Download or read book My Week at the Blue Angel written by Matthew O'Brien and published by Huntington Press Inc. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A savage journey into the heart of Hunter S. Thompson's Las Vegas with the Good Doctor as tour guide. A Lord-of-the-Rings-like adventure in the city's underground flood channels. A seven-day stay at a seedy motel on East Fremont Street. The stories in My Week at the Blue Angel aren't about Steve Wynn, Cirque du Soleil, or how to play poker, and they aren't set in Caesars Palace, XS Nightclub, or a 2,000-seat showroom. They're about prostitutes, ex-cons, and the homeless, and they're set under Caesars Palace and in trailer parks and weekly motels. In this creative nonfiction collection, Matthew O'Brien--author of Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas--and veteran photographer Bill Hughes show a side of the city rarely seen. A side beyond the neon lights, themed facades, and motel-room doors. A side beyond the barbwire fences, No Trespassing signs, and midnight shadows.
Download or read book Mindfreak written by Criss Angel and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2006 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The star of the groundbreaking hit television series "Criss Angel Mindfreak "is considered to be the most influential name in magic today. From "Burned Alive" to "Bullet Catch," Angel explains the mindset that makes each demonstration successful, and reveals the personal illusionary twist he adds to each one.
Download or read book Wicked Angel written by Sawyer Bennett and published by Big Dog Books, LLC. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First there was pain, and now there is just… nothing. No one can ever understand the losses I’ve suffered. A solitary existence that consists of my work and the empty house that serves as a constant reminder of all I have lost. After months of paralyzing emptiness, I turn to The Wicked Horse so I can feel something. Anything, really. Any shred of emotion that will explain why I’m still here. Any justification for why my life was spared and theirs were not. It’s all in vain. Not even the debauchery of the notorious sex club can fill the hollowness that consumes me. Until she walks in. Absolutely perfect. Gorgeous and bends to my will. Gives me her body willingly, while expecting nothing more from me than the pleasure I offer her. And the more she gives, the more I find myself wanting to take. Wanting to crawl out of my personal hell for this wicked angel.
Download or read book Beneath the Neon written by Matthew O'Brien and published by Huntington Press Inc. This book was released on 2007-03-07 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas chronicles O’Brien’s adventures in subterranean Las Vegas. He follows the footsteps of a psycho killer. He braces against a raging flood. He parties with naked crackheads. He learns how to make meth, that art is most beautiful where it’s least expected, that in many ways, he prefers underground Las Vegas to aboveground Las Vegas, and that there are no pots of gold under the neon rainbow.
Download or read book Weird Las Vegas and Nevada written by Joe Oesterle and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A travel guide to Las Vegas that also focusses on the neglection of its historic places.
Download or read book Dark Days Bright Nights written by Matthew O'Brien and published by Central Recovery Press. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid and enlightening oral account of homelessness in the Las Vegas storm drains and the hard work of re-entering mainstream society. Are you aware that hundreds of people live underground in the flood channels of Las Vegas? Few people were until Matthew O'Brien grabbed a flashlight, tape recorder, and expandable baton for protection and explored the storm-drain system in depth. This research resulted in his landmark book Beneath the Neon. Now the drains have been covered by CNN, Fox News, NPR, Dr. Phil, the New York Times, the BBC, Al Jazeera, and many other media outlets. They have even found their way on to popular TV shows, including CSI, Criminal Minds, and into mainstream movies. But the fact that several of these drug- and gambling-addicted tunnel dwellers have clawed their way out of the drains and turned around their lives has received far less attention. Dark Days, Bright Nights shares their harrowing stories and provides a unique perspective on one of America's most fascinating cities. It also paints a larger picture of homelessness and recovery in America. These stories are the happy (though not Hollywood) ending to the infamous tunnel tale. The narrative is complemented by bios and stark, black-and-white images of the survivors, putting a scarred, knowing face to the unblinkingly honest accounts.
Download or read book Zero Pucks Left written by Jessa York and published by Jessa York. This book was released on 2021-05-20 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beau No one is more surprised than me when my past comes back for a visit and stays a while. Informing the love of my life about it is one thing I have yet to do. If there’s anything to report. And that’s exactly what keeps me up at night. If it’s true—will the woman of my dreams stay? Or will she move onto someone without quite so many complications in their life? Gigi Lying by omission is still just that—a lie. No matter how you slice it. Even when it’s the man you’ve loved since you were a girl who’s doing the lying. Especially when it’s the man of your dreams. Can I find it in my heart to forgive him? Or will I leave him—and his lies—and move on?
Download or read book The Secret History of Las Vegas written by Chris Abani and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gritty, riveting, and wholly original murder mystery from PEN/Hemingway Award-winning author and 2015 Edgar Awards winner Chris Abani Before he can retire, Las Vegas detective Salazar is determined to solve a recent spate of murders. When he encounters a pair of conjoined twins with a container of blood near their car, he’s sure he has apprehended the killers, and enlists the help of Dr. Sunil Singh, a South African transplant who specializes in the study of psychopaths. As Sunil tries to crack the twins, the implications of his research grow darker. Haunted by his betrayal of loved ones back home during apartheid, he seeks solace in the love of Asia, a prostitute with hopes of escaping that life. But Sunil’s own troubled past is fast on his heels in the form of a would-be assassin. Suspenseful through the last page, The Secret History of Las Vegas is Chris Abani’s most accomplished work to date, with his trademark visionary prose and a striking compassion for the inner lives of outsiders.
Download or read book Vegas Sunrise written by Fern Michaels and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A jam-packed finale” in the trilogy that follows the powerful legacy of the Thornton family from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Vegas Heat (Kirkus Reviews). Fanny Thornton Reed, proud matriarch of the Thornton dynasty, chooses her first husband’s illegitimate son Jeff to run Babylon, her family’s successful Las Vegas casino. For Jeff, this is a chance of a lifetime. For Fanny, it is a decision she will come to regret as it turns her children against each other. For the rightful Thornton heirs, it is their worst nightmare come true. Will jealousy and betrayal tear them apart once and for all—or will perseverance and love salvage the Thornton dream? Praise for Vegas Trilogy “[A] sweeping family saga reminiscent of her Texas series.” —Booklist “A fascinating family saga.” —Romantic Times “If history doesn’t lie, Michaels won’t disappoint her fans.” —Kirkus Reviews “Her characters are well constructed.” —Publishers Weekly
Download or read book God No written by Penn Jillette and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The outspoken half of magic duo Penn & Teller presents an atheist reinterpretation of the Ten Commandments, discussing why doubt, skepticism, and wonder should be celebrated and offering humorous stories from his own experiences.
Download or read book You Only Get Letters from Jail written by Jodi Angel and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jodi Angel’s second story collection, You Only Get Letters from Jail, chronicles the lives of young men trapped in the liminal space between adolescence and adulthood. From picking up women at a bar hours after mom’s overdose to coveting a drowned girl to catching rattlesnakes with gasoline, Angel's characters are motivated by muscle cars, manipulative women, and the hope of escape from circumstances that force them either to grow up or give up. Haunted by unfulfilled dreams and disappointments, and often acting out of mixed intentions and questionable motives, these boys turned young men are nevertheless portrayed with depth, tenderness, and humanity. Angel’s gritty and heartbreaking prose leaves readers empathizing with people they wouldn't ordinarily trust or believe in.
Download or read book Bicycle Man written by Alan Snel and published by . This book was released on 2020-06 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bicyclist/journalist Alan Snel decided to pack a lifetime of bicycle misadventures, crazy times and tender moments into a collection of bicycle stories thatspan nearly 40 years. Bicyclingcan be about giving you a ride to work, a front-row seat to see nature, a meditation session, a workout or a ride across the country. Alan has bicycled it all and tried it all, even trying to increase the profile of bicycling in Tampa Bay -- talk about a long uphill ride. This is Alan's love sonnet to bicycling in all its forms. Never stop pedaling.
Download or read book Alas Vegas written by James Wallis and published by . This book was released on 2017-12 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a shallow grave in the desert to a life-and-death game at the top of the city, ALAS VEGAS is a four-part journey through a nightmare casino city. The book includes the Fugue mechanics, three additional campaigns, a stand-alone story game and contributions by outstanding RPG designers from around the world.
Download or read book In with the Out Crowd written by Norma Howe and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During her junior year in high school, sixteen-year-old Robin begins to question her values and friendships as she finds herself being ousted from the most popular group in school.
Download or read book Wild in the Windy City the Anthology written by M. Dauphin and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-11 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Las Vegas and Beyond written by Peter Lik and published by Peter Lik's Wilderness Press Pty. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internationally renowned Australian photographer depicts Las Vegas and its environs through a series of lush, panoramic shots. The artist describes the area as a "neon oasis embraced by a spiritual land", and as his photography shows, Las Vegas and the Nevada desert are home to some striking and beautiful visual extremes.
Download or read book The Devil s Angel written by Samantha Anderson and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2010-11-24 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the middle of Las Vegas there is a woman that is the envy of all, sought out by any man who crosses her path, untouchable to those who crave her. Devrynne may look like an angel but what lies beneath her emerald eyes tells a story far different. A story of love, betrayal, heartbreak, death and vengeance. One so twisted that even Lucifer himself is about to wash his hands of her. She is at the top of the world, wealthy and more powerful than most in her position but it's because of years of playing Luc's games, learning how to work the system that has led her to be this way. Nothing can stop her now, when she is so close to being truly happy. That was until Mr. Casella showed up from an organization called the Guardsmen, holding all the keys to unraveling the web of lies she lived on.Now it is a race against time as Devrynne relives the horrible past, the lessons she learned in blood, trying to find a way to get out of being brought to justice for the death of her sire. Will she find a way out of the trouble she's gotten into without the help of Luc or will she have to make another deal like so many that has led her to be The Devil's Angel?
