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Enlightening Book!.......2007-09-29
If you have felt lost and befuddled while staring at a 401K quarterly statement trying to figure out each financial term or if you avoid working on such seemingly complicated subjects such as selecting your investment choices for an IRA (Individual Retirement Account), wait because Gail MarksJarvis untangles all the mess of the financial jargon right in front of your eyes. This book goes right to the core of the problem and solves it. This book is aimed at the people who need to know how to make good choices confidently for their retirement investment plans. After reading this book you will feel empowered by knowing exactly what to do regarding investment planning and you will also save thousands of dollars following her outstanding advice.
Good advice.......2007-08-27
But why all these good practices cannot be performed by the state itself, instead of the individuals??
Excellent plain english guide.......2007-07-17
After purchasing several retirement books, this book stands out for the no nonsense approach to retirement. The books also provides web links with up to date tools and calculators that make it even more practical. One especially great feature of this book is that regardless of your age, income, or current retirement knowledge, it provides a way for all to get in the game and get on track to retire. I highly recommend this book.
Precious book!!!!.......2007-06-29
At the end of the book, I logged into my 401K and immediately noticed that I was not diversified. With what I learned in the book, I was able to change my investment direction percentages with confidence and knowledge. This book to me is a vaulable tool.
Well Done Gail!.......2007-06-22
I had the pleasure of hearing you speak at the Mpls/S. Paul Investors Fair several years ago. I've been a fan of your column and have the newspsper clippings to show for it. Thank you for putting all of the down-to-earth knowledge in a well written and easy to understand book. I've used several of the calculators and realize I have to beef things up a bit although I'm not in as bad a shape as I had thought. This is truly a "must read" for anyone interested in getting a handle on their retirement planning. I know what I'm giving everyone for presents this year! Thanks Gail!
Book Description
This is a book for players or groups of players, who want to play more than six numbers and more tickets in a well-organized, highly-balanced, and entertaining way. The strategies outlined in the book can be used in any pick-6 lottery in the world. The author has used advanced methods of combinatorics and optimization to design the most economical lottery system (wheel) for any given guarantee. Each system in his book comes with a complete table of possible wins. The lottery player will find systems with double and multiple guarantees, excellent navigational tools and presentation. It is a common belief that the lottery is a boring game and the only excitement comes from watching the draw and matching some of the winning numbers. This book shows that choosing the right way of playing your numbers, assessing the possible wins and filling the tickets can be as entertaining as a trip to Las Vegas!
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Iliya Bluskov is on target.......2007-06-24
Although I assumed that the book had wheels for 5-pick games,it didn't,nor does the ads about this book states that it doesn't...but overall this is a good book for any 6-pick game. The Author himself advised me on how to convert some of his wheels for a 5-pick game. I used one of his wheels and virtually robbed my State's Lottery.
Since most lotteries are computerized these days, you almost need the help of a Professor of mathematics just to
have a decent chance of winning.
With Lotto Pro software and the wheels from this book, you'll bet smarter,with less money....!!!
Thanks,
G. Grier
INFORMATINAL.......2006-11-03
THIS BOOK CARRIES A LOT OF INFOMATIVE INFORMATION ITS A MUST FOR ANY SERIOUS LOTTERY PLAYER.
Simple, straightforward. Worth a read.......2006-05-05
I don't usually review books here, and I've bought quite a few I can tell you. However, this book, I believe, warrants comment. It is a no-nonsense, simple, accurate, and mathimatically sound was of playing the lottery. It is basically just a list of wheels (systems) for you to use to get the most out of your playing. It doesn't tell you how to pick numbers, or go into any fancy (in my opinion, useless) analysis or predicitions of numbers.
If you pick the correct numbers, or a few, the systems in this book GUARANTEE that you will win something. The amount of people who randomly pick numbers and play then is unbelievable. With these systems, at least the numbers you pick (random or otherwise) will prove fruitful if they are chosen in the draw.
Highly recommended. If even for the mathematics of it. I particularly like the percentages of guarateed main win, and other 'bonus' wins.
I've won a couple of hundred quid so far - with 1) My own luck to have picked the numbers and 2) With the help of this book - I tripled my winnings (3 X match 4's).
Thanks,
Sean.
Well worth the small price.......2006-01-05
I doubt there is any book of its kind as well thought out and packed with as much useful imformation as this one.
Within weeks of its purchase, I put one system (9 numbers in 30 games) to the test and was immediately rewarded with multiple prizes.
Since then, I have accumulated a steady flow of 4 if 4 and 5 if 5 prizes that far exceed my actual my total lottery costs.
To any lottery player, there can be no greater incentive than the knowing that certain guarantees as provided, actually bear fruit.
In this, Iliya Bluskov Combinitorial principles are unique and well worth the investment.
Aqua Fyre
Clearly the best lottery wheel book out there!.......2005-08-02
This book by far is the best lottery wheel book I've purchased. I've won more money more times with Bluskov's "multiple" and "double-win guarantees" than I ever did with the other popular (GH) wheel books on the market. Of course with any lottery win you have to choose the correct numbers, but his "Table of Wins" are right on the money. I used system #3 (guarantee 5 number win if 5 of your 10 numbers are drawn--$50) Result: I correctly picked 4 numbers out of 10. I won 3- 4 number prizes ($300) plus 20- 3 number prizes ($100) for a total of $400 from my $50 investment. No other wheel book on the market has more multiple win guarantees than this author! I can't wait until he publishes a book for the pick-5 lottery.
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Good things I like from The Lottery Rose by: Lamis.......2006-05-29
The Lottery Rose
I only have read the beginning part of this book and I really understood the details and what the message was. I also understand the feelings of a seven year old boy who doesn't know how to read and he is always getting hit by a man that is not even a part of the family and lives in his home.
If I was in that situation I would have the same feelings as Georgie in The Lottery Rose.
If I was very poor and I had no toys to play with I would be very happy to win a rose bush even though Georgie didn't really win it. Read this book to find out what happen to the rose bush and Georgie.
Great Book. Everyone should read, it'll benefit in many ways........2006-05-02
Alright, I'm not a user on Amazon.com and I am over 13 years old, but since I'm not a user I went on the kid's review. Now I have to say that in 8th grade I read this book and at that time I was really into the child abuse/drug abuse books. I like reading books about self-confliction because I want to be a guidance counselor or a social worker to help people in my community. I read this book and I was like wow, I am so lucky to have parents like I do because if I was ever treated like this I don't know what I'd do. This book just overwhelmed my heart and made me have a new perspective on like. I learned not to take my family for advantage because who knows what they could be like. I am lucky my parents aren't like that.
Eye Opening.......2006-03-15
I first read this book when I was in 8th grade, at that time this book was very insightful to my own family life and child abuse. Georgie is someone young people can relate to, I highly recommend this book as a book that should be read in schools by children between 5th and 8th grade.
As an adult, I have re-read it and still find it touching, moving and insightful. If you are a parent or interested in Child Psychology (or a person who is involved in childrens lives on a daily basis), this is a MUST READ BOOK.
Lottery Rose.......2005-11-17
i think this is a really good book, it keeps you wanting to continue reading it and not put the book down. But i think its really sad how he is pretty much on his own at age 7. How sad would it be to be abused by your mother and your moms bofriend. Its a sad book because this really does happen to kids out there in the world. and its sad to think how much pain and suffering they go through. Its sad that he has to have a rosebush be his best friend. But its good hes sent to a bording school to get away from his mother and mothers bofriend, to keep him safe. this book is sad, but its a well written book.
To Give and To Receive.......2005-08-22
What a wonderful story. The symbolism throughout is wonderful. An abused child, who has never learned how to give or receive love and attention, acquires a young rose bush. It is through this rose bush, and a few kind people that the boy learns that it's far better to give than to receive. I highly recommend this book to young readers, parents and teachers.
Book Description
Lotto How to Wheel a Fortune (3rd ed.)contains the world's most successful wheeling systems including all the wheels used by Gail Howard's biggest lotto jackpot winners. Gail's track record in helping players become big winners is unprecedented in the history of lottery. Seventy (74!) documented first prize jackpots totaling $97 million have been won with Gail Howard's systems.
Each wheel in this 397-page book has a specific win guarantee. You are told the minimum prize you are guaranteeed to win as well as the maximum number of multiple prizes it is possible to win with each system.
The jackpot winning secret that makes Gail Howard's wheeling systems different from all others is the unique construction of her copyrighted trademarked Balanced Wheels(TM).
You will find a wide variety of Balanced Wheels to choose from in every price range, from $2 up to hundreds, with dozens of wheels that cost $10 or less to play. They can be used for any pick-6 lotto game in the world--from a pick-6 out of 25 numbers to a pick-6 out of 100 or more.
You can play all your favorite numbers (even 40 of them)in one system. There is no faster, easier way to give your money leverage and dramatically improve your odds in lotto. And Balanced Wheels are as easy to use as A-B-C!!
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Gail Howard Lotto: How to Wheel a Fortune.......2004-04-18
Gail Howard's Book entitled: `Lotto: How to Wheel a Fortune' (397 pages) will be one book every lotto player should have in their possession to help win the lottery! Not only going after the Jackpot, but winning many smaller prizes as well that are available. This book will make you sit up and take notice that there really are ways to actually drop the high lottery odds to help you win playing the pick 6 lottery. This is explained very well in this book along with many wheels that will help you win multiple prizes. (Gail first introduced lotto wheeling systems to the American public in 1983).
Just like the `boxing' methods some use of a 3-4 digit game, you can do the same with Lotto! Except with lottery games, there are many more numbers than just 3 or 4 to deal with. But no matter if your game is a 6/25,--6/49 or higher, this highly informative book with show you the way to reduce the high odds of these games.
`Lotto: How to Wheel a Fortune' has already helped many win thousands of lottery prizes, including myself! At least 74 Documented Jackpot winners have used Gail's systems to win the lottery. All wheels are guaranteed as to have no holes and are Balanced Wheels! This means you can use them with confidence, and also they will show you maximum and minimum win guarantees that you can expect to win.
Take a peek inside the book now with the `excerpt' feature and see for yourself some examples.
So stop throwing money away on quick picks and wheel your number selections to start winning now!
A "must have" addition for any lottery system.......2003-07-12
I purchased "Lottery Master Guide" and " Lotto How to Wheel a Fortune". They are both fantastic books. I was " blown away" with the vast amount of tracking techniques that Gail Howard managed to uncover. I've been working for years programming my own system: I could have save a lot of time and effort if I had first found Gail's books and computer programs. a plethora of "wheels" to choose from -- great for any betting budget.
Lotto How to Wheel a Fortune.......2000-08-14
This book is a must have for the serious lottery player.The simple yet straight forward suggestions and systems in this book will have you winning more often. Don't expect to win all the time but you will definetly win more often. This is one book that is worth it's money in winnings!
Book Description
The Lottery, one of the most terrifying stories written in this century, created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. This collection, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime, unites "The Lottery:" with twenty-four equally unusual stories. Together they demonstrate Jack son's remarkable range--from the hilarious to the truly horrible--and power as a storyteller.
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Brilliant stories from a literary fifth columnist.......2007-10-01
My favourite living author of the offbeat, macabre story is Joyce Carol Oates. This prolific woman, who can seemingly pen an entire novel while having a bath, has compiled a formidable opus of stories which Alberto Manguel appropriately describes as Black Water stories. I haven't read any of her many other types of novel and short story, but if I were handing out Nobel prizes, I would grab back any of the prizes handed out in the last twenty years (they seem to be awarded on the basis of some kind of quota system) and give it to Ms Oates. But before Joyce Carol Oates there was Shirley Jackson. We've all read The Lottery in high school, and even though I was intrigued and appalled by this story at the time, I didn't seek out more Jackson for a long time, partly I think because I thought my English teacher would approve. Just as well, because I think I am better able to appreciate her now that I am older and society and life in general has become more suspect for me.
Jackson died when she was 48 years of age, a victim to depression, drink, amphetamines, and chocolate. She was married to a university professor and lived at a time when America was expanding and exporting its robust, cocksure culture to the world. All of the stories in The Lottery and Other Stories were published in the 1940s. New York City was the true capital of North America and fast becoming the capital of the world. In these stories the hypocrisy behind the blithe optimism and manifest destiny of American culture is deftly portrayed. Many conservative, nostalgic thinkers and politicians evoke this time as being a golden age, a time that our current debauched, rudderless culture should aspire to. Jackson, a literary fifth columnist, doesn't appear to have embraced any of it. She skewers the racism, sexism, materialism and violence of the times -the glitter turns out to have been cheap paint after all- and she does so in simple straight forward slice of life stories, and, more devastatingly, in allegorical, nightmarish tales -The Lottery, The Tooth, and The Daemon Lover, etc.
The Lottery -Its about atavism, superstition -about responding to the mystery, insecurity, and danger of life by making human sacrifices to the vulpine forces of nature in order to presumably save the majority through a kind of magical inoculation. This type of thinking is the antithesis of science. It is ancient, 'old brain' thinking and it shares a lot with some 'new age' thinking. I think it is also why we can sometimes justify sending our young people off to die in pointless wars in foreign countries. It is about unthinking adherence to ritual. It is about compartmentalizing our emotions and behaviour -allowing friendship and compassion to co-exist with murderous cruelty, in the same person, in the same community. The veneer of civilization is not that thick or that strong. Civilization is a modern, stylish bungalow, built over a deep, ancient dungeon, where savagery and perhaps evil still walks, and periodically comes up the damp winding staircase -witness the unspeakable atrocities on both sides of recent and current conflicts (e.g. Kosovo, Rwanda, Iraq.) No wonder this story generated the most mail of any story ever published in the New Yorker. It is truly disturbing. Bridge with the girls, or baseball and a few beers with boys wouldn't seem the same after reading this story.
Pointless ritualism.......2007-09-27
A fantastic critique of the pointlessness of rituals...such as meat-eating...racism...speciesism...homophobia.
The text is available for free on the internet...but Jackson should be in everyone's collection.
Always a pleaser...........2007-06-09
Shirley Jackson is currently one of my favorite authors. (And, incidentily always has been, since elementary school.) She is the author that everyone has some sort of familiarity with, unbeknownst to them. From The Lottery, to The Haunting of Hill House, to We Have Always Lived In the Castle, there is a sort of haunting timelessness in her work. No matter where you grew up, what your background, you will always find a common thread to link you to her world. And in her world, you will find, (if you pay attention) a parable to our times, a guessing game of "could it really?.." and, "did it ever?"... After all of these questions, you will find yourself answering, yes, yes it did...
"The Lottery" Rigged Against Women.......2005-12-03
In the society of Ms. Jackson's "The Lottery," the reader's initial reaction to the surface appearance of both the town and its people is a favorable one. She pictures a healthy and happy small town that is simply brimming with a robust sense of nature: "The morning of June 27th was clear and shiny, with the fresh warmth of a full summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green" The town seems centered on its annual lottery, an event which appears harmless enough, but as the story progresses, the reader learns the full and horrifying truth behind the lottery. The winner, chosen at random, is then ritually stoned to death by the willing participation of the town's inhabitants. Thus the "winner" is not a winner at all. With this ritualistic killing of one whose only misfortune is to pick the winning (losing?) paper, Ms. Jackson passes judgment on a society that seems to be full of the corn-fed Middle America types that abound in any painting by Norman Rockwell. It is the very ones who seem most like us that fill her tale with creepy horror.
The killing that terminates the plot may not have come as a surprise to the careful reader. Ms. Jackson drops hints from the second paragraph that this unnamed small town may have been the forerunner of the village that housed the robotic wives of The Stepford Wives. These delicate hints become obvious after multiple readings. The action begins with some little boys playing with pebbles and stones: "Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones." One of the other boys "made a great pile of stones in one corner of the square and guarded it against the raids of the other boys." It is these stones which will be later used against poor Tessie Hutchinson, the woman who pulled the X-marked ticket. Ms. Jackson also makes a subtle stab at a society which is male dominant. As the boys play with their lethal collection of stones, the girls do little more than watch as they are forbidden by their gender to participate. It is only against the one female who dares to speak out against such a rigid anti-female society that the Lottery punishes with a ritualistic killing.
Tessie Hutchinson is no angel of a woman. She is shrewish and is almost man-like in her attempts to break the gender barrier by speaking and acting in ways that the other townspeople disapprove. Tessie seems almost eager to join in the festivities as she crowds her way toward the mysterious black box that houses all the tickets. "Wouldn't have me leave m'dishes in the sink, now would you, Joe?" she asks.
Little by little it becomes increasingly clear that the object of the Lottery is to lose, not win. As the villagers begin to draw their tickets, Tessie thinks that another villager may have been given an unfair advantage; "You didn't give him time enough to take any paper he wanted. I saw you. It wasn't fair," she shouts. Her husband Bill shows no sympathy for her as he responds, "Shut up, Tessie." Later Tessie yells, "There's Don and Eva. Make them take their chance!" Again Tessie moans, "It wasn't fair." It is this repetition of fair that suggests that deep down Tessie suspects that she will draw the losing ticket. Indeed, when Tessie does draw the ticket with the X, she shouts out in a vain attempt at sympathy, "It isn't fair, it isn't right." And then her friends and relatives kill her by stoning her in the Biblical way of death for adulterers. Even her little son Davey joins in with the killing of his mother.
In "The Lottery," Shirley Jackson portrays a society that looks much like ours on the outside, but in the killing of the scapegoat, she suggests that on the inside, we are perhaps much more like her friends than we might like to think.
Illuminating snapshots of life.......2005-09-11
Many people are familiar with the story "The Lottery," but it is just one of many incredible vignettes of life filling this collection. It is hard to understand today why "The Lottery" originally provoked such a strong reaction, yet it still packs a punch for first-time readers. While it does have aspects of horror, the remaining stories are basically literary. "Flower Garden" and "After You, My Dear Alphonse" deal with racism and would seem to be pretty bold statements for the time period (the book was published in 1948); the latter story seems particularly groundbreaking because of the unusual perspective it provides. "Charles" is a humorous yet illuminating look at the behavior of children, while "Afternoon in Linen" is an important statement on why children sometimes behave as they do. Jackson is at her best when describing the disenchanted adult. The helplessness of women is an important theme in many stories; many of the women described here feel helpless and subservient to their husbands, their neighbors, and their community. "Elizabeth" is a fairly long study of how one woman's wishes and dreams remain unfulfilled in later life. The housewife in "Got a Letter From Jimmy" is thoroughly exasperated by her husband's feelings, and since she cannot speak her mind to him, she is forced to fantasize about killing him. In "The Villager" a woman spontaneously chooses to become someone else entirely for a few minutes, and most of Jackson's heroines spend much time contemplating what could have been. In "Of Course," the fact that a new family has a few unorthodox views builds an unbreachable wall between brand-new neighbors. The women in these stories are always wondering what other people think about them and worrying about what others will say about them. Even when a group of women try to do something good to help the less fortunate, it backfires on them in "Come Dance With Me in Ireland." When a female character vacations with her husband in New York in "Pillar of Salt," she soon becomes "lost," afraid, and desperate to return home. "Colloquy" is the shortest story in the collection, but its protagonist speaks for most of Jackson's female characters when she asks whether she alone or the whole world has gone insane.
My favorite story here is "The Daemon Lover." Herein, Jackson offers one of the most poignant, touching looks at loneliness, desperation, and fragility I have ever read. In the story, we spend a day with the protagonist as she prepares for her wedding, having become engaged just the night before to a James Harris. It is a depressing yet beautiful story, and I actually rate it higher than "The Lottery." The character of James Harris actually flitters throughout several of these stories, a phantom of sorts haunting several of Jackson's more memorable female characters.
Jackson deals with very serious subjects, and the illumination provided by her unusual perspectives on life is vivid and poignant. When addressing racism, she shows how even an individual with the best of intentions and good will can still represent an unfortunate racist attitude. In speaking to morality and social values, she shows how hard it can be for an individual to go against tradition and the community to do what is right. She offers powerful insights on child (and adult) psychology. Even the couple of stories I did not really "get" offered insight into the living of life. Readers should not expect a book of horror stories when they pick up this book. The stories can be maudlin and even depressing, but they are philosophical, psychological, and sociological rather than creepy or spooky.
Product Description
This book gives you the who, what, when, where, why and how-to of achieving Infinite Financial Freedom. The first part of the book reveals the first two critical investments you must make before you embark on the path to prosperity. Next, the book presents the 5 Steps up the Ladder of Success and why you must take them in this order in preparation for dealing with any amount of money. The book explains the true, unadvertised, hidden benefit behind winning a large lump-sum of money whether from a lottery jackpot, inheritance, hiring, firing, or retirement bonus, etc. You will learn: the Do's and Don'ts of Smart Lottery Play; the 13 Big Mistakes lottery players make and how to avoid making them yourself; the Self-Talk Test; and about the 9 Money Personalities originally identified by psychologist Dr. Gurney, Ph.D. Plus you learn how to: get into the right Mind-Set; develop your Guiding Principles; write your Affirmations; the right way of Goal Setting; and producing the Daily Outcomes necessary to achieving Infinite Financial Freedom. In the second half of the book, you learn how to recognize a good investment by taking the Risk Tolerance Test and finding your comfort level on the Ladder of Investments. You discover how to develop your own personal investment policy as a basis for constructing a successful plan for achieving Infinite Financial Freedom - with or without the Lottery. You receive the Infinite Financial Freedom Game Plan Rulebook containing the proven 18 Wealth Acquisition & Preservation Principles for becoming financially free. You also receive a Model Game Plan based on the Rulebook that you can use as a pattern for starting your own plan now with any amount of money. Everything recommended in the book is presented with a resource, a mechanism, a specific way for the reader to realize the benefits of following the advice. The book contains over 200 practical resources and references, is generously illustrated with numerous charts graphs and figures, has 4 appendices plus an index. Whether or not your lottery numbers ever win, you will always win by following the common sense financial principles and avoiding the pitfalls revealed in this guidebook. If you follow the Game Plan of this book: you will have two plans (one based on winning and one based on not winning the lottery); you will become a Money Master (the most effective Money Personality type); and you will be in the right frame of mind for dealing with any amount of money in your lifetime and for achieving Infinite Financial Freedom.
Customer Reviews:
Fantastic Book.......2007-05-10
I've bought and read hundreds of books from Amazon. This is my first review. What Bob Sanford has written is exceptional!. Extremely readable, interesting, entertaining, and profound. I highly recommend buying and absorbing this book.
AWESOME.......1999-09-30
This is the kind of book you pull off the library shelf because the title is outrageous. "There is no way a book could live up to that title," you think to yourself. That is exactly what I did. I opened the cover and discovered a delightful and insightful book about life, and finance. I have read many books of advice on how to invest, and this I have to admit is the best most useful book I have read on that topic both for beginning investors, and for the seasoned. The book is ostensibly about how to manage your affairs if you are trying to win the Lottery. Mr Sanford covers alot of territory here, and includes excellent advice on issues relating to the Lotto, and if you would win, and if you would not win which is more likely! It's a fun book. Don't miss it!
Book Description
At last! A book to help you win the headline grabbing mega jackpot games of Powerball and Mega Millions! All the systems in Lotto Winning Wheels for Powerball & Mega Millions have GUARANTEED WINS -- which means specific minimum win guarantees. The book has a wide variety of wheeling systems in every price range, from $2 up to $100's and wheels up to 53 of your favorite numbers. Minimum Win Guarantees are shown for each system, both WITH and WITHOUT the sixth ball. It also shows the Maximum Number of Multiple Prizes it's possible to win both WITH and WITHOUT the sixth ball. As in all Gail Howard's wheeling books, her unique copyrighted built-in Balanced Games and Times in the Wheel handicapping feature refine her wheels to a state-of-the-art science. Budget Wheel Finder by Ticket Cost and Budget Wheel Finder by Numbers to Wheel help you quickly locate the right wheel to use for the amount of numbers you want to wheel and the amount of money you want to spend on tickets. Besides Powerball and Mega Millions, this book is for Hot Lotto, Wild Card 2, CA SuperLotto, KS Super Cash, Lotto Texas, WA Lotto Plus Gold, Australian Powerball, Canada Wild 5, England Thunderball, Greek tzoker, Indian Sakkim Thunderball, Trinidad/Tobago Lotto Plus, Turkey Sans Topu.
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To Get the Updated 2006, 2nd Edition, Search: ISBN 0945760418.......2007-03-13
Amazon has in stock, ready to ship, the 2006, 2nd edition of the Powerball and Mega Millions book. To get the new edition for the 55 and 56-ball games, type the ISBN number: 0945760418 in the search bar and it will come right up.
The odds are against you not for you........2006-08-19
Winning is pure luck. There is no amount of strategy unless you are already rich. And believe it or not rich people play too. They can buy 100 tickets week. I cannot. But in reality it only takes ONE set of numbers to win anyway.
Gail conviently leaves out this one very fact. 71% of winners are quick picks. The rest here and there over the years have been their own numbers. You cannot predict the powerball.
The book has good ideas but how many people have won by using some kind of random system? I doubt any. It is all luck, pure and simple.
Lucky Lucky !.......2005-11-02
I bought this book and sent it to my sister who lives in a Powerball state. She likes to pick her own "lucky" numbers, but I suggested that she use the numbers she gets intuitively, and add to it a good knowlege of Gail Howard's process of using "smart luck". My sister says that she feels better and stronger about her numbers, and has already had one small payout. I think that the more you study this book, the luckier you will get!
Not Very Useful Unless You Can Afford to Spend A Lot of Money, Buying a Lot of Tickets Per Game..........2005-07-13
I found her concept very, VERY good, BUT, unless you're really flush and can afford to spend a great deal of money for a LOT of number combinations per game, it certainly doesn't increase your odds much. Now... there ARE folks who can afford, and DO buy, many ticket combinations per game... so for THEM this may be helpful; however, for the average person who buys only a few number combinations each game, this is a waste of time. Sorry Gail :o( !!
Disappointed.......2005-03-09
I bought this book, because I thought I will get some new insights on the big money lotteries, but I do not think there is anything of value there. I have the older book of Gail Howard; used to play Fantasy 5; 2 of 5 and 3 of 5 are the highest prizes I have ever won. Do not get caught by the hype: This book won't tell you how to win the big money lotteries - in fact, all that Gail Howard says is that it's very difficult to predict the Powerball ball, and the Powerball ball cannot be wheeled anyway. Guess I shouldn't have spent my money to learn that... The book is no different from her previous book, Lotto Wheel Five to Win. Well, the new one has some shorter wheels than the previous one (that is why I give two stars), but if you are into wheeling, you will be able to find them elsewhere. The book has a very long section (some 20+ pages) of ads about Howard's other books and software. Hey, you pay for that too! You'd be better off spending your $$ on a couple of extra tickets...
Book Description
Lottery Master Guide is the most comprehensive book on scientific lottery strategy ever written. Once you apply the methods in this book, you will never look at Lotto numbers the same way again. By using the powerful and effective rules and tools in Lottery Master Guide, you'll learn how to spot specific numbers for specific drawings, and make the best use of the dollars you spend on Lotto. You will learn to recognize the winning patterns that produce winning numbers--and spot the Hot Numbers of tomorrow... TODAY!!!
Lottery Master Guide is a virtual library of indispensable lottery information--everything serious players need to know about pick-5, pick-6, pick-10, Powerball and The Big Game. It also lists state and Canadian lottery addresses, telephone numbers, drawing result hot lines, odds, drawing days, etc. After you have read Lottery Master Guide from cover to cover, not only will you be on your way to winning more prizes, but you will be an authority on lotteries--and you will have the world's best strategies to beat them!
LOTTERY MASTER GUIDE REVEALS HOW YOU CAN:
* Turn a game of chance into a game of skill. (Page 2)
* Reduce the odds by millions. (Page 32)
* Buy fewer tickets yet have a greater chance to win. (Page 90)
* Discover the one thing ALL jackpot winners have in common. (Page 165)
* Tell if a number is about to start a long losing streak before it loses 15 or 20 games or more. (Page 53)
* Know when to play--or when not to play--a specific number for a specific drawing. (Page 68)
* See how often you can expect to trap the six, five, four or three winning numbers in your wheeled group. (Page 128)
* Tell which "cold" number is best to play. (No, it is not the number out the longest!) (Page 44)
* Detect at a glance which numbers are hot and which are not. (Page 53)
* Avoid playing Lotto numbers that are sure to lose. (Page 19)
* Cash in on the luck of others. (Page 152)
* Eliminate one quarter to one fifth of the Lotto numbers in your state's game and turn a 49-number game into a 39-number game. (Page 39)
* Know how many cold, lukewarm, and hot numbers to include on your tickets. (Page 41)
* Spot a Hot Number before it gets hot--so you can be on it when it starts its winning streak. (Page 53)
* Know which of last game's WINNING numbers has the best chance of winning the next drawing. (Page 65)
* Know which of last game's LOSING numbers have the best chance of winning the next drawing. (Page 68)
* Tell which numbers have an affinity to win most often with your strongest numbers. (Page 71)
* Cash on the most predictable indicator--the balancing Bias Tracker(tm). (Page 34)
* Learn how to choose the best and eliminate the rest. (Page 45)
Customer Reviews:
Simplistic and very overpriced........2007-05-09
I assumed a book costing $25 would be a valuable addition to my knowledge of playing the Lotto and Lottery. Gail Howard is more hype than substance. Having read and studied Professor Jones' books, and other significant authors on the subject of statistical analysis, this book is trite and unsubstantial.
Like "Sylvia the Psychic" on Montel, Ms. Howard has parleyed her image to connote a knowledge of Lotto but I would pass on her book. I feel like it was a sham and it cost me $25 for nothing.
Lottery Master Guide.......2007-01-18
Just what I was looking for. An in depth look at a statistical way to predict lottery numbers, balanced wheels, and strategy guide. I am writing my own software and this book is proving very usefull for that effort.
Lottery.......2007-01-11
It was a good book and was very specific, but fun, in ways to play the lottery and win.
Powerball Winner.......2006-10-05
On 8-30-06, I had four out of five white balls and the red Power ball for a $10,000.00 win along with the Power Play of four (4) for a total of $40.000.00. I used the information in Gail Howard's "Lottery Master Guide" to select my Power ball. I used Gail's system 53130-2 Win 3 with 4 right, 30 Numbers in 9 games (2 Power) system for $9. Gail Howard's systems have allowed me to win many small prizes, however, this was my first big win.
Ron Johnson
LOTTERY MASTER GUIDE.......2006-07-15
As yet, I have not put the contents of this book to the test. It is the only guide to winning the Lottery that I have attempted to read, but am, so for, impressed.
The strategies make sense and I expect them to work for me.
A key message is that there is no such thing as 'random'. This is an ordered Universe and Lotto numbers are no exception. They create patterns. A study of those patterns will reveal the secret to winning.
A favourable review of this book could be counter productive. Many winners means less money to go around. However, it does require patience and some diligent self application. This, I hope, will be a deterrent.
Book Description
Over the past few decades, gamblers have begun taking mathematics into account more seriously than ever before. While probability theory is the only rigorous theory that can model the hazards of gambling, even in idealized conditions, numerical probabilities are viewed not only as purely theoretical information, but also as a decision-making criterion, especially in gambling. This book presents the mathematics underlying games of chance and provides a precise account of the odds associated with all gaming events. It begins by explaining in simple terms the meaning of the concept of probability for the layman and goes on to become an enlightening journey through the mathematics of chance, randomness and risk. It then continues with the basics of discrete probability (definitions, properties, theorems and calculus formulas), combinatorics and counting arguments for those interested in the supporting mathematics. These mathematic sections may be skipped by readers who do not have a minimal background in mathematics; these readers can skip directly to the "Guide to Numerical Results" to pick the odds and recommendations they need for the desired gaming situation. Doing so is possible due to the organization of that chapter, in which the results are listed at the end of each section, mostly in the form of tables. The chapter titled "The Mathematics of Games of Chance" presents these games not only as a good application field for probability theory, but also in terms of human actions where probability-based strategies can be tried to achieve favorable results. Through suggestive examples, the reader can see what experiments, events and probability fields mean in games of chance and why and how probability formulas can be applied there. The main portion of this work is a collection of probability results for each type of game. Each game's section is packed with formulas and tables. Each section also contains a description of the game, a classification of the gaming events and the applicable probability calculations. The primary goal of this work is to allow the reader to quickly find the odds for a specific gaming situation, in order to improve his or her betting/gaming decisions. Every type of gaming event is tabulated in a logical, consistent and comprehensive manner. The complete methodology and complete or partial calculations are shown to teach players how to calculate probability for any situation, for every stage of the game for any game. Here, readers can find the real odds, returned by precise mathematical formulas and not by partial simulations that most software uses. Collections of odds are presented, as well as strategic recommendations based on those odds, where necessary, for each type of gaming situation. The book contains much new and original material that has not been published previously and provides great coverage of probabilities for the following games of chance: Dice, Slots, Roulette, Baccarat, Blackjack, Five Card Draw Poker, Texas Hold'em Poker, Lottery and Sport Bets. No formal background in mathematics is necessary to read these sections, although familiarity with some probability and set theory notions is helpful. In most cases, readers will benefit from having some college math to follow the formulas here, but this is not a requirement because the numerical results are given as summaries and tables at the end of each section. Most of casino games are predisposed to probability-based decisions. This is why the approach is not an exclusively statistical one (like many other titles published on this subject), but analytical: every gaming event is taken as an individual applied probability problem to solve. A special chapter defines the probability-based strategy and mathematically shows why such strategy is theoretically optimal. The author is a recognized authority on casino mathematics.
Customer Reviews:
Gerri's Review.......2006-03-24
It is easy to understand the analysis of numbers and position of numbers frequencies as reference for determining lotto numbers. I feel the combinations and wheeling systems are too complicated for beginning lotto players like myself.
Interesting but incomplete.......2006-03-20
This is an interesting book, and seems to make sense but doesn't really tell how to adapt the "wheeling" technique for five-wheel lottos. Acceptable value for the price.
TRUTH ABOUT WINNING : It's a Q-U-E-S-T........2003-12-18
I did find some facets of the book very interesting such as conducting frequency analysis on numbers to see which ones show up most often and which numbers are overdue. The book does contradict itself, though, when it tells the reader not to indulge in Powerball because of the odds, yet the book dedicates several pages to playing Powerball. There are several examples of wheels in book that are interesting -- but in my own game playing style, I've made some modifications to these wheels to reduce redundancy. My advice to those that enjoy playing the lotto/lottery is: DEVELOP YOUR OWN PLAYING STYLE -- and work on developing your intuition, especially if you are a receptive to the concept. My gut feeling told me that the next round was going to draw low numbers and numbers that have shown up 4 and 5 times in the last year. So these were the type of numbers I wheeled. I didn't win but my numbers were very close to the winning numbers. I felt a sense of satisfaction because I improved my odds of winning, my decision making skills, and my ability to make an educated guess based on looking at the numbers rather than purely guessing. And these are just some of the reasons I play the lotto/lottery. The bottom line is this: KNOW YOURSELF AND KNOW WHAT WORKS FOR YOU. AND GO FOR IT WITH GUSTO! No matter what, you'll always come out a winner with that attitude.
The Best Source to having a good chance at winning Millions........2003-06-03
Time and time again people play the lottery, but fall short
because some do not use any methods, but just pick whatever number comes to mind. Winning is about luck, and strategies
not just about picking whatever number.
The book has several chapters that talk about the ways, the
different ways one may improve on his game, Your lotto game.
It does not matter what game it is: Powerball, Texas Lotto, The Virginia Lottery because the literature will help you with what you want, and that is strategies. All you have too do is read the book plain and simple; i believe it is a small book because another Version of this book came out and is a litte bigger,but the author is still Professor Jones.
One method that will stick with you is the Frequency number theory. This Frequency theory talks about which number comes out the most in the lottery. The methods are simple to read, and are not time consuming as other books that offer strategies that you may think are good but are nothing but one thing: JUNK & PURE CONFUSION.
Regardless of what one or any one says, we all want too be one thing:...Millionaires, with hot cars, houses, and the opposite sex wanting...us.
I also recommend lotto books on the Canadian Lottery, for more methods. But this book by Professor Jones is recommended. Mom and Pop or seven eleven store customer lotto players have more of a chance in winning with this book as compared to just throwing your money away...Best of luck to all Lotto players of all states. Book is recommended.
The Best Source to having a good chance at winning Millions........2003-06-03
Time and time again people play the lottery, but fall short
because some do not use any methods, but just pick whatever number comes to mind. Winning is about luck, and strategies
not just about picking whatever number.
The book has several chapters that talk about the ways, the
different ways one may improve on his game, Your lotto game.
It does not matter what game it is: Powerball, Texas Lotto, The Virginia Lottery because the literature will help you with what you want, and that is strategies. All you have too do is read the book plain and simple; i believe it is a small book because another Version of this book came out and is a litte bigger,but the author is still Professor Jones.
One method that will stick with you is the Frequency number theory. This Frequency theory talks about which number comes out the most in the lottery. The methods are simple to read, and are not time consuming as other books that offer strategies that you may think are good but are nothing but one thing: JUNK & PURE CONFUSION.
[...] Book is recommended.
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