Blackmail cases, Kidnappings, Spies, not necessarily in that order as well as Irrationality, Superstition and Curses, Destiny, the Ultimate Design, Karma, and Magic.
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"Luck Be a Lady" by Frank Loesser, "I Should Be So Lucky" by Kylie Minogue, and "Lucky Star" by Madonna to name exactly three.
Like it or not. You are what you watch. The Man Who Had All the Luck (2006), Match Point (2005), As Luck Would Have It (2003), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Udachi Vam, Gospoda (1992), Chans Va Eshq Va Tasadof (1959), Dangerous (1935), and Seven Years Bad Luck (1921).
Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, The Price is Right, Press Your Luck, Deal or No Deal, Celebrity Poker Showdown, and Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
I love to read biographies, mainly rags to riches stories and other interesting nonfiction. For instance, the title below takes us to the world of the Highland Scots, where twists of fate were prefigured in the patterns left at the bottom of one's empty teacup. Reading Tea Leaves is the oldest book on the subject in English.
Possibly a more practical read, Warren Weaver's book illustrates how probabilistic reasoning, as he calls it, is the only kind of reasoning that can help us answer certain kinds of questions, questions such as will it rain today? Very useful. Check out the chapter entitled "The Birth of Lady Luck".
One fiction title that comes to mind is a humorous one because I don't have any sense of direction. I think you'll enjoy Barbara Samuel's Lady Luck's Map of Vegas . "But then it hits me, outta nowhere: There isn't a soul on this earth who knows me for who I really am. It's not real pretty, you understand, and I've got a lot to answer for. Then I think: I'm tired of it. It's a burden when your whole life is a lie. You start getting confused over what's true and what's not. Staring into those deep canyons, where a person could fall and get lost and not be found for years, I also know there is only one person I can tell...
The everyman and men that know how to treat a lady. And Klaus Nordling, bien sur. "It's still a tough tomorrow, make of it what you will. And greetings, friendly reader, may you find joy in your memories and prosper long. And, as a famous poet (I don't recall his name) once said, That's that."