An edition of Something for Nothing: Luck in America
(2003)
Something for Nothing
Luck in America
by Jackson Lears and T. J. Jackson Lears
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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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Something for Nothing: Luck in America
July 27, 2004, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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0142003875 9780142003879
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Something for Nothing: Luck in America
January 27, 2003, Viking Adult
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0670031739 9780670031733
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Something for nothing: luck in America
2003, Viking
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0786539763 9780786539765
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"The impulse to gamble is mysterious and powerful."
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| August 17, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| April 27, 2011 | Edited by OCLC Bot | Added OCLC numbers. |
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| April 24, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Fixed duplicate goodreads IDs. |
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