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Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Gotham Books
Publication date October 4, 2007
Pages 570
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781592403165
ISBN-10 1592403166
Dimensions 1.50 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight 1.45 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $18.00
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Summary
A narrative chronicle traces gambling's early emergence from divination rituals through its modern incarnation as a global and cultural diversion, in an account that documents such topics as the practice of casting lots, the invention of playing cards in twelfth-century China, and the role of organized crime in illegal gambling operations. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A narrative chronicle traces gambling's early emergence from divination rituals through its modern incarnation as a global and cultural diversion, in an account that documents such topics as the practice of casting lots, the invention of playing cards in twelfth-century China, and the role of organized crime in illegal gambling operations. Reprint.

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from Gotham Books (October 5, 2006)
9781592402083 | details & prices | 551 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.75 in. | 2.02 lbs | List price $30.00
About: A narrative chronicle traces gambling's early emergence from divination rituals through its modern incarnation as a global and cultural diversion, in an account that documents such topics as the practice of casting lots, the invention of playing cards in twelfth-century China, and the role of organized crime in illegal gambling operations.
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Reprint edition from Gotham Books (October 4, 2007)
9781592403165 | details & prices | 570 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $18.00
About: A narrative chronicle traces gambling's early emergence from divination rituals through its modern incarnation as a global and cultural diversion, in an account that documents such topics as the practice of casting lots, the invention of playing cards in twelfth-century China, and the role of organized crime in illegal gambling operations.

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