A Gentleman's Guide to Calculating Winning Bets
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A Gentleman's Guide to Calculating Winning Bets by Graham Sharpe
A Racing Ready Reckoner One of the most comprehensive and useful ready reckoners ever published and, with a simple guide to settling bets which explains the short cuts and systems used by the professional bet settler, there is no bet that a Gentleman should not be able to calculate himself. This handy guide covers: � The settlement of all standard bets such as Singles, Doubles, Trebles, Accumulators, forecasts and much more � Details on how to calculate the newer and more esoteric bets � Short cuts to settling your bets � Chart which shows odds as a percentage � Achieving Value for Money � How to make a 'book' � Tic Tac 'sign language' chart of all the major prices - know what the bookies are 'saying' � Full glossary of bets and betting terms
Graham Sharpe is 70 years old, without any discernible medical qualifications, other than personal exposure to acne, cartilage & gallbladder removal, oh - and prostate cancer. A journalist by trade, he made a name - of sorts - for himself by spending almost half a century publicising bookmakers William Hill, winning awards along the way, and creating one himself - the world's most prestigious and richest sports-based literary prize, the William Hill Sports Book of the Year. For 60+ years a Luton Town and Wealdstone FC fan, 58 of those as a vinyl record collector, in which guise he wrote the well received Oldcastle title, Vinyl Countdown, Graham has been for 46 years married to long-suffering Sheila, been for 40 years a Dad of two, and for 5 years a grandfather. He hopes this is far from his last book...
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843440376 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843440377 |
| Title | A Gentleman's Guide to Calculating Winning Bets |
| Author | Graham Sharpe |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oldcastle Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-06-21 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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