Bonus Books is an American book publisher based in

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. The company publishes approximately 30 books per year, primarily "how to" books on subjects such as casino

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biographies,

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and

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. Frequent authors include

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and John Grochowski. An additional imprint is Volt Press.

History

The company was established in the 1970s and was based in

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until 2002, when it was acquired by a Los Angeles publishing executive,

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, who had previously published ''

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'' magazine. Bonus Books is currently owned by Rowman & Littlefield.

Selected titles

* ''The Divorce Lawyers’ Guide to Staying Married'' * ''Best Newspaper Writing'' * ''Broadcast Voice Handbook'' * ''Get the Edge'' * ''Covering Catastrophe'' * ''The Slot Machine Answer Book'' * ''Straight Whisky : A Living History of Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll on the Sunset Strip'' * '' Funding Evil: How Terrorism is Financed and How to Stop It''

References

External Sources

* Companies based in Los Angeles Book publishing companies based in California Publishing companies established in 1972 {{publisher-stub