This is a book about a gambling system that works. It tells the story of how the author used computer simulations and mathematical modeling techniques to predict the outcome of jai-alai matches and bet on them successfully - increasing his initial stake by over 500% in one year! His results can work for anyone: at the end of the book he tells the best way to watch jai-alai, and how to bet on it. With humour and enthusiasm, Skiena details a life-long fascination with computer predictions and sporting events. Along the way, he discusses other gambling systems, both successful and unsuccessful, for such games as lotto, roulette, blackjack, and the stock market. Indeed, he shows how his jai-alai system functions just like a miniature stock trading system. Do you want to learn about program trading systems, the future of Internet gambling, and the real reason brokerage houses don't offer mutual funds that invest at racetracks and frontons? How mathematical models are used in political poll
(Beginning Piano Solo Songbook). Easy arrangements of 8 top hits for beginning soloists: Angel * Endless Love * Every Breath You Take * Imagine * Just the Way You Are * Love Me Tender * Tears in Heave
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Contains 25 of today's best pop and country hits that are perfect for weddings! Includes: Bless the Broken Road * Everything * Halo * I Do * Just the Way You Are * Love
In this hilarious, heartfelt memoir, the star of Mr. Show, Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul opens up about the highs and lows of showbiz, his cult status as a comedy writer, and what it’s like to reinvent himself as an action film ass-kicker at fifty. Bob Odenkirk’s career is inexplicable. And yet he will try like hell to explicate it for you. Charting a “Homeric” decades-long “Odyssey” from his origins in the seedy comedy clubs of Chicago to a dramatic career full of award nominations and including a side-trip that is baffling to all who know him, into the action-man world, it’s almost like there are many Bob Odenkirks! But there is just one and one is plenty. Bob embraced a life in comedy after a chance meeting with Second City’s legendary Del Close. He somehow made his way to a job as a writer at SNL. While surviving that legendary gauntlet by the skin of his gnashing teeth, he stashed away the secrets of comedy writing—eventually employing them in the immortal “Motivati
"If you are visiting the city or just looking for something new and fun to do with family, friends, and coworkers, this book is a great way to explore Savannah and its history while making lifelong me
Baffle your brain in the most delightful way! Do you like crosswords that are light, easy, and breezy? Then these small, carefree 11x13 puzzles are just what you need. Because they’re bite-sized
Baffle your brain in the most delightful way! Do you like crosswords that are light, easy, and breezy? Then these small, carefree 11x13 puzzles are just what you need. Because they’re bite-sized
Start Your Day Off RightThis made-just-for-you devotional from Point of Grace is the perfect way to make sure you are centered on God and ready for whatever your day brings. Each week is set up so yo
Computers have changed not just the way we work but the way we love. Falling in and out of love, flirting, cheating, even having sex online have all become part of the modern way of living and loving. Yet we know very little about these new types of relationship. How is an online affair where the two people involved may never see or meet each other different from an affair in the real world? Is online sex still cheating on your partner? Why do people tell complete strangers their most intimate secrets? What are the rules of engagement? Will online affairs change the monogamous nature of romantic relationships? These are just some of the questions Professor Aaron Ben Ze'ev, distinguished writer and academic, addresses in this book, a full-length study of love online. Accessible, shocking, entertaining, enlightening, this book will change the way you look at cyberspace and love forever.
Perfect for fans of The Train to Impossible Places and Nevermoor, this “utterly delightful” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) middle grade fantasy follows a young girl who uses a travel agency’s magical suitcases to travel to different worlds.When twelve-year-old Flick Hudson accidentally ends up in the Strangeworlds Travel Agency, she uncovers a fantastic secret: there are hundreds of other worlds just steps away from hers. All you have to do to visit them is just jump into the right suitcase. Then Flick gets the invitation of a lifetime: join Strangeworlds’s magical travel society and explore other worlds.But, unbeknownst to Flick, the world at the very center of it all, a city called Five Lights, is in danger. Buildings and even streets are mysteriously disappearing. And when Flick realizes what’s going on, she must race against time, travelling through unchartered worlds, to find a way to fix Five Lights before it collapses into nothingness―and takes her world with it.
Some things are good to know sooner rather than later.You've heard it said, "Sometimes, you have to learn the hard way." But why not learn by just listening to good advice?In 20 Thin
Smile Out Loud is a book to help children build their confidence reading poems aloud and expressing and manifesting happiness and joy, for themselves and the audiences they choose to read to.From the fantastic duo behind Poems Aloud comes another compendium of poetry to read out loud and make you smile!Twenty original poems from award winning poet Joseph Coelho designed to be read aloud to project happiness, conjure happiness, make you laugh or cheer others up. Some are odes, some can be said as personal mantras or just poems full of words that you can't help but smile when you hear them.This is a book for any child who wants to build confidence reading aloud, or wants a way to channel their speech and drama confidence. It is a book to foster a love of words and the power that comes with the spoken word. It will show children how speaking a poem aloud has a certain magic, almost like reading a spell. Poems can be read aloud to an audience, muttered quietly to oneself or whispered in th
Play your very own Beautiful Game with the Super Soccer Activity Book, featuring puzzles, coloring, trivia, and more from on and off the pitch.Show boredom the red card with the Super Soccer Activity Book, a fun-packed, interactive dive into all things soccer!Play your way through over 30 activities designed to delight any soccer-crazy 7+ year-old. Find out unbelievable facts about your favorite players, teams, and stadiums while tackling fun challenges and tasks, including:Assembling your own soccer dream team, complete with badge, kit, and your fantasy super-squad.Designing your own super-stylish – or silly – hairdo.Matching players to their signature celebrations.Writing your own soccer chant to get the crowd singing.True-or-false quizzes to test your soccer smarts.Much, much more!Just like the Beautiful Game, the Super Soccer Activity Book has something for everyone, whether you like art, puzzles, words, or are simply sports-obsessed! So what are you waiting for? Kick off your summ
From the beloved creators behind Tops and Bottoms comes a fractured fairytale about a wolf who is so good, it's bad. Will he ever fit in with his family of Big Bad Wolves? Or will he show everyone that sometimes it's best to honor who you are? Little Good Wolf does not fit in with his family. No matter what Papa Wolf and Mama Wolf try, he is always cleaning his room or even playing with piggies! They have no choice but to send him to Bad School to learn to be a big, bad wolf.But Little Good Wolf's teachers think he's hopeless, too. Wicked Stepmother cannot get him to be selfish, and Mr. Troll cannot teach him how to be rude. Will he ever be BAD enough? Or just maybe, there is a way to be a wolf while being GOOD?Populated with expertly rendered fairy tale characters and infused with delightful madcap fun, this celebration of self-acceptance is an instant crowd-pleaser.
Ever been tempted to try a marathon? Maybe you've just started running, perhaps you're gaining confidence, or are you already well on your way to conquering the iconic distance? Whatever stage you're
“Kate Bowler is the only one we can trust to tell us the truth. This book will pen minds and warm hearts.” -- Glennon Doyle, author of the #1 NYT Bestseller UntamedIt’s hard to give up on the feeling that the life you want is just out of reach. A beach body by summer. A trip to Disneyland around the corner. A promotion on the horizon. Everyone wants to believe that they are headed toward good, better, best. But what happens when the life you hoped for is put on hold indefinitely? Kate Bowler believed that life was a series of unlimited choices, only to find that she was stuck in a cancerous body at age 35. In No Cure for Being Human, Kate searches for a way forward as she mines the wisdom (and absurdity) of our modern “best life now” advice industry, which offers us exhausting positivity, trying to convince us that we can out-eat, out-learn and out-perform our humanness. With dry wit and unflinching honesty she grapples with her cancer diagnosis, her ambition, and her faith and searc
Surprise puzzles just for fans of LEGO(R) minifigures! These blind box mini puzzles are a whole new way to play with the world's most collectible toy.What minifigure will you build today? It's a myste
The dynamo team behind Llama Destroys the World invites you to meet the stars of their first graphic novel--Fitz and Cleo If you're a fan of Narwhal and Jelly or Owly, get ready to fall head over heels for this brother-and-sister duo. Fitz and Cleo are siblings by chance, but best friends by choice. Oh, and they also happen to be ghosts Join Cleo, a happy-go-lucky kind of gal, and Fitz, her science-minded brother, as they laugh their way through eleven gut-busting stories, including exploring the beach with a new friend, enjoying some ice cream, playing baseball, and gazing at the stars. Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox, the creative team responsible for your favorite doomsday-prone Llama, team up again for a silly and heartwarming graphic novel that is perfect for newly independent readers and comics enthusiasts. The book highlights just how wonderful the world can be when you mix a little fun with some great friends.
全球化的世代，全球化的現代 面對迎面地而來的外國人，你的記憶卻始終停留在小學 How are you? I'm fine, thank you. And you? 食衣住行，吃喝玩樂 855句飯店實用應對英語 聽懂對方說什麼，也讓對方聽懂你在說什麼！ ▎Front Office Department 前檯部 一進飯店聽到英文就當機，支支吾吾說了半天還是說不清。 記好幾句基礎英文，找好飯店，晚上休息充飽電！ The reception desk is just over there. This way, please. 接待處就在那裡，這邊請。 Do you have a reservation with us? 您有預訂嗎？ That was a single room, wasn't it? 您預訂的是一間單人房，對嗎？ If you need anything, just call the reception. The number is 0. 如有什麼需要，請撥0與接待處聯繫。 Are you checking out today? 您今天要退房嗎？ Here's your bill. Please check it. 這是您的帳單，請您過目。 ▎Housekeeping Department 客房部 房間設備壞了，什麼東西缺了少了， 卻因為英語不好遲遲不敢提出要求？ 出國玩錢都付了，就別讓自己過得那麼委屈！ I'd like one more blanket. I feel a little bit cold. 我想再要一床毛毯，我覺得有點冷。 May I have some more writing-paper? 再給我一些信紙，好嗎？ Sorry to disturb you, but may I clean your room now? 對不起打擾一下，現在可以打掃您的房間嗎？ Will you come back later? 請你等一下再來，好嗎？ The toilet is blocked. 馬桶堵塞了。 The water tap drips all night. 水龍頭滴了一整夜水。 A repairman/electrician will come and check it right away. 修理人員馬上就會來檢查一下。 ▎Food
Emily Ley, bestselling author, founder of Simplified(R) planners, and mama of three, knows how perfectionism and anxiety can take a toll on anyone, especially children. Emily's first picture book You're Always Enough: And More Than I Hoped For is a special parent-child book that builds self-confidence in children by filling them with love, offering grace, and inviting them to find their own way to become who they're meant to be. From a very early age, we learn to struggle with mistakes, fear messing up, and worry about not being good enough. But Emily Ley's life-giving message of "grace, not perfection" gives kids the freedom to be themselves without any expectations--because they're already fully loved and treasured just the way they are. Pairing heartwarming rhymes with a timeless art style, this picture bookIs for ages 4 to 8Ends with a blessing that both parents and children will cherishHas a beautiful cover, perfect for displaying in home decorIs a great gift for baby showers, Eas
