John e farrell (23 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. FAST JACK THE LAST HUSTLER By John Farrell LOGLINE: The last of the old-time dice and card mechanics recounts his colorful adventures in and outside the mob running crooked dice and card games all over the country and world. Think Good Fellas meets The Sting. By pretending to brush some lint from my shoulder I had communicated to my partners that it was time for us to 'brush'-time to get the hell out of there. All full-time card and dice hustlers had secret hand signals and spoken codes that enabled us to communicate with each other, even when we were surrounded by unsuspecting players. From the East Coast to the West Coast, if you were a true full-time hustler this code was part of your arsenal. It was a national code known to only the full time scuffs. We called it the 'office.' And they call Jack Farrell Fast Jack for a reason too. For a generation he was the premier dice mechanic in the business, a whiz at setting up marks and turning casino nights, clambakes and social gatherings into a piggy bank for himself and his partners. Fast Jack grew out of the era before mega-casinos and easy credit, where cash was still king and gambling took place in basements, kitchens and storerooms. After learning the game at the tender age of twenty-two, Fast Jack wrote plenty of the rules and rewrote the rest of them, becoming a household name amid the circles in which he traveled. His true-life story reads like a who's who of the mob's last hurrah, as he walks the fine line between dollars and sense in the final days before federal indictments became as plentiful as playing cards. From rigging and switching dice to magnetized Craps tables, from running a foolproof horse betting scam to rigging a cold deck, from the Super Bowl to the Kentucky Derby and New York to West Germany, Fast Jack left a trail of marks in his wake that shared the dubious distinction of being played by the very best. A hustler extraordinaire who understood the mindset and sensibility it takes to tilt the odds squarely in his favor while always living to roll another day. Along the way, he brushed elbows with the likes of John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Joe Louis and Jake LaMotta and enjoyed dealings with the infamous Five Families of New York and the New England mob. The Mechanic peels back the curtain to provide a seldom seen view of the professional hustler. A story of greed as well as compassion, vengeance and redemption, pathos combined with real danger. Because in the world of Fast Jack Farrell, the last hustler, you're only as good your last roll of the dice, and he was the best ever.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. John Clement; Paul Clement; Robert Baker; Michael E. Denny; Kathryn Farrell Guizar; Dianne Kornberg (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. John Clement; Paul Clement; Robert Baker; Michael E. Denny; Kathryn Farrell Guizar; Dianne Kornberg (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. John Clement; Paul Clement; Robert Baker; Michael E. Denny; Kathryn Farrell Guizar; Dianne Kornberg (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. John Clement; Paul Clement; Robert Baker; Michael E. Denny; Kathryn Farrell Guizar; Dianne Kornberg (illustrator).

single_issue_magazine. Zustand: Acceptable. Shows moderate wear, tear, tanning, staining.

Stapled. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. None Stated. The Octobber1948 issue (v 42, # 2) of a sci-fi digest from the late 1940s. Stories by A E van Vogt The Players of A - part 1 of 4), Theodore Sturgeon, Joseph Farrell, John D MacDonald (School for the Stars), James Blish & Damon Knight, Joseph A Winter, MD. Light edge wear. Light toning to the pages. A good to very good copy. Rogers (cover) (illustrator).…

Unknown. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 240 pages. 10.90x8.50x0.60 inches. In Stock. John Clement; Paul Clement; Robert Baker; Michael E. Denny; Kathryn Farrell Guizar; Dianne Kornberg (illustrator).

Single Sheet. Zustand: Fine. Original Document. Original Document 21" X 13", Elaborately Gilt And Colored, With City Seal. In Original Leatherette Holder. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 225 p. Contents: A memento mori motif in Nicola Pisano's Pulpit in the Baptistery at Pisa -- Sacred poem and Beatus Vir -- Stranger in a strange land: getting to know Henricus de Darbato -- Submitted in triplicate: Gawain's three confessions -- Moral education in L'Esquiiriel, Manuscrip A (PAris, B.N. fr. 837), or What's a mother to say? -- An affective romance? Genre blending in The SIege of Jerusalem -- Complaint literature: The voice of the people, or literary formulae? -- Sir Dinadin's knightly language -- An here on the othir syde: Thomas Malory's Amens as a textual marker -- Couples counseling: Christine de Pizan's Advice to young royal spouses -- Do you inquire about these things? : Texxt, relic and t he power of St. Marina -- The Menagier's odd shopping list -- Islamic and Syraic apocalypses of the seventh and eight centuries -- A treatise on detectives playing: The medieval player as sleuth in the novels of Margaret Frazer ; FINE. Book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 160 p. : ill. (part col.) ports., maps ; 28 cm. ; LCCN: 64-15242 ; LC: DA911; Dewey: 914.15 ; OCLC: 401119 ; pictorial color boards ; no dustjacket ; Contents : An island isolation -- An elusive, unmistakable character -- The bitter years -- The troubles -- Devotion to the church -- Masters of language -- The norther Irish -- The farmer's hard struggle -- The advancing middle class -- Ourselves no longer alone. ; "Many of us are Irish. Many more have a sympathy with Ireland defined by history and religion. The beauty and charm of Ireland and its people are evident in the pictures here." ; FINE. Book. …

Zustand: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

Zustand: New. pp. 568.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 480 pages. 10.00x7.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. World-wide losses of crops, post-harvest, through microbial action, pests, diseases and other types of spoilage amount to millions of tons every year. This essential handbook is the first in a three-volume series which covers all factors affecting post-harvest quality of all major fruits, vegetables, cereals and other crops. Editor(s): Golob, Peter; Farrell, Graham; Orchard, John E. Num Pages: 568 pages, 214 illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAC; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 196 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1336. . 2002. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition. 92 pages. Features: Are we driving Japan into Red China's Arms?; We Run a Hospital for Birds; Amazong two-page photo of TBM Avengers being melted down in the Arizona desert; "Let's Legalize the Spitball!"; Helping Hands from Mexico - photo-illustrated article in the 435k Mexicans who legally work on US farms; Don't Let Medical Bills Bankrupt You; Secrets of the Unknown War (part 2 of 5) - photo-illustrated article of what happened in Greenland during WWII; The Case of the Dead Man's Daughter (part 1 of 8); California Passage (part 7 of 8); Miracle at Fort Morgan, Colorado - the town goes on an all-out weight-loss spree. Short Stories: One-Woman Man; Stroll into Danger; High-Pressure Girl; Bandit in the Sky. Ads: Pink GE washer and dryer inside front cover; Gorgeous color-photo Cadillac ad; Borden's Buttermilk; Nice Wheaties ad shows lady golfer; GM ad features Charles Fassinger and his family; Nice Oldsmobile color ad features golf illustrations; Color ad for the Winchester model 70 rifle; Motorola portable TV; Pepsi - one-page beach scene; Ford cars; Betty Crocker Li'l Angel Food Cake (back cover). Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Magazine; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Saturday Evening Post, August (Aug.) 10, 1957 - Bird Hospital driving Japan into Red China's Arms?; We Run a Hospital for Birds; Amazong two-page photo of TBM Avengers being melted down in the Arizona desert; "Let's Legalize the Spitball!"; Helping. Illustrated by Prins, Ben (cover); Bickel, John; Lukedens, Fred (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. Introduction by Lionel Trilling. Octavo. xvi, 688pp. Light foxing on page edges, spine ends lightly bumped with spine slightly cocked a bit, else a near fine copy in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with short nicks and tears on spine ends and corners. Containing two sonnets entitled "Salem" and "Concord" by Robert Lowell. "Poem" by Kenneth Patchen. "Two Morning Monologues" by Saul Bellow. Much of the material contained in this volume were first published here with contributions by Franz Kafka, James T. Farrell, Mary McCarthy, James Agee, Robert Lowell, T.S. Eliot, Marianne Moore, W.H. Auden, Stephen Spender, E.E. Cummings, Katherine Anne Porter, Sherwood Anderson, John Dos Passos, and many others. An important collection of poetry, essays, and modern literature. Scarce in trade.…