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Miedo y Asco En Las VegasHunter S. Thompson

Time without End

by Linda Lael Miller

Witnessing the rebirth--and subsequent death--of his beloved Brenna century after century, the vampire Valerian vows that the next time he sees Brenna, he will make her immortal at any cost.

$Bet Me: The Ace\The Joker\The Wildcard$

Bet Me: The Ace\The Joker\The Wildcard

No Time to Lose They don't call Vegas Sin City for nothing. And now that prime tourist season is around the corner, it's time to kick some criminal butt. Enter three full-throttle Vegas detectives, ready to eat their undercover assignments alive . . . Clarissa Rivers can't believe she's got to play fake maid to weasel her way into some of the city's dirtiest criminal activities. But pretend she's ... (more)

License to Thrill

by Lori Wilde

Wilde's fast-paced, steamy, and humorous novel follows beautiful, wisecracking Las Vegas P.I. Charlee Champagne, hired by uptight banker Mason Gentry to find his grandfather, who's on the lam with the family fortune. Original.

Super Casino: Inside the "New" Las Vegas

Super Casino: Inside the "New" Las Vegas

by Pete Earley

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... (more)

Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide to Las Vegas (Eyewitness Travel Top 10)

Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide to Las Vegas (Eyewitness Travel Top 10)

by DK Publishing

With a new design and unbeatable price, DK raises the bar on travel guides with its new Top 10 Travel Guide series. Whether on business or vacation, take the work out of planning any trip with DK's Top 10 Travel Guides. Building on the success of the Eyewitness Travel Guides, DK has created a new series that makes finding the best every destination has to offer even easier than before. Whether searching for... (more)

NOBODY

by Creston Mapes

They said, “He’s a nobody.” They were dead wrong. When reporter Hudson Ambrose hears an early morning call on his police scanner about an injured person at a bus stop on Las Vegas Boulevard, he rushes to the scene to get the scoop. His world is blown off its axis when he discovers a murdered homeless man with a bankbook in his pocket showing a balance of almost one million dollars. Should he wait for the... (more)

The Real Las Vegas: Life Beyond the Strip

The Real Las Vegas: Life Beyond the Strip

What images come to mind when you think of Las Vegas? Mobsters and showgirls, magicians and tigers, multimillion-dollar poker games and prizefights; towering signboards that light up the night in front of ever more spectacular casino hotels. But real people live here, too--over a million today, two million tomorrow. Greater Las Vegas has long been the fastest growing metropolitan area in America. And... (more)

All-in

by Pete Hautman

"You know how they say you can't climb out of a hole till you hit bottom?" "Yeah?" "I'm trying to find the bottom." At seventeen, Denn Doyle isn't old enough to gamble legally, but thanks to his talent for reading tells, he's made a fortune -- and along the way, he's upset some of the most notorious Texas holdem players in Las Vegas, including Artie Kingston, who had already lost his nightclub to Denn. But now... (more)

Frommer's Portable Las Vegas (Frommer's Portable)

Frommer's Portable Las Vegas (Frommer's Portable)

by Mary Herczog

Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. And avoid tourist traps. At Frommer's, we use 150 outspoken travel experts around the world to help you make the right choices. Frommer's. The best trips start here. Put the Best of Las Vegas in Your Pocket The lowdown on the major casinos, including gambling tips to help you play your cards right. Outspoken... (more)

The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas 2007 (Unofficial Guides)

The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas 2007 (Unofficial Guides)

by Bob Sehlinger

From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide(r) to Walt Disney World(r) "A Tourist's Best Friend!" -Chicago Sun-Times "Indispensable" -The New York Times Five Great Features and Benefits offered ONLY by The Unofficial Guide(r): * Each casino reviewed in detail and ranked, from the best values to the hottest slots * Helpful hints for getting the best room and the... (more)

Just For Kicks

by Susan Andersen

In Susan Andersen's laugh-out-loud follow-up to Skintight , sometimes love is a sure bet, sometimes it's a losing proposition. Las Vegas showgirl Carly Jacobsen keeps finding out the hard way that her idea of fun differs radically from that of her neighbor Wolfgang Jones. Sure, he looks incredible, and he seems to have a thing for her legs, but the man's a robot. So what's with their chemistry? Wolf has... (more)

The Stand.Stephen King

The Stand.

by Stephen King

I Had the Right to Remain Silent...But I Didn't Have the Ability

I Had the Right to Remain Silent...But I Didn't Have the Ability

by Ron White

Following Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour to the page, Ron White (affectionately known as "Tater Salad") delivers the laughs in his distinctive and beloved down-home style. Fans of Ron White’s "perfectly-phrased everyman gripes and raunchy, grinning asides*" will find much to appreciate here. He riffs on everything from obnoxious designer sunglass salesmen to ... (more)

Five Star Expressions - The Guardian (Five Star Expressions)

Five Star Expressions - The Guardian (Five Star Expressions)

by Jenifer A. Ruth

Sequel to The Protector Las Vegas magician's assistant Carrick 'Rick' Murphy has been raised to be the Helper of the Protector, Alana Devlin, who defends the city from Otherworldly threats. He's thrown himself in front of countless monsters for her sake, with no concern about his own safety. But now, it isn't his safety at risk. Something stalks the city, a bloodthirsty monster on a killing spree. And it's after... (more)

Shadowfires

by Dean Koontz

A fearful divorcee is relieved when her enraged ex-husband dies in a freak accident, but her terror returns when his body disappears and she is stalked by a man who looks just like him. Reissue. AB.

Chill Factor: Book Three of the Weather Warden

The Weather Warden: Book 3

Chill Factor: Book Three of the Weather Warden

by Rachel Caine

Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin has protected the human race from monster storms, been killed, reborn as a Djinn, and then restored to her original form. Now she's throwing the dice to stop an infinitely powerful, deeply disturbed kid-who is holed up in a Vegas hotel-from bringing on a new ice age.

Sucker Bet

by James Swain

A hardened ex-cop with great instincts, a sharp eye, and a short fuse, Tony Valentine still catches crooks, but a very special breed of them. He nabs hustlers who rob casinos, and finds the fatal flaw that allowed the place to get ripped off in the first place. Sometimes that means biting the hand that feeds him, but Valentine isn’t paid to sugarcoat the cold, hard truth. Along flashy strips and in seedy dives, if... (more)

Deadman's Poker: A Novel

by James Swain

Tony Valentine is an expert at spotting cheats. He’s tossed them out of gambling casinos from Atlantic City to Las Vegas and Monaco. But though Tony has never met a scam he couldn’t crack, his son and partner, Gerry, has just walked into one with a body count. What started with a conman’s deathbed confession turns into a deadly Las Vegas grudge match during the world’s biggest poker tournament. While Gerry and... (more)

American Gods

by Neil Gaiman

Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident. Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a strange man in the seat next to him introduces himself. The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday, and he knows more about Shadow than is possible. He warns Shadow that... (more)

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