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Odds Against

Name: Odds Against
Author: Dick Francis
ISBN: 9780425198001

Dick Francis, 1965

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Mad Men · S5 E9 · Don Draper

Don's racing paperback: Odds Against

Francis was a champion jump jockey before he wrote, including for the Queen Mother. This 1965 novel introduced Sid Halley, a jockey turned investigator after a fall wrecks his hand. Halley built a second career out of losing his edge, which Don would like to hear more about.

Sources: The "Mad Men" Reading List, New York Public Library · The Mad Men Reading List: 25 Revealing Books Read by the Characters on the Show, Open Culture

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