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Las Vegas Compass Guide

"Glitters with wickedly stylish writing, outrageous opinions, and offbeat information." -- Chicago Sun Times By Deke Castleman Our Price: $18.95 Our Item Code: lvguide Postage Code: book1 297 Pages, Compass American Guides Related listings: Nevada: Travel, Geography and Politics Date: 1996       Added to Catalog: 12/15/96 (Revised 12/14/96)     WIRT: 434332x3 Availability: This item is usually in stock and available for immediate Priority Mail shipment. Order it today (by 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific), and you will probably have it in 2-3 days (in USA). (You can remove items or change quantities later.) OR call us: 702-227-1818 (8am-9pm daily PT) Order by phone, fax, mail or on-line

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Credibility 4 High Research Value 3 Moderate Cultural Interest 4 High Visual Information 3 Moderate Style 3 Functional Silliness 2 Low Wow Factor NR Not Rated Bargain 3 Moderate Explanation of Ratings

There are no lack of fluffy, superficial tourist guides for this mass-market city. This guide is different: It is more of a history book than than a Baedeker. Las Vegas resident Deke Castleman, who also wrote the Nevada Handbook, finds plenty of history to talk about. Okay, so it doesn't extend to the Middle Ages, but the mobsters, hookers and gamblers of the past century are interesting enough. This is also a fine picture book, full of glittery color photos of Vegas's always-temporary attractions. (Published in 1996, the guide is only slightly out of date.) There are sections in the back on the usual tourist nonsense - hotels, restaurants, shopping, etc. - but this info is bound to be obsolete in six months. Only history is reliable, and it is probably the most interesting thing about the town. This is a good book to read on the plane to Vegas, then you can breeze through the city in a few hours and head out to the desert. -- Glenn Campbell

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