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A Hundred to One

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Aged just 12, Patrick Sheedy placed his first bet for 10p and devised his first scam, marking the beginning of his life as a compulsive gambler and one of Ireland's most notorious con artists. Nearly 40 years on, after accumulating almost 100 criminal convictions, gambling away over a million euro and serving time in some of Ireland's toughest prisons, his life is back on track and he has taken control of his addiction.Sheedy's is a tale of compulsive gambling and one man's decades-long battle with addiction and the terrible lengths he went to feed it. Shocking, gripping and powerfully honest, A Hundred to One is the tell-all story of the author's pursuit of 'the big win' at the cost of everyone and everything around him. It is also a hopeful reminder that recovery is possible, even from the depths of addiction.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781804580585
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 256
  • Udgivet:
  • 2. februar 2024
  • Størrelse:
  • 153x233x21 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 320 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: Ukendt - mangler pt.

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Aged just 12, Patrick Sheedy placed his first bet for 10p and devised his first scam, marking the beginning of his life as a compulsive gambler and one of Ireland's most notorious con artists. Nearly 40 years on, after accumulating almost 100 criminal convictions, gambling away over a million euro and serving time in some of Ireland's toughest prisons, his life is back on track and he has taken control of his addiction.Sheedy's is a tale of compulsive gambling and one man's decades-long battle with addiction and the terrible lengths he went to feed it. Shocking, gripping and powerfully honest, A Hundred to One is the tell-all story of the author's pursuit of 'the big win' at the cost of everyone and everything around him. It is also a hopeful reminder that recovery is possible, even from the depths of addiction.

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