Publisher's Synopsis
"In likable, plain-spoken, and insightful prose, full of lush and vivid detail, Adnan Ali i reflects on the suspenseful twists and turns of his one-of-a-kind life path. From the first page to the last, I was completely riveted. This is one hell of a book."
- Davy Rothbart, author of My Heart is an Idiot, and creator of FOUND Magazine
If you had lost everything, and you had one chance to get it all back, would you take that chance?
Haunted by the demons from his past, Adnan Alisic escapes Bosnia and comes to Phoenix, Arizona, where he starts a new life. Fueled by ambition and drive, he starts a successful car dealership, settles down, and lives the American Dream.
Tortured by his past, he seeks relief in gambling and loses everything. Aft er being tossed out of the casino, Adnan vowes to get back at them.
Forced by the gambling debt and driven by the revenge against the casino, he plans an elaborate casino heist. After discovering the tunnel running under the casino, he devises an intricate scheme to get his money back and pay off the debt.
From ethnic cleansing and mass killings in Bosnia, to gambling and underground tunnels in Arizona, you will read Arizona Dream until the last page where you'll find the real reason and motivation behind the heist.
After witnessing terrible war atrocities, Adnan Alisic 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 is currently serving seventeen-and-a-half years in federal prison in Lompoc, California, and can be reached at [email protected] or www.Arizonadreambook.com"
