Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie

Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie
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Publisher : Crown
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ISBN-10 : 0517703300
ISBN-13 : 9780517703304
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Book Synopsis Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie by : Peter Alson

Download or read book Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie written by Peter Alson and published by Crown. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Juxtaposing the thuggish worlds of bookies and privileged ivy leaguers, this hilarious study of unfettered machismo takes a perceptive look into a young, donw-on-his-luck Harvard graducate who joins a bookmaking operations while he tries to pull his life together.


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