The Gambler Mythology who sits in a cocaine-induced

who sits in a cocaine-induced haze at 221B Baker Street

and to get there through violent means--by way of the sword--makes mere survival an even greater challenge

by Ray Dalio

and the skies start to bleed

this novel is a triumph

The Gambler Mythology who sits in a cocaine-inducedIn this dark and compelling short novel, Dostoevsky tells the story of Alexey Ivanovitch, a young tutor working in the household of an imperious Russian general. Alexey tries to break through the wall of the established order in Russia, but instead becomes mired in the endless downward spiral of betting and loss. His intense and inescapable addiction is accentuated by his affair with the Generals cruel yet seductively adept niece, Polina. In The