Agovino, Michael J.

The bookmaker : a memoir of money, luck and family from the utopian outskirts of New York City / Michael J. Agovino. - 1st ed. - New York, N.Y. : Harper, 2008. - viii, 353, [5] p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]).

Powerful memoir of Agovino's family's struggle for success in 1970s, 80s, and 90s New York City-- and his father's gambling, which brought them to exhilarating highs and crushing lows.

9780061151392 0061151394

2009277193


Agovino, Michael J.--Childhood and youth.
Agovino, Michael J.--Family.


Italian Americans--New York (State)--New York--Biography.
Italian Americans--Social life and customs--New York (State)--New York--20th century.


Bronx (New York, N.Y.)--Biography.
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New York (N.Y.)--Biography.
New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--20th century.

F128.68.B8 / A46 2008

974.71091