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|  | | Getting Thin is Murder
Ex-baseball player Blair Saxon is forced into running down leads in a series of murders when he inadvertently becomes a target.
A year ago, baseball player Blair Saxon was enjoying his Major League Debut. Today, he’s wasting away on a beach, the victim of a 95-mile per hour fastball to the head. He’s direct, abrasive, and speaks without filters, so it’s understandable that the police don’t want his help with a series of possible murders.
When the killer gets too close, Saxon turns to his one remaining friend, Megan, the only one who will tolerate his strange ideas and strange desires. Together they do what the police won’t, they find suspects. But are they resourceful enough to keep themselves alive? | |  | | Mob City: Reno
The growth of the Mob in the casino city of Reno, Nevada.
Reno was the first US city to fully embrace its destiny as a gaming capital, and even before gaming was legalized in 1931 the city was the one place gangsters from Chicago and the Midwest wanted to go, for safety, sanctuary, and of course the booze, the broads, and the banking services to launder their kidnapping and hold-up loot.
Bank robbers like Alvin Karpis, kidnappers like Ma Barker and her sons, and even “Baby Face" Nelson came to stay, play, and enjoy the show.
Reno had it all, and they had their own Mob who controlled the vices, legal or otherwise. Eventually Lucky Lu | |  | | Nevada's Golden Age of Gambling
Nevada's casinos and their stories from 1931 to 1981 with over 70 photos.
Huge 8x11 paperback with over 70 photos highlighting the early stages of Nevada casino growth. 20-plus chapters allow the reader to enjoy the early days of Nevada, and the excitement of its casinos. Well-known gaming pioneers such as Bill Harrah, "Pappy" Smith of Harold's Club and Howard Hughes are highlighted along with some you may not have heard about like Barney O'Mailia of the El Capitan and Barney's Club. Easy and fun reading from a historical outlook. | |  | | Stealing from Bandits
The inside action of a major Nevada Casino and its workers are detailed in this novel.
Casinos and money, that's what it's all about in Nevada. To protect the state's greatest asset, cash, the eye-in-the-sky runs 24/7, but something at the Royal
casino was never supposed to be seen.
Now Kevin Webb needs to figure out which one of his friends can help him stay alive after being just a little too good at his job.
This fast-action thriller takes you behind the scenes of a major casino and lets you take-in what the cameras see and only the bosses are supposed to know about. | |  | | The Roots of Reno
The true story of how Reno, Nevada became the "Biggest Little City in the World" through casino owners hard work, intimidation, and treachery.
The final Wild West, Central Nevada boomtowns Tonopah and Goldfield, grabbed headlines across the country as famous men like Tex Rickard and Wyatt Earp hit town. As Fabulous mining strikes were uncovered, the town set the stage for the original growth of casinos and legalized gambling in Nevada. Today, there is a direct link from those early saloons to the casinos of Reno.
Four men: Nick Abelman, Bill Graham, Jim McKay, and George Wingfield, dug up mining riches in the boomtowns and sunk their fortunes into the foundation of Reno's real estate and club business in the 1920's.
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Want to quit work, sleep till noon, and write all day? Don't try it until you read The Ultimate Key to Successful Blogging!
Written by a successful, long-time blogger who presents a concise but easy to understand overview of the world of Blogging.
Instead of weighing you down with hyperbole, the author explains the process of writing for the web, setting up a blog, the avenues for making a blog profitable, and the ultimate key to successful blogging.
If you want to learn about blogging, this is the place to start! | |  | | Vegas and the Chicago Outfit
The Chicago Outfit crime group dominated Las Vegas casino operations and skimmed $300 million from mob-owned properties. Here's how they did it!
Chicago was the worldwide leader in gangster wars and bootlegging in the 1920s, as Al Capone set the stage for his tremendous success and popularity. When he was safely away in prison, the Chicago Outfit expanded into more rackets involving gambling and loan sharking, making bosses like Paul “The Waiter” Ricca and Tony “Joe Batters” Accardo rich beyond even Capone’s wildest dreams.
With prostitution and union corruption, Chicago had more bookies, card clubs, and clip joints than evil casino spots like Reno, Hot Springs, Toledo, and New York combined. So, they weren’t the first to find | |  | | Vegas and the Mob
The true story of how the Mob took over Las Vegas and skimmed the casinos dry!
Las Vegas was the Mob’s greatest venture and most spectacular success, and through 40 years of frenzy, murder, deceit, scams, and skimming, the FBI listened on phone taps and did virtually nothing to stop the fun. This is the truth about the Mob's control of the casinos in Vegas like you’ve never heard it before, from start to finish.
Two of the nation’s most powerful crime family bosses went to prison in the 1930’s: Al Capone, and Lucky Luciano. Frank Nitti took over the Chicago Outfit, while Frank Costello ran things for the Luciano Family. Both men were influenced by their bosses |
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