New York to Vegas - A Way of Life

New York to Vegas - A Way of Life: This book tells the story of a man's life - from organized crime in New York City to surviving a typhoon at sea en route to Korea to the glamor and excitement of hobnobbing with the rich and famous in Hollywood and finally to a behind-the-scenes look at the glitter and grime of life on the Las Vegas Strip.

Unlike anything you’ve ever read before, this story is about love, hate, injustice and murder– about people who scratched and fought to see America and its streets of gold. It will have you crying one minute and laughing out loud the next. This is a book of fiction although much is real and can only be told through the author’s creative life experiences which run the gamut from organized crime in New York & Vegas to film & television acting in Hollywood and finally to working as an entertainment executive on the Las Vegas Strip.

Frank Bella grew up in New York City. Like many others during the Great Depression, his family went from riches to rags almost overnight. Frank’s extraordinary life takes him from the gangs of New York City to the rice paddies of Korea, to the glamour and excitement of Hollywood and finally to the glitz and glitter of the Las Vegas Strip. New York to Vegas is a fictional account of his life experiences. Frank is an accomplished storyteller; he has written several short stories and screen plays; his credits also include off-Broadway, film and television acting. Frank lives in Las Vegas after retiring as an entertainment executive on the Strip.