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Now available in paperback -- a wildly entertaining account by one of the wealthiest sports and entertainment moguls, whose empire crumbled when he was indicted for fraud.
Bruce McNall, the nerdy son of a biochemistry professor, became obsessed with coin collecting. By age 16, he had amassed a collection worth $60,000 -- which he easily parlayed into a vast fortune.
It was never enough -- McNall diversified into other fields, becoming a film backer and producer, buying the Los Angeles Kings hockey team and luring
Wayne Gretzky to play for him, and even dabbling in horseracing. McNall befriended many in Hollywood and produced 20 films. But then the bottom fell out. He was indicted for fraud and spent several years in prison. In Fun While It Lasted, he tells the whole story -- an entertaining, whirlwind trip with one of the highest rollers of the past 20 years.
Reviews
"Few people have risen as far and as fast...as Bruce McNall, and fewer have been laid so low so quickly." --New York Times
"A scam based in part on the over-valuation of ancient coins seems quaint. But such is the charm of Bruce McNall’s story." --Wall Street Journal
"It's great fun to read how McNall parlays his boyhood love of coins into a world-class business." --Boston Globe
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