Double or Nothing: How Two Friends Risked It All to Buy One of Las Vegas' Legendary Casinos (signed)
Breitling, Tom (signed); with Cal Fussman
Language: English
Published by Collins [HarperCollins], New York, 2008
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.About Books
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New York: Collins [HarperCollins], 2008. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Tom Breitling directly on the front free endpaper. The inscription reads: "Lori [Foreman?], Thank You for all of the support with Double or Nothing! Beat Wishes, (signed) Tom Breitling." Laid-in are three internet downloads of his signature for authentication. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket. The jacket is only very lightly rubbed at the high points. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. 2008. First printing with "First Edition" so stated and complete number row (10987654321) on the copyright page. Bound in the original red boards with black spine stamped in bright gold. Jacket praise from Andre Agassi, Tony Bennett and Bob Costas. From the dust jacket: "If Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn had come of age at the end of the 20th century looking for an all-American adventure, they probably would've headed for Vegas. They'd have been hard-pressed to go on a wilder ride than the one taken by Tom Breitling and Tim Poster to the top of the famed Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino. Call them the Odds Couple. Breitling is the kid who lives next door if you grow up in Burnsville, Minnesota. He never saw a hundred dollar bill or The Godfather until he went to college. Poster comes from a family of oddsmakers who reach for the Doritos on football Sundays and scream for the point spread. He was whistling Sinatra and booking games at his Las Vegas high school. Their unlikely friendship began in college over an $8 veal parmigiana sandwich that led to a partnership in a hotel reservation business. Starting with a desk, a chair, a pillow, and a telephone, Tim and Tom grew a company that they sold during the dotcom boom for $105 million. This allows Tim to pursue his childhood dream of owning a casino and bringing back the glory days of Vegas. When Tim ups the odds and raises the limits to give gamblers the best game in town, a craps player nicknamed 'Mr. Royalty,' who's on one of the hottest winning streaks in history, heads for The Nugget. When he begins to take Tom and Tim for millions, the partnership is put to the test. But Tim refuses to back off on the odds or the high limits, telling his partner, 'It's a ballsy proposition here. It's gonna be a roller coaster ride. But we don't have a public company to answer to. It's just you and me.' When Mr. Royalty rolls twenty-two consecutive passes and rakes in a mountain of chips, he takes Tim and Tom to the brink. They must figure out a way to hold up The House. Just as they do, the roller coaster ride really gets rolling -- and the ride becomes crazier than they'd ever imagined.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Tom Breitling. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. (x), 243pp. + 8 pages of b/w photos. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. …
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- Title
- Double or Nothing: How Two Friends Risked It All to Buy One of Las Vegas' Legendary Casinos (signed)
- Author
- Breitling, Tom (signed); with Cal Fussman
- Publisher
- Collins [HarperCollins], New York
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Fine condition
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine dust jacket
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0060835834
- ISBN 13
- 9780060835835
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Autobiography, Games / Gambling / Cards / Poker, Nevada history
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About Books [Genny and Michael Winne, proprietors, formerly of Parsippany, New Jersey) has been selling rare and out of print books since 1985. Besides book fairs and mail order catalogue, long-time collectors and dealers will remember our lengthy For Sale ads in the Antiquarian Bookman and similar magazines. Our inventory of more than 40,000 volumes is especially strong in the specialities listed, but contains fine books in a variety of other fields as well. Because most of our books are stored in protective boxes, rather than on shelves, they cannot be viewed as a whole. If you want to examine specific titles, please provide 24 hours notice and we will make them available for your inspection. Phone calls to (702) 750-2722 are welcome, but please only between the hours of 8am and 10pm, west coast time. Our phone is a landline that cannot receive texts.…
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