Where it starts
Bruce Dobish was born in Manhattan in 1954. The book starts on its streets.
His Story
One New York life, stop by stop.
The short version, in seven stops. The long version is in the book.
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Manhattan, New York City
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MA in Economics
A head for numbers
He earned a master's degree in economics. Numbers, and odds, turn up again later in the story, at much higher stakes.
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Lower Manhattan
The World Trade Center disasters
Two of the darkest days in the city's history are part of his life, and part of the book.
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The tables
High stakes gambling forays
The bets, the wins, the losses, and the rooms where they happened, told without dressing anything up.
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The wild years
Murder, sex, drugs, and rock and roll
It is all in there. Told straight, with a sense of humor that shows up when you least expect it.
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Boynton Beach, Florida
Florida
Today Bruce lives in Boynton Beach, Florida, a long way from where it all started.
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Debut memoir
It Could Happen To You
His first book, and the whole story in one place.
About the book
