The Gambler Lib/E: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History

Author:   William C. Rempel ,  Fred Sanders
Publisher:   HarperCollins
Edition:   Library Edition
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9781538456736


Publication Date:   23 January 2018
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Author:   William C. Rempel ,  Fred Sanders
Publisher:   HarperCollins
Imprint:   HarperCollins
Edition:   Library Edition
ISBN:  

9781538456736


ISBN 10:   1538456737
Publication Date:   23 January 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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"Offers an entertaining look at Kerkorian's outsize life... an interesting portrait of a billionaire. -- "" Wall Street Journal"" Gripping and fast-moving...The reporting and the level of detail are astounding...A riveting picture of a figure the world does not know very well but should. -- ""Washington Post"" Rempel reveals Kerkorian as a man with the nerves of steel needed to build business empires in transportation, gambling, and film...An engrossing story of a self-made man. -- ""Publishers Weekly"" A richly detailed account of the life of Kirk Kerkorian...The compelling story of a Horatio Alger who lived well into his 90s. -- ""Kirkus Reviews"""


Offers an entertaining look at Kerkorian's outsize life... an interesting portrait of a billionaire. -- Wall Street Journal Gripping and fast-moving...The reporting and the level of detail are astounding...A riveting picture of a figure the world does not know very well but should. -- Washington Post Rempel reveals Kerkorian as a man with the nerves of steel needed to build business empires in transportation, gambling, and film...An engrossing story of a self-made man. -- Publishers Weekly A richly detailed account of the life of Kirk Kerkorian...The compelling story of a Horatio Alger who lived well into his 90s. -- Kirkus Reviews


A richly detailed account of the life of Kirk Kerkorian...The compelling story of a Horatio Alger who lived well into his 90s. -- Kirkus Reviews Rempel reveals Kerkorian as a man with the nerves of steel needed to build business empires in transportation, gambling, and film...An engrossing story of a self-made man. -- Publishers Weekly Gripping and fast-moving...The reporting and the level of detail are astounding...A riveting picture of a figure the world does not know very well but should. -- Washington Post Offers an entertaining look at Kerkorian's outsize life... an interesting portrait of a billionaire. -- Wall Street Journal


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William C. Rempel is a veteran investigative reporter and editor who specialized in foreign and national projects. During a thirty-six-year career at the Los Angeles Times, he produced groundbreaking reports on subjects ranging from oil tanker safety prior to the Exxon Valdez disaster to the menace of al-Qaeda prior to September 11, 2001. He has received numerous journalism honors, including a shared Overseas Press Club Award for international terrorism reports and a Gerald Loeb Award for financial writing. He was also a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. Fred Sanders, an actor and Earphones Award-winning narrator, has received critics' praise for his audio narrations that range from nonfiction, memoir, and fiction to mystery and suspense. He been seen on Broadway in The Buddy Holly Story, in national tours for Driving Miss Daisy and Big River, and on such television shows as Seinfeld, The West Wing, Will and Grace, Numb3rs, Titus, and Malcolm in the Middle. His films include Sea of Love, The Shadow, and the Oscar-nominated short Culture. He is a native New Yorker and Yale graduate.

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