{"product_id":"9781250012463","title":"Son of a Gambling Man: My Journey from a Casino Family to the Governor's Mansion","description":"\u003cp\u003eA memoir of growing up in mob-run Sin City from a casino heir-turned-governor who's seen two sides of every coin \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Bob Miller arrived in Las Vegas as a boy, it was a small, dusty city, a far cry from the glamorous, exciting place it is today. Driving the family car was his father Ross Miller, a tough guy—though a good family man—who had operated on both sides of the law on some of the meaner streets of industrial Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Miller family was as close and as warm as \"Ozzie and Harriet,\" as long as you knew that Ozzie was a bookmaker and a business acquaintance of some very dubious criminal types.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Bob grew up, so did Vegas, now a \"town\" of some two million. Ross Miller became a respectable businessman and partner in a major casino, though he was still capable of settling a score with his fists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Bob went on to law school, entering law enforcement and eventually becoming a popular governor of Nevada, holding office longer than anybody in the state's history. And the Miller family's legacy continues. Bob's own son is presently serving as Secretary of State.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA warm family memoir, the story of a city heir, with just a little bit of \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCasino\u003c\/i\u003e thrown in for spice, \u003ci\u003eSon of a Gambling Man \u003c\/i\u003eis a unique and thoroughly memorable story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120895344880,"sku":"9781250012463","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250012463_p0.jpg?v=1769891007","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250012463","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}