In the winter of 1982 Jake Jacobs went from the icy streets of Chicago to Las Vegas, where, he'd heard, the streets were paved with gold. That was the beginning of his career as a professional gambler. He worked with some of the best players ever to separate casinos from their chips.But he'd also learn that the life of a gambler didn't stop when he got up from the table. His travels took him from Tokyo banks to Manila shanty towns. He walked down dark alleys, and drove up and down ...

Angry mobs of anarchists, progressives, and socialists are raging in our streets, bringing violence and destruction to neighborhoods once found safe and peaceful. Among these rioters and looters are naive young people who are easy targets for leftist recruiters.Who are these mobsters and why have they abandoned democracy and capitalism?In this eye-opening treatise, respected educator and historian, Dr. Jake Jacobs, unmasks the Marxist agenda roaming our streets. He...

Food and the systems that produce, disrupt, prepare it are central to all human life. Yet, scholarly analysis of the food systems that support human life are highly fragmented across a variety of disciplines. Public administration, with its focus on the doing of public policy, would seem to be a logical home for analysis of food systems in action. However, food is largely ignored by public administration scholars, and scholars from other disciplines can unintentionally draw up established ...

**Northwest Know-How: Beer is your crash course on all that is malty and hoppy in the Pacific Northwest.From the brewing basics and local lore to resident brewers and their standout drafts, explore the world of PNW craft beer with this engaging guide.**Craft beer is a nationwide movement, and in the upper left corner of the country you will find some of the most passionate and dedicated producers around. Northwest Know-How: Beer is an ode to the region's b...