Title |
Blood aces the wild ride of Benny Binion, the Texas gangster who created Vegas poker
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Names |
Swanson, Doug J.
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Book Number |
DBC04799
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
Benny Binion's persona of a small-town Texas hick, with rumpled shirts and too-short ties, hid a complex, intelligent and infamous man who could charm or kill with equal ease. This biography of a business icon, owner of the Horseshoe Casino, shows how Las Vegas operated in its golden era. Some descriptions of sex, strong language, and violence.
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Narrator |
Andrews, Bill.
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Local Subject |
Biography & Autobiography - BIO
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Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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Crime & True Detective - CRI
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General Non-Fiction - GNF
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History - History of the American West - HUSW
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History - HST
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History, United States - HUS
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Audience Notes |
Contains descriptions of sex.
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Contains violence.
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Contains strong language.
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Male narrator.
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LC Subject |
Gamblers - Nevada - Las Vegas - Biography
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Gamblers - Texas - Biography
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Gangsters - Nevada - Las Vegas - Biography
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Gangsters - Texas - Biography
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Biographies
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True crime stories
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Downloadable books
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Nonfiction
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Talking books
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Call Number |
364.1092 B ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2019
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Publication Info |
Carson City : Nevada Talking Book Services, Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records, 2019
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: New York : Viking, [2014] 9780670026036
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