Twelve Grand - Brossura

Rendall, Jonathan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0224051490 ISBN 13: 9780224051491

Casa editrice: Yellow Jersey, 1999

Riassunto

Hello, is that Jonathan Rendall?' 'Speaking. ' 'My name's Rachel Cugnoni. I'm calling from Yellow Jersey Press and I have a proposal for you. I'm looking for someone to give £12, 000 to but the catch is they have to spend it all on gambling - horses, the dogs, casinos, boxing, golf, footie, that sort of thing - and then write a book about it. Any profits made are entirely that person's but if they lose it all I still want my book. It's high risk but with-out wanting to assume too much, I've heard a bit about you and somehow I thought it may appeal. Think about it - you'd have the opportunity to lay some serious bets offering serious returns, you could play hard ball in poker games for once, even go to Vegas and, as I said, those winnings are yours to blow in whatever way you wish'. 'When do I start?

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Recensione:

"Twelve Grand is a fantastic book - so few provide the reader pleasure any more. This is a book that approaches 'truth'. A great book" (Thom Jones)

"A gallop to the gates of a personal hell which is breathtakingly redeemed by its originality and ability to fascinate" (Herald)

"This is a clever book, with a vulnerable heart inside its tough outer shell... Absolutely cracking" (Independent)

Descrizione del libro:

Jonathan Rendall was given £12, 000 to gamble in August 1997. It took him three months to spend it. This is the story of that £12, 000.

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• Editore: Yellow Jersey
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0224051490
• ISBN 13: 9780224051491
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256