Blackjack Made Easy shows readers a simple way to play Blackjack for fun and greater rewards while taking far less risk. This revolutionary approach provides a distinct eye-opener for players of all skill levels. It is a welcomed departure from other published systems that promote complex strategies which are extremely difficult for the average person to perform. In contrast, Blackjack Made Easy establishes a stress-free method of playing that improves ones odds of winning more consistently. Many fascinating insights are shared by the author in a style thats sure to entertain readers from start to finish.
A celebration of Chicago's landmark restaurant Hot Doug's, with history from owner Doug Sohn, essays and anecdotes from patrons, and appreciations from culinary professionals"--Provided by publisher.
Blackjack Made Easy shows readers a simple way to play Blackjack for fun and greater rewards while taking far less risk. This revolutionary approach provides a distinct eye-opener for players of all skill levels. It is a welcomed departure from other published systems that promote complex strategies which are extremely difficult for the average person to perform. In contrast, Blackjack Made Easy establishes a stress-free method of playing that improves ones odds of winning more consistently. Many fascinating insights are shared by the author in a style thats sure to entertain readers from start to finish.
The money comes in once a month by plane—untraceable bills, totaling millions of dollars. And these men are going to steal it. The Lufthansa Heist was one of the most audacious, and profitable, crimes ever committed on U.S. soil. It has been immortalized in movies like Goodfellas and The Big Heist. The New York crime families contributed brains and muscle and, on December 11, 1978, these men stole almost ten million dollars. Then the bodies started piling up. Doug Feiden weaves this spellbinding tale of the crime and its bloody aftermath, where the FBI started to piece together what had happened, where paranoia make the risk greater than the reward, and where witnesses were soon silenced for good.
SOUPERgreen! features projects and essays that offer a long overdue critique of the current approach to “green” architecture and, in turn, demonstrate a more appropriate way for architects to address the challenges posed by the environmental crisis. In sharp contrast to contemporary examples of “green” or “sustainable” architecture—which primarily rely upon the invisible agency of unremarkable technologies and materials to reduce resource consumption, but which do so without producing a necessary shift in the public’s perception of the environment or behavior towards it—SOUPERgreen! demonstrates how green technology can not only perform from a measurable standpoint, but can also produce engaging experiences that profoundly alter, enhance, and transform the public’s understanding of the environment. By leveraging the inherently expressive nature of technology in order to dramatize the constantly negotiated relationship between humanity and the natural world, the “souped-up” green architecture featured in SOUPERgreen! transforms “greenness” from a mere measurement of environmental performance into an actively engaged and highly conscious lived reality—resulting in a new way of experiencing and understanding the environment that is inherently more ecological. Includes a foreward by Sanford Kwinter.
Tiger Woods: Golf Legend tells the story of the most gifted golfer of his time, a trailblazer who became the youngest Masters champion, conquered the golf world, and fell from grace but never stopped fighting his way back to the top. Features include a timeline, a glossary, further readings, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Morris takes the reader to Rome, Florence, Venice, and the ruins of Pompeii. Full details are given on Genoa, Southern Italy, the Amalfi Coast, and the gorgeous lake country. Coverage of hotels, inns, and restaurants--extensive and opinionated--steers readers to quality and value in all price ranges. Maps throughout.
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