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This wry and funny memoir tells the story of America's addiction to gambling from an astonishing angle. At age twenty-six, broke and knee-deep in gambling debt, Ed Ugel serendipitously landed a job as a salesman for "The Firm," a company that offered up-front cash to lottery winners in exchange for their gradually-doled-out prize money. Ed made a lucrative living by taking advantage of lottery winners' weaknesses—weaknesses he knew all too well....
2) The winner
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Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 25
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English
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A woman is offered $100 million to serve as a front for a crooked lottery. The offer is from a gangster who fixes lotteries, the scheme requiring the winner to have certain characteristics, preferably good looking and poor. Waitress LuAnn Tyler accepts, and so begins the adventure of a lifetime as things go wrong. By the author of Total Control.
4) Burn
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English
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When Jenner Redwine wins the lottery, she never imagined how much it would cost her. Luckily she finds an ally-and a guide to the rarefied realm of privilege in a shy, kind-hearted heiress who invites Jenner on a charity cruise. But what should have been a "Love Boat" cruise suddenly turns into a game of dizzying intrigue and harrowing danger, and Jenner finds herself taken hostage by a menacing stranger--a stranger that helps her rediscover feelings...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
1997
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English
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JoLayne Luck enlists the help of investigative journalist Tom Krone to chase down Bodean Gazzer and his sidekick Chub, the two men who stole JoLayne's winning lottery ticket in order to set up their own underground militia group in Florida.
7) Good luck
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Publisher
Bantam Dell
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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Overwhelmed when she wins the lottery on the same day that her career derails, she discovers that her boyfriend is cheating, and she ends up in the middle of a media circus, Lucy Parker seeks refuge at the home of an old college friend in Palm Beach, where she tries to build a new life for herself, until the past catches up once again.
8) Mrs. Million
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English
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When Barbaraannette Quinn wins the lottery, she offers to pay one million dollars to anyone who can find her missing husband Bobby, and soon every loser and schemer in town is trying to find a way to take her money, including Bobby and his new girlfriend.
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English
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"For readers of Ottessa Moshfegh and Mona Awad, this fearless debut chronicles one woman's escape into a world of obsessive imagination. Bonnie Lincoln just wants to be left alone. To come home from work, shut out the voice that reminds her of some devastating losses, and unwind in front of the nostalgic, golden glow of her favorite TV show, Three's Company. When Bonnie wins the lottery, a more grandiose vision--to completely shuck off her own troublesome...
10) Lottery
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Publisher
Putnams
Pub. Date
c2007
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English
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After the death of his grandmother--the only family he ever knew--mentally disabled store clerk Perry Crandall wins the Washington State Lottery; and suddenly, he has more family than he ever imagined; but has trouble figuring out who he can trust.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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In tranquil Branscombe, New Hampshire, for the holidays, private investigator Regan Reilly and amateur sleuth Alvirah Meehan investigate shenanigans involving the local mega lottery in the midst of preparations for a local festival.
12) Lucky girl
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Page Street Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"58,642,129. That's how many dollars seventeen-year-old-Fortuna Jane Belleweather just won in the lotto jackpot. It's also about how many reasons she has for not coming forward to claim her prize. Problem #1: Jane is still a minor, and if anyone discovers she bought the ticket underage, she'll either have to forfeit the ticket, or worse... Problem #2: Let her hoarder mother cash it. The last thing Jane's mom needs is millions of dollars to buy more...
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Childhood sweethearts Nicole and Tom are a normal, loving couple, until a massive lottery win changes their lives overnight. Soon they've moved into a custom-built state-of-the-art Glass Barn on the stunning grounds of Lancaut Manor in Gloucestershire. They have fancy cars, expensive hobbies, and an exclusive lifestyle they never could have imagined. But this dream world quickly turns into a nightmare when Tom is found dead in the swimming pool. Nicole...
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Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"The New Neighbor is a dizzying descent into a Byzantine maze of psychological suspense. Carter Wilson proves once again why he is one of the best most inventive thriller writers working today." - S. A. Cosby, New York Times bestselling author of Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland
USA Today bestselling author Carter Wilson returns with another chilling psychological thriller, for readers of Megan Miranda and Alex Michaelides
Aidan holds the...
15) Lucid intervals
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Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Stone Barrington's latest client pulls him into the posh world of high society as Stone helps her locate a missing man whom someone wants dead.
16) Winner Takes All
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Series
Millionaires club volume 1
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Everyone is raving about Winner Takes All : "Great story-telling of the most romantic kind." -- Brenda Jackson , New York Times bestselling author "A warm-hearted story and a clever plot reflecting current issues with sensitivity, warmth, and wisdom." -- Susan Wiggs , #1 New York Times bestselling author "Heat, heart, and the importance of family define Sandra Kitt's wonderful stories. She navigates the complexities of real world relationships with...
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