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Something for nothing
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An edition of Something for Nothing: Luck in America (2003)

Something for nothing

luck in America

by and

Offers a thoroughly researched discussion of how luck, chance, and gambling have shaped and defined the national character of America, even while conventional wisdom has dictated that perseverance, industry, discipline, and other aspects of the Protestant work ethic are what make America great.

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Viking
Language
English
Pages
392

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Subjects

Fortune, Public opinion, Social aspects of Gambling, Gambling, Moral conditions, History, New York Times reviewed, Infrastructure, SOCIAL SCIENCE, General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, United states, moral conditions, Social aspects

Places

United States

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Something for Nothing: Luck in America
July 27, 2004, Penguin (Non-Classics)
in English
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Something for Nothing
2003, Viking
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Cover of: Something for nothing
Something for nothing: luck in America
2003, Viking
in English
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Cover of: Something for nothing
Something for nothing: luck in America
2003, Viking
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Cover of: Something for Nothing
Something for Nothing: Luck in America
January 27, 2003, Viking Adult
Hardcover in English
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Table of Contents

Gambling for Grace
The dance of divination
The amusements of the alehouse
Confidence games
The waning of providence
The incomplete taming of chance
The uncertain triumph of management
The persistent allure of accident.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-365) and index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
363.42/09/73
Library of Congress
HV6715 .L42 2003, HV6715.L415 2003, HV6715 .L415 2003

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 392 p. :
Number of pages
392

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24749724M
ISBN 10
0670031739
ISBN 13
9780670031733
LCCN
2002069196
OCLC/WorldCat
49719268

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