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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK "A WISE, SPIRITED NOVEL . . . <IN WHICH> SMILEY PLUMBS THE WONDROUSLY STRANGE WORLD OF HORSE RACING." --People "ONE OF THE PREMIER NOVELISTS OF HER GENERATION, possessed of a mastery of craft and an uncompromising vision that grow more powerful with each book . . . Racing's eclectic mix of classes and personalities provides Smiley with fertile soil . . .... (more)

Hollywood

by Charles Bukowski

Hank and his wife, Sarah, agree to write a screenplay, and encounter the strange world of the movie industry.

My $50,000 Year at the Races (A Harvest/Hbj Book)Andrew Beyer

My $50,000 Year at the Races (A Harvest/Hbj Book)

by Andrew Beyer

Saratoga Trunk (Perennial Classics)

by Edna Ferber

The basis for the classic film starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman, Saratoga Trunk unfolds the story of Clio Dulaine, an ambitious Creole beauty who more than meets her match in Clint Maroon, a handsome Texan with a head for business -- and an eye for beautiful young women.Together they do battle with Southern gentry and Eastern society, but in their obsession to acquire all they've ever wanted, they fail to... (more)

Never Look Back: A Brilliant Russian Assassin. An Obsessed American Manhunter. And One Very Deadly Secret...

Never Look Back: A Brilliant Russian Assassin. An Obsessed American Manhunter. And One Very Deadly Secret...

by Ridley Pearson

The cardinal rule of espionage: Never look back. KGB agent "Dragonfly" knows it. A master of disguise, he's the ultimate terrorist, leaving headlines in his bloody path. Andrew Clayton forgot it. For eighteen inactive months, the hardnosed Security Intelligence agent has blamed himself for his brother's death at Dragonfly's hands. But now Dragonfly has surfaced in Canada, and Clayton knows he's got one last shot... (more)

Thoroughbred Handicapping: State of the ArtWilliam L. Quirin

Thoroughbred Handicapping: State of the Art

by William L. Quirin

How can you find the dark horse that will be lightly bet and pay off handsomely? Dr. Quirin offers brand new approaches to picking winning horses by going beyond the usual speed handicapping methods to incorporate pace, trip, and other factors--for beginners and experienced players alike.

Winning Horseplayer, The a revolutionary approach to thoroughbred handicapping & bettingAndrew Beyer

Winning Horseplayer, The a revolutionary approach to thoroughbred handicapping & betting

by Andrew Beyer

The Handicapper's Condition Book

by James Quinn

This essential handicapping book shows readers how to deal effectively with the elusive class factor for all horses racing at every racetrack.

Razoo At The Races

by Gary West

Razoo At The Races: Diary of a Horseplayer is one of the funniest books ever written about the racetrack and the sport of horse racing. It's fast, it's witty, and it brings to life the hilarious cast of characters who inhabit the racing world. Gary West entertains readers with the antics of Razoo, Mission Impossible, Brewery Bill and others_the stand-up guys, dreamers, and risk-takers seen at every racetrack... (more)

Scared Money

by Mark Cramer

Scared Money takes readers on the inner journey that every successful horseplayer must make to overcome the cultural baggage that gets in the way of becoming a winner.It is not only the story of a horseplayer/musician learning to trust his judgment and intuitive skills at major racetracks in southern California, Maryland, and Europe, but anyone who finds themselves scorned by society because they have set the goal... (more)

The track: A day in the life of Belmont ParkWilliam Surface

The track: A day in the life of Belmont Park

by William Surface

Keeneland: A Novel

by Alyson Carol Hagy

From award-winning writer Alyson Hagy comes a novel set at Kentucky's Keeneland racetrack, where the horses run for glory and people stake love and money -- all to win at the sport of kings. Hagy, a compelling storyteller who has the "same way with language as her characters have with animals" (San Jose Mercury News), introduces Kerry Connelly, a skilled exercise rider who hasn't yet learned that liking a... (more)

Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda

by Dave Feldman

This book is for anyone who ever bet on a horse race or wanted to. It is for the woulda, coulda, shoulda in all of us. The author tells of gambling moments we all share: of the horse that couldn't lose... but did. Of the horse that couldn't win... but did. Feldman picks winners daily in the Chicago Sun-Times. In an all-new special section, you will find all the tips you need to help you win when you wager from a... (more)

Horse feverWilliam Murray

Horse fever

by William Murray

Hold Your Horses: A Textbook for the player- Betting Thoroughbred Horses for Fun and Profit

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Horse Heaven

by Jane Smiley

Hollywood

by Charles Bukowski

My $50,000 Year at the Races (A Harvest/Hbj Book)

by Andrew Beyer

Saratoga Trunk (Perennial Classics)

by Edna Ferber

Never Look Back: A Brilliant Russian Assassin. An Obsessed American Manhunter. And One Very Deadly Secret...

by Ridley Pearson

Thoroughbred Handicapping: State of the Art

by William L. Quirin

Winning Horseplayer, The a revolutionary approach to thoroughbred handicapping & betting

by Andrew Beyer

The Handicapper's Condition Book

by James Quinn

Razoo At The Races

by Gary West

Scared Money

by Mark Cramer

The track: A day in the life of Belmont Park

by William Surface

Keeneland: A Novel

by Alyson Carol Hagy

Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda

by Dave Feldman

Horse fever

by William Murray

Hold Your Horses: A Textbook for the player- Betting Thoroughbred Horses for Fun and Profit