An edition of Something for Nothing: Luck in America
(2003)
Something for nothing
luck in America
by 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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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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-365) and index.
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