Welcome to the Pleasuredome: Inside Las Vegas Tapa blanda - 1993

Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada POress, 1993. Second Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6" x 9. 275 Pages Indexed. A Book from The Gambling Studies Series. Covers show very light wer to corners and edges. Interior text pages are flawless. In Las Vegas the party is never over, the slots, dice, and wheels never stop rolling, the entertainers are always on stage, and the glitter never fades. David Spanier knows Las Vegas inside and out, and he loves every gilded, dollar-hungry, neon-lit inch of it. Spanier traces the progress of Vegas from its pioneer days as a railroad town, through its heyday in the fifties as the playground of the rich and famous, to its present incarnation as theme park extraordinaire. With humor and keen observation, David Spanier takes us behind the glittering facade of Las Vegas to learn how a modern casino really works, to introduce the flamboyant Steve Wynn, whose casino fantasy, The Mirage, rose up to become, virtually overnight, one of the most dynamic gambling… Leer más

University of Nevada Press, 1993. Paperback. As New. Disclaimer:Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Univ of Nevada Pr, May 1993. Paperback. USED Good.

University of Nevada Press:, 1993. 275 pages., illustrated with b&w potos. "With humor and keen observation, the author traces the progress of Vegas from its pioneer days as a railroad town, through its heyday in the fifties as late playground of the rich and famous, to its present incarnation as theme park extraordinaire." NEW SOFTCOVER, still in its original shrinkwrap.. Soft Cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.