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Binding	EAN	ISBN-10	Pub Date	PAGES	Language	Size	Price
Paperback	9781932173970	1932173978	2008-09-01	256		0.00 x 6.00 x 9.00 in	$16.95
Hardcover	9781932173949	1932173943	2008-09-01	256		0.00 x 6.00 x 9.00 in	$24.95

Liquid Vacation

by Moss, P

All of us need a break now and then, whether it’s from the stress of everyday life or the boredom that comes with routine. You’ll find it in Liquid Vacation, a colorful, sometimes wild walk through the tiki culture in Las Vegas, from the early days of the Stardust Hotel to the present as it’s embodied by Frankie’s Tiki Room, just minutes from the famous Strip...

Nevada

by

Nevada: 150 Years in the Silver State is a compelling historical, cultural and visual portrait of Nevada. Tapping the state’s finest writers and photographers, this ambitious book features each of Nevada’s 17 counties, as well as its diverse cultural treasures...

Steadfast Sisters of the Silver State

by , Southern Nevada Women's History Project

Steadfast Sisters of the Silver State was created by the Southern Nevada Women’s History Project. Its volunteers combed the state for evidence of the lasting contributions by one hundred noteworthy Nevada women to the growth and culture of their communities...

City of Champions

by Hurlburt, Brian

The Las Vegas Founders Club was the driving force behind the PGA Tour, Champions Tour, junior golf, UNLV golf, and, for a time, the LPGA Tour in Las Vegas for about a quarter century...

Mouse's Tank

by Donahue, Mike

The Southern Paiute had lived in the harsh Mojave Desert for eons before white men moved into the area. For most of Mouse's life he had been a thorn in the side of the whites who were taking his homeland at an alarming rate...

Sun, Sin, & Suburbia

by Schumacher, Geoff

Las Vegas is gambling's mecca—Sin City the Entertainment Capital of the World with 40 million visitors a year. But that's just part of the story...

Buy A Trumpet & Blow Your Own Horn!

by Wills, Maralys

You've published your book. Now what? New authors are faced with this question, and stacks of books in basements everywhere. But what to do once they have given one to every member of their families? So many new authors believe their books will “sell themselves...

Forgotten Man

by Sheehan, Jack

When listing the top movers and shakersin the history of Las Vegas gaming,Steve Wynn, Kirk Kerkorian, and HowardHughes inevitably garner a mention.But such a list is incomplete without BillBennett - the Forgotten Man.While Wynn and other resort operatorscatered to high-rollers, Bennett focusedon middle-class Americans to fillhis hotel rooms and play his slot machines...

Vanishing Village

by Blythin, Evan

Just a few miles beyond the bright lights of the Las Vegas Strip and the surrounding suburbs, a quiet village vigorously resists the insistent pull of the metropolis. The villagers believe the modern way, the urban way is not necessarily the best way.They want to make their own rules and set their own standards, insisting that one size does not fit all...

Dancing in My Nightgown

by Auchard, Betty

Married when she was barely 19, Betty Auchard went straight from her parents' home to her husband's bed. She raised four children, returned to college, taught art in the public school system, and became a grandmother, a published artist, a retiree, and then a widow. When she loses her husband of almost 49 years to cancer, widowhood forces Betty to find out what she can do on her own...

Fight Town

by Dahlberg, Tim

Las Vegas is a city where fortunes are won and lost on the roll of the dice, a 24-hour-a-day, neon-lit wonderland. Stars roam the Strip and decadence is always available at a price, but never are the stakes higher in Las Vegas than inside the ring. It's here where lives are shattered, and sometimes lost, in search of the glory and riches that come in the squared circle...

Howard Hughes Power, Paranoia & Palace Intrigue

by Schumacher, Geoff

One of the most famous and enigmatic Americans of the twentieth century, Howard Hughes challenged Hollywood's conventions and packed theaters with his blockbuster films Hell's Angels, Scarface and The Outlaw. He thrilled the world with his aviation exploits, shattering air speed records, flying around the world in record time and building the world's largest aircraft...

Helen J. Stewart

by Zanjani, Sally

Known as the mistress of the Mormon Trail, Helen J. Stewart not only paved the way for women in the west, but also was instrumental in laying the groundwork for the future of Las Vegas.Born in the Midwest in the mid-1800s, uprooted and transplanted as a young girl into the frenzied gold rush days in California, Helen J. Stewart experienced the rigors of pioneer life early...

Vegas Rag Doll

by Schoenmann, Joe

As a child, Wendy relished the small frontier town of Las Vegas. But as a teenager in the 1970s, Wendy's troubled home life and rebellious spirit led her to the legendary Horseshoe Club on Fremont Street, where she hooked up with Ted Binion, youngest son of notorious gambling figure Benny Binion...

Saluting American Valor

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Since 2001, more than 1.9 million Americans have been deployed to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, displaying the highest form of service to country.Starting November 8, 2009, and continuing daily through year's end, the Stephens Media newspapers and Web sites are sharing the stories of more than 50 men and women who have received top commendations for bravery and valor...

A New Day

by Barilla, Dora

Dora Barilla had the perfect life; a great job, a handsome firefighter husband, two beautiful daughters and a house in the suburbs. But on March 15, 2005, her world was turned upside down. While on a routine call, husband Tom Barilla suffered a traumatic brain injury in a horrific collision that nearly killed him, destroying Dora's perfect world...

Will Cook For Sex

by Fino, Rocky

Women were once taught that the way to a man's heart was through his stomach. In reality, fewer women cook, or really want to. Making reservations or ordering in has become one of the multiminded abilities of today's more progressive woman. Therein is the problem. Men must learn to navigate their way around the kitchens, galleys and cucinas of the world...

Vegas: One Cop's Journey

by Thomas, Kim

Cam Madden had a good job and a carefree bachelor lifestyle when he impulsively tried out for the police academy of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Now that he's mastered the theories of law enforcement in the academy, his education in its realities begins with field training and an ugly suicide call...

Road Trips

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Some of the best pleasure trips a person could take in the American Southwest are explored through gorgeous photography, first-person accounts by experienced travelers, maps, helpful hints, and detailed route instructions. About half of the trips are entirely on asphalt or minor dirt roads that can be experienced in a sedan...

Endless Nevada

by Moreno, Rich

Nevada has long been a place of endless mystery, irony and flat-out wonderment for those who have taken time to experience it. It's easily the most eccentric, interesting, and misunderstood state in the union. Moreno and Prosor have probed every hidden region of Nevada to find and chronicle the lives and visages of Nevadas gone and Nevadas present...

Skirts That Swept the Desert Floor

by

One hundred profiles of women who made a difference in Nevada history.

Mouse's Tank

by Donahue, Mike

The Southern Paiute had lived in the harsh Mojave Desert for eons before white men moved into the area. For most of Mouse's life he had been a thorn in the side of the whites who were taking his homeland at an alarming rate...

On the Harbor

by

These are the stories of the twentieth century on Grays Harbor. Based on two decades of research by the staff of The Daily World, "On the Harbor" is a unique narrative of local history, with separate chapters on the fourteen top stories of the past hundred years and biographies of Citizens of the Century...

Beyond the Glimmering Lights

by Geran, Trish

Beyond the Glimmering Lights relates the struggles, pains, and victories of black residents and entertainers during the most racially unjust period in the history of Las Vegas. Told through the eyes of author and native Las Vegan Trish Geran, she narrates her Aunt Magnolia's life and times in Las Vegas, experiences that occurred from 1942 to 1960 and stories passed on by early settlers...

Bluegrass Days, Neon Nights

by Smith, John L.

Bluegrass Days, Neon Night takes you through the rollicking life and times of legendary Las Vegas casino host and bon vivant, Dan Chandler. The wayward son of former Kentucky Governor and Major League Baseball Commissioner Albert "Happy" Chandler, Dan likes to say he started at the top and has spent his life working his way to the middle...

Passing Through

by Menzies, Richard

Richard Menzies has logged a quarter of a million miles on his vintage Volkswagon bus in pursuit of pictures and unusual stories. His favorite destination is Nevada, which encloses more open public land than any other state in the lower forty-eight. "Nevada's backcountry is sparsely populated yet surprisingly rich in diversity," he writes...

My Big Book of the Desert

by Miller, Mike

Come and learn about the desert with Tomas, the friendly little tortoise who lives in his burrow in Red Rock Canyon! Tomas has been on many adventures, which have been written down and illustrated by Mike Miller. This is his first "Big Book." He wants you to find out which desert plants and animals are friendly and which ones are dangerous...

Tales for Tomas

by Miller, Mike

Grandfather Tortoise is 100 years old, and it is time for him to pass down to Tomas his wealth of memories about the growth of Las Vegas...

Tomas and the Ghost Town

by Miller, Mike

Tomas the desert tortoise lives in Nevada's beautiful Red Rock Canyon. He and his desert friends have enjoyed many playful adventures, and now Ranger Ralph has offered another. This time our plucky little friend's courage will be tested as he and his friends take an overnight trip to one of Nevada's most famous ghost towns...

Mountain Biking

by Brock, Roxanna

Roxanna Brock has written an exciting and useful biking for the Southwest. Featuring Arizona, Nevada and Utah's most picturesque destinations, this book is not to be missed by outdoor enthuasists of all ages. Filled with beautiful pictures and informative maps and guides, this book is the ultimate companion for any outdoor adventure...

Long Journey From Wikame

by Purcell, Roy

This unique volume could be treasured for the beautiful artwork alone. The poem woven within tells of the artist's encounter with the Hualapai of the Mohave, the People of the Wikame. In legends and dreams an elder of the tribe tells the story of his peoples' origins, their history, religion, and way of life from their beginnings to the present day...

Young Las Vegas

by Whitely, Joan Burkhart

The Las Vegas we know was conceived - if anybody really conceived it - in 1931, when Nevada liberalized its divorce and gambling laws, which would ultimately transform the city into America's playground for grown-ups...

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Liquid Vacation

Nevada

Steadfast Sisters of the Silver State

City of Champions

Mouse's Tank

Sun, Sin, & Suburbia

Buy A Trumpet & Blow Your Own Horn!

Forgotten Man

Vanishing Village

Dancing in My Nightgown

Fight Town

Howard Hughes Power, Paranoia & Palace Intrigue

Helen J. Stewart

Vegas Rag Doll

Saluting American Valor

A New Day

Will Cook For Sex

Vegas: One Cop's Journey

Road Trips

Endless Nevada

Skirts That Swept the Desert Floor

Mouse's Tank

On the Harbor

Beyond the Glimmering Lights

Bluegrass Days, Neon Nights

Passing Through

My Big Book of the Desert

Tales for Tomas

Tomas and the Ghost Town

Mountain Biking

Long Journey From Wikame

Young Las Vegas

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