Most so-called "epic" novels are the stuff of motion picture
blockbusters: tragic love stories, diabolical villains, great
battles with gigantic armies colliding upon endless fl at plains of
death. Yet in the real world, for most people, the greatest battles
of their lives are the ones fought inside their own heads--and the
villains are creatures both self-created and self-nurtured.
Meet Charlie Barnes. Age 24, bright, college-educated, talented
... and a failure. Now he's back home in Los Angeles after a
disastrous two-year pilgrimage to New York and back. No more time
to fail. Time to give it one last shot.
Set against the backdrop of the 1980 Iranian Hostage Crisis and
colored by panoramas of California's fabled Santa Anita Racetrack,
"Where Gods Gamble" is Eastland's emotional dance through the
history, hope, and failed promise of America.
A reluctant hero, young Barnes is a typical, willing victim of
America's manufactured myths and sweet, seductive slogans. But now
he has an important decision to make. Will he pursue the
depressing, false security of a normal 9-to-5 job? Will he select
the far more difficult--yet infinitely more fulfi lling--career of
a professional gambler? Or will he succumb to his own internal
demons in trying to sort it all out ...
General
| Imprint: |
Iuniverse, Inc.
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
February 2011 |
| First published: |
February 2011 |
| Authors: |
C Bradford Eastland
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
|
| Pages: |
376 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4502-8976-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-4502-8976-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781450289764 |
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