Dies ist die Geschichte von Helmut und Karl Hoffmann. Die Beiden erreichen das Erwachsenenalter zu Beginn von Adolf Hitlers Machtübernahme. Helmut tritt der SS bei und wird ein erfolgreicher Offizier, während der arbeitslose Karl sich von der neuen Partei begeistern lässt und schließlich Mitglied in der SA wird. Nach dem "Röhm-Putsch" lernt er jedoch die dunkle Seite der Nazi-Ideologie kennen, landet im KZ Dachau und später an der Front. Als d...
Politics and Ponies is an engaging and compelling biography and memoir of Howard Nolan, a man who was born to love his two passions at an early age and let them lead him on a lifelong journey filled with opportunities and amazing success. The reader is invited to experience his fascinating lifestyle as he shares his globetrotting adventures in the politics of state governance and the world of Thoroughbred breeding and racing. With stunning con...
Politics and Ponies is an engaging and compelling biography and memoir of Howard Nolan, a man who was born to love his two passions at an early age and let them lead him on a lifelong journey filled with opportunities and amazing success. The reader is invited to experience his fascinating lifestyle as he shares his globetrotting adventures in the politics of state governance and the world of Thoroughbred breeding and racing. With stunning con...
Die USA in den 1990ern: Georg Bush senior, Zweiter Golfkrieg, Bill Clinton und Monica Lewinsky, Olympische Sommerspiele in Atlanta, Das Schweigen der Lämmer und Forrest Gump, Twin Peaks und X-Files, Douglas Coupland erfindet zur Freude des Feuilletons eine neue Generation X, Michael Jackson gilt als der "King of Pop", Kurt Cobain findet ins Nirvana, das Digitalzeitalter ist da, Baywatch reimt sich auf crotch, TWA und Continental Airlines flieg...
Former horse jockey Randy Romero, winner of the Breeders' Cup, is a Louisiana sports legend still well loved in racing circles today. In 1985 he was at the top of his game, ranked number two in the country. This gripping biography covers the triumphs and tragedies in his exciting career, until his retirement in 1999.
This book is the fourth book from the new DRF Elements of Handicapping series and proves to be another nice addition to this unique collection. Bill Heller, one of the nation's top turf-racing handicappers and authors, provides invaluable advice on how to successfully wager on America's and Europe's favorite racing surface--turf.
In Exotic Overlays, Heller details methods to find vulnerable favorites and cash exotic overlays in Daily Doubles, Exacts, Triples (Trifectas), the Pick Three and Superfectas.This book reflects the ever-increasing number of exotic wagering options at tracks as full-card simulcasting has become routine.