1929. The authors began the research into this book with a belief, wholly untainted by any evidence outside personal experience, that luck plays a role in human affairs. They state, however, that luck does not rule one's life alone, only that there exists an element in life called luck or chance. lottery of life; luck through the ages; luck and religion; luck and science; luck and gambling; luck in sport; luck the universal element; ifs of history; ifs of politics; luck in business; lucky stars; luck in everyday life; tomorrow it may be you.
Theodore Lothrop Stoddard (June 29, 1883 – May 1, 1950) was an American political scientist, historian, journalist, anthropologist, eugenicist, pacifist, and anti-immigration advocate.