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1) On thin ice
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The way twelve-year-old Ked Eakins of Norton, Maine, sees it his life has been stolen from him, piece by piece; first by kyphosis, a spinal abnormality which has made him a social outcast at school and a target for the school bully, by his friends who have recently abandoned him, by his mother who left for the West Coast taking the insurance which might have saved him with her, and by his father who is a gambling addict who has lost the rent money--but...
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"Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about the physical manifestations of violence, grief, trauma, and abuse on his own body. He writes of his own eating disorder and gambling addiction as well as similar issues that run throughout his family. Through self-exploration, storytelling, and honest conversation with family and friends, Heavy seeks to bring what has been hidden into the light and to reckon with all of its myriad sources, from the most...
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Natchez, Mississippi --Private Investigator Nate Price and his new wife, Isabelle, need a vacation. Their coworkers generously team up to surprise them with a belated honeymoon...but the happy trip turns sour when Izzy spies her ex-husband, who appears to have taken up his gambling addiction once again. While the boss is away, Price Investigations remains in the hands of Beth Kirby, a former police officer, and Michael Preston, a former forensic accountant....
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"It's winter in Montreal, 2002, when a graphic design student's gambling addiction starts to drag him under. In debt to the metal band that's commissioned him to draw their album cover and ensnared in lies to his friends and his cousin, he takes the first job that promises a paycheck: dishwasher at La Trattoria, a high-end restaurant, where he finds himself thrust, on his first night, into roiling world of characters. A magnificent, hyperrealist debut,...
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DI Harry Clayton is a detective in central London's murder squad suffering from a gambling addiction. After a night spent with the mysterious Eve, he wakes up with an ancient bracelet on his wrist and discovers that it gives him supernatural luck. With his gambling addiction having cost him his wife and daughter and being in debt for thousands of pounds to a casino owner, Clayton soon begins to use the bracelet to his own advantage.
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The gambling games continue...and this next game has truly lethal consequences. Will Yumeko be able to figure out its secrets in time to keep from losing her life? Sayaka has had just about enough of Yumeko Jabami! The student council secretary wants to rid the school of Yumeko's poisonous influence once and for all, so the president sets the stage for the craziest gamble yet-the enigmatic Tower of Doors! Will Sayaka's cold logic triumph over Yumeko's...
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Nell Trent lives with her doting grandfather in his London shop. It is a magical place, filled from wall to wall with treasures. Grandfather keeps his nocturnal gambling activities a secret from Nell. He borrows heavily from the evil, profiteering loan shark Daniel Quilp. When Grandfather gambles away what little money they possess, Quilp seizes the opportunity to take possession of their beloved shop. It seems Nell and Grandfather are left only with...
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As the election fever rages on, a cheery Yumeko is back on the hunt for her next gambling opponent. Meanwhile, Mary and her pending friendship with Ririka brings them face-to-face with another member of the Momobami family, but a greater threat by the name of Rin Obami awaits, reeking of fraud and scumcoins. Will this odd duo be able to keep their cool in front of a pro swindler?! -- Back cover.
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"Kirari Momobami. Ririka Momobami. Mary Saotome. Yumeko Jabami. Only four remain in the student council presidential election, and Yumeko would like nothing more than to challenge President Kirari to a true test of skill and instinct. But it's Ririka, with Mari at her side, who throws down the gauntlet against her twin sister first. Their gamble could determine the fate of not only the election but the Momobami family as well..."--Publisher.
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"Kirari, Ririka, and Mary stand on a veritable battlefield in their ongoing winner-takes-all gamble. The twins’ respective wills burn brightly against each other―a situation where even Kirari must doubt her own self-awareness. But what about Yumeko? What move will she make now that she’s been forced off the board? The end of the student council presidential election fast approaches!"--Back cover.
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"Kirari has declared an open election for student council president, but more than just the school is on the line! The entire Momobami clan has sent envoys to Hyakkaou Private Academy in the hopes of winning not only the election, but also leadership over the family. The gambling gets right underway when the young Erimi Mushibami challenges Yumeko to a game of Finger-Cutting Guillotine! In this dangerous game, the only way to win is to risk it all....
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"When Mary gets wind of a new transfer student, she's ready to show them how things are done at Hyakkaou Private Academy. Who could have predicted, though, that the transfer student would be... Yumeko Jabimi?! Even after everything that transpired between them, Mary can't shake the feeling that Yumeko never took her seriously. Now the time has come to prove herself as the two square off in the Grand Meeting's final match! But are they really fighting...
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"Armed with a total of 101 votes after a one-on-one match with the vice president and a near-death gambling showdown against the Inbami sisters, Mary enters the top-three ranking for student council president. In tenth place is Yumeko, who has narrowly avoided elimination. With the president's seat still up for grabs, Yumeko joins hands with an elite Momobami member and vicious Kirari-hater hungry for the title, and that person is none other than...Terano...
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"After embezzling funds to support his gambling addiction, an unscrupulous white banker in Minnesota is blackmailed by his boss into sabotaging the creation of a competing, Native American-owned bank. As the banker befriends the people he's trying to frame, he struggles to escape from his past and do the right thing"--