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What really happens in Vegas [text (large print)] : true stories of the people who make Vegas, Vegas / James Patterson and Mark Seal.

Patterson, James, 1947- (author.). Seal, Mark, 1953- (author.).

Summary:

"It's not the five-star dining, or the casinos, or the clubs, or the crowds. It's the electrifying chemistry of America's most round-the-clock city. The unbelievable, unstoppable, unbeatable draw of the desert dream. It's What Happens in Vegas, filled with never-before-told stories about the people who make the city tick, simmer-and even explode"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780316567053 (trade paperback)
Physical Description: 391 pages (large print) ; 25 cm
Edition: Large print edition.
Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: "Luck be a lady ... " -- Welcome to Las Vegas : harry Reid International Airport -- The ride : wayne Newton Boulevard -- The arrival : the Wynn -- The VIP host : the VIP wing of a major Las Vegas resort -- Wheel of Fortune!: Harry Reid International Airport -- The wedding queen of the West : a little white wedding chapel -- From villain to visionary : the mob museum -- The healer among the hustlers : the Sapphire Las Vegas Pool and Dayclub -- What happens here, stays here : r&R Partners Advertising Agency -- The queen of Las Vegas : the strip -- Unmasking the jackpot winner of the mask : treasure Island -- Risk city : the STRAT -- The invasion of the superchefs!: Spago Las Vegas -- Magic : the Mirage -- The greatest show on Earth : the "O" theater -- The triumph of the operatic tenor : the MGM Grand garden area -- Earning a name at the palms : n9NE Steakhouse -- The ghost of Elvis Presley : cruising the strip -- The habitat of the whales : the Cosmopolitan Reserve -- The hustler : the wild side of town -- Here comes the sun : circa Resort and Casino, and the Wynn -- The valley of fire : the Mojave Desert.