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Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball

In 1976, champion player Roger Sharpe stepped up to a pinball machine in a Manhattan courtroom. The New York City Council had convened to consider lifting the city’s ban on pinball―a game that had been outlawed since 1942 for its supposed connections to gambling and organized crime. Sharpe was there to prove that, unlike a slot machine, pinball wasn’t a game of chance designed to fleece its players―it was a game of skill that required a measure of patience, coordination, and control. To prove his point, he proclaimed that he would launch his ball into the center lane at the far end of the playfield―much like Babe Ruth famously pointing to the fences. Sharpe pulled back the plunger and released, and the fate of this industry and art form hung in the balance.

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New book cover license: Des savons pour la vie by HARRY CREWS

Des savons pour la vie
[The Mulching of America]
Première parution en 2004

Trad. de l’anglais (États-Unis) par Nicolas Richard et révisé par Béatrice Durupt

Collection Folio policier (n° 860), Gallimard
Parution : 24-05-2018
Cela fait vingt-cinq ans que Hickum Looney vend du savon au porte-à-porte. Vingt-cinq ans qu’il tente de remporter le concours de vente du mois d’août et qu’il voit la Cadillac, le voyage à Disney World et les deux mille dollars en cash lui passer sous le nez, au profit du Chef, le créateur de l’entreprise qui remet son titre en jeu tous les étés et empoche la mise à chaque fois. Mais cette année, grâce à une Rencontre aussi improbable que miraculeuse, il gagne. Comment aurait-il pu se douter que c’était le début de l’enfer?

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The novel “Within Reach” by Barbara Delinsky features the work of photographer Edward M. Fielding

Book cover photographer Edward M. Fielding’s latest license for Barbara Delinsky’s novel “Within Reach”. Danica Lindsay tries to rekindle the sparks of her marriage by renting a vacation home on the coast of Maine, but when her husband is too busy with his career to make the trip, Danica finds solace in the sea and in her new neighbor.

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