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Title: Chance of a Lifetime: Nucky Johnson, Skinny D'Amato, and How Atlantic City Became the Naughty Queen of Resorts by Grace Anselmo D'Amato, Vicki Gold Levi ISBN: 0-945582-75-7 Publisher: Down the Shore Pub Pub. Date: October, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Inside history of how Atlantic City earned its reputation
Comment: Chance Of A Lifetime is the inside history of how Atlantic City earned its reputation for being the Queen of Resorts, especially focusing upon the lives and labors of political boss Enoch "Nucky" Johnson and 500 Club owner Paul "Skinny" Johnson who founded an economy on vice as a matter of civic pride. An engaging, uproarious true tale of sin, scrambling, and glittering legacy, Chance Of A Lifetime is a unique and welcome addition to 20th Century American History in general, and New Jersey State History in particular.
Rating: 3
Summary: Interesting subject matter...rambling prose
Comment: While the subject matter of this book is quite intriguing, the writing style of Ms. D'Amato leaves a great deal to be desired. Quite frequently the text goes off on a tangent, then quickly returns to the subject at hand, and the reader is left scratching their head, wondering why the author even brought up the "sidebar".
As it is probably the only book available (to my knowledge) on Mr. Johnson and Mr. D'Amato, I can recommend it from a subject perspective. Just be prepared to have to go back and re-read sections trying to make some sense of them.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great book on Atlantic City in the pre casino days!!
Comment: Being a native New Jerseyan, I really appreciated this book. the author makes you feel as if you have a front row seat at the "Queen of Resorts" a.k.a. Atlantic City, New Jersey! The reader will get a close up view of the "Rat Pack" boys,Frank Sinatra and Dean Martine..and the close relationship they had to "Skinny" D'Amato. This wonderful book is packed with photos of life Atlantic City back in the 40's and 50's...how different life was then in the "nightclub" era..when people dressed up and went out in search of entertainment..how different we live now with cable TV, computers, etc. This book can almost be an historical document..into the past..and what a contrast between the Atlantic City of today with her towering casinos, and the Atlantic City of yesterday!
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Title: The Last Good Time : Skinny D'Amato, the Notorious 500 Club, & the Rise and Fall of Atlantic City by JONATHAN VAN METER ISBN: 0609608770 Publisher: Crown Pub. Date: 17 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson ISBN: 0937548499 Publisher: Plexus Publishing Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Mouse in the Rat Pack: The Joey Bishop Story by Michael Seth Starr ISBN: 0878332774 Publisher: Taylor Pub Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Prince of Providence: The True Story of Buddy Cianci, America's Most Notorious Mayor, Some Wiseguys, and the Feds by MIKE STANTON ISBN: 0375507809 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 05 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Mr. S : My Life with Frank Sinatra by George Jacobs, William Stadiem ISBN: 0060515163 Publisher: HarperEntertainment Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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