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Japan’s Masayoshi Son has made and lost several fortunes, investing or controlling assets worth $1trn in the past two decades through his media-tech giant, SoftBank. He bankrolled Alibaba, China’s internet colossus, before the world had heard about it; plotted with Steve Jobs to turn the iPhone into a wonder product; and financed hundreds of tech start-ups, fuelling the biggest boom Silicon Valley has ever seen. This book takes you on Masa’s wild ride, from his birthplace in a Korean slum in post-war Japan to the modern-day temples of power.

Allen Carr’s Easyway has helped over 50 million people to date and counting! His revolutionary approach to the problem of addiction allows addicts to take back control of their lives. Here in this brand-new audiobook the renowned Easy Way method is applied to the subject of gambling. Most gamblers are convinced that it’s almost impossible to stop gambling and free themselves from debt; they also feel unable to solve the widespread problems gambling causes. The wonderful news is that this audiobook shows you how to stop immediately, painlessly and permanently.

Evoking the golden age of crime, and for fans of Raymond Chandler and Agatha Christie, comes A Gambling Man, from one of the world’s bestselling thriller writers, David Baldacci. A lucky roll of the dice California, 1949. Aloysius Archer is on his way to start a new job with a renowned Private...

Addiction by Design takes listeners into the intriguing world of machine gambling, an increasingly popular and absorbing form of play that blurs the line between human and machine, compulsion and control, risk and reward.

Gleich drei Tote sind am Cheltenham Gold Cup Day zu beklagen. Ein Zuschauer, ein Pferd und ein Jockey. Das Publikum ist entsetzt, und Sid Halley hat wieder einen Job. Denn Jockey Huw Walker erreicht die Ziellinie seines Lebens mit mehreren Kugeln in der Brust...

The former editor of the Financial Times delivers, “with literary flair and stunning revelations” (Steve Coll, Pulitzer Prize winner), the unputdownable first Western biography of SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, financial disruptor and personification of the 21st century’s addiction to instant...

Evoking the golden age of crime, and for fans of Raymond Chandler and Agatha Christie, comes A Gambling Man, from one of the world’s bestselling thriller writers, David Baldacci. A lucky roll of the dice California, 1949. Aloysius Archer is on his way to start a new job with a renowned Private...

Are you tired of the internal battle to stop gambling? Have you had enough of always letting yourself down? Are you over the financial stress? If so, Holly Anne Ellison’s Gambling Addiction Monster will provide the solutions you’ve been looking for to finally overcome your compulsive gambling and begin your own recovery journey so you can start enjoying your life again.

Holly Anne Ellison is a recovered gambling addict. After spending decades wasting both time and money as an addicted slots player, she is sharing the knowledge that enabled her to identify why her previous recovery attempts failed and the concept she discovered that finally was the game changer in her own recovery. In her short book Fear of Gambling Addiction Recovery, she will introduce you to concepts and ideas that may provide you with the understanding and motivation to make the conscious decision to get a grip on your gambling habit once and for all.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “The greatest and most controversial sports gambler ever” (ESPN) Billy Walters shares his “rollicking and edgy life story” (The Wall Street Journal)—revealing the secrets to his fiercely protected betting system and breaking his silence about Phil Mickelson...

Aloysius Archer, the straight-talking World War II veteran fresh out of prison, returns in this riveting new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci. Featuring duet narration with Edoardo Ballerini and Brittany Pressley. The 1950s are on the horizon, and Archer is in...

In the late 1980s, a spectacular three-year-old female racehorse named Winning Colors was being groomed for success under her famous Hollywood trainer D. Wayne Lukas and the billionaire owner of the San Diego Chargers pro-football team Eugene Klein. Meanwhile, three fun-loving gamblers Miami Paul, Dino Mateo, and Big Bernie believed that Winning Colors could be the unlikely female winner of the 1988 Kentucky Derby. 

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...

Decode the behavioral psychology of risk to understand the intoxicating rush and devastating fall of high-stakes betting. From ancient dice games to frictionless mobile apps, this immersive social history reveals the hidden mechanics of probability that dictate who wins and who loses everything...

Stop guessing at the blackjack table and start playing with confidence. Blackjack looks simple from a distance: get close to twenty-one without going over. But once the cards hit the felt, beginners often freeze, second-guess themselves, follow bad table advice, or make costly decisions based on emotion instead of strategy. Blackjack for Beginners gives you a clear, easy-to-follow path into one of the world’s most popular casino games without overwhelming you with long theory, complicated math, or intimidating gambling jargon.

Break the cycle of gambling addiction and reclaim your financial future with a proven, step-by-step recovery roadmap. If you are tired of hiding mounting debts, battling secret urges during your daily commute, and feeling entirely out of control, this empathetic guide offers a clear way out...

The Book That Made Las Vegas Change the Rules Over 1,000,000 Copies in Print Edward O. Thorp is the father of card counting, and in this classic guide he shares the revolutionary point system that has been successfully used by professional and amateur card players for generations. This book...

In this audio manual, therapists will learn to access their core, compassionate Self and collaborate with clients in befriending protective parts who engage in addictive processes; healing the vulnerable, wounded parts they protect; and restoring balance to their system

In the last thirty years, the developing world has undergone tremendous changes. Overall, poverty has fallen, people live longer and healthier lives, and economies have been transformed. And yet many countries have simply missed the boat. Why have some countries prospered, while others have failed? Stefan Dercon argues that the answer lies not in a specific set of policies, but rather in a key "development bargain," whereby a country's elites shift from protecting their own positions to gambling on a growth-based future.

When does gambling step over the line from entertainment to addiction? Gambling has moved from a sin and a vice to a past time and form of recreation. How does a family know when the entertainment has moved from a hobby to a compulsion or addiction? This audiobook will explore the history and trends of gambling addiction.