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.
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'I can think of no book which so effectively captures the essence of a destination' Sir Edmund Hillary
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Höhe: 220 mm
Breite: 150 mm
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978-981-234-830-2 (9789812348302)
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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.
