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"We gambled everything-our careers, our fortunes, the future of our nation-and every day brought new discoveries. It was like living on a frontier."-Arne Nielsen The memoir of Canadian petroleum industry leader Arne Nielsen is not a conventional business biography. During his six decades in the business, he witnessed critical events in the oil industry that influenced Canada's economic history. From rain-soaked tents on the Arctic barren land to the luxurious New York offices of a multinational oil company, Arne Nielsen's expansive knowledge of geology and the oil industry made him one of the most influential and well-known figures of his time. His memoir provides crucial details and unique perspectives on events that will be of interest to the next generation of oil industry executives as well as to consumers, economists, and ecologists.
Industry insider’s candid account of the genesis and evolution of the oil and gas industry in Canada.
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Prometheus comes the first effort to set the Cuban Missile Crisis, with its potential for nuclear holocaust, in a wider historical narrative of the Cold War—how such a crisis arose, and why at the very last possible moment it didn't happen. In this groundbreaking look at the Cuban Missile Crisis, Martin Sherwin not only gives us a riveting sometimes hour-by-hour explanation of the crisis itself, but also explores the origins, scope, and consequences of the evolving place of nuclear weapons in the post-World War II world. Mining new sources and materials, and going far beyond the scope of earlier works on this critical face-off between the United States and the Soviet Union—triggered when Khrushchev began installing missiles in Cuba at Castro's behest—Sherwin shows how this volatile event was an integral part of the wider Cold War and was a consequence of nuclear arms. Gambling with Armageddon looks in particular at the original debate in the Truman Administration about using the Atomic Bomb; the way in which President Eisenhower relied on the threat of massive retaliation to project U.S. power in the early Cold War era; and how President Kennedy, though unprepared to deal with the Bay of Pigs debacle, came of age during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Here too is a clarifying picture of what was going on in Khrushchev's Soviet Union. Martin Sherwin has spent his career in the study of nuclear weapons and how they have shaped our world. Gambling with Armegeddon is an outstanding capstone to his work thus far.
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A gripping, true story of one man’s forty-year struggle with compulsive gambling and his hard-won recovery. "My history of gambling really began before I was born." So opens Born to Lose, Bill Lee's self-told story of gambling addiction, set in San Francisco's Chinatown and steeped in a culture where it is not unheard of for gamblers (Lee's grandfather included) to lose their children to a bet. From wagering away his beloved baseball card collection as a youngster to forfeiting everything he owned at black jack tables in Las Vegas, Lee describes what gambling addiction feels like from the inside and how recovery is possible through the Twelve Step program.
Introduction Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing from something. Gambling is something that happens all the time, but we don't think about it that way. We believe we are making choices rather than gambling — and we do not consider ourselves to be taking risks. We, on the other hand, are. Whether we are placing a “sure bet,” in which case we think the consequences of our choices are more likely than not to be (net) positive, taking both the upside and downside into consideration — particularly when compared to the alternatives — is critical. The common perception of people who gamble is that they are reckless or impoverished souls looking to earn a few more dollars; however, this is a narrowminded conclusion, and savvy punters demonstrate that this is not the case. According to objective observation, a significant percentage of intelligent and successful individuals also happen to be avid gamblers, even among the most ardent of enthusiasts. People with plenty of money and a luxurious lifestyle may be seen visiting casinos, sports betting facilities, and even participating in online games of chance to pass the time when they have nothing else to do in their free time, which is common in real life. That is diametrically opposed to the widely held notion that only those in danger of social exclusion are eager to win anything by putting their last pennies into casinos or sports betting. In recent years, I have begun to notice that even people who are wealthy, famous, and well-known often visit casinos, play poker, or place bets on sporting events. There are also those heartbreaking stories of individuals who have lost everything they own at a casino, which is made more heartbreaking by the fact that they are real. Nonetheless, the moment has come to begin overcoming the common stigma and recognizing the fact that even intelligent individuals may be a part of the gaming world. Here in this eBook, you will get a concise account of gambling
When a mysterious alien woman from the planet Laertes convinces Dr. Bashir to gamble for her at Quark's gaming tables, things seem innocent enough. Yet the more Dr. Bashir wins, the more things go wrong in the Federation: Ore ships vanish. Planets lose their atmosphere. Suns go nova. The cause and effect is hard to understand, but is proven by the bizarre Laertian science called Complexity Theory. When Bashir tries to stop gambling, a Laertian warfleet appears to force him to continue, while on the planet Laertes itself Major Kira and Science Officer Dax must battle their way through chaos and danger to find a way to stop the Laertians -- and save Deep Space Nine™ and the Federation from utter destruction!
The last thing firefighter Connor Scott expects is to find himself stuck on a bus loaded with senior citizens and his ex-wife. Sparks fly and passions reawaken, but a sinister threat from Connor's past thrusts them into a perilous game of cat-and-mouse. Time is running out to save the woman he loves before the ruthless killer strikes again. "Kathy Ivan’s books are addictive, you can’t read just one.” Susan Stoker, NYT Bestselling Author "Kathy Ivan has crafted warm, engaging characters that will steal your heart and a mystery that will keep you reading to the very last page." Barb Han, USA TODAY and Publisher's Weekly Bestselling Author “This is the first I have read from Kathy Ivan and it won't be the last.” Night Owl Reviews