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Piven, Joshua. As Luck Would Have It: Incredible Stories, from Lottery Wins to Lightning Strikes.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
Oct. 2003. 224p. Villard, $17.95 (1-4000-6055-9). 123
Readers who remember the television series That's Incredible! will have some idea what to expect from this book, Piven has assembled a handful of stories about people whose lives were affected by luck, either bad or good. Here's the man who bought a hot dog with a $100 bill, took his change in lottery tickets, and won $181.5 million. Here's the advertising copywriter who struck it rich because he decided to write a spoof pet-owners' guide to be sold with the pet ...
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