{"product_id":"you-bet-your-life-the-burdens-of-gambling-9780813121956","title":"You Bet Your Life: The Burdens of Gambling","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Neil D. Isaacs\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe 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 t\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kentucky","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47614348492951,"sku":"9780813121956","price":2433.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780813121956.webp?v=1775092867","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/you-bet-your-life-the-burdens-of-gambling-9780813121956","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}