ars ", ▁the ▁deal er ▁will ▁usually ▁' book ' ▁the ▁bet ▁as ▁a ▁bet ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 2 , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁not ▁create ▁confusion . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁S nake ▁eyes ▁Y o - le ven ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : D ice ▁Category : D ice ▁games ▁Category : S lang ▁Category : English - language ▁sl ang ▁Category : G amb ling ▁termin ology <0x0A> </s> ▁Ang ela ' s ▁Ash es : ▁A ▁Mem oir ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁mem oir ▁by ▁the ▁Irish - American ▁author ▁Frank ▁McC ourt , ▁with ▁various ▁an ec d otes ▁and ▁stories ▁of ▁his ▁child hood . ▁It ▁details ▁his ▁very ▁early ▁child hood ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York , ▁US ▁but ▁focus es ▁primarily ▁on ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁L imer ick , ▁Ireland . ▁It ▁also ▁includes ▁his ▁strugg les ▁with ▁pover ty ▁and ▁his ▁father ' s ▁alco hol ism . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁for ▁Biography ▁or ▁Aut obi ography . ▁A ▁sequ el , ▁' T is , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁followed ▁by ▁Te acher ▁Man ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁Born ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York , ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁Frank ▁( Fran cis ) ▁McC ourt ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁son ▁of ▁Mal