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Las Vegas Insight Guide Brian Bell

Las Vegas Insight Guide By Brian Bell

Las Vegas Insight Guide by Brian Bell


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Summary

This guide to Las Vegas examines its history and development, profiling the colourful personalities who built this desert town. It has a run-down on things to do, excursions to nearby attractions such as the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam and guidance on where to enjoy the nightlife.

Las Vegas Insight Guide Summary

Las Vegas Insight Guide by Brian Bell

This guide includes a section detailing Las Vegas' history, nine features covering the city's life and culture, ranging from dicing with Lady Luck to going to a Las Vegas chapel, a visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. It also includes hundreds of photographs (including many never seen before photos shot inside the casinos-usually off limits to the camera) and 11 maps.

Las Vegas Insight Guide Reviews

'I can think of no book which so effectively captures the essence of a destination' Sir Edmund Hillary

Table of Contents

Maps: Las Vegas; The Southern Strip; The Northern Strip; Beyond the Strip; Downtown; Excursions; London Bridge and Route; The Grand Canyon; Death Valley and the Mojave Desert; Inside front cover - Las Vegas; Inside back cover - Excursions. Introduction & History: A Delirious Desert City; Decisive Dates; Early Years; The Growth of Gambling; Players and Desert Palaces; The Rat Pack, the King and the Richest Man in the World; Modern Las Vegas. Features: Viva Las Vegas; Dicing With Lady Luck; Behind the Spectacle; Famous Food; Vegas in the Movies; Going to the Chapel; Spectacular Sports; The Desert; Desert Travel. Places: Crossroads of the World; Excalibur to Mandalay Bay; Aladdin to Bellagio; Caesars Palace to Casino Royale; Mirage to the Stardust; Venetian to the Stratosphere Tower; Beyond the Strip; Downtown; Excursions - Red Rock Canyon Loop; North of Las Vegas; Lake Mead and Hoover Dam; Henderson and Boulder City; Gambling Towns; London Bridge and Route; The Grand Canyon; Death Valley and the Mojave Desert. Information Panels: How to Win at the Tables; Energy Crisis; Pawn Shops. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Nightlife; Shopping; Sports; Further Reading.

Additional information

GOR003380953
9789812348302
9812348301
Las Vegas Insight Guide by Brian Bell
Used - Very Good
Paperback
APA Publications
20030130
295
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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