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When it comes to golf, what stays in Vegas might be too much of your money. With its bevy of ultra-exclusive courses, Las Vegas is the most expensive golf market in the United States. But your cash does not have to be wasted. For every Shadow Creek (though worth every penny, it's still $500 a round), you have numerous less expensive options from which to choose. This book is written by a Las Vegas golfer and golf writer, not a PR spin doctor, ...

Helps you to meet the Chicago nun who consistently out-handicaps the bookies with her professional football picks.

Kenny Guinn was elected the governor of Nevada in a 1998 landslide. But the outcome was determined long before a single voter stepped into a polling booth. This title argues that the power and money of the casino industry render important Nevada elections a mere formality.

A full-colour cookbook and Las Vegas souvenir culinary guide. The author, Sarah Lee Marks, interviewed 26 chefs at Las Vegas' top restaurants including Picasso's Julian Serrano and Simon Kitchen's Kerry Simon and tells their stories in one-page chef profiles. She also acquired two of each chef's favourite recipes, for a total of 52 dishes you can use to recreate a Las Vegas fine-dining experience. In addition, the full-page food photography is...

Explores the garden's history, from its development for the Huntington estate as a display of fashionable, cultivated taste, to its quiet deterioration and neglect during World War II, to its resurgence in the 1950s as a showcase for Japanese culture and garden arts.

Presents the revolutionary card-counting system for blackjack.

Chronicles the evolution of law enforcement in Las Vegas and Clark County from the days of night watchmen and cops who carted drunks to jail on horseback to today s acclaimed Metropolitan Police Department.

Mahjong is East Asia's most traditional and recognisable game. Due to its apparent complexity, Westerners, however, often disregard this intriguing and addictive game. No longer! Written by Jenn Barr, the first American to be inducted into the prestigious Japan Professional Mahjong League, this book is the best resource for learning all the tricks of the Reach Mahjong pros. It makes players out of total beginners, introducing the fascinating w...

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Accompanies an exhibition of the same name at the Huntington Art Collections that runs from September 28, 2013 to January 13, 2014.

Follows the rise and fall of the land question in the Gilded Age - and the rise and fall of a particularly nineteenth-century vision of landed independence. This title considers the land question through the anti-monopolist reform movements it inspired in late nineteenth-century California.

One of the All-Time Best-Selling Gambling Books Now Updated! Learn the low-roller secrets for: Staying free at hotel-casinos, beating casino promotions, eating and drinking on the house, playing video poker for profit, flying free by getting bumped. With the release of the first edition of THE FRUGAL GAMBLER in 1998 Jean Scott became a household name to casino players across the country. Her frequent national publicity, her long-term success i...

This is a hilarious must-read for anyone intrigued by Las Vegas nightlife or the real lives of the unique people who truly make Sin City tick. From street magician to strip-club restroom attendant, from casino executive to oyster shucker, "stunt journalist" Rick Lax turned his hand to several distinctly unique Las Vegas professions on a quest to get inside the skin of Sin City. And now he's spilling the beans on all of it. Rick crashes bizarre...

Lays out a revolutionary conceptual framework for no-limit hold 'em based on understanding your purpose for every bet during every hand of every sessions of poker you ever play again. Rather than hard-and-fast rules, this title provides tools to gain enough information about your opponents to know how to beat them.

A comprehensive guidebook that gives a 2011 update to 2007 "Hiking Las Vegas: 60 Hikes Within 60 Minutes of the Strip". Featuring Las Vegas and all surrounding areas, it boasts hundreds of colour photographs and dozens of hikes.

Now fully revised and updated to reflect changes in tax law since it was first published in 2007, this book deals with the innumerable nuances and grey areas of gambling and taxes. It covers all the whys and wherefores of this complex subject, including tax-code specifics, record-keeping, filing your tax return, state-tax considerations, and audits and other tax problems. Numerous charts and forms help you see the practical application of the ...

This book provides recommendations for, descriptions of, and directions to the best hikes and adventures throughout the American Southwest. From canyoneering in Zion National Park and scrambling in Red Rock Canyon to hiking the highest peaks in Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico, Hiking the Southwest puts them all within reach. Author Branch Whitney has hiked and climbed more than 3, 000 miles, led 2, 000 hikers to summits all over the Southwest,...

This book provides recommendations for, descriptions of, and directions to some of the best scrambles in the High Sierra. Included are the best of the classic California 14ers and scrambles to awesome and little-known summits. From the highest point in the continental United States and the ultra-hardcore Badwater to Telescope Peak (11, 000+ feet of elevation gain) to three bonus hikes on the island of Kauai, Hiking the High Sierra puts them al...

Of Rats and Men is the story of Mafia informants, made men, over-zealous government agents, a courtroom wizard, and the "happiest mayor in America." It's the biography of Oscar Goodman.