Fun While It Lasted: My Rise & Fall in the Land of Fame & Fortune

Now available in paperback -- a wildly entertaining account by one of the wealthiest sports and entertainment moguls, whose empire crumbled when he was indicted for fraud. Bruce McNall, the nerdy son of a biochemistry professor, became obsessed with coin collecting. By age 16, he had amassed a collection worth $60,000 -- which he easily parlayed into a vast fortune. It was never enough -- McNall diversified into other fields, becoming a film backer and producer, buying the Los Angeles Kings hockey team and luring Wayne Gretzky to play for him, and even dabbling in horseracing. McNall befriended many in Hollywood and produced 20 films. But then the bottom fell out. He was indicted for fraud and spent several years in prison. In Fun While It Lasted, he tells the whole story -- an entertaining, whirlwind trip with one of the highest rollers of the past 20 years. Bruce McNall was one of the wealthiest coin dealers of all time and was well known in Hollywood as well as in the horse racing and sports worlds. He has been released from prison and is currently living in Los Angeles. Michael D'Antonio is the author of Tin Cup Dreams, Tour '72, and Mosquito, among other titles. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who lives with his family in New York State.