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The Chess Player's Bible: Illustrated Strategies for Staying Ahead of the Game

James Eade · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover - Revised Ed.

Master the ancient art of chess, the game of kings. Now, novice players can learn quickly and at a glance the key techniques and classic moves of the chess masters. This fully revised and updated edition includes basic and advanced tactics, combinations, sacrifices, pawn structures, and annotated...
 
 
Wampum: How Indian Tribes, the Mafia, and an Inattentive Congress Invented Indian Casino Gaming and Created a $27 Billion Gambling Empire

Donald Mitchell · Overlook Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The never-before-told story of Indian Casinos in America In 2012, 240 Indian tribes operated 435 casinos, high stakes bingo halls, and other gambling facilities in 28 states. They collectively had an annual gross gaming revenue of $27.9 billion. But how did Indian Casinos become such a fixture...
 
 
Casino Conquest: Beat the Casinos at Their Own Games!

Frank Scoblete · Triumph Books

Read Frank Scoblete's Casino Conquest: Beat the Casinos at Their Own Games! Scoblete, the world's foremost gambling author, reveals myriad tips, tactics, and secret techniques for thriving--in the world of casino gambling.***Learn insider tips at baccarat and mini-baccarat.***Learn...
 
 
I'm Just a Person

Tig Notaro · Ecco
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

One of America's most original comedic voices delivers a darkly funny, wryly observed, and emotionally raw account of her year of death, cancer, and epiphany.In the span of four months in 2012, Tig Notaro was hospitalized for a debilitating intestinal disease called C. diff, her mother...
 
 
My Voice: A Memoir

Angie Martinez · Celebra
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Radio icon Angie Martinez is "The Voice of New York." Now that voice speaks out about her experiences at the helm of the #1 radio show in the country and her unlikely path to the heart of hip-hop music. In her twenty years behind the mic at New York City's two biggest hip-hop...
 
 
Shuffle and Deal: 50 Classic Card Games for Any Number of Players

Tara Gallagher · Harper Design
Format: Hardcover

Improve your skills or learn to play fifty of the most popular card games for any number of players with this fully illustrated color guide featuring vintage art from around the world.Whether you're looking forward to a quiet night at home or planning a get-together with friends, Shuffle...
 
 
It's Not Okay: Turning Heartbreak into Happily Never After

Andi Dorfman · Gallery Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Andi Dorfman, the beloved finalist of season eighteen of The Bachelor who infamously rejected Juan Pablo and went on to star on season ten of The Bachelorette, dishes about what it's like to live out a love story - and its collapse - in front of the cameras, offering hard-won advice for moving...
 
 
Ipad and Iphone Video Film, Edit, and Share the Apple Way.

Jeff Carlson · Peachpit Pr
Pages: 193
Format: Print book

"In the iPad and iPhone Video guide, bestselling author Jeff Carlson shows you how to harness the powers of these remarkable devices. He explores all the steps of shooting great video, including techniques for controlling focus and exposure, using Slo-Mo mode on the iPhone 5S, creating...
 
 
You'll Grow Out of It

Jessi Klein · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 291
Format: Print book

As both a tomboy and a late bloomer, comedian Jessi Klein grew up feeling more like an outsider than a participant in the rites of modern femininity. Now Klein offers a funny yet poignant take on a variety of experiences along her strange journey to womanhood and beyond. These include her "transformation...