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Combining the razor-sharp wit of writer Declan Lynch with
illustrations and contributions from Father Ted co-creator Arthur
Mathews. Since Declan Lynch and Arthur Mathews first shone a light
into this darkest corner of the darkest living room in all of
Ireland over a decade ago, things have actually got worse for that
almost-forgotten species we call the Poor Ould Fellas - impossible
though it seems. Further confined to their unhappy dwelling places
by the drink-driving laws, a new range of challenges have emerged
to torment them in a baffling post-analog world, where emails seek
to release them from the few remaining shillings that weren't
stolen by bankers during the crash. Now they must negotiate a
universe full of new words (falafel, bitcoin, Spotify) and concepts
(texting, sexting, going away for the weekend, composing a tweet,
growing a beard, online banking) that mean absolutely nothing to
them. Notes from a Lost Tribe is a hilarious road map through a
world of forgotten men and their equally forgotten dogs, who ask
for so little - yet it is denied them. And still ... somehow ...
inexplicably ... they go on.
Tony 10 was the online betting username of Tony O'Reilly, the
postman who became front-page news in 2011 after he stole EURO1.75
million from An Post while he was a branch manager in Gorey, Co.
Wexford. He used the money to fund a gambling addiction that began
with a bet of EURO1 and eventually rose to EURO10 million, leading
to the loss of his job, his family, his home - and winning him a
prison sentence. This is his story. 'Remarkable.' The Sunday World
'Incredible.' The Guardian 'Read it in a day ... it pulls you in
and traps you in a mix of high tension, disbelief, and sadness.'
Michael Foley 'Tony 10 is probably the most compelling read of the
year ... a chilling, jaw-dropping bruiser of a book.' The Irish
Times 'Picked it up one Sunday morning and could not put it down -
absolutely blew my doors off.' Paul Kimmage 'Gripping and
insightful. Easily one of the best non-fiction books of the year.'
Hot Press 'I cannot think of a more important book ever written on
any aspect of Irish sport.' The Irish Examiner 'There is more drama
in Chapter 10 of this book alone than you'd find in an entire
year's subscription to Netflix.' Brian Boyd 'A spine-tingling tale,
beautifully told.' The Irish Independent 'A brilliant,
nerve-shredding account of one man's gambling addiction - and every
word of it true. I highly recommend it.' Paul Howard 'A startling
illustration of the silent devastation that gambling can inflict.'
The Racing Post 'A stupendous piece of work.' The Sunday
Independent
"All I have is a mobile home and a wife somewhere up in Dublin who
despises me, and this strange feeling that I am on the brink of
discovering the meaning of life ... " John Devlin has lost all that
he owned, and all that a lot of other people owned, through
internet gambling. His once-celebrated financial genius has now
made him notorious. They are calling him the Ponzi Man. Waiting to
stand trial for stealing his clients' money, he goes back to live
in a caravan in a seaside resort in which he spent the summers of
his childhood, where memories and living reminders of better times
taunt him. John's young solicitor James tries to persuade him to
embark on a programme of rehabilitation, to reduce his jail
sentence. He is just a gambler, he insists, a gambler who ran out
of time. But even with his trial less than a month away, he is
contemplating one last big play. Richly insightful, deeply
humorous, often poignant, The Ponzi Man skilfully reveals the
inner-world of a man who knows every maddening thing about
gambling, except how to give it up.
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