Download or read book Wanna Bet written by Artie Lange and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lange’s entertaining book makes it clear that, no matter how wild and risky his lifestyle may be, he takes comedy more seriously than anything else." —Publishers Weekly When Artie Lange's first book, the #1 New York Times bestseller, Too Fat To Fish, hit the top of the charts, audiences learned what Howard Stern listeners already knew: that Artie is one of the funniest people alive. He is also an artist haunted by his fair share of demons, which overtook him in the years that followed. After a suicide attempt, a two-year struggle with depression, and years of chronic opiate addiction, Artie entered recovery and built himself back up, chronicling his struggle in brave detail in his next book and second New York Times bestseller, Crash and Burn. In his hilarious third book, the two-time bestselling author, comedian, actor, and radio icon explains the philosophy that has kept his existence boredom-free since the age of 13—the love of risk. An avid sports better and frequent card player, Lange believes that the true gambler gets high not from winning, but from the chaotic unknown of betting itself. He recounts some of his favorite moments, many of which haven't involved money at all. In this candid and entertaining memoir, he looks back at the times he's wagered the intangible and priceless things in life: his health, his career, and his relationships. The stories found in Wanna Bet? paint a portrait of a man who would just as quickly bet tens of thousands of dollars on a coin toss as he would a well thought out NBA or NFL wager. Along for the ride are colorful characters from Artie's life who live by the same creed, from a cast of childhood friends to peers like comedian and known gambler Norm McDonald. The book is a tour of a subculture where bookies and mobsters, athletes and celebrities ride the gambling roller coaster for the love of the rush. Through it all, somehow Artie has come out ahead, though he does take a few moments to imagine his life if things hadn't quite gone his way. Unrepentant and unrestrained, the book is Lange at his finest.
Download or read book Wanna Bet written by Betsy Dudak and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2019-10-16 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After an abusive past, Harper McReynolds needs stability for herself and her daughters. Randall gives her all she asks for in a boyfriend—kindness, predictability, structure, and routine. Harper's head reminds her she doesn't really want the man who makes her combust every time she's near him. Brody Reed's addiction claimed a brother's trust and started his own downward spiral. Growing tired of life on the road, a woman at every concert and a dependency on liquid courage, Brody put his life back together piece by broken piece. But the woman he lusts after may just shatter all of this. An off-handed bet Brody and Harper make after a passionate kiss may change everything for them. Will they gamble on their hearts to prove to each other they are all in? Or when the stakes get too high, will they fold and walk away?
Download or read book Do You Wanna Bet written by Jean Cushman and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two boys find that the most ordinary events and activities such as card games, coin flips, sports scores and statistics, and even weather prediction are dependent on the subtle interplay of many factors of chance and probability. Illustrations.
Download or read book Wanna Bet written by Talia Hibbert and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-21 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His best friend is his only vice. This standalone, friends-to-lovers romance combines dry British wit with red-hot intensity. When party girl Jasmine moves into the spare bedroom of her quiet best friend Rahul, the chemistry between them threatens to explode.
Download or read book Wanna Bet written by Vicki Cobb and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wanna bet you can make your pupils bigger by squeezing your neck? Slice an apple in midair with a hammer? The challenges in this book may seem impossible, but we bet you can do them all. And what's more, you'll have a ball in the process. What better way to learn about science!
Download or read book Thinking in Bets written by Annie Duke and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Wall Street Journal bestseller, now in paperback. Poker champion turned decision strategist Annie Duke teaches you how to get comfortable with uncertainty and make better decisions. Even the best decision doesn't yield the best outcome every time. There's always an element of luck that you can't control, and there's always information hidden from view. So the key to long-term success (and avoiding worrying yourself to death) is to think in bets: How sure am I? What are the possible ways things could turn out? What decision has the highest odds of success? Did I land in the unlucky 10% on the strategy that works 90% of the time? Or is my success attributable to dumb luck rather than great decision making? Annie Duke, a former World Series of Poker champion turned consultant, draws on examples from business, sports, politics, and (of course) poker to share tools anyone can use to embrace uncertainty and make better decisions. For most people, it's difficult to say "I'm not sure" in a world that values and, even, rewards the appearance of certainty. But professional poker players are comfortable with the fact that great decisions don't always lead to great outcomes, and bad decisions don't always lead to bad outcomes. By shifting your thinking from a need for certainty to a goal of accurately assessing what you know and what you don't, you'll be less vulnerable to reactive emotions, knee-jerk biases, and destructive habits in your decision making. You'll become more confident, calm, compassionate, and successful in the long run.
Download or read book The Roommate Risk written by Talia Hibbert and published by Nixon House. This book was released on 2018-04-21 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two best friends. Seven years of pining. One explosive summer… Romance is weakness, and Jasmine Allen doesn’t have time for either. Lifelong cynic Jas is the queen of one-night things—until a plumbing disaster screws everything up and leaves her temporarily homeless. Luckily, she has someone to turn to: her best friend Rahul. For seven years, Rahul Khan has followed three simple rules. Don’t touch Jasmine if you can help it. Don’t look at her arse in that skirt. And don’t ever—ever—tell her you love her. He should’ve added another rule: Do not, under any circumstances, let Jas move into your house. Now Rahul is living with the friend he can’t have, and it’s decimating his control. He knows their shared dinners aren’t dates, their late-night kisses are a mistake, and the tenderness in Jasmine’s gaze is only temporary. One wrong word could send his skittish best friend running. So why is he tempted to risk it all?
Download or read book Fortune s Formula written by William Poundstone and published by Hill and Wang. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1956, two Bell Labs scientists discovered the scientific formula for getting rich. One was mathematician Claude Shannon, neurotic father of our digital age, whose genius is ranked with Einstein's. The other was John L. Kelly Jr., a Texas-born, gun-toting physicist. Together they applied the science of information theory—the basis of computers and the Internet—to the problem of making as much money as possible, as fast as possible. Shannon and MIT mathematician Edward O. Thorp took the "Kelly formula" to Las Vegas. It worked. They realized that there was even more money to be made in the stock market. Thorp used the Kelly system with his phenomenally successful hedge fund, Princeton-Newport Partners. Shannon became a successful investor, too, topping even Warren Buffett's rate of return. Fortune's Formula traces how the Kelly formula sparked controversy even as it made fortunes at racetracks, casinos, and trading desks. It reveals the dark side of this alluring scheme, which is founded on exploiting an insider's edge. Shannon believed it was possible for a smart investor to beat the market—and William Poundstone's Fortune's Formula will convince you that he was right.
Download or read book Wanna Bet written by Tim Costello and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2000 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful and revelatory expose of the massive expansion of the 'gaming' industry in Australia over the past decade, and a challenge to the mythology that has fostered it.
Download or read book Forum written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bet the House written by Richard Roeper and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the course of 30 days in early 2009, Richard Roeper risked more than a quarter million dollars on practically every method of gambling in America. This title both celebrates and details the pitfalls and lures through Roeper's stories about his lifelong affair with gambling.
Download or read book Crash and Burn written by Artie Lange and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this follow-up to his memoir Too fat to fish, the comedian and radio personality focuses on his drug addiction and life-threatening depression with an unflinching eye and his signature wit. A veteran comedian and radio personality, Lange was addicted to heroin and prescription drugs. He details his very public meltdown, and explains how he turned his life and career around.
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Download or read book Affairs of the Family E book Transformative Plays written by Carl Stillitano and published by Transformative Plays. This book was released on with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Transformative Play 'Affairs of the Family' by Carl Stillitano, is about three siblings who were struck by tragedy at a young age. For Vic, the patriarch of the Colangelo household, time has stood still since. Danny and Victoria are determined to follow their hearts and break free from their past. This play is about the complicated dynamics within families and finding inner strength after death. Struggling with abandonment, alcohol, anxiety, and other challenges? Step into the Colangelo household, where the year might be 2019 elsewhere, but it's stuck in 1985 according to 38-year-old Vic Colangelo. For seventeen years, Vic has shouldered the responsibility of his younger siblings, Victoria and Danny. But now, as they seek independence, tensions flare over Danny's career path, driving a wedge between Vic and Victoria. Vic's well-intentioned but suffocating control clashes with Victoria's fierce independence, while Danny, with the soul of an artist trapped in the role of a future accountant, finds himself caught in the middle. As the conflict escalates, Danny attempts to play peacemaker, navigating the minefield of familial discord. But buried truths inevitably rise to the surface, forcing the family to confront their issues and embrace change. "Carl Stillitano's masterpiece "Affairs of the family" was most helpful in my day to day navigation of my my own personal domestic life. "I would recommend this play not only to individuals who hailed from immigrant families but all individuals who honor, love, and respect their parents." - Ed Pilot "Coming from an Italian family, this play really hit home for me. Passion runs deep and family is everything. The dialogue between the siblings clearly illustrates how family dysfunction can be portrayed under the guise of love and devotion.As a mother raising my own child now, I’m learning the importance of allowing my son his personal freedom. He’s still young enough that I instinctively want to dictate his every move, but old enough that he craves his own identity. It can be easy to want to “control” in the name of love. This play shows the importance of boundaries, being authentic and that sometimes love is letting go." - Rebecca Spina
Download or read book Affairs of the Family Paperback Transformative Play written by Carl Stillitano and published by Transformative Plays. This book was released on 2020-10-10 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Transformative Play 'Affairs of the Family' by Carl Stillitano, is about three siblings who were struck by tragedy at a young age. For Vic, the patriarch of the Colangelo household, time has stood still since. Danny and Victoria are determined to follow their hearts and break free from their past. This play is about the complicated dynamics within families and finding inner strength after death. Struggling with abandonment, alcohol, anxiety, and other challenges? Step into the Colangelo household, where the year might be 2019 elsewhere, but it's stuck in 1985 according to 38-year-old Vic Colangelo. For seventeen years, Vic has shouldered the responsibility of his younger siblings, Victoria and Danny. But now, as they seek independence, tensions flare over Danny's career path, driving a wedge between Vic and Victoria. Vic's well-intentioned but suffocating control clashes with Victoria's fierce independence, while Danny, with the soul of an artist trapped in the role of a future accountant, finds himself caught in the middle. As the conflict escalates, Danny attempts to play peacemaker, navigating the minefield of familial discord. But buried truths inevitably rise to the surface, forcing the family to confront their issues and embrace change. "Carl Stillitano's masterpiece "Affairs of the family" was most helpful in my day to day navigation of my my own personal domestic life. "I would recommend this play not only to individuals who hailed from immigrant families but all individuals who honor, love, and respect their parents." - Ed Pilot " Coming from an Italian family, this play really hit home for me. Passion runs deep and family is everything. The dialogue between the siblings clearly illustrates how family dysfunction can be portrayed under the guise of love and devotion.As a mother raising my own child now, I’m learning the importance of allowing my son his personal freedom. He’s still young enough that I instinctively want to dictate his every move, but old enough that he craves his own identity. It can be easy to want to “control” in the name of love. This play shows the importance of boundaries, being authentic and that sometimes love is letting go." - Rebecca Spina
Download or read book Bedtime Stories for Insomniacs written by Kevin Dawson and published by Tenth Street Press. This book was released on 2013-12-18 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First there was "Fractured Fairy Tales." Then "Politically Correct Fairy Tales." Then all those "Shrek" movies. Now, just when you thought you'd had about enough, here comes "Bedtime Stories for Insomniacs" to take you where "Once upon a time" never managed to take you before! With over fifty contemporary takes on myths, legends, fairy tales, and Bible stories, "Bedtime Stories for Insomniacs" focuses primarily on human nature, socially accepted cruelty, the victim culture, pop psychology, puerile "uplift" books, the destructive downside to traditionalism, taking refuge in clichés and catchphrases as a means of avoiding reality, and the catastrophic consequences of a dumbed-down society. (And the sentences are shorter than that last one.)
