Something for nothing : luck in America /
Offers a thoroughly researched discussion of how luck, chance, and gambling have shaped and defined the national character of America, even while conventional wisdom has dictated that perseverance, industry, discipline, and other aspects of the Protestant work ethic are what make America great.
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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New York :
Viking Press,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Contributor biographical information Publisher description Table of contents only |
| Aporte de: | Registro referencial: Solicitar el recurso aquí |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Gambling for Grace
- The dance of divination
- The amusements of the alehouse
- Confidence games
- The waning of providence
- The incomplete taming of chance
- The uncertain triumph of management
- The persistent allure of accident.