Title |
When the mob ran Vegas : : stories of money, mayhem and murder
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Names |
Fischer, Steve.
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Book Number |
DBC13357
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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 |
Short vignettes, about mob figures in the 50's through early 70's in the gambling Mecca of Las Vegas, offer info on the schemes and would-be-scammers, various Las Vegas characters, places, and events. Includes mentions of Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Monroe, Howard Hughes and multiple gang mobsters. Some strong language. Some violence.
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Narrator |
Ford, Frieda.
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Local Subject |
Crime & True Detective - CRI
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General Non-Fiction - GNF
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Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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History, United States - HUS
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History - HST
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History - History of the American West - HUSW
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Audience Notes |
Contains violence.
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Contains strong language.
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Female narrator.
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LC Subject |
Organized crime - Nevada - Las Vegas - History
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Casinos - Nevada - Las Vegas - History
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Las Vegas (Nev.) - History
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Downloadable books
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Nonfiction
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Talking books
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Call Number |
979.3135033 ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2007
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Publication Info |
Carson City : Nevada Talking Book Services, Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records, 2007 Nevada Talking Book Services
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: [United States] : Berkline Press, 2007. 9780977065806
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