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| Author | : Brendan Gisby |
| Publisher | : CreateSpace |
| Total Pages | : 114 |
| Release | : 2011-01-18 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9781456554590 |
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'The Bookie's Runner' is the gorgeously, hypnotically told tale of Brendan Gisby's father, Derry, and his dream of the big win on the horses, the one that would relieve his adored family of poverty and redeem him in the eyes of his angry and disappointed wife. For decades he worked on his system. It had to be foolproof. He could only afford to run it once. He meticulously studied the form for every race ever recorded – the horses, their characteristics, their lineage, their combinations, the race track, the conditions, the outcome – and made his predictions for the next race.Then, just as he entered hospital for what would prove to be his final illness, he was ready. His system worked; it really couldn't fail, he was sure of that. His family would be set up for life, he would be a hero, he would fulfil the dreams of every one of his betting friends - to beat the bookies once and for all at their own game, again and again.From his hospital bed he carefully placed his bets …..If you only read one more book in your life, bet on this one. It is every bit a winner as Derry McKay was, even if everybody thought he was a certain loser until that moment …..
| Author | : Brendan Gisby |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Pub |
| Total Pages | : 90 |
| Release | : 2013-01-29 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9781482038927 |
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Bob Dylan wrote the classic song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and thereby unforgettably marked the passing of an otherwise insignificant character in the movie "Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid".Brendan Gisby has written this utterly beautiful novella to honour the short life of his father, a man of seemingly as little significance.The story is narrated with haunting subtlety, rhythm and depth of feeling by his teenage son as he takes a bus ride back to school for the first day of a new term, where he will have to announce his father's sudden death and deal with the resultant reactions without bursting into tears. He also has to come to terms with the fact that, on reflection, there is a huge amount he doesn't know about his father and that all he is really left with are snippets of personal memories.Make no mistake, THE BOOKIE'S RUNNER is a modern masterpiece. In writing it, Brendan Gisby has not only honoured his father, he has ennobled him.
| Author | : R. C. ELLIOTT (Novelist.) |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 96 |
| Release | : 1939 |
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| Author | : Andrew Davies |
| Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Manchester (England) |
| ISBN | : 9780719025433 |
Download Workers' Worlds Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Manchester and Salford have a special place in the history of the British working class. They lay at the heart of the cotton industry, the spark of the industrial revolution, and as a consequence were among the first places to experience the application of steam power and the factory system to production. As a result, the Manchester-Salford conurbation was the first to see a fully-formed industrial working class. Whilst industrialization went through its heroic phase, the two cities seemed to be blazing a trail, not only for the rest of the country, but for the world. During the first half of the 19th century, social observers came from across Europe to see what they supposed to be their future. Manchester was, in Asa Briggs's influential phrase, the shock city of the age. The city demonstrated the ability of science to control nature: this was why, in 1843, Benjamin Disraeli described Manchester as the modern Athens. However, as Alexis de Tocqueville had noted eight years earlier, there was another side to increasing productivity -
| Author | : John Duggan |
| Publisher | : Poolbeg Press Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 2016-05-10 |
| Genre | : Games & Activities |
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Download Beat The Bookies Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
We Irish love our sport and we also love a flutter. We all want to ‘Beat the Bookies’, to experience the joy of winning money and having our judgement vindicated. John Duggan, who has been putting his neck on the line every week for eight years by tipping on national radio, guides you through the big events of the sporting calendar. From Cheltenham to the Champions League, from Augusta to the All Ireland Finals, John has experienced all the highs and lows of sports betting. There have been wins and losses, and now there are reasons. Beat the Bookies opens the door to the rewards and pitfalls of this very Irish pastime. This book tells you what you need to know to maximise profits and beat the bookies at their own game!
| Author | : Liam O'Brien |
| Publisher | : eBook Partnership |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2014-01-01 |
| Genre | : Games & Activities |
| ISBN | : 1783012900 |
Download What's the SP? Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The most comprehensive reference book on betting on horse (and greyhound) betting on the market with over 500 cross referenced entries. It explores the history, systems, theory, law and slang associated with betting on racing as well as the scandals, scams, ringers and the huge array of unforgettable characters and audacious coups.
| Author | : Graham McColl |
| Publisher | : Random House |
| Total Pages | : 223 |
| Release | : 2012-05-31 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1448132452 |
Download Tommy Gemmell: Lion Heart Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In Tommy Gemmell: Lion Heart he sheds light on his career - from his earliest days of growing up in Lanarkshire, to his award-winning decade at Celtic, and through his work as a player and manager at Dundee and Albion Rovers. Always honest, Tommy Gemmell is not afraid to look back at Celtic's dominance in the 60s and offers his trademark forthright views on Celtic's progress and the game today.
| Author | : Cyril Makoff |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 341 |
| Release | : 2007-05-29 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1409216365 |
Download Without the Instructions Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The story of a boy's childhood after surviving the death of his mother during his birth, growing up among the Jewish tailoring community of London's West End; how he also survived the Blitz, the army, and a career in advertising. A funny, sad, possibly even entertaining, social history of the distant 30s, the joys of moving house, learning to drive, and living with an untrainable Boxer dog. Oh yes, there's a wedding, a wife and children in there as well. A representative few pages that can be read for free is available at the touch of the book preview key.
| Author | : Kenneth Bowmer |
| Publisher | : Grosvenor House Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 327 |
| Release | : 2019-08-15 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1786235811 |
Download Star Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
You know you're male, yet live in a female body. What do you do? You transition. Sounds simple? Think again. Rebecca transitioned and became Star, it was neither simple nor painless. As a serving police officer, Star has now achieved the rank of Detective Chief Inspector. Follow him and his team over the course of a year, as they investigate eight uniquely different cases.
| Author | : Nigel McCrery |
| Publisher | : Chicago Review Press |
| Total Pages | : 298 |
| Release | : 2014-09-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1613730055 |
Download Silent Witnesses Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Crime novelist and former police officer Nigel McCrery provides an account of all the major areas of forensic science from around the world over the past two centuries. The book weaves dramatic narrative and scientific principles together in a way that allows readers to figure out crimes along with the experts. Readers are introduced to such fascinating figures as Dr. Edmond Locard, the "French Sherlock Holmes"; Edward Heinrich, "Wizard of Berkeley," who is credited with having solved more than 2,000 crimes; and Alphonse Bertillon, the French scientist whose guiding principle, "no two individuals share the same characteristics," became the core of criminal identification. Landmark crime investigations examined in depth include a notorious murder involving blood evidence and defended by F. Lee Bailey, the seminal 1936 murder that demonstrated the usefulness of the microscope in examining trace evidence, the 1849 murder of a wealthy Boston businessman that demonstrated how difficult it is to successfully dispose of a corpse, and many others.
