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The Wizard of Odds : How Jack Molinas Nearly Destroyed the Game of Basketball
de Rosen, Charles
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Fine condition/Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1583222685
- ISBN 13
- 9781583222683
- Librería
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Seven Stories Press, 2001. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($27.95). No chips. No tears. No creases. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. Not a remainder. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. "First Edition" is so stated, with complete number row (987654321) on the copyright page. Bound in the original dark gray boards, lettered in shiny silver on the spine. From the publisher: "Jack Molinas had it all -- good looks, charm, an Ivy League education, a genius-level I.Q. of 175, and a huge talent for the game of basketball. He was also a gambling addict with a flair for larceny. THE WIZARD OF ODDS chronicles the rise and fall of this outstanding NBA All-Star who fixed games, cavorted with the Mafia, produced pornographic films, and was eventually murdered. Author Charley Rosen chillingly probes the life of a man who understood better than anyone around him the weaknesses of the system in which he lived -- so much so that he convinced himself he could manipulate that system to his own ends with impunity. By the time he was arrested on January 9, 1954, for conspiring to fix NBA games, he was already deeply involved with the Mafia. After his release from prison, he would descend ever deeper into crime, a preoccupation that would end with a bullet in the head.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 8vo. 429pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 017005
- Título
- The Wizard of Odds : How Jack Molinas Nearly Destroyed the Game of Basketball
- Autor
- Rosen, Charles
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fine condition
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine dust jacket
- Edición
- First Printing of the First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1583222685
- ISBN 13
- 9781583222683
- Editorial
- Seven Stories Press
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2001
- Tamaño
- 8vo. 429pp
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Games / Gambling / Cards / Poker; Basketball; True Crime / Law Enforcement;
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- Tight
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Bookplate
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- Remainder
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- Spine
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- Price Clipped
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