The story of the notorious Jewish gangster who ascended from impoverished beginnings to the glittering Las Vegas strip "Fast-paced and absorbing.
With a keen eye for the amusing, and humanizing detail, Shnayerson] enlivens the traditional rise-and-fall narrative."--Jenna Weissman Joselit, New York Times Book Review "A fun, absorbing read that helps make sense of an emotionally complex gangster."--Scott Bradfield, Spectator In a brief life t. . . .
The story of the notorious Jewish gangster who ascended from impoverished beginnings to the glittering Las Vegas strip "Fast-paced and absorbing