The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History

Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Money

Investigative reporter William C. Rempel tells the story of Kirk Kerkorian, the son of Armenian immigrants who dropped out after eighth grade and became a self-made billionaire. A daring aviator and dealmaker, Kerkorian built the world's biggest resort hotel three times, by his death owned almost every major hotel and casino in Las Vegas, and bought and sold MGM Studios three times, while guarding his privacy throughout.