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Hats & Eyeglasses: A Family Love Affair with Gambling by Frankel, Martha
by Frankel, Martha | HC | LikeNew
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 9781585425587
- Book Title
- Hats and Eyeglasses : a Family Love Affair with Gambling
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Games & Activities
- Topic
- Women, Card Games / Poker, Personal Memoirs, Gambling / General (See Also Self-Help / Compulsive Behavior / Gambling)
- Item Weight
- 12.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.8 in
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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Product Information
In her gloriously written memoir of growing up in a family of hard-core gamblers, Frankel thought the gambling gene had passed her by, until she found herself addicted to online poker and knee-deep in debt.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1585425583
ISBN-13
9781585425587
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61649273
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hats and Eyeglasses : a Family Love Affair with Gambling
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Women, Card Games / Poker, Personal Memoirs, Gambling / General (See Also Self-Help / Compulsive Behavior / Gambling)
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Games & Activities
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
12.5 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Fun and full of life. I've known Martha Frankel for twenty years and "Hats & Eyeglasses" was still surprising. A wonderful book." -Jane Smiley, author of "Ten Days in the Hills" and "A Year at the Races" "A bluntly honest memoir of gambling addiction-harrowing, funny, and compulsively readable, straight through to the end." -John Berendt, author of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" and "The City of Falling Angels" ""Hats & Eyeglasses" is a hamische tour de force. With a warm voice and a light touch, Martha Frankel's account of growing up with gambling pays off, big-time. My bet is on her as she both enshrines and kicks her compulsion. Entertaining and enlightening, this is a must for memoir addicts, and a fine debut for the author." -Laura Shaine Cunningham, author of "Sleeping Arrangements" and "Beautiful Bodies", [This] Honest, funny betting memoir rises to the top... Frankel’s lively storytelling allows her to turn her own crapola into a winner.” —USA Today "In five minutes you will feel not only as if you have known [Martha] all your life, but as if you still have one of her sweaters." —The New York Times Intimate, exuberant” —O, The Oprah Magazine Sparse and honest writing” —The Associated Press Fast-paced and amazingly funny” —New Orleans Times-Picayune [A] frank and unaffected memoir” —Publishers Weekly Fearless… powerful, even uplifting and funny.” —The New York Post "Fun and full of life. I've known Martha Frankel for twenty years and Hats & Eyeglasseswas still surprising. A wonderful book." -Jane Smiley, author of Ten Days in the Hillsand A Year at the Races "A bluntly honest memoir of gambling addiction-harrowing, funny, and compulsively readable, straight through to the end." -John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Eviland The City of Falling Angels "Hats & Eyeglassesis a hamische tour de force. With a warm voice and a light touch, Martha Frankel's account of growing up with gambling pays off, big-time. My bet is on her as she both enshrines and kicks her compulsion. Entertaining and enlightening, this is a must for memoir addicts, and a fine debut for the author." -Laura Shaine Cunningham, author of Sleeping Arrangementsand Beautiful Bodies, "Fun and full of life. I've known Martha Frankel for twenty years and Hats & Eyeglasseswas still surprising. A wonderful book." -Jane Smiley, author of Ten Days in the Hillsand A Year at the Races "A bluntly honest memoir of gambling addiction-harrowing, funny, and compulsively readable, straight through to the end." -John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Eviland The City of Falling Angels "Hats & Eyeglassesis a hamische tour de force. With a warm voice and a light touch, Martha Frankel's account of growing up with gambling pays off, big-time. My bet is on her as she both enshrines and kicks her compulsion. Entertaining and enlightening, this is a must for memoir addicts, and a fine debut for the author." -Laura Shaine Cunningham, author of Sleeping Arrangementsand Beautiful Bodies, “[This] Honest, funny betting memoir rises to the top... Frankel’s lively storytelling allows her to turn her own crapola into a winner.â€� — USA Today "In five minutes you will feel not only as if you have known [Martha] all your life, but as if you still have one of her sweaters." — The New York Times “Intimate, exuberantâ€� — O, The Oprah Magazine “Sparse and honest writingâ€� — The Associated Press “Fast-paced and amazingly funnyâ€� — New Orleans Times-Picayune “[A] frank and unaffected memoirâ€� — Publishers Weekly “Fearless& powerful, even uplifting and funny.â€� — The New York Post "Fun and full of life. I've known Martha Frankel for twenty years and Hats & Eyeglasses was still surprising. A wonderful book." -Jane Smiley, author of Ten Days in the Hills and A Year at the Races "A bluntly honest memoir of gambling addiction-harrowing, funny, and compulsively readable, straight through to the end."-John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and The City of Falling Angels " Hats & Eyeglasses is a hamische tour de force. With a warm voice and a light touch, Martha Frankel's account of growing up with gambling pays off, big- time. My bet is on her as she both enshrines and kicks her compulsion. Entertaining and enlightening, this is a must for memoir addicts, and a fine debut for the author."-Laura Shaine Cunningham, author of Sleeping Arrangements and Beautiful Bodies
Lccn
2007-044949
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
LeafCats
377, 378
Dewey Decimal
363.4/2092 B
Grade to
Up
Lc Classification Number
Hv6710.3.F73 2008
Copyright Date
2008
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