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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Assael, Shaun, author.
Title: The murder of Sonny Liston : Las Vegas, heroin, and heavyweights / Shaun Assael.
Description: New York, New York : Blue Rider Press, 2016. | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016016232 (print) | LCCN 2016028595 (ebook) | ISBN 9780399169755 (hardback) | ISBN 9780698156661 (ePub)
Subjects: LCSH: Liston, Sonny, 1932–1970. | Las Vegas (Nev.)—History—20th century. | Heroin—Nevada—Las Vegas—History—20th century. | African
American boxers—Biography. | Boxers (Sports)—United States—Biography. | BISAC: SPORTS & RECREATION / Boxing. | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports. | TRUE CRIME / General.
Classification: LCC GV1132.L53 A88 2016 (print) | LCC GV1132.L53 (ebook) | DDC 796.83092 [B] dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016016232
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