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Fun While It Lasted : My Rise and Fall in the Land of Fame and Fortune - Michael D'Antonio

Fun While It Lasted

My Rise and Fall in the Land of Fame and Fortune

By: Michael D'Antonio, Bruce McNall

Hardcover | 9 July 2003 | Edition Number 1

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In the tradition of Liar's Poker, here is a wildly entertaining account by one of America's high-stakes players--who lost it all when he was indicted for fraud "The first thing everyone wants to know is how I did it. How had I turned my intelligence, nerve, and a bit of fraud, into a business worth hundreds of millions of dollars. And how had I hidden the truth, while enjoying a jet-setting public life for so many years." Bruce McNall became obsessed with coin collecting at the age of 10. At 16, his collection was worth $60,000. During college, he traveled the world buying coins stolen from ancient sites and tombs. McNall's first major sale was to Sy Weintraub, the head of Panavision, who bought $500,000 worth of coins in one sitting. Soon, McNall branched out into horse racing, movie making (The Fabulous Baker Boys), and owning the L.A. Kings hockey team.
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"Fun While It Lasted is as rare as one of Bruce McNall's ancient coins, and, better yet, it has more than two sides--astonishingly honest and hugely entertaining."

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