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Isaacs, Neil D. was born on August 21, 1931 in New York City.
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You Bet Your Life: The Burdens of Gambling
(We are a nation of gamblers: pari-mutuel wagering at hors...)
We are a nation of gamblers: pari-mutuel wagering at horse tracks; blackjack in Las Vegas; the NCAA basketball office pool; even day trading on the internet. Gambling is both our national pastime and our predominant cultural metaphor―play the field; beat the odds; take a chance on love. Yet gambling poses serious risks to individuals and to society as a whole. Neil Isaacs―sports historian, licensed clinical social worker, English professor, and a gambler himself for more than fifty years―seeks to shatter the myths interfering with our understanding of gambling addiction, its causes, and its treatment. He begins by systematically debunking several commonly held beliefs, demonstrating that there is no such thing as the law of averages, that gambling is not inherently sinful, immoral, or criminal, and that money is not always the prime motivator for gamblers. Isaacs shows how habitual gambling can lead to compulsive gambling, but avoids oversimplifying this condition. Arguing against a undifferentiated interpretation of pathological gambling as a simple impulse control disorder, he draws examples from fiction, film, and his own practice to demonstrate additional ways gambling can be abused. A radical departure from established views, You Bet Your Life identifies the costs―in dollars, people, families, and credit ratings―of society's failure to address adequately the burdens of gambling.
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All the moves: A history of college basketball (Harper colophon books)
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All the Moves: a history of college basketball. Revised and Updatededition
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All the Moves: A History of College Basketball.
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Innocence and Wonder: Baseball Through the Eyes of Batboys
(Neil D. Isaacs has sought out batboys from 75 seasons to ...)
Neil D. Isaacs has sought out batboys from 75 seasons to tell their stories of life in the major leagues. Anyone with a love for the sport or an appreciation for American heroes will enjoy these first-hand accounts of young men's encounters with baseball legend--and with baseball history itself.
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Innocence and Wonder: Baseball Through the Eyes of Batboys First edition by Isaacs, Neil (1994) Paperback
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The Miller Masks: A Novel in Stories
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Book spans five decades of life in short stories of the lead character in this unique novel.
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Batboys and the World of Baseball (Studies in Popular Culture)
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Book by Isaacs, Neil D.
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Batboys and the World of Baseball (Studies in Popular Culture) First edition by Isaacs, Neil D. (1995) Paperback
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The Great Molinas: A Novel
(This is the long-awaited paperback edition of Neil D. Isa...)
This is the long-awaited paperback edition of Neil D. Isaacs' novel about the rise and fall of Jack Molinas. Molinas was a brilliant basketball player whose skills on the court were subverted by a pathological addiction to gambling. Basketball Hall-of-Famer Sam Jones says this about the author and his writing: "Isaacs is not only an outstanding student of sports but a skillful and knowledgeable storyteller as well. ...you will not be able to put this down."
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Structural principles in Old English poetry
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Neil D. Isaacs
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Arts in Comparitive Literature and Philosophy, Dartmouth College, 1953. Master of Arts in English Language and Literature, University California, Berkeley, California, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy in English Language and Literature, Brown University, 1959.
Master of Social Work, University Maryland, 1989.
Career
Teaching assistant Brown University, 1957—1958, teaching associate, 1958—1959. Instructor City College of New York, 1959—1962, assistant professor, 1962—1963, University Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1963—1965, associate professor, 1965—1971. Professor English University Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1971—2000, professor emeritus, since 2000.
Visiting assistant professor University Connecticut, Waterbury, Connecticut, 1964. Member institutional review board National Institute of Mental Health, since 2001. Member advisory board Art Gliner Center for Humor Studies, 1999—2001.
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You Bet Your Life: The Burdens of Gambling
(We are a nation of gamblers: pari-mutuel wagering at hors...)
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The Miller Masks: A Novel in Stories
(Book spans five decades of life in short stories of the l...)
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The Great Molinas: A Novel
(This is the long-awaited paperback edition of Neil D. Isa...)
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Batboys and the World of Baseball (Studies in Popular Culture)
(Book by Isaacs, Neil D.)
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Innocence and Wonder: Baseball Through the Eyes of Batboys
(Neil D. Isaacs has sought out batboys from 75 seasons to ...)
- All the Moves: a history of college basketball
- All the moves: A history of college basketball (Harper colophon books)
- All the Moves: a history of college basketball. Revised and Updatededition
- All the Moves: A History of College Basketball.
- Innocence and Wonder: Baseball Through the Eyes of Batboys First edition by Isaacs, Neil (1994) Paperback
- Batboys and the World of Baseball (Studies in Popular Culture) First edition by Isaacs, Neil D. (1995) Paperback
- Structural principles in Old English poetry
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You Bet Your Life: The Burdens of Gambling
Connections
Married Ellen Lichtman, May 19, 1985. 4 children.
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American
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1953
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1956
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1959
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1989