The only book that examines the lifestyles and motivations of the world’s biggest gamblers, the whales, and how the casinos harpoon and beach them. This definitive exposé reveals the shrouded world of ultra-high rollers and the Faustian pacts they forge with their hosts, the casino representatives whose job it is to part them from their fortunes. The third edition includes an extensive update about Las Vegas, the "greening" of gambling, the nightclub and day club scenes, the evolution of the host position, and much more--all in the words of superhost Steve Cyr.
Author Deke Castleman explains the reality of the State of Nevada; desert subtleties, weather rhythms, archetypal mountains; rivers, lakes and dams; wild horses, snakes, fish and birds of prey. He also offers a wide spectrum of accommodation and an entertaining guide to dining.
A guide to visiting Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring ranked and rated descriptions of over one hundred hotels and casinos, critiques of shows and nightspots, restaurant reviews, and gambling tips.
The Unofficial Guides® are the "Consumer Reports" of travel guides, offering candid evaluations of their destinations' attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, sports, and more, all rated and ranked by a team of unbiased inspectors so even the most compulsive planners can be sure they're spending their time and money wisely. Each guide addresses the needs of everyone from families to business travelers, with handy charts that demonstrate how each place stacks up against the competition. Plus, all the details are pulled out so they're extremely easy to scan. Las Vegas is one of the top destinations in the United States, attracting over 30 million visitors annually to its huge hotel resorts and casinos. The Unofficial Guide® researchers aren't seduced by all that glitz and glamour, though. Instead, we offer you the straight story about what's worth your time, how to get the best packages and hotel bargains, how to gamble like a pro, and how to get tickets for the top shows. Also includes: Information that's candid, critical, and totally objective Each casino ranked and reviewed in detail, from the best values to the hottest slots, plus insider tips on casino gambling, with proven strategies for making the most of your betting dollars Where to find the best buffets—plus detailed reviews of more than 100 restaurants What to see and do beyond the Strip—plus where to golf, play tennis, or work out Advice on planning a productive and stress-free business or convention trip
Introduces the history of Nevada, describes places to visit while traveling through different regions within the state, and provides brief descriptions of dining and lodging establishments.
From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide® to Walt Disney World® "A Tourist's Best Friend!" —Chicago Sun-Times "Indispensable" —The New York Times The Top 10 Ways The Unofficial Guide® to Las Vegas Can Help You Have the Perfect Trip: Information that's candid, critical, and totally objective Each casino reviewed in detail and ranked, from the best values to the hottest slots Helpful hints for getting the best room at the lowest possible rate—and the inside story on packages Insider tips on casino gambling, with proven strategies for making the most of your betting dollars Where to find the best buffets—plus detailed reviews of more than 100 restaurants Tips for gaining easy access to the top shows and best evening entertainment What to see and do beyond the Strip—plus where to play golf and tennis or work out Advice on planning a productive and stress-free business or convention trip All the details on enjoying Las Vegas with your kids Everything you need to plan the Vegas vacation that's right for you Get the unbiased truth on hundreds of hotels, restaurants, casinos, attractions, and more in The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas—the resource that helps you save money, save time, and make your trip the best it can be. Great trips begin at frommers.com
The Unofficial Guides® are the "Consumer Reports" of travel guides, offering candid evaluations of their destinations' attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, sports, and more, all rated and ranked by a team of unbiased inspectors so even the most compulsive planners can be sure they're spending their time and money wisely. Each guide addresses the needs of everyone from families to business travelers, with handy charts that demonstrate how each place stacks up against the competition. Plus, all the details are pulled out so they're extremely easy to scan. Las Vegas is one of the top destinations in the United States, attracting over 30 million visitors annually to its huge hotel resorts and casinos. The Unofficial Guide® researchers aren't seduced by all that glitz and glamour, though. Instead, we offer you the straight story about what's worth your time, how to get the best packages and hotel bargains, how to gamble like a pro, and how to get tickets for the top shows. Also includes: Information that's candid, critical, and totally objective Each casino ranked and reviewed in detail, from the best values to the hottest slots, plus insider tips on casino gambling, with proven strategies for making the most of your betting dollars Where to find the best buffets -- plus detailed reviews of more than 100 restaurants What to see and do beyond the Strip -- plus where to golf, play tennis, or work out Advice on planning a productive and stress-free business or convention trip
The Unofficial Guides are the "Consumer Reports" of travel guides, offering candid evaluations of their destinations' attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, sports, and more, all rated and ranked by a team of unbiased inspectors so even the most compulsive planners can be sure they're spending their time and money wisely. Each guide addresses the needs of everyone from families to business travelers, with handy charts that demonstrate how each place stacks up against the competition. Plus, all the details are pulled out so they're extremely easy to scan. Las Vegas is one of the top destinations in the United States, attracting over 30 million visitors annually to its huge hotel resorts and casinos. The Unofficial Guide® researchers aren't seduced by all that glitz and glamour, though. Instead, we offer you the straight story about what's worth your time, how to get the best packages and hotel bargains, how to gamble like a pro, and how to get tickets for the top shows. The Top 5 Ways The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas Can Help You Have the Perfect Trip: Information that's candid, critical, and totally objective. Each casino ranked and reviewed in detail, from the best values to the hottest slots, plus insider tips on casino gambling, with proven strategies for making the most of your betting dollars. Where to find the best buffets--plus detailed reviews of more than 100 restaurants. What to see and do beyond the Strip--plus where to golf, play tennis, or work out. Advice on planning a productive and stress-free business or convention trip.
Extensively revised and updated, this edition now includes sections on remote areas of the Alaskan bush. With the most wilderness acreage in the country, Alaska offers outdoor activities that include everything from hiking trackless tundra to kayaking through glaciers. Cities and towns of the area are fully described. 26 photos, 16 in color. 75 illustrations. 90 maps.
Offering freedom and discovery on the open road, this second edition lures travelers into two-lane back country. 96 color and b&w photos. 64 illustrations. 165 maps.
Color photos, line drawings and maps punctuate the lively text of this guide.Everything a visitor would need to know about Alaska and the Canadian Rockiesis included in a beautifully packaged volume.
A guide to visiting Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring ranked and rated descriptions of over one hundred hotels and casinos, critiques of shows and nightspots, restaurant reviews, and gambling tips.
The only book that examines the lifestyles and motivations of the world’s biggest gamblers, the whales, and how the casinos harpoon and beach them. This definitive exposé reveals the shrouded world of ultra-high rollers and the Faustian pacts they forge with their hosts, the casino representatives whose job it is to part them from their fortunes. The third edition includes an extensive update about Las Vegas, the "greening" of gambling, the nightclub and day club scenes, the evolution of the host position, and much more--all in the words of superhost Steve Cyr.
The Unofficial Guides® are the "Consumer Reports" of travel guides, offering candid evaluations of their destinations' attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, sports, and more, all rated and ranked by a team of unbiased inspectors so even the most compulsive planners can be sure they're spending their time and money wisely. Each guide addresses the needs of everyone from families to business travelers, with handy charts that demonstrate how each place stacks up against the competition. Plus, all the details are pulled out so they're extremely easy to scan. Las Vegas is one of the top destinations in the United States, attracting over 30 million visitors annually to its huge hotel resorts and casinos. The Unofficial Guide® researchers aren't seduced by all that glitz and glamour, though. Instead, we offer you the straight story about what's worth your time, how to get the best packages and hotel bargains, how to gamble like a pro, and how to get tickets for the top shows. Also includes: Information that's candid, critical, and totally objective Each casino ranked and reviewed in detail, from the best values to the hottest slots, plus insider tips on casino gambling, with proven strategies for making the most of your betting dollars Where to find the best buffets—plus detailed reviews of more than 100 restaurants What to see and do beyond the Strip—plus where to golf, play tennis, or work out Advice on planning a productive and stress-free business or convention trip
This updated Compass American Guide celebrates the glitziest city on earth, from its notorious history to its blackjack and craps tables. Deke Castleman tells travelers how to get the most out of their Las Vegas vacation: where to eat, sleep, and be entertained on any budget. "An informational jackpot".--Houston Chronicle
Effective Personal Communication Skills for Public Relations analyses how to transform your communications by managing the way you think, act, create messages and network. Covering the 'soft skills' of communications practice, it identifies the key elements used by outstanding communicators. This essential guide offers practical advice and guidance on understanding new trends and challenges facing communicators, particularly in the use of word-of-mouth, networking and branding."--BOOK JACKET.
Introduces the history of Nevada, describes places to visit while traveling through different regions within the state, and provides brief descriptions of dining and lodging establishments.
Color photos, line drawings and maps punctuate the lively text of this guide.Everything a visitor would need to know about Alaska and the Canadian Rockiesis included in a beautifully packaged volume.
From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide® to Walt Disney World® "A Tourist's Best Friend!" —Chicago Sun-Times "Indispensable" —The New York Times The Top 10 Ways The Unofficial Guide® to Las Vegas Can Help You Have the Perfect Trip: Information that's candid, critical, and totally objective Each casino reviewed in detail and ranked, from the best values to the hottest slots Helpful hints for getting the best room at the lowest possible rate—and the inside story on packages Insider tips on casino gambling, with proven strategies for making the most of your betting dollars Where to find the best buffets—plus detailed reviews of more than 100 restaurants Tips for gaining easy access to the top shows and best evening entertainment What to see and do beyond the Strip—plus where to play golf and tennis or work out Advice on planning a productive and stress-free business or convention trip All the details on enjoying Las Vegas with your kids Everything you need to plan the Vegas vacation that's right for you Get the unbiased truth on hundreds of hotels, restaurants, casinos, attractions, and more in The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas—the resource that helps you save money, save time, and make your trip the best it can be. Great trips begin at frommers.com
The Unofficial Guides are the "Consumer Reports" of travel guides, offering candid evaluations of their destinations' attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, sports, and more, all rated and ranked by a team of unbiased inspectors so even the most compulsive planners can be sure they're spending their time and money wisely. Each guide addresses the needs of everyone from families to business travelers, with handy charts that demonstrate how each place stacks up against the competition. Plus, all the details are pulled out so they're extremely easy to scan. Las Vegas is one of the top destinations in the United States, attracting over 30 million visitors annually to its huge hotel resorts and casinos. The Unofficial Guide® researchers aren't seduced by all that glitz and glamour, though. Instead, we offer you the straight story about what's worth your time, how to get the best packages and hotel bargains, how to gamble like a pro, and how to get tickets for the top shows. The Top 5 Ways The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas Can Help You Have the Perfect Trip: Information that's candid, critical, and totally objective. Each casino ranked and reviewed in detail, from the best values to the hottest slots, plus insider tips on casino gambling, with proven strategies for making the most of your betting dollars. Where to find the best buffets--plus detailed reviews of more than 100 restaurants. What to see and do beyond the Strip--plus where to golf, play tennis, or work out. Advice on planning a productive and stress-free business or convention trip.
The Unofficial Guides® are the "Consumer Reports" of travel guides, offering candid evaluations of their destinations' attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, sports, and more, all rated and ranked by a team of unbiased inspectors so even the most compulsive planners can be sure they're spending their time and money wisely. Each guide addresses the needs of everyone from families to business travelers, with handy charts that demonstrate how each place stacks up against the competition. Plus, all the details are pulled out so they're extremely easy to scan. Las Vegas is one of the top destinations in the United States, attracting over 30 million visitors annually to its huge hotel resorts and casinos. The Unofficial Guide® researchers aren't seduced by all that glitz and glamour, though. Instead, we offer you the straight story about what's worth your time, how to get the best packages and hotel bargains, how to gamble like a pro, and how to get tickets for the top shows. Also includes: Information that's candid, critical, and totally objective Each casino ranked and reviewed in detail, from the best values to the hottest slots, plus insider tips on casino gambling, with proven strategies for making the most of your betting dollars Where to find the best buffets -- plus detailed reviews of more than 100 restaurants What to see and do beyond the Strip -- plus where to golf, play tennis, or work out Advice on planning a productive and stress-free business or convention trip
Unlike other Photoshop titles, which run the gamut from immense all-in-one solutions to mesmerizing advanced color workbooks, this highly readable and humorous guide addresses the thousands of occasional users who are interested in becoming more productive without devoting their lives to the "Tao of Photoshop". Includes the 100 Photoshop tips and techniques that every user should know.
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