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Arizona Dream: A true story of a real-life "Ocean's Eleven" (2014)

av Adnan Alisic

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If you had lost everything, and you had one chance to get it all back, would you take that chance? Haunted by the demons from his past, Adnan Alisic escapes Bosnia and comes to Phoenix, Arizona, where he starts a new life. Fueled by ambiti on and drive, he starts a successful car dealership, sett les down, and lives the American Dream. Tortured by his past, he seeks relief in gambling and loses everything. Aft er being tossed out of the casino, Adnan vowes to get back at them. Forced by the gambling debt and driven by the revenge against the casino, he plans an elaborate casino heist. Aft er discovering the tunnel running under the casino, he devises an intricate scheme to get his money back and pay off the debt. From ethnic cleansing and mass killings in Bosnia, to gambling and underground tunnels in Arizona, you will read Arizona Dream unti l the last page where you'll find the real reason and motivation behind the heist. "In likable, plain-spoken, and insightf ul prose, full of lush and vivid detail, Adnan Ali i refl ects on the suspenseful twists and turns of his one-of-a-kind life path. From the fi rst page to the last, I was completely riveted. This is one hell of a book." - Davy Rothbart, author of My Heart is an Idiot, and creator of FOUND Magazine After witnessing terrible war atrocities, Adnan Alisic escaped from Bosnia and came to Phoenix, Arizona where he became a successful businessman. Entangled in a gambling addiction, he was forced to execute this sensational casino heist. He is currently serving seventeen-and-a-half years in federal prison in Lompoc, California, and can be reached at Alisic.adnan6@gmail.com or www.Arizonadreambook.com."… (mer)
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This is a really fast paced read full of twist and turns that will keep you up reading until the end. Well worth it. I received this from Goodreads for and honest review. ( )
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If you had lost everything, and you had one chance to get it all back, would you take that chance? Haunted by the demons from his past, Adnan Alisic escapes Bosnia and comes to Phoenix, Arizona, where he starts a new life. Fueled by ambiti on and drive, he starts a successful car dealership, sett les down, and lives the American Dream. Tortured by his past, he seeks relief in gambling and loses everything. Aft er being tossed out of the casino, Adnan vowes to get back at them. Forced by the gambling debt and driven by the revenge against the casino, he plans an elaborate casino heist. Aft er discovering the tunnel running under the casino, he devises an intricate scheme to get his money back and pay off the debt. From ethnic cleansing and mass killings in Bosnia, to gambling and underground tunnels in Arizona, you will read Arizona Dream unti l the last page where you'll find the real reason and motivation behind the heist. "In likable, plain-spoken, and insightf ul prose, full of lush and vivid detail, Adnan Ali i refl ects on the suspenseful twists and turns of his one-of-a-kind life path. From the fi rst page to the last, I was completely riveted. This is one hell of a book." - Davy Rothbart, author of My Heart is an Idiot, and creator of FOUND Magazine After witnessing terrible war atrocities, Adnan Alisic escaped from Bosnia and came to Phoenix, Arizona where he became a successful businessman. Entangled in a gambling addiction, he was forced to execute this sensational casino heist. He is currently serving seventeen-and-a-half years in federal prison in Lompoc, California, and can be reached at Alisic.adnan6@gmail.com or www.Arizonadreambook.com."

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