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" As luck would have it : "
Joshua Piven.
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BL
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1001980
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b756350
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| Main Entry
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Piven, Joshua.
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| Title & Author
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As luck would have it : : incredible stories, from lottery wins to lightning strikes /\ Joshua Piven.
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1st ed.
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New York :: Villard,, ©2003.
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xx, 199 pages ;; 19 cm
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1400060559
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: 9781400060559
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-199).
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| Contents
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Do not rip the ticket or otherwise mutilate it / Steve Roberts, the lottery, and the sharing of luck -- Staying put means giving up / Bennett Zelner, the Sierra wilderness, and illusory control -- A cardboard box with airholes and a carrying handle / Gary Dahl, the Pet Rock, and the belief in good luck -- Jenny, I've got your number / Tommy Heath and Jim Keller, "867-5309" and weak ties -- We have lost both engines / Amy Knowlton, a crash at sea, and risk assessment -- It is not a log / John Smith, Paralititan stromeri, and flexible inquiry -- Like a shortgun blast inside the plane / Keith Gallagher, a partial ejection, and defensive pessimism -- Parents wait in line for hours / Al Kahn, Cabbage Patch and Pokemon, and business relationships -- As if someone has swung a baseball bat into his spine / Steve Marshburn, Sr., a lightning strike, and the power of optimism.
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Offers a selection of true-life stories about some of the luckiest--or unluckiest--people in the world, from a woman who survived a plane crash at sea to a bank teller struck by lightning while at work inside the bank.
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Fortune.
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Fortune.
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123/.3
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BF1778.P58 2003
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