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Son of a Gambling Man: My Journey from a Casino Family to the Governor's Mansion (signed)
by Miller, Bob (signed)
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- New/New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0312591810
- ISBN 13
- 9780312591816
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New York: Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press, 2013. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR (Nevada's longest serving Governor) directly on the half title page. The inscription reads: "To... Hope you enjoy this version of the history of Las Vegas (signed) Bob Miller." New and unread in a bright and shiny New dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($26.99). NO fading, chips, tears or creases. NOT a remainder. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never read. Foreword by President Bill Clinton. Bound in the original biege boards, stamped in metallic crimson on the spine. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "A memoir of growing up in mob-run Sin City from a casino heir-turned-governor who's seen two sides of every coin. When Bob Miller arrived in Las Vegas as a boy, it was a small, dusty city, a far cry from the glamorous, exciting place it is today. Driving the family car was his father Ross Miller, a tough guy -- though a good family man -- who had operated on both sides of the law on some of the meaner streets of industrial Chicago. The Miller family was as close and as warm as 'Ozzie and Harriet,' as long as you knew that Ozzie was a bookmaker and a business acquaintance of some very dubious criminal types. As Bob grew up, so did Vegas, now a 'town' of some two million. Ross Miller became a respectable businessman and partner in a major casino, though he was still capable of settling a score with his fists. And Bob went on to law school, entering law enforcement and eventually becoming a popular governor of Nevada, holding office longer than anybody in the state's history. And the Miller family's legacy continues. Bob's own son is presently serving as Secretary of State. A warm family memoir, the story of a city heir, with just a little bit of THE GODFATHER and CASINO thrown in for spice, SON OF A GAMBLING MAN is a unique and thoroughly memorable story.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Hardcover. New/New dust jacket. 8vo. xvii, 251pp. + 8 pages of photos. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Title
- Son of a Gambling Man: My Journey from a Casino Family to the Governor's Mansion (signed)
- Author
- Miller, Bob (signed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0312591810
- ISBN 13
- 9780312591816
- Publisher
- Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2013
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography; Politics / Government / International Relations;
- Size
- 8vo. xvii, 251pp. + 8 pages of photos
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