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People all over the globe know Las Vegas as gambling’s Mecca, Sin City, the Entertainment Capital of the World, a resort destination that attracts more than 35 million visitors per year. But that’s just one piece of the story of this fascinating metropolis of 1.5 million people – and counting. With more than 6,000 people rushing to the valley each month, Las Vegas responded to the influx with enthusiasm and a can-do attitude, all while coping with enormous economic, social and political challenges. This carefully documented history focuses on the most exciting and chaotic decade in Las Vegas history: the 1990s. Veteran journalist Geoff Schumacher captures the true essence of Las Vegas, seeing past the neon and … More >>
Sun, Sin And Suburbia: An Essential History Of Modern Las Vegas
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Sun, Sin And Suburbia: An Essential History Of Modern Las Vegas
Posted 15 Apr 2010
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Hot Damn!: Alligators in the Casino, Nude Women in the Grass, How Seashells Changed the Course of History, and Other Dispatches from Paradise
Posted 05 Apr 2010
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James W. Hall is the critically acclaimed author of eleven crime novels, including Body Language and Blackwater Sound. He’s also published four books of poetry. And several of his short stories have appeared in magazines like the Georgia Review and Kenyon Review.
Now, writing in the spirit of Dave Barry and Garrison Keillor, Hall wins a new kind of reader with this collection of essays that run from insightful to opinionated, funny to wise.