Death Is a Lonely Business

作者 Ray Bradbury著
出版社 HarperCollins US
出版时间 1999年3月
ISBN 9780380789658
定价 121.30

内容简介

AmarilloSlimPrestonhaswon$300,000fromWillieNeslonplayingdominoesand$2millionfromLarryFlyntplayingpoker.Hehasshuffled,dealt,andbluffedwithsomeoftwentieth-century'smostfamousfigures.HebeatMinnesotaFatsatpoolwithabroom,BobbyRiggsattabletenniswithaskillet,andEvelKnievelatgolfwithacarpenter'shammer.AmarilloSlimhasgambledwith'emall,andleftmostofthemwishingtheyhadn't.ThememoirsofalivingAmericanicon,AmarilloSliminaWorldFullofFatPeopleisthestoryoflifeasaTexasroadgamblerandthediscoveryoftheWildWest.It'salsothestoryofhowSlimwontheWorldSeriesofPokeratBinion'sHorseshoe,becameaworldwidecelebrity,andbroughtpokerfromsmokybackroomstomainstreamAmerica.Justlethimtellit:"Ifthere'sanythingI'llargueabout,I'lleitherbetonitorshutup.Andsinceit'snotverybecomingforacowboytobearguing,I'vemadeafewwagersinmyday.Butinmyhumbleopinion,I'mnoordinaryhustler.Yousee,neighbor,Inevergolookingforasucker.Ilookforachampionandmakeasuckeroutofhim...""I'mfixingtotellyouafewthingsthatI'vebeenkeepingtomyselfforalotofyears.Ifyou'renotcareful,youjustmightlearnhowtogetrichwithouteverhavingajob."

作者简介

PimvanLommelisaworld-renownedcardiologistandmedicalexpertonnear-deathexperiences.Formorethantwenty-fiveyearsheworkedasacardiologistataneight-hundred-bedteachinghospitalintheNetherlandswherehebeganstudyingnear-deathexperiencesinpatientswhosurvivedacardiacarrest.InadditiontohissensationalstudypublishedinthedistinguishedBritishmedicaljournalTheLancet,vanLommelhasauthoredchaptersinseveralbooksaboutnear-deathexperiencesandalsopublishedmanyarticlesaboutthesubject.Overthepastseveralyears,vanLommelhasbeenlecturingallovertheworldonnear-deathexperiencesandtherelationshipbetweenconsciousnessandbrainfunction.In2005,hewasgrantedtheBruceGreysonResearchAwardonbehalfoftheInternationalAssociationofNear-DeathStudies.In2006,thepresidentofIndiaawardedhimthelifetimeachievementawardattheWorldCongressonClinicalandPreventiveCardiologyinNewDelhi.

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