Sporting Chancer - One Man's Journey to Take On the World (Paperback)

Ed Hawkins grew up around gambling. Instead of going to school, he followed his father, a horseracing journalist, around the courses of the UK. From an early age he learnt that bookies never give anything away. So when he lost a misguided gamble on his career, he doubled up on reflex - deciding to wager his way around the globe. Initially gambling his way across Australia, he meets triumph and disaster at one of the world's biggest casinos with witty self-deprecation. He embarrasses himself playing poker with Hollywood's finest at the World Series in Las Vegas, challenges world champion Phil Taylor to a game of darts, fights roosters with Britney Spears' babysitter and fleeces pensioners on planes. Hawkins tries anything to stay afloat, ending up in a Glasgow bingo hall hoping to land the same long odds that stare back at him from the mirror, having been diagnosed with a rare illness.

General

Imprint:	Pitch Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2011
First published:	September 2011
Authors:	Ed Hawkins
Dimensions:	193 x 130 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	189
ISBN-13:	978-1-908051-06-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Sport Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Gambling > General Books > Biography > Sport
LSN:	1-908051-06-X
Barcode:	9781908051066

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