In American Roulette, Richard Marcus tells his never-before-heard story, of ripping off casinos. The book follows Marcus, along with several of the world's great professional casino cheaters, as he travels from Las Vegas to London and Monte Carlo, pilfering large sums of money from casinos by performing sleight of hand magic tricks with gaming chips. As skilled cheaters, they back up their moves with psychological setups to convince pit bosses that they're watching legitimate high rollers getting lucky, while in fact they're being ripped off blind. With the exploding growth of casino gambling, heightened by Indian reservation and riverboat expansion, more and more elaborate casino cheaters are illegally assaulting the green-felt, getting rich off of novice casino personnel. Richard Marcus's insider story is a window into the hidden world of intriguing personalities and tense situations he encounters as a member of expert casino-cheating teams who use their wits to turn the odds upside down and "earn" millions. American Roulette is a fascinating story not only for those who occasionally casino-gamble, but for everyone with a little larceny in their heart.

American Roulette: How I Turned the Odds Upside Down---My Wild Twenty-Five-Year Ride Ripping Off the World's Casinos

Marcus, Richard

Biographies & Memoirs

Thomas Dunne Books

In American Roulette, Richard Marcus tells his never-before-heard story, of ripping off casinos. The book follows Marcus, along with several of the world's great professional casino cheaters, as he travels from Las Vegas to London and Monte Carlo, pilfering large sums of money from casinos by performing sleight of hand magic tricks with gaming chips. As skilled cheaters, they back up their moves with psychological setups to convince pit bosses that they're watching legitimate high rollers getting lucky, while in fact they're being ripped off blind. 
With the exploding growth of casino gambling, heightened by Indian reservation and riverboat expansion, more and more elaborate casino cheaters are illegally assaulting the green-felt, getting rich off of novice casino personnel. Richard Marcus's insider story is a window into the hidden world of intriguing personalities and tense situations he encounters as a member of expert casino-cheating teams who use their wits to turn the odds upside down and "earn" millions. American Roulette is a fascinating story not only for those who occasionally casino-gamble, but for everyone with a little larceny in their heart.

American Roulette: How I Turned the Odds Upside Down---My Wild Twenty-Five-Year Ride Ripping Off the World's Casinos (Thomas Dunne Books)

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

St. Martin's: Griffin

This product contains an outline on civil procedure. Topics covered include territorial (personal) jurisdiction (including venue and forum non conveniens) and subject matter jurisdiction (covering diversity jurisdiction, federal question jurisdiction, and supplemental jurisdiction). It explains the Erie doctrine and federal common law; pleadings (including counterclaims, cross-claims, and supplemental pleadings); and parties (including joinder and class actions). It also covers discovery (including devices, scope, sanctions, and discovery conferences); summary judgment; pretrial conferences and settlements; trial (including right to jury trial, motions, jury instruction and arguments, and post-verdict motions); appeals; claim preclusion (res judicata); and issue preclusion (collateral estoppel).

Gilbert Law Summaries on Civil Procedure

Rowe Jr., Thomas

Rules & Procedures

Gilbert

The fifth edition of this successful casebook continues the authors' commitment to addressing the cutting edge issues of contemporary procedure. The new edition contains a revamped treatment of pleadings, important recent Supreme Court decisions, modified presentation of class action issues, expanded attention to electronic discovery, and a thoroughly-revised chapter on appellate review. Throughout, the textual material and Notes and Questions have been updated and revised to make them effective for a 21st century course.

Civil Procedure: A Modern Approach (American Casebook Series)

Pfander, James

Redish, Martin

Sherman, Edward

West Academic Publishing

For a quarter century, this casebook has been the staple of Complex Litigation courses. It covers a wide variety of cases – civil rights, mass torts, securities – and provides a strong foundation for handling any type of complex case. While retaining the book's familiar coverage, the Fifth Edition offers expanded treatment of Multidistrict Litigation, new material on the Class Action Fairness Act, and a new section on litigating class certification. The authors have created a new chapter on Settling Complex Cases, allowing students to understand the special issues that arise in class action settlements and in non-class aggregate settlements. Materials on discovery and judicial management have been streamlined and updated. A comprehensive Teachers' Manual and annual Teachers' Updates are expected.

Complex Litigation, Cases and Materials on Advanced Civil Procedure (American Casebook Series)

Erichson, Howard

Poe: A Collection

Teachers Discovery

By unraveling the clues in the first three books of the Inheritance cycle, What Will Happen in Eragon IV presents daring and insightful predictions about the thrilling conclusion to the Eragon saga. •Are Eragon and Arya destined to be together? •Will Murtagh and Thorn ever be free of Galbatorix’s control? •Who will become the third Dragon Rider? •Will Saphira and Thorn be the last of their kind? •Who are the Grey Folk, and what role will they play in the battle between good and evil? •Who will lead humankind after the war? •Will Eragon and Saphira triumph over evil to free all of Alagaësia?

What Will Happen in Eragon IV: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Becomes the Third Dragon Rider and How Will the Inheritance Cycle Finally E

Teen & Young Adult

Ulysses Press

DELVE INTO THE WORLD OF THE OLYMPIANS In the ancient world, the gods and their heroic half-blood children were legendary. Now in the modern world, they regain their glory in the pages of Rick Riordan’s captivating novels. Providing everything you’ll need to become a Hero of Olympus, the book looks back at the stories of Percy Jackson while exploring how Riordan hints at but keeps readers guessing what’s in a store for Jason, Piper and Leo. In this handy companion, the Olympic gods are fully detailed, from origin and family relationships to famous tales and an expressive illustration, including: Zeus • Hera • Poseidon • Athena • Apollo • Aphrodite The vast array of other gods and fantastical creatures are also cataloged: • Atlas who literally carries the weight of the world on his shoulders • Kronos a Titan who swallows his newborn children • Persephone a kidnapped goddess who becomes queen of the Underworld • Minotaur a half-bull, half-man imprisoned in a labyrinth • Hydra a poisonous serpent who grows two heads when one is severed • Sirens deadly nymphs whose irresistibly beautiful singing lures sailors to their doom IMPORTANT NOTE TO READERS: This book is an independent and unauthorized fan publication.

The Unofficial Heroes of Olympus Companion: Gods, Monsters, Myths and What's in Store for Jason, Piper and Leo

Children's Books

Buczynsky, Natalie

Shelnutt, Jonathan

Literature & Fiction

For 30 years, this casebook has been the staple of Complex Litigation courses. It covers a wide variety of cases – civil rights, mass torts, securities, consumer rights – and provides a strong foundation for classroom coverage regarding any type of complex litigation. The current edition retains the book's familiar broad coverage while adding coverage of important recent developments. The class action chapter includes the recent Supreme Court class-action decisions. The first chapter has been revised to provide more consideration of the role of complex litigation in private enforcement of public norms. The book's treatment of multidistrict litigation has grown substantially in recognition of its increasing prominence, including a new section on the BP Oil Spill litigation. The treatment of electronic discovery takes account of ongoing changes in practice and further revisions expected in the Federal Rules.

Complex Litigation: Cases and Materials on Advanced Civil Procedure (American Casebook Series)

As a part of our CasebookPlus offering, you'll receive the print book along with lifetime digital access to the eBook. Additionally you'll receive the Learning Library which includes quizzes tied specifically to your book, an outline starter, and 12-month digital access to leading study aids and the Gilbert Law Dictionary. The included study aids are Civil Procedure in a Nutshell, Acing Civil Procedure and Exam Pro on Civil Procedure. The redemption code will be shipped to you with the book. The sixth edition of this successful casebook continues the authors' commitment to providing professors and their students with the tools to address both foundational questions and cutting edge procedural issues in a practical way that is attuned to today's legal practice. It contains an expanded treatment of the increasingly important topic of pleading practice, and additional emphasis on electronic discovery issues. It also offers carefully edited versions of recent Supreme Court cases like Ashcroft v. Iqbal and J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro, along with textual and note material to identify and highlight the critical issues. The class-action section contains presentations on Wal- Mart v. Dukes and the key issues raised by the Court's decisions on class-action waivers in arbitration clauses that are appropriate for first-year students. Throughout, the material has been updated and revised to focus on the critical issues of 21st century practice.

Civil Procedure, A Modern Approach, 6th – CasebookPlus (American Casebook Series)

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