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All or Nothing : A Novel by Allen, Preston L., 1964- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Preston L. Allens witty, charming, and very likable school bus drivernamed Pis a desperate gambler. He has blown the hundred thousand dollars he won at the casino six months ago, but his wife and family still think hes loaded. P spins out of control on the addicts downward spiral of dependency, paranoia, and depression, as he must find ways to keep coming up with the money to fool his family and fund his growing addiction. The bets get bigger and bigger, until finally, faced with the ultimate financial crisis, he hits it really big. Yet winning, he soon learns, is just the beginning of a deeper problem. The one constant for Pwho rises from wage-earner to millionaire and back again in his roller-coaster-ride of a lifeis that he must gamble. That his son has died, that his wife is leaving him, that his girlfriend has been arrested, that he has no money, that he has more money than he could ever have dreamedare all lesser concerns for P as he constantly seeks out new gambling opportunities. While other books on gambling seek either to sermonize on the addiction or to glorify it by highlighting its few prosperous celebrities, All or Nothing is an honest, straightforward account of what

Who reads All or Nothing : A Novel?

Author

Allen, Preston L., 1964-

Publisher

New York : Akashic

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781617751004

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, History

Rating

4.02 / 5 (46 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14