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can Ava Starr's worst nightmare be Dax Miller's dream come true? For the past three years, Dax has been stranded on Lamarai Island with his stepsister and two tribes of cannibals. But now a beautiful girl named Ava has washed up on shore. After secretly reading her journal, he believes she is a perfect match to the girl of his dreams. He's determined not only to keep her alive, but also to win over her heart by convincing her to forget about her past and the secrets that continue to haunt her. Ava Starr has always been the epitome of bad luck, but she never imagined she would wake up and find herself on a cannibal-infested island with no memory of how she got there. The last thing she remembers is boarding a plane with her pilot boyfriend, Preston. But now he and his crew are missing, and she must find him before a tribe of hungry cannibals finds him first. But Ava's troubles have followed her to Lamarai, where once again she's surrounded by danger and people who want her dead. She finds herself caught in a web of deceit and soon discovers the answers to her mysterious past can be found in the most unlikely of places, and that no one is actually who they seem to be.

Download or read book Omensetter s Luck written by William H. Gass and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1997-04-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The most important work of fiction by an American in this literary generation." -The New Republic Now celebrating the 50th anniversary of its publication, Omensetter's Luck is the masterful first novel by the author of The Tunnel, Middle C, On Being Blue, and Eyes: Novellas and Stories. Greeted as a masterpiece when it was first published in 1966, Omensetter's Luck is the quirky, impressionistic, and breathtakingly original story of an ordinary community galvanized by the presence of an extraordinary man. Set in a small Ohio town in the 1890s, it chronicles - through the voices of various participants and observers - the confrontation between Brackett Omensetter, a man of preternatural goodness, and the Reverend Jethro Furber, a preacher crazed with a propensity for violent thoughts. Omensetter's Luck meticulously brings to life a specific time and place as it illuminates timeless questions about life, love, good, and evil. This edition includes an afterword written by William Gass in 1997. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Download or read book Luck written by Fortuna Alleno and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luck By: Fortuna Alleno Luck is what colours all our lives. The search to understand what luck is, how it affects our lives and if possible to become luckier, sends Fortuna out into the modern and ancient worlds. Friends, lovers, strangers, psychics, all give their input to the quest. Set against many cultures and countries, we follow Fortuna and her friends Karl and Marie-Louise in their search for the many elusive sides to luck. A deeply thought provoking question is handled with great humor and insight aimed to inspire the reader to understand the nature of luck and how to achieve it.

Download or read book Getting Bad Luck RIght written by Ed Teja and published by Float Street Press. This book was released on with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone has a theory about luck, wanting to attract good luck and keep bad away. When you make your living riding wild horses or, even worse, crazed bulls in a rodeo, you know that good luck isn’t just important — it is essential. If you could ever get a handle on it, maybe you’d figure out how to play things so you came out ahead, at least for a while. A story of loss and recovery and learning to take things as they come.

Download or read book Best of Luck written by Kate Clayborn and published by Kensington. This book was released on 2024-06-25 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN PRINT FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GEORGIE, ALL ALONG! Winning the lottery is the biggest ticket to freedom Greer Hawthorne’s ever had. Until her best friend’s brother comes to town . . . Greer Hawthorne’s winning lottery ticket doesn’t just bring her wealth, it also means her chance at a long-postponed education. She’s finally on the cusp of proving to her big, overprotective family that she’s independent—until a careless mistake jeopardizes her plan to graduate. Lucky for her, there’s someone in town who may be able to help . . . Alex Averin plans to show up for his sister’s wedding, then quickly get back to his job as a world-renowned photojournalist. But when gorgeous, good-hearted Greer needs an assist with a photography project, he’s powerless to say no. Showing Greer his professional passion ignites a new one, and rouses instincts in Alex he thought he’d long set aside. Can a ceaseless wanderer find a stopping place alongside a woman determined to set out on her own . . . or are Alex and Greer both pushing their luck too far?

Download or read book PUSH written by Cindy Trimm and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Breakthrough Is Only a PUSH Away Today’s world knows little about perseverance. This is why so few people become innovators, entrepreneurs, and world-changers. Success is bypassed, not due to a lack of opportunity, but because we don’t know how to maximize the opportunities in front of us and PUSH - persevere until success happens. In her encouraging and dynamic style, Dr. Cindy Trimm inspires you to go for it. It is one thing to read about the lives of great achievers—it is another thing to join their ranks. Learn how to: • Carry your dreams, visions, and goals “full term” and to complete fulfillment • Exercise the power of faith to overcome the impossible and release God’s supernatural purposes into your life • Resist the temptation to ‘cave’ under pressure and press on even when you don’t feel like it anymore • Empower others to fulfill their divine destinies through co-laboring with them “If you dare to believe that God has something great in store for you to do, to accomplish, or to achieve, you must be prepared to persevere in spite of your hardship, setbacks, and challenges in order to realize your dreams and accomplish your goals. This book is written to give you that extra push.” —Cindy Trimm

Download or read book Luck on the Line written by Zoraida Cordova and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With a perfect blend of humor, drama and heat, LUCK ON THE LINE is a welcome and much needed addition to the new adult genre." —RT BOOK REVIEWS Despite her name, Lucky Pierce has always felt a little cursed. Refusing to settle for less or settle down, she changes jobs as often as she changes boyfriends. When her celebrity chef mother challenges her to finish something, Lucky agrees to help her launch Boston’s next hot restaurant, The Star. Even if it means working with the infuriating, egotistical, and undeniably sexy head chef. James loves being known as Boston’s hottest bad boy in the kitchen, but if he wants to build a reputation as a serious chef, he has to make this restaurant work and keep his scandalous past out of the headlines. Getting involved with his boss’s spoiled, sharp-tongued daughter is definitely not on the menu. As the launch of The Star looms and the tension and chemistry heat up in the kitchen, they’re going to need more than a little luck to keep everything from boiling over.

Download or read book The Philosophy of Luck written by Duncan Pritchard and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first volume of its kind to provide a curated collection of cutting-edge scholarship on the philosophy of luck Offers an in-depth examination of the concept of luck, which has often been overlooked in philosophical study Includes discussions of luck from a range of philosophical perspectives, including ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, and cognitive science Examines the role of luck in core philosophical problems, such as free will Features work from the main philosophers writing on luck today

Download or read book Luck s Wild written by G. Russell Peterman and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Collin Dymond story covers 1857 to 1865. Collin Dymond follows his father out to the gold fields and settles in Nevada. When the Civil War starts Collin returns to enlist in the Second Kansas which later become a Calvary unit. Collin fights in the Battle of Wilson's Creek and on through years of war in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas rising in rank from private to Captain. Late in the war Collin is wounded, released, and returns to Nevada.

Download or read book AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT written by Lucky Rimpila and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2024-01-17 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When I think back about the history that happened while I was growing up to graduate in the class of ’68 in small-town America, I was more thinking about relationships, dating, muscle cars, movies, TV shows, drive-ins and family events. I heard of some events while they happened but didn’t realize the full extent of how our country and the world changed with the history that took place at the same time. I took a look back and now I want to share with you every day, country and world events that shaped our lives.

Download or read book Just My Luck written by Kelley Vitollo and published by Entangled: Bliss. This book was released on 2013-06-10 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Betsy Harris has worked hard to make sure her life appears as normal as possible. With how shy she is, she’s sure everyone in Shamrock Falls already knows there’s something different about her, but she’ll do anything to keep them from learning her secret. Especially Jace Macnamara, the guy she’s been crushing on since she moved to town. Only, when Jace makes Betsy an offer that will solve her money problems, she finds herself a whole lot closer to the gorgeous lawyer than she ever expected. Jace just found out he needs a wife ASAP. His childhood home—the last reminder he has of his deceased parents—can only become his if he marries, but Jace, ever the playboy, never dreamed of settling down for real. Neither Betsy nor Jace wants to ruin their friendship when their fake marriage inevitably ends, so they vow to keep things light, professional, easy. But as Betsy comes out of her shell, Jace begins to see his "wife" for the beautiful, caring woman she is. Suddenly, there’s a lot more at risk than just his inheritance. Each book in the Shamrock Falls series is STANDALONE: * Lucky Break * Luck of the Draw * Just My Luck

Download or read book Dead Luck written by Gregory Payette and published by 8 Flags Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-01-09 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Private Investigator Henry Walsh and his partner, Alex, are at it again with another mystery they may not be able to solve together. Could this case be their last? Former pro football star Ray Rivers swears he had nothing to do with the death of a high school principal found dead in the boy's locker room. But the rumors won't stop, and he'd like Henry and Alex to find who's behind them. The case takes a sharp turn in the wrong direction, before they even get started, when Ray's wife is found murdered in her home. And it doesn't take long for the sheriff's office to take Ray into custody. It's hard for anyone to argue against the evidence the cops have in their hands. But Henry knows it's too soon to jump to conclusions, with so many stones left unturned. Even with his doubts, Henry promises to do whatever he can to clear Ray’s name. But a shocking twist brings the case to a sudden and unexpected halt without resolution. Henry knows it'll take more than just his persistence and an uncanny ability to solve a crime when nobody else can. But this time, he’ll have to go it alone. And if he's not careful, the luck he’s looking for will run out before he finds it…