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  Horse Heaven

  by Jane Smiley

  #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)
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  Hollywood

  by Charles Bukowski

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

  The Untold Story of Secretariat, the World's Greatest Racehorse

  by Lawrence Scanlan

  “For anybody who loves horses, and for all of those who are thrilled by horse racing and the behind-the-scenes drama of the track, The Horse That God Built is must reading." --Michael Korda, author of Horse People Most of us know the legend of Secretariat, the tall, handsome chestnut racehorse whose string of honors runs long and rich: the only two-year-old ever to win Horse of the Year, in 1972; winner in... (more)
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  Lord of Misrule

  by Jaimy Gordon

  A brilliant novel that captures the dusty, dark, and beautiful world of small-time horse racing, where trainers, jockeys, grooms and grifters vie for what little luck is offered at a run-down West Virginia track .   Tommy Hansel has a plan: run four horses, all better than they look on paper, at long odds at Indian Mound Downs, then grab the purse -- or cash a bet -- and run before anyone’s the wiser. At his side... (more)
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  Lying in Wait

  by Elizabeth Jasper

  This first novel by English writer Elizabeth Jasper is set against the background of the 'Troubles' in Ireland during the 1970s. With interweaving themes of horse-racing, infidelity, redemption and revenge, 'Lying in Wait' offers a pacey, stimulating read with wide appeal.
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  My $50,000 Year at the Races (A Harvest/Hbj Book)

  by Andrew Beyer

  In 1977, before he was known as the creator of "The Beyer Speed Figure," Andrew Beyer set out on a gambling odyssey, determined to prove himself as a horseplayer. He would marshal all his handicapping skills for assaults on four racetracks: Gulfstream Park, Pimlico, Saratoga, and the Barrington Fair. The then thirty-three-year-old Harvard dropout had the credentials for this undertaking: two years earlier, his... (more)
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  To the Hilt

  by Dick Francis

  From the acclaimed master of mystery and suspense comes the story of a self-imposed outcast who must refresh his detection skills in order to save himself and his family.
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  Saratoga Trunk

  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)
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  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)
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  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)
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  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)
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  Horse fever

  by William Murray