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Download or read book The Athenaeum written by and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Flavin
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1837641722
Total Pages : 263 pages
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Download or read book Gambling in the Nineteenth-Century English Novel written by Michael Flavin and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text explores the theme of gambling in a range of 19th-century English novels. It examines the representation of gambling in the novels, the role that gambling played in the lives of the novelists, and gambling in the novels within the context of the development of Victorian society.
Author : Catherine Perry Hargrave
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486412369
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (864 download)
Download or read book A History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming written by Catherine Perry Hargrave and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intricate, absorbing study based on research and card collections from around the world tells the story of playing cards and their manufacture, plus provides a fascinating overview of heraldry, geography, history, and the social and political activities of man over the past six centuries. Includes an enormous annotated bibliography of more than 900 items on playing cards and games, and over 1,400 illustrations. Praised by The New York Times as "the most authoritative and complete treatment of its kind."
Author : Nina Burleigh
Publisher : New Word City
ISBN 13 : 161230849X
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (123 download)
Download or read book The Stranger and the Statesman: James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the Making of America's Greatest Museum written by Nina Burleigh and published by New Word City. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her illuminating and dramatic biography The Stranger and the Statesman, New York Times bestselling author Nina Burleigh reveals a little-known slice of history in the life and times of the man responsible for the creation of the United States' principal cultural institution, the Smithsonian. It was one of the nineteenth century's greatest philanthropic gifts - and one of its most puzzling mysteries. In 1829, a wealthy English naturalist named James Smithson left his library, mineral collection, and entire fortune to the "United States of America, to found... an establishment for the increase & diffusion of Knowledge among men" - even though he had never visited the United States or known any Americans. In this fascinating book, Burleigh pieces together the reclusive benefactor's life, beginning with his origins as the Paris-born illegitimate son of the first Duke of Northumberland and a wild adventuress who preserved for her son a fortune through gall and determination. The book follows Smithson through his university years and his passionate study of minerals across Europe during the chaos of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. Detailed are his imprisonment - simply for being an Englishman in the wrong place - his experiences in the gambling dens of France, and his lonely and painstaking scientific pursuits. After Smithson's death, nineteenth-century American politicians were given the task of securing his half-million dollars - the equivalent today of $50 million - and then trying to determine how to increase and diffuse knowledge from the muddy, brawling new city of Washington. Burleigh discloses how Smithson's bequest was nearly lost due to fierce battles among many clashing Americans - Southern slavers, states' rights advocates, nation-builders, corrupt frontiersmen, and Anglophobes who argued over whether a gift from an Englishman should even be accepted. She also reveals the efforts of the unsung heroes, mainly former president John Quincy Adams, whose tireless efforts finally saw Smithson's curious notion realized in 1846, with a castle housing the United States' first and greatest cultural and scientific establishment.
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Total Pages : 338 pages
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Download or read book British Museum Catalogue of printed Books written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jane Rendell
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0567405362
Total Pages : 263 pages
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Download or read book Pursuit of Pleasure written by Jane Rendell and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pursuit of Pleasure presents the figures of the rambler and the cyprian, the Eighteenth Century precursors to the Parisian flGneur and prostitute. The urban spaces traced by these figures were the clubs, sporting venues, operas, assembly rooms, streets and arcades of central London.Drawing on critical theory, geography and philosophy, The Pursuit of Pleasure extends and critiques the discipline of architectural history from a feminist perspective. The gendering of public space is considered to be a complex and shifting series of moves and looks between men and women, constructed and represented through spatial and social relations of consumption, display and exchange.Illustrated with contemporary prints and drawings, The Pursuit of Pleasure is an extraordinarily rich analysis of the gendered issues of public space at the birth of the modern metropolis.
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Total Pages : 180 pages
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Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of the Late Alfred Henry Lewis of New York...books and Autographs Consigned by Mrs. Albert Tucker, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Levy, a Private Collector, a Gentleman of New York, and William V. Farrell of Brooklyn...Sold on [December 1st and 2nd, 1915]...at Unrestricted Public Sale by Mr. Thomas E. Kirby...of the American Art Association ... written by American Art Association and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andreas Heinz
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030030601
Total Pages : 318 pages
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Download or read book Gambling Disorder written by Andreas Heinz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-05 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of the state of the art in research on and treatment of gambling disorder. As a behavioral addiction, gambling disorder is of increasing relevance to the field of mental health. Research conducted in the last decade has yielded valuable new insights into the characteristics and etiology of gambling disorder, as well as effective treatment strategies. The different chapters of this book present detailed information on the general concept of addiction as applied to gambling, the clinical characteristics, epidemiology and comorbidities of gambling disorder, as well as typical cognitive distortions found in patients with gambling disorder. In addition, the book includes chapters discussing animal models and the genetic and neurobiological underpinnings of the disorder. Further, it is examining treatment options including pharmacological and psychological intervention methods, as well as innovative new treatment approaches. The book also discusses relevant similarities to and differences with substance-related disorders and other behavioral addictions. Lastly, it examines gambling behavior from a cultural perspective, considers possible prevention strategies and outlines future perspectives in the field.
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Total Pages : 548 pages
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Author : Emery Lee
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402256469
Total Pages : 451 pages
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Download or read book Fortune's Son written by Emery Lee and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philip Drake, an impoverished but titled gentleman, is forced to liquidate his assets and go back to his past gaming habits in an effort to right himself. Lady Susannah Messingham is a woman with a past and nearly ten years Philip's senior. After watching him at the tables, she propositions him to teach her to win at gaming. This fascinating and original look at an uncharted aspect of English life explores a gentleman snared by gambling, the threat of debtor's prison, and the wayward lady who redeems him.
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3385420776
Total Pages : 958 pages
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Download or read book Catalogue of the Private Library of the Late Henry Bright, Esq., of Northampton, Mass. written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-19 with total page 958 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bangs & Co
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Total Pages : 286 pages
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Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of the Late Rev. E.H. Chapin, of New York ... written by Bangs & Co and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (Firm)
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Total Pages : 1340 pages
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Download or read book Sale Catalogues written by American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 1340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark R. Johnson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501347268
Total Pages : 492 pages
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Download or read book The Casino, Card and Betting Game Reader written by Mark R. Johnson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Casino games and traditional card games have rich and idiosyncratic histories, complex subcultures and player practices, and facilitate the flow of billions of dollars each year through casinos and card rooms, and between professional players and amateurs. They have nevertheless been overlooked by game scholars due to the negative ethical weight of “gambling” – with such games pathologized and labelled as deviance or mental illness, few look beyond to unpick the games, their players, and their communities. The Casino, Card and Betting Game Reader offers 25 chapters studying the communities playing these games, the distinctive cultures and practices that have emerged around them, their activities and beliefs and interpersonal relationships, and how these games influence – both positively and negatively – the lives and careers of millions of game players around the world. It is the first of a new series of edited collections, Play Beyond the Computer, dedicated to exploring the play of games beyond computers and games consoles.
Author : Henry Kingsley
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3382115344
Total Pages : 258 pages
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Download or read book Old Margaret written by Henry Kingsley and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-02-20 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Author : Mrs. C. H. Ramsay
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Total Pages : 458 pages
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Download or read book A Summer in Spain written by Mrs. C. H. Ramsay and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Hollingshead
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Total Pages : 386 pages
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Download or read book Miscellaneous written by John Hollingshead and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
