WHO HAS TIME TO GAMBLE? Over 35 million people visit Las Vegas each year, but only 9% of them list gambling as the primary reason for their trip. Las Vegas is a lot more than just casinos, and this is the book that tells you about that "other stuff." 101 Things to do in Las Vegas without Gambling is your guide to the coolest city in the world. Look inside to find: Outstanding Restaurants - Treat yourself to a gourmet meal in the restaurant of a celebrity chef, or sample some of the local favorites. World Class Entertainment - Enjoy some of the biggest names in music and comedy, or marvel at the most elaborate production shows in the world. Spectacular Shopping - Experience hundreds of stores from the legendary names in fashion, or grab a souvenir from the world's largest gift shop. Endless Activities - Live without limits in the city that has it all, with enough golf courses, museums, sightseeing, thrill rides, luxurious pools, decadent spas, and sizzling night life to fill a dozen vacations. We chose the 101 Things in this book based upon the unscientific standard of "coolness." We're not saying that The Fonz would have enjoyed everything in the book, but if a guy can jump his motorcycle over a shark, he can probably appreciate a volcano that explodes every hour on the hour.

In this lively and probing book, award-winning author Pete Earley traces the extraordinary evolution of Las Vegas -- from the gaudy Mecca of the Rat Pack era to one of the country's top family vacation spots. He revisits the city's checkered history of moguls, mobsters, and entertainers, reveals the real stories of well-known power brokers like Steve Wynn and legends like Howard Hughes and Bugsy Siegel, and offers a fascinating portrait of the life, death, and fantastic rebirth of the Las Vegas Strip. Earley also documents the gripping tale of the entrepreneurs behind the rise and fall and rise again of one of the largest gaming corporations in the nation, Circus Circus -- to which he was given unique access. In his trademark you-are-there style, he takes us behind the scenes to meet the blackjack dealers and hookers, the heavy hitters and bit players, the security officers, cabbies, and showgirls who are caught up in the mercurial pace that pulses at the heart of this astounding city.

A travel guide to Las Vegas that also focusses on the neglection of its historic places.

Travel under the streets of London with this lavishly illustrated exploration of abandoned, modified, and reused Underground tunnels, stations, and architecture.

The meteoric rise of Las Vegas from a remote Mormon outpost to an international entertainment center was never a sure thing. In its first decades, the town languished, but when Nevada legalized casino gambling in 1931, Las Vegas met its destiny. This act—combined with the growing popularity of the automobile, cheap land and electricity, and changing national attitudes toward gambling—led to the fantastic casinos and opulent resorts that became the trademark industry of the city and created the ambiance that has made Las Vegas an icon of pleasure. This volume celebrates the city’s unparalleled growth, examining both the development of its gaming industry and the creation of an urban complex that over two million people proudly call home. Here are the colorful characters who shaped the city as well as the political, business, and civic decisions that influenced its growth. The story extends chronologically from the first Paiute people to the construction of the latest megaresorts, and geographically far beyond the original township to include the several municipalities that make up today’s vast metropolitan Las Vegas area.

Describes how the ventriloquist overcame an abusive childhood and years as a struggling entertainer to pursue his dreams and, after winning "America's Got Talent," has gone on to have a successful career in television and Las Vegas.

This is a reissue of the novel inspired by Hunter S. Thompson's ether-fuelled, savage journey to the heart of the American Dream: We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold... And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about a hundred miles an hour with the top down to Las Vegas.