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Paperback. Condition: Good. In June 2007, the FBI informed the NBA that one of its referees, Tim Donaghy, was the subject of a probe into illegal gambling. Within months, the public knew the broad outlines of a scheme involving Donaghy betting on games he officiated with a co-conspirator, longtime Donaghy acquaintance and professional gambler Jimmy Baba Battista. They were joined in the scandal by a mutual childhood friend, Tommy Martino. By November 2008, each man had pleaded guilty to charges relating to the conspiracy, and was in federal prison. The story was over. Or so it seemed to be. Researched with dozens of interviews, court documents, betting records, referee statistics, and unique access to witness statements and confidential law enforcement files, GAMING THE GAME looks inside the FBI's investigation and beyond to provide the definitive account of the scandal. Jimmy Battista's remarkable decades-long bookmaking and betting career is examined, including and especially his role as architect of the widely publicized scandal. Battista, who - unlike his co-conspirators - never spoke with federal authorities, reveals for the first time the intricate details of the scheme, most of which only he knows.**REVIEWS**impeccably researched.insightful. Griffin's] street-wise writing sounds anything but academic.After reading 'Gaming the Game, ' you'll never watch an NBA contest the same way again.Las Vegas Review-Journal Griffin] straddles the line between academic and storyteller, cop and journalist. Gaming the Game] will blow your mind. Philadelphia MagazineAn exhaustively researched book threatening to overturn some comfortable assumptions about the NBA's referee scandal . Gaming the Game] delivers the intrigue you'd expect from a true crime thriller ESPN.comOffers a fascinating look into the Donaghy scandal . intriguing Philadelphia Daily NewsA book you can bet is worth reading.fascinating.a complete effortDelaware County (PA) Daily Timesa tremendous read.fascinating.gripping.a must read for any bettor serious about the global marketplace.by far the most believable account of the NBA betting scandal] Covers.comIf you've ever wondered what the REAL story was behind Tim Donaghy and the NBA betting scandal, this is a must read.If you're interested in sports betting, you won't be able to put Gaming the Game] down Bettors Worldcompelling and] many leveled.the research behind Gaming the Game is impressive.Griffin's knowledge of the crime scene in and around Philadelphia illuminates Gaming the Game.He's a fluid, crisp writer and an A-1 historian of crime who] combines an eye for human detail with the ability to convey broad social themes. Blogger News NetworkAn outstanding read that might make you change the way you view professional sports. Beyond the BetsGriffin's investigation into big time gambling is fascinating.Highly Recommended Gambling Book and NewsFew people are as qualified as Griffin to write this book. his] scholarly background is evidenced in his research, which is flawless.If you've ever wanted to know how the big-money betting outfits work, this is the book for you. If you've ever wondered about the true story behind the Tim Donaghy scandal and how much of the truth are we being told, this is also the book for you. Griffin.is a gifted story teller and writes in a way that will have you glued to the pages. This is easily one of the best books ever written about the sports betting scene.About.comGriffin curates FBI files, interviews, statistics and court documents, providing a narrative so vigorous and complex that readers are practically courtside. The cast of characters.come to life like players in a true crime novel BiographieABOUT THE AUTHORA former Philadelphia Police officer, best-selling author Sean Patrick Griffin, Ph.D. is Professor and Department Head of Criminal Justice at The Citadel.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. In America's Revolution, Patrick Griffin offers a new interpretation, narrative, and historical synthesis of America's most formative period. Exploring the American Revolution from global, Atlantic, and continental perspectives, Griffin focuses on how men and women in local contexts struggled to imagine new ideas of sovereignty as British authority collapsed. He examines the relationship between ideas and social tensions, the War of Independence, the roles of the founders, and the struggles and triumphs of those on the margins. Griffin illustrates how, between 1763 and 1800, Americans moved from one mythic conception of who they were to a very different one, a change that was evident in word and in image. America's Revolution captures these dynamics by exploring origins and outcomes--as well as the violent, uncertain, and liberating process of revolution--that bridged the two.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. In June 2007, the FBI informed the NBA that one of its referees, Tim Donaghy, was the subject of a probe into illegal gambling. Within months, the public knew the broad outlines of a scheme involving Donaghy betting on games he officiated with a co-conspirator, longtime Donaghy acquaintance and professional gambler Jimmy Baba Battista. They were joined in the scandal by a mutual childhood friend, Tommy Martino. By November 2008, each man had pleaded guilty to charges relating to the conspiracy, and was in federal prison. The story was over. Or so it seemed to be. Researched with dozens of interviews, court documents, betting records, referee statistics, and unique access to witness statements and confidential law enforcement files, GAMING THE GAME looks inside the FBI's investigation and beyond to provide the definitive account of the scandal. Jimmy Battista's remarkable decades-long bookmaking and betting career is examined, including and especially his role as architect of the widely publicized scandal. Battista, who - unlike his co-conspirators - never spoke with federal authorities, reveals for the first time the intricate details of the scheme, most of which only he knows.**REVIEWS**impeccably researched.insightful. Griffin's] street-wise writing sounds anything but academic.After reading 'Gaming the Game, ' you'll never watch an NBA contest the same way again.Las Vegas Review-Journal Griffin] straddles the line between academic and storyteller, cop and journalist. Gaming the Game] will blow your mind. Philadelphia MagazineAn exhaustively researched book threatening to overturn some comfortable assumptions about the NBA's referee scandal . Gaming the Game] delivers the intrigue you'd expect from a true crime thriller ESPN.comOffers a fascinating look into the Donaghy scandal . intriguing Philadelphia Daily NewsA book you can bet is worth reading.fascinating.a complete effortDelaware County (PA) Daily Timesa tremendous read.fascinating.gripping.a must read for any bettor serious about the global marketplace.by far the most believable account of the NBA betting scandal] Covers.comIf you've ever wondered what the REAL story was behind Tim Donaghy and the NBA betting scandal, this is a must read.If you're interested in sports betting, you won't be able to put Gaming the Game] down Bettors Worldcompelling and] many leveled.the research behind Gaming the Game is impressive.Griffin's knowledge of the crime scene in and around Philadelphia illuminates Gaming the Game.He's a fluid, crisp writer and an A-1 historian of crime who] combines an eye for human detail with the ability to convey broad social themes. Blogger News NetworkAn outstanding read that might make you change the way you view professional sports. Beyond the BetsGriffin's investigation into big time gambling is fascinating.Highly Recommended Gambling Book and NewsFew people are as qualified as Griffin to write this book. his] scholarly background is evidenced in his research, which is flawless.If you've ever wanted to know how the big-money betting outfits work, this is the book for you. If you've ever wondered about the true story behind the Tim Donaghy scandal and how much of the truth are we being told, this is also the book for you. Griffin.is a gifted story teller and writes in a way that will have you glued to the pages. This is easily one of the best books ever written about the sports betting scene.About.comGriffin curates FBI files, interviews, statistics and court documents, providing a narrative so vigorous and complex that readers are practically courtside. The cast of characters.come to life like players in a true crime novel BiographieABOUT THE AUTHORA former Philadelphia Police officer, best-selling author Sean Patrick Griffin, Ph.D. is Professor and Department Head of Criminal Justice at The Citadel.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. The dark and bloody ground of the frontier during the years of the American Revolution created much that we associate with the idea of America. Between 1763 and 1795, westerners not only participated in a war of independence but also engaged in a revolution that ushered in fundamental changes in the relationship between individuals and society. In the West, the process was stripped down to its essence: uncertainty, competition, disorder, and frenzied and contradictory attempts to reestablish order. The violent nature of the contest to reconstitute sovereignty produced a revolutionary settlement, riddled with what we would regard as paradox, in which new notions of race went hand in hand with new definitions of citizenship. In the almost Hobbesian state of nature that the West had become, westerners created a liberating yet frightening vision of what society was to be. In vivid detail, Patrick Griffin recaptures a chaotic world of settlers, Indians, speculators, British regulars, and American and state officials vying with one another to remake the American West during its most formative period.…

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Delves deep inside the FBI investigation of illegal gambling involving formerly imprisoned NBA veteran referee Tim Donaghy. Griffin examines Donaghy's imprisonment, the childhood relationship of Donaghy to professional gamblers, the involvement of Italian-American crime families and more.…

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