Being Oscar
Subtitle: from mob lawyer to Mayor of Las Vegas : only in America
By: Oscar Goodman ; with George Anastasia
Contributors: Anastasia, George
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Weinstein Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781602861886
Subjects: Mafia; Criminal defense lawyers; Mayors; Biography
Description: A memoir from the beloved, colorful criminal defense attorney and three-term mayor of Las Vegas.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Las Vegas. The man and the brand ; Never back down ; What they don;t teach in law school ; Playing fast and loose; title: Goodfellas. The Black Book ; Heavyweights I have known ; A nineteen-minute defense ; I never represented a rat ; A visit to the Mustang Ranch ; IBM, not FBI; title: City Hall. From mob lawyer to Mayor ; Bitten by the bug ; A river in the desert ; Problems with the President ; Fun in the Playboy Suite ; To Rome, with showgirls ; Benevolent dictator ; All in the family.