16 must-read nonfiction books like At the Sands: The Casino That Shaped Classic Las Vegas, Brought the Rat Pack Together, and Went Out with a Bang by David G. Schwartz

Cover of At the Sands: The Casino That Shaped Classic Las Vegas, Brought the Rat Pack Together, and Went Out with a Bang by David G. Schwartz

At the Sands: The Casino That Shaped Classic Las Vegas, Brought the Rat Pack Together, and Went Out with a Bang

By: David G. Schwartz

3.98

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

The lights are coming down. Frank, Dean, and Sammy are about to take the stage. This is the moment …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in At the Sands: The Casino That Shaped Classic Las Vegas, Brought the Rat Pack Together, and Went Out with a Bang by David G. Schwartz , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. Chronicles, Volume One

By: Bob Dylan

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

"I'd come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manif… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"People were people."

-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One

"My big fear was that my guitar would go out of tune."

-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One

"Sometimes you just have to bite your upper lip and put sunglasses on."

-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One

"Sebuah lagu laksana mimpi, dan kita berusaha untuk membuatnya jadi kenyataan."

-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One

Cover of 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers by Kevin Flynn, Jim Dwyer

2. 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers

By: Kevin Flynn , Jim Dwyer

4.29

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The dramatic and moving account of the struggle for life inside the World Trade Center on the morni… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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3. Casino

By: Nicholas Pileggi

4.09

Format: 148 pages, Mass Market Paperback

From the author of the best-selling Mafia expose, Wiseguy, comes this inside story of the billion-d… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Standing in Another Man's Grave (Inspector Rebus, #18) by Ian Rankin

4. Standing in Another Man's Grave (Inspector Rebus, #18)

By: Ian Rankin

4.49

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

John Rebus returns to investigate the disappearances of three women from the same road over ten yea… read more

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5. Even Dogs in the Wild (Inspector Rebus, #20)

By: Ian Rankin

4.72

Format: 64 pages,

Hands in his pockets, Rebus turned to face Cafferty. They were old men now, similar builds, similar… read more

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6. The Battle for Las Vegas: The Law vs. The Mob

By: Dennis Griffin

4.61

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

From the 1970s through the mid-1980s, the Chicago Outfit dominated organized crime in Las Vegas. Un… read more

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7. The Secrets of the FBI

By: Ronald Kessler

3.54

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Secrets of the FBIby New York Times bestselling author Ronald Kessler reveals the FBI's most cl… read more

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8. Rat Pack Confidential: Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, Joey and the Last Great Show Biz Party

By: Shawn Levy

4.08

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

For the first time, the full story of what happened when Frank brought his best pals to party in a … read more

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9. Vegas and the Mob

By: Al W. Moe

4.33

Format: None pages,

The Mobdidn't take "no" for an answer, so when "Bugsy" Siegel and Moe Sedway grabbed a hold of a fe… read more

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10. Rather Be the Devil (Inspector Rebus, #21)

By: Ian Rankin

3.55

Format: 320 pages,

Ian Rankin returns with his superb new novel, set in the dark heart of Edinburgh. John Rebus, now a… read more

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11. The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy, #1)

By: Adrian McKinty , Gerard Doyle

3.92

Format: 11 pages, Audio CD

Northern Ireland, spring 1981. Hunger strikes, riots, power cuts, a homophobic serial killer with a… read more

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"Johnnie Walker in the tea, Jim Beam in the coffee"

-Adrian McKinty, The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy, #1)

"more guilt, guilt, guilt. That's the Irish condition."

-Adrian McKinty, The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy, #1)

"Who do you think's after you, Shane, my lad? Or is it just the dark you're afeared of?"

-Adrian McKinty, The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy, #1)

"The minutes ticked past. This is why peelers need a book. A wee paperback to stick in your pocket."

-Adrian McKinty, The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy, #1)

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12. City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

By: Don Winslow

4.42

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond … read more

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13. The Insider (Solomon Vine, #2)

By: Matthew Richardson

4.20

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

The thrilling novel of espionage and murder set in the dark heart of Westminster, from the UK's mos… read more

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14. Nuclear War: A Scenario

By: Annie Jacobsen

4.47

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."

-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario

"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."

-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario

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15. Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific

By: Robert Leckie

4.22

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Now the inspiration behind the HBO series THE PACIFIC Here is one of the most riveting first-per… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"It was a darkness without time. It was an impenetrable darkness. To the right and left of me rose those terrible formless things of my imagination, which I could not see because there was no light. I…"

-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific

"And now to that Victim whose Sign rose above the world two thousand years ago, to be menaced now by that other sign now rising, I say a prayer of contrition. I, whom you have seen as irreverent and i…"

-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific

"There was no feeling of dedication because it was absolutely involuntary. I do not doubt that if the Marines had asked for volunteers for an impossible campaign such as Guadalcanal, almost everyone n…"

-Robert Leckie, Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific

Cover of The Atlas Maneuver (Cotton Malone, #18) by Steve Berry

16. The Atlas Maneuver (Cotton Malone, #18)

By: Steve Berry

4.28

Format: 401 pages, Hardcover

From celebrated  New York Times  bestselling author Steve Berry comes the latest Cotton Malone adve… read more

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17. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

By: Paul Newman

3.89

Format: 297 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. The greatest … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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18. Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders

By: John Glatt

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In Tangled Vines , bestselling true crime author John Glatt reconstructs the rise of the prestigiou… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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19. A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

By: Ian Rankin

4.13

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

"He’s gone…"   When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it’s not goo… read more

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Cover of Sinatra and Me: In the Wee Small Hours (A Gift for Frank Sinatra Fans) by Tony Oppedisano

20. Sinatra and Me: In the Wee Small Hours (A Gift for Frank Sinatra Fans)

By: Tony Oppedisano

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This intimate, revealing portrait of Frank Sinatra—from the man closest to the famous singer during… read more

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  • nonfiction
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21. Well, Doc, It Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time!: The Unexpected Adventures of a Trauma Surgeon

By: J. Paul Waymack

4.08

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1976, Paul Waymack began chronicling his experience as a third-year medical student, and for the… read more

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  • nonfiction
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22. Frank Sinatra and the Mafia Murders

By: Mike Rothmiller

4.09

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

It was said of the young Frank Sinatra that he came across as "St Francis of Assisi with a shoulder… read more

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  • nonfiction
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23. Palm Beach Babylon: The Sinful History of America's Super-Rich Paradise

By: Murray Weiss

3.96

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

The New York Times' critically acclaimed book on the history and scandal of America's tropical para… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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24. Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk

By: Billy Walters

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “An insightful read…Walters is a larger-than-life character.” — Sports … read more

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  • nonfiction
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25. What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas

By: James Patterson

3.78

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas—until now. James Patterson shows the real Vegas in a dazzling … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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26. Get Mahoney!: A Hollywood Insider's Memoir

By: Jim Mahoney

4.41

Format: 549 pages, Kindle Edition

It's not easy being in the public eye. There's always someone watching, waiting for you to mess up.… read more

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27. Dean Martin: A Biography of the Legendary Actor, Singer, and Comedian

By: Andrew Cooper

4.15

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Experience the Illustrious and Adventurous Life of the Most Easy Going and Coolest Man that America… read more

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28. Jack and Jackie: Portrait of an American Marriage

By: Christopher Andersen

4.20

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

Theirs was one of the great love stories of our time. Indeed, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his wife … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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29. At the Sands: The Casino That Shaped Classic Las Vegas, Brought the Rat Pack Together, and Went Out with a Bang

By: David G. Schwartz

3.98

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

The lights are coming down. Frank, Dean, and Sammy are about to take the stage. This is the moment … read more

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  • nonfiction
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30. A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24)

By: Daniel Silva

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

A brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve… Acclaimed #1 Ne… read more

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31. A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father

By: David Maraniss

3.81

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Named a Best Book of 2019 by NPR and The Washington Post . In a riveting book with powerful resona… read more

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12 best-selling history books like At the Sands: The Casino That Shaped Classic Las Vegas, Brought the Rat Pack Together, and Went Out with a Bang by David G. Schwartz

Transform Your Habits

Chronicles, Volume One

Bob Dylan

3.97

Transform Your Habits

102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers

Kevin Flynn , Jim Dwyer

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Casino

Nicholas Pileggi

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Nuclear War: A Scenario

Annie Jacobsen

4.47

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11 best-selling adult books like The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir by Paul Newman

Transform Your Habits

The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

Tom Hanks

3.70

Transform Your Habits

My Name Is Barbra

Barbra Streisand

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

Henry Winkler

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions

Steve Martin

3.72

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