These agents of change constitute the PACTS Coalition. As a group, they generally agree that mathematics is a tough subject and that it should be fun; however, their level of agreement vacillates when the investigation...

These agents of change constitute the PACTS Coalition. As a group, they generally agree that mathematics is a tough subject and that it should be fun; however, their level of agreement vacillates when the investigation...

At nineteen, Ray Hitchcock refuses to let his life be ruled by anything so arbitrary and fickle as "destiny" or "luck." He dreams his newest compulsive addiction will let him create his own magic. To try to control his own future, he tackled the art of making dice fall as he chooses.

On his twenty-first birthday, Ray rushes to Las Vegas for a week long cherry-busting craps shooting adventure. He hopes to keep the bank from repossessing their family's Iowa farm. Little does he know he's about to ambushed by...