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Author : Damon Runyon
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (143 download)
Download or read book The SNATCHING of Bookie Bob and other stories written by Damon Runyon and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Damon Runyon
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ISBN 13 : 9780146000584
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Snatching of Bookie Bob written by Damon Runyon and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Damon Runyon
Publisher : Beech Tree Paperback Book
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Romance in the Roaring Forties and Other Stories written by Damon Runyon and published by Beech Tree Paperback Book. This book was released on 1985 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Zohar Livnat
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027260567
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book The Discourse of Indirectness written by Zohar Livnat and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indirectness has been a key concept in pragmatic research for over four decades, however the notion as a technical term does not have an agreed-upon definition and remains vague and ambiguous. In this collection, indirectness is examined as a way of communicating meaning that is inferred from textual, contextual and intertextual meaning units. Emphasis is placed on the way in which indirectness serves the representation of diverse voices in the text, and this is examined through three main prisms: (1) the inferential view focuses on textual and contextual cues from which pragmatic indirect meanings might be inferred; (2) the dialogic-intertextual view focuses on dialogic and intertextual cues according to which different voices (social, ideological, literary etc.) are identified in the text; and (3) the functional view focuses on the pragmatic-rhetorical functions fulfilled by indirectness of both kinds.
Author : Rebecca Cassidy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107495733
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (74 download)
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Horseracing written by Rebecca Cassidy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People have been racing horses for thousands of years, all over the world. Yet horseracing is often presented as an English creation that was exported, unaltered, to the colonies. This Companion investigates the intersection of racing and literature, art, history and finance, casting the sport as the product of cross-class, cosmopolitan and international influences. Chapters on racing history and the origins of the thoroughbred demonstrate how the gift of a fast horse could forge alliances between nations, and the extent to which international power dynamics can be traced back to racetracks and breeding sheds. Leading scholars and journalists draw on original research and firsthand experience to create portraits of the racetracks of Newmarket, Kentucky, the Curragh, and Hunter Valley, exposing readers to new racing frontiers in China and Dubai as well. A unique resource for fans and scholars alike, reopening essential questions regarding the legacy and importance of horseracing today.
Author : Damon Runyon
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101664851
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Guys and Dolls and Other Writings written by Damon Runyon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-05-27 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Dave the Dude to Al Capone: a defining collection from the world of Damon Runyon Damon Runyon grew up in the West, moved to New York City, and became one of the leading voices of American popular culture. From sports writing to short fiction, this unique collection offers an eclectic sampling of his extraordinary talent. Here are newspaper pieces, stories- including the last one he ever composed-poetry, and, of course, the Broadway tales for which he is chiefly remembered: Guys and Dolls, Blood Pressure, The Bloodhounds of Broadway, and others. Featuring works that are impossible to find elsewhere, and Runyon's signature eye for detail-particularly the sounds, smells, and tastes of New York-this book brings an American icon to a new generation of readers. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Author : Isak Dinesen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780146000331
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book The Dreaming Child and Other Stories written by Isak Dinesen and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Damon Runyon
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1446549089
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (465 download)
Download or read book More Than Somewhat written by Damon Runyon and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-04-20 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains a collection of Damon Runyon's often simultaneously hilarious, sentimental, and horrifying short stories. Full of memorable characters and masterfully composed narrative, these short stories constitute a wonderful addition to any personal library, and are not to be missed by discerning collectors of Runyon's work. The stories contained herein include: Beach of Promise, Romance in the Roaring Forties, Dream Street Rose, The Old Doll's House, Blood Pressure, The Bloodhounds of Broadway, Tobias the Terrible, The Snatching of Bookie Bob, The Lily of St. Pierre, Earthquake, and more. Alfred Damon Runyon (1880 – 1946) was an American newspaperman and author, best remembered for his short stories about the world of Broadway in New York City that resulted from the Prohibition era. This volume is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
Author : Mike Atherton
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN 13 : 1444718754
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (447 download)
Download or read book Gambling written by Mike Atherton and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2007-09-06 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gambling is a fascinating account of gambling through history, from Greek mythology and the ancient role of lots, dice and cards, to the high profile cricket and football match throwing and 'super casinos' of today. Mike Atherton explores this controversial and captivating phenomenon and the way that many present day sports provide the most popular focus for gambling, why so many of today's sportsmen become fervent gamblers and how in some cases this has led to corruption, addiction and ruined reputations. With recent high profile incidents involving the likes of Mohammad Amir and Joey Barton, gambling in sport is a topic that remains at the top of the sporting agenda. Scandalous cases such as the Cronje and Grobbelar incidents are analysed in detail, as well as an investigation into why such a high proportion of the of the world's population have always sought out risk, and how this trend has encompassed all social classes and cultures.
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Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Short Story Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dorothy Elizabeth Cook
Publisher : H. W. Wilson
ISBN 13 : 9780824203856
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Short Story Index written by Dorothy Elizabeth Cook and published by H. W. Wilson. This book was released on 1956 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Newton Linscott
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Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (43 download)
Download or read book The Best American Humorous Short Stories written by Robert Newton Linscott and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swallowing an oyster alive / John S. Robb -- How daddy played hoss / George W. Harris -- The Shakers / Artemus Ward -- Mrs. McWilliams and the lightning / Mark Twain -- Journalism in Tennessee / Mark Twain -- Brother rabbit takes some exercise / Joel Chandler Harris -- How brother rabbit frightened his neighbors / Joel Chandler Harris -- How Mr. Rooster lost his dinner / Joel Chandler Harris -- Colonel Starbottle for the plaintiff / Bret Harte -- A piece of red calico / Frank R. Stockton -- Mr. Dooley on the game of football / Finley Peter Dunne -- Pigs is pigs / Ellis Parker Butler -- The ransom of Red Chief / O. Henry -- Little gentleman / Booth Tarkington -- Three without doubled / Ring Lardner -- Mr. and Mrs. Fix-It / Ring Lardner -- Death of red peril / Walter D. Edmonds -- Travel is so broadening / Sinclair Lewis -- The crazy fool / Donald Ogden Stewart -- Mr. and Mrs. Haddock abroad / Donald Ogden Stewart -- Benny and the bird-dogs / Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings -- The legislature / James M. Cain -- The little hours / Dorothy Parker -- But the one on the right / Dorothy Parker -- The snatching of Bookie Bob / Damon Runyon -- An interesting cure / Frank Sullivan --Gendarmes and the man / Donald Moffat -- Carnival days in sunny Las Los / Robert Benchley -- The guest / Marc Connelly -- Primrose path / Sally Benson -- The secret life of Walter Mitty / James Thurber -- The night the bed fell / James Thurber -- The night the ghost got in / James Thurber -- University days / James Thurber -- The man who hated Moonbaum / James Thurber -- Father and his hard-rocking ship / Clarence Day -- The prince / Ruth McKenney -- Chocolate for the woodwork / Arthur Kober -- The terrible vengeance of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N / Leonard Q. Ross -- Hand in nub / St. Clair McKelway --Down with the Restoration / S.J. Perelman -- Kitchen bouquet / S.J. Perelman -- Dental or mental, I say it's spinach / S.J. Perelman.
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Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Short Story Index: 1969-1973 written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard O. Davies
Publisher : Ohio State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814208809
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Betting the Line written by Richard O. Davies and published by Ohio State University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of gambling, particularly sports gambling, and how it has thrived in American culture. According to Davies and Abram, the culture of betting results from two complementary influences in American society: risk-taking and speculation. This is the first effort by academic writers to describe and interpret the history of sports wagering in the United States. Although many books have been written about 3how to bet and win, 4 Betting the Line presents a serious history of this popular activity in Colonial and Civil War eras to today, from early betting on horse racing and baseball to the modern venues of basketball and football. By considering topics as diverse as the business of a bookie, the expansion of legalized gambling, and the increase in popularity of televised sports, the authors offer readers an insightful look into a practice that has become commonplace in American popular culture. In a mere seventy years, the number of states where gambling is legal jumped from one to forty-eight. Yet Nevada remains the only state where sports betting is legal. This book challenges many long-standing myths and stereotypes that revolve around the enterprise, arguing that sports gambling is reflective of the American free enterprise culture.
Author : Bill Knight
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Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Eye of the Reporter written by Bill Knight and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Chicorel Index to Short Stories in Anthologies and Collections written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jack De Bellis
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Total Pages : 632 pages
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Download or read book John Updike written by Jack De Bellis and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive guide to materials by and about this prolific American author consists of a printed first volume and a second volume on CD-ROM. The A and B sections of Volume I, concern separately printed works by Updike and books to which he has contributed. The volume also features over 500 grayscale images of book covers, jackets, broadsides, and many seldom seen items. It includes comprehensive listings of Updike's short fiction, poems, articles, essays and reviews, as well as extensive documentation of letters, speeches, dramatic works, manuscripts, interviews, and blurbs. Volume II contains entries for material about Updike and his work (reviews, commentary, and theses), several appendices (media appearances, work read by others, works in translation, exhibits and catalogs), and full-color versions of images appearing in the printed volume.
