The Anglo-Saxon race was in its boyhood in the days when the Vikings lived. For every heroic vice, the Vikings laid upon the opposite scale an heroic virtue. They plundered and robbed, as most men did in the times when Might made Right. Yet the heaven-sent instinct of hospitality was in the marrow of their bones. No beggar went from their doors without alms; no traveller asked in vain for shelter. As cunningly false as they were to their foes, just so superbly true were they to their friends. Above all, they were a race of conquerors, whose knee bent only to its proved superior.
Bernie is lucky, lucky, lucky, thanks to his lucky parrot, Lippy. But when Bernie’s buddy Feenman touches Lippy, the good luck turns to bad! But that’s okay. Bernie has a plan. He gives the parrot to his archenemy, Sherman Oaks. It’s perfect—until Bernie finds out that Lippy’s still lucky after all!
Why do so many gamblers risk it all when they know the odds of winning are against them? Why do they believe dice are "hot" in a winning streak? Why do we expect heads on a coin toss after several flips have turned up tails? What's Luck Got to Do with It? takes a lively and eye-opening look at the mathematics, history, and psychology of gambling to reveal the most widely held misconceptions about luck. It exposes the hazards of feeling lucky, and uses the mathematics of predictable outcomes to show when our chances of winning are actually good.
Lucky Luke is a Franco-Belgian comic series created by Belgian cartoonist, Maurice De Bevere better known as Morris, the original artist, and saw its best period written by Rene Goscinny. Set in the American Old West, it stars the titular character, Lucky Luke, the cowboy known to shoot faster than his shadow.
Reading Lucky Luke, you can enjoy interesting and witty stories; furthermore, they can cultivate your English, why ignore?
Lucky Luke is a Franco-Belgian comic series created by Belgian cartoonist, Maurice De Bevere better known as Morris, the original artist, and saw its best period written by Rene Goscinny. Set in the American Old West, it stars the titular character, Lucky Luke, the cowboy known to shoot faster than his shadow.
