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 What Really Happens in Vegas: Discover the infamous city as you’ve never seen it
before
by James Patterson (Author) with Mark Seal
Whether you're a Vegas regular or have only heard the
city's tales through whispers, this book will surprise and astound you . . . It's not just the five-star dining, or the casinos, or the clubs, or the crowds.
It's the electrifying chemistry of America's most round-the-clock city.
In this dazzling 24-hour journey, James Patterson lifts the lid on America's
notorious hub of gambling and excess. Fuelled by original interviews and in-depth reporting, What Really Happens in Vegas uncovers the vice, crime and
entertainment that made Sin City an infamous desert mecca.
“Wild and wonderful…The magic of Sin City doesn’t just happen. Patterson and
Seal tell its secrets in beautifully presented snippets that often overlap not just surprisingly, but charmingly too.” —Telegraph (UK)
Hardback - 368 pages (7 Dec 2023) Book
£11.00
Kindle £7.99
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Las Vegas - The Delaplaine 2022 Long Weekend Guide
by Andrew Delaplaine
Another in Delaplaine's series of Long Weekend Guides offering a personal view on the best things to do, places to
eat, shops to visit and attractions to focus on during a Long Weekend in the place where everything stays, Las Vegas, certainly one of the unique cities of the
world. Whether you love it or hate it, Vegas also provokes a strong reaction either way.
You'll save a lot of time using this concise guide.
=LODGINGS (in several parts of town) variously priced
=FINE & BUDGET RESTAURANTS, more than enough listings to give you a sense of the variety
to be found.
=PRINCIPAL ATTRACTIONS -- don't waste your precious time on the lesser ones. We've done all the work for you.
=SHOPPING -- a handful of
interesting selections
Paperback - 148 pages (23 Aug. 2021) Book
£11.49
Kindle £6.49
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 Felt Hopper: Vegas
By Tyler Nals
The author plans to play in the most popular poker rooms of Las Vegas during 4 days for the adventure and the objective of getting a
profit.
We can read in short chapters all the poker rooms que visited, including downtown Las Vegas. He also includes anecdotes and interesting
characters he met in Vegas. You are never bored and the pages go fast.
You don't need to know anything about poker to enjoy this book. If you do play
poker, you will find out the best poker rooms for winning (and why).
Tyler’s twisted description of poker opponents is comical and thoughtful.
Great adventure for the casual poker fan.
Recommend for poker players not already familiar with Vegas.
Paperback - 204 pages (23 July 2018)  £6.84
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 Breaking Vegas
Ben Mezrich
For nearly five years, he was
known as the 'Darling Of Las Vegas'; the biggest high roller to hit Sin City in decades, a hotshot, twenty one year-old kid with a seemingly unlimited bankroll
and an even more unlimited lust for big money action. His name was Semyon Dukatch, and stories swirled in his wake. Some said he was a Russian arms dealer,
others a pop star from Eastern Europe. But the truth was even more unlikely: he was a twenty-one year old graduate student who had a plan that would one day
make him richer than anyone could possibly imagine.
The Darling of Las Vegas quickly became a legend in the casino world. He is the only person banned
from the island of Aruba. He was held, at gunpoint, in a cave in Monte Carlo and told that if he ever returned, he'd be murdered. And, he made millions of
dollars playing blackjack, using three simple techniques that gave him the edge, techniques that are revealed in this book for the first time.
Paperback - 304 pages (January 5, 2006) £7.25  $16.47
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 Bringing Down the House: How Six Students Took Vegas for Millions
Ben Mezrich
Liar’s Poker meets Ocean’s Eleven in Ben Mezrich’s riveting story of a team of brilliant card counters who developed a
system to take some of the world’s biggest casinos for millions of dollars. Bringing Down the House is a gripping real-life thriller, and a captivating
insight into a tightly closed, utterly excessive and totally corrupt world.
The first third of the book is a bit of a waste of space but Mezrich
finally hits the jackpot on page 79, when M.I.T. student Kevin Lewis steps onto the floor of the Mirage.
This is the basis of the new film with Kevin
Spacey called 21.
Paperback - 306 pages (6 May 2004) £5.99 $9.00
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 The Man Who Invented Las Vegas
W. R., III Wilkerson, W. R. Wilkerson III
In 1946, two men battled for power in Las Vegas. Bugsy Siegel stole Billy Wilkerson's dream of a luxury hotel in the desert, and died in a hail of
bullets. Although Billy lived on for many years, he never spoke of the man some believe was murdered for stealing his dream. Now, in this compelling First
Edition, Billy's son finally uncovers the secrets behind the building of the Flamingo Hotel and the death of Bugsy Siegel. To put it simply, Bugsy Siegel did
not create either The Flamingo Hotel or the Vegas Strip.
Paperback - 160 pages
(24 Oct 2006) £8.03 $11.56
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 Murder in Sin City : The Death of a Las Vegas Casino Boss
Jeff German
Ted
Binion, the son of legendary gaming pioneer Benny Binion, was a wealthy, drug-addicted casino boss who loved to break the rules until his death in 1998.
Binion's death turned into the biggest murder case of all time in Las Vegas and resulted in the convictions of both Murphy and Tabish. German, who covered the
investigation from its beginning, wrote the book with the help of thousands of pages of court transcripts and exclusive documents and fresh interviews with key
Binion case players.
Paperback - 352 pages (July 2001) expected price
£5.03 Buy This Book at
WHSmith
Paperback - 352 pages (July 2001) expected price £4.33 Buy This Book at Amazon.co.uk
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 Running Scared : The Life and Treacherous Times of Las Vegas Casino King Steve Wynn
by John L.
Smith
This book reads like what it is -- a quick 300 pages cranked out by a Vegas journalist familiar with the subject,
commissioned by a publisher with a rich history of wallowing in libel. The preface admits as much. It is a rags-to-riches tale of a true-life Vegas player and
there is much interpretation of loose facts. The moral of the book is that Wynn works in a business with a lot of shady peers, and that Wynn doesn't seem to
mind it. What a surprise!
Paperback - (March 2, 2001) 352 pages expected price
£9.35 Buy This Book
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 Burning The Tables in Las Vegas--Keys to Success in Blackjack and in Life by Ian Andersen
In the mid-1970s, Ian Andersen wrote Turning the
Tables on Las Vegas, the classic book on casino comportment. As the first book to broach the all-important consideration of how to get away with getting the
money, Turning was the book that launched a thousand blackjack careers. After its publication, however, Andersen disappeared from the scene. Where did he go?
The answer is spelled out in this long-awaited sequel.
Hardcover - 305 pages (January 1999) expected price £17.08 Buy This Book
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.gif) .gif) Fear and Loathing
in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
From the moment you start reading this book, you know you're in for one hell of a ride. Thompson documents his debauched exploits in typical manic
fashion expressing the characters and settings, however eloquently, according to his warped drug addled perceptions. From start to finish the reader shares in
Thompson's unparalleled journey through the American psyche and as a result, one can not help but laugh hysterically at what transpires. I whole heartedly
recommend this book to anyone who wants something a little different, yet at the same time, funny, original and completely unputtdownable. Top
stuff.
Paperback - 224 pages (15 June, 1998) Johnny Depp cover expected
price £5.59 Buy This
Book
Paperback - 224 pages (October 1972) Original cover expected price £5.59 Buy This Book |
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