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Slot Machines: Truth and Myth: What You Think You Know; What ...
Olaf VancuraAuthor Olaf Vancura is a Harvard Smithsonian astrophysicist who's (literally) applied rocket science to creating some of the world's most popular gaming machines.
Gambling Myths
Olaf Vancura, PH. D.Olaf Vancura comes to the rescue with his take on and exploration of the dozens of gambling myths that are prevalent anywhere cards are dealt, dice are thrown, or reels are spun.
Advantage Yahtzee: Winning Strategies for the World's ...
Olaf VancuraThere are millions of fiercely devoted YAHTZEE players out there, and this is the game-beating system they've been waiting for.
Finding the Edge: Mathematical Analysis of Casino Games
PreviewKen Fuchs and Olaf Vancura Among Blackjack card-counters, there is a common misconception that using moderately incorrect strategy indices is worse than using the basic strategy alone. That is, unless the strategic departures from the ...
Olaf's Day in the Sun, Adventures in Reading Level 2
Jessica JuliusIt's the hottest day of summer and Olaf couldn't be happier! But will Anna and Elsa love the heat as much as Olaf?
Mensa Guide to Casino Gambling: Winning Ways
Andrew BrismanIn his book Smart Casino Gambling, Olaf Vancura tells us that a casino that has 100,000 roulette spins in a three-month period has a 99.99% chance of making between 4% and 6.5% of the amount wagered. The chance that the casino would ...
Smart Casino Gambling: How to Win More and Lose Less
Olaf Vancura, Ph.D.This revised 2nd edition now includes complete coverage of the most popular casino game in America. Video poker Smart Casino Gambling imparts the cold hard facts about which game can legitimately be beatne and which games to avoid.
Erwin Olaf:
Erwin OlafAs a whole, the work defines what critic Jonathan Turner usefully describes as "Olaf's recent fascination with the visual representation of such emotions as loss, loneliness and quiet despair... [He] plays games with the idea of cold ...
Knock-Out Blackjack: The Easiest Card-Counting System Ever ...
Olaf VancuraWe have the pleasure of recommending several fine texts on the subject of blackjack. Ian Andersen, Turning the Tables on Las Vegas 1976, Vintage Books Ian Andersen, Burning the Tables in Las Vegas Ian Andersen, Turning the Tables on ...
The Two Books: Historical Notes on Some Interactions Between ...
Olaf PedersenThis book by Olaf Pedersen definitively corrects that impression by tracing with scholarly precision the historical roots from pre-Socratic times to today's pursuit of the interactions between the natural sciences and religion.
Tiger Magic
Jennifer Ashley“Cherie, we need you!” Cherie didn't answer. Olaf made a little growl in his throat, then he scampered back into the fire. Carly shouted after him, but in a few seconds, Olaf returned, his mouth around Cherie's hand. Carly rose, seized Cherie by ...
The St. Olaf Choir: a narrative
Joseph M. Shaw... L. to R.: Hee Sung Keel, Lisa Jennings, Mrs. Keel. Front row, L. to R.: Mark Jennings, Jane and Ellen Keel, Carolyn and Kenneth Jennings. Dr. Hee Sung Keel taught In the St. Olaf Religion Department from 1977 to 1982. Mrs. Keel worked in ...
Early Physics and Astronomy: A Historical Introduction
Olaf PedersenThe book is an introductory exposition of the development of the physical and astronomical notions of the universe.
Linux Network Administrator's Guide
Olaf KirchOther new topics in this second edition include Novell (NCP/IPX) support and INN (news administration).
Optical Coatings: Material Aspects in Theory and Practice
Olaf StenzelThis book, on the contrary, concentrates on the material aside of the problem.
The reptile room
Lemony SnicketAfter narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-too-brief time.
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