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A Year at the Races : Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luck
A Year at the Races Reflections on Horses Humans Love Money and Luck
Author: Jane Smiley
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ISBN-13: 9781400033171
ISBN-10: 1400033179
Publication Date: 4/19/2005
Pages: 304
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Paperback
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6 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

reviewed A Year at the Races : Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luck on + 27 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
excellent true story by pulitzer prize winner- so personal and interesting- all about horses, their personalities, talents, races, owners, whisperer, and more.
ukulady avatar reviewed A Year at the Races : Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luck on + 91 more book reviews
The non-fiction version of "Horse Heaven." I really enjoyed the horse stories and the psychic is great. I wasn't really interested in the theorizing, seemed more like padding, but overall a good horse book.
reviewed A Year at the Races : Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luck on + 118 more book reviews
Easy to pick up and put down essays written well by Smiley.
reviewed A Year at the Races : Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luck on + 17 more book reviews
Didn't enjoy this book, the writer did not keep my interest.
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I liked this book a lot. Jane Smiley's books are all interesting. I had never lived in the world of horses until this book. It took a few pages to get with it but she did keep me interested and I went on to more of her work.
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If you are not into the minutae of horses, this book is not for you. Some of the stories are entertaining, but any trainer or vet has the same.