Summary: Chronicles the untold history of Las Vegas, a story that may have never existed without the foresight and sponsorship of America's organized crime syndicate. Las Vegas is the country's greatest resort city and the gambling capital of the world. Home of the famous, and infamous Strip. The right price will get every kind of entertainment and is available for everyone and anyone at any time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV VEGFoster, Kim
Summary: "James Beard Award-winning author Kim Foster reveals a new portrait of hunger and humanity in America. Food is a conduit for connection; we envision smiling families gathered around a table-eating, happy, content. But what happens when poverty, mental illness, homelessness, and addiction claim a seat at the table? In The Meth Lunches, James Beard award-winning writer Kim Foster peers behind the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.3135 DENFischer, Steve.
Contents: That damn Kefauver Committe -- Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo -- The Havana Mafia Conference : the vote to kill Bugsy -- Fat Irish green -- Help! : we just lost the Thunderbird -- Two dumb Tonys -- A check signed by 3 Las Vegas legends -- Uncle Morrie and Aunt Audrey's Las Vegas vacation -- The story of Mr. Lucky, Tony Cornero -- History and mystery of the Moulin Rouge -- Vegas showgirls -- Frank...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkline Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.106 FISSummary: Hiroshima. Nagasaki. Mercury, Nevada? The latter was the site for the testing of 928 large-scale nuclear weapons from 1951 to 1992. Martin Sheen narrates this harrowing exposé of the United States' disregard for everyone living downwind.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: "Sin City Gangsters is an exciting page-turner about how the mob created and controlled modern Las Vegas and then lost it to Corporate America"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2022
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Summary: "Pete Earley takes a look at the checkered history of Las Vegas--when moguls, mobsters, and the world's top entertainers came together to create this ultimate monument to American excess. This book reveals the real stories of well-known power brokers like Steve Wynn, Vegas legends like Howard Hughes and Bugsy Siegel, and the rise and fall and rise again of the entrepreneurs behind one of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.3 EARHarrison, Rick
Summary: "Full of colorful characters and the fascinating wheeling and dealings of the pawn shop Rick Harrison owns and runs with his father and his son, Licence to Pawn is a tie-in to Pawn Stars, one of the most popular shows on all of cable. It will take readers behind the scenes of Harrison's family-run pawn shop and bring its lovable cast to vivid life on the page. But it will also present...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARRISON, RICK HARSwanson, Doug J.
Summary: " The astonishing story of Benny Binion-a rip-roaring saga of murder, money, and the making of Las Vegas Benny Binion was many things: a cowboy, a pioneering casino owner, a gangster, a killer, and founder of the hugely successful World Series of Poker. Blood Aces tells the story of Binion's crucial role in shaping modern Las Vegas. From a Texas backwater, Binion rose to prominence on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BINION, BENNY BINSummary: Whether you want to gamble in a glitzy casino on the Strip, party at a happening club, or take a side-trip to Hoover Dam or the Grand Canyon, the local Fodor's travel experts in Las Vegas are here to help! Fodor's Las Vegas guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.93 FODMillman, Chad.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.323 MILSummary: Documentary film detailing the partnership between The Beatles and Cirque du Soleil that led to the creation of Cirque du Soleil's stage production 'Love' at the Mirage in Las Vegas. Includes interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon, Olivia Harrison and George Martin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cirque Apple Creation Partnership 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ALLSummary: Features The Mob's infiltration from the East to the West coast into the booming cities of Las Vegas and Hollywood throughout the first half of the 20th century. The titles contained in this set are: Las Vegas - The City The Mob Made; and Hollywood vs. The Mob. Special features include: Vegas & The Mob timeline, and Hollywood actor and the real-life Mob boss photo slide show comparison....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MOBWalters, Billy
Summary: "Anybody can get lucky. Nobody controls the odds like Billy Walters. Widely regarded as "the Michael Jordan of sports betting," Walters is a living legend in Las Vegas and among sports bettors worldwide. With an unmatched winning streak of thirty-six consecutive years, Walters has become fabulously wealthy by placing hundreds of millions of dollars a year in gross wagers, including one Super...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2023
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Summary: The story of how Las Vegas saved Elvis and Elvis saved Las Vegas in the greatest musical comeback of all time. The conventional wisdom is that Las Vegas is what destroyed Elvis Presley, launching him on a downward spiral of drugs, boredom, erratic stage behavior, and eventually his fatal overdose. But in Elvis in Vegas, Richard Zoglin takes an alternate view, arguing that Vegas is where the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 ZOGSummary: "Inside Wildsam Las Vegas you'll find city stories from writers past and present; illustrated maps to desert hikes, select gambling spots, steakhouses, landmark architecture, cutting-edge art and long nights out; interviews with veteran showgirls, expert gardeners, sports executives, artists, activists, rock-climbing legends and bartenders; delightful miscellany from the archives, selective...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wildsam Field Guides 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.931 LAS VEGAS WILTanner, Adam.
Summary: Looks at how Caesar's Entertainment in Las Vegas collects personal data and uses it to cater to their clients' every need, inspiring companies of all kinds to do likewise in order to grow their businesses and stay relevant.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338 TANMezrich, Ben
Summary: When M.I.T. sutdent Kevin Lewis meets classmates Jason Fisher and Andre Martinez, he is intrigued. Although neither seems to have any real responsibilities, they always have plenty of cash. One evening, they tell Kevin why. Using card-tracking calculations, they have devised a way to beat blackjack. Once he learns the system, Kevin joins Jason and Andre at the casinos. There to the growing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2005
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 364.172 MEZMezrich, Ben
Summary: Semyon Dukach was the darling of Las Vegas. A legend at twenty-one, this hotshot was the biggest high roller in decades, a mathematical genius with a system the casinos had never seen before and couldn't stop--a system that has never been revealed until now; that has nothing to do with card counting, wasn't illegal, and was more powerful than anything tried before. From Atlantic City to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2005
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Summary: Looks at how a group of M.I.T. students employed simple math and complex disguises to win nearly $4 million at blackjack tables in Las Vegas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2003
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 364.172 MEZMezrich, Ben
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2002
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 364.172 MEZThompson, Hunter S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1998
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Summary: "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas--until now. James Patterson shows the real Vegas in a dazzling journey through true stories of excess, drama, and hope. In What Really Happens in Vegas, full of surprises for both newcomers and Las Vegas regulars, James Patterson and Vanity Fair contributing editor Mark Seal transport readers from the thrill of adrenaline-fueled vice to the glitter of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023