Vegas and the Mob, Paperback - Al W. Moe

Reducere. DescriptionLas Vegas was the Mob's greatest venture and most spectacular success, and through 40 years of frenzy, murder, deceit, scams, and skimmi...

Reducere. An original founding member of the Mystics, author Al Contrera tells the true story of how five Brooklyn teenagers went from singing on street corn...

Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town AmericaPublisher: WW Norton & CoAuthor(s): Russell S...

Reducere. In this world you come in on your feet but you leave out in a coffin.The Milano Family is known to be notorious, and Semaj has witnessed it firstha...

From the 1970s through the mid-1980s, the Chicago Outfit dominated organized crime in Las Vegas. Unreported revenue, known as the -skim, - from Out...

Reducere. Blackmail. Bombs. Hit teams and executions. Skimming of casino profits. Illegal sports gaming. These tactics were "business as usual" for members o...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

DescriptionThis volume presents Lovecraft's correspondence with Maurice W. Moe, who knew Lovecraft for nearly the entirety of the latter's adult li...

Moe is a huge cultural phenomenon and one of the driving forces behind the enormous success of Japanese anime and manga--not just in Japan but now ...

Best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up know...

Reducere. Research journalist Mark W. Curran tells the story of how organized crime built the town of Las Vegas into the glittering mecca it is today. Learn ...

Social Media Intelligence - Professor Wendy W. Moe, Professor David A. Schweidel

Reducere. Born Juanita Slusher in Edna, Texas, in 1935, the entertainer who became Candy Barr was perhaps the last great dancer in burlesque, a stripper who ...

Reducere. In 1946, two men battled for power in Las Vegas. Bugsy Siegel stole Billy Wilkerson's dream of a luxury hotel in the desert, and died in a hail of ...

Reducere. "Brings to life the fight world of that era. Mr. Mitchell's account is full of memorably drawn scenes, and the stories we haven't heard before make...

In his beloved Burgundy, Chief Inspector Pel finds himself incensed by interference from Paris, but it isn't the descent of rival policemen that ma...

Reducere. Moe Norman has been called "The Mysterious Genius of Golf." His swing, his mannerisms, and his lifestyle were unusual to say the least: Moe played ...

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas ... including the ghosts, unexplained phenomenon, and other spooky happenings. The strip is much more than bri...

Reducere. This book considers the material basis of building as a key impetus of both urbanization and the energetics of urban life. The otherwise externaliz...

Reducere. He played in casinos around the world with a plan to make himself richer than anyone could possibly imagine -- but it would nearly cost him his lif...

A midwest preacher's daughter with a sophisticated academic pedigree, Viva could have pursued any career, but chose to become a stripper. This pers...

Reducere. Trolul fara inima face parte din colectia Calatorii in lumea basmelor care reuneste, intr-o formula grafica deosebita, cele mai frumoase basme din ...

Reducere. Now in paperback, after five hardcover printings, Tommy James's wild and entertaining true story of his career--part rock & roll fairytale, part va...

From accidental 'I Do' to meant to be?Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Cara ColterNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2021Dimensions...

What happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas, when one night out turns into a wedding that neither newlywed can remember, In Jaci Burton's next gorg...

Reducere. "With deadpan humor, whip-smart insights and some damn fine sentences, Charles Farrell has written a classic chronicle of life in the twilight worl...

Reducere. DescriptionTenacity chronicles the evolution of entrepreneur Ron Coury, a major business figure in Las Vegas, Nevada and the surrounding western st...

Publisher: Trine DayAuthor(s): Geno MunariNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 155 x 228 x 32Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedes...

Reducere. "Read this man's book." --James EllroyA harrowing, edge-of-your-seat narrative of murder and secrets, revenge and heroism in the City of Angels--th...

Reducere. Jay Sarno built two path-breaking Las Vegas casinos, Caesars Palace (1966) and Circus Circus (1968), and planned but did not build a third, the Gra...

Intimate and raw, The Pursuit of Miss Heartbreak Hotel is a story about sexuality, family, heartbreak, old habits you can't quite shake, and first ...