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Alisic Adnan

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Born

in Banja luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Website

http://ArizonaDreamBook.com

Genre

Nonfiction, Crime, Memoir

Influences

Khaled Hosseini,Nicholas Sparks, John Grisham.

Member Since

May 2013

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/adnanalisic

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After witnessing terrible war atrocities, Adnan Alisić escaped from Bosnia and came to Phoenix, Arizona where he became a successful businessman. Entangled in a gambling addiction, he was forced to execute this sensational casino heist. He can be reached at Adoo00915@gmail.com or www.Arizonadreambook.com
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Arizona Dream

Haunted by the atrocities of war, a Bosnian refugee pursuing the elusive American dream finds himself committing the heist of the century. ... An engaging, mile-a-minute crime memoir."
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Published on January 13, 2015 14:59 • Tags: casino-heist, crime-memoir, gambling-addiction, ocean-s-eleven

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Average rating: 4.18 · 114 ratings · 60 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Arizona Dream: A true story of a real-life "Ocean's Eleven" 4.25 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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