Hello, Las Vegas!

Hello, Las Vegas!

Author: Martha Day Zschock

Publisher: Commonwealth Editions

Published: 2019-06-26

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781938700897

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A Colorful and Fun Tour of Las Vegas for the Littlest Explorers


A Simple Odyssey

A Simple Odyssey

Author: F. Samuel Nidever

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-10-17

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 0557717663

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A Simple Odyssey is a story set in the 1970's. It's a lighthearted look at the travels of Albert. Albert is a naive young man in his twenties that decides to leave the comfort of his couch and travel through Nevada. He meets with hippies, angry waitresses, cowboys with attitudes, and stoners. He gets thrown from a horse, and chased by a cow. The cast of characters are as varied as life itself. It's a fun book to read.


Hello America: A Novel

Hello America: A Novel

Author: J. G. Ballard

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2013-05-20

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 0871406845

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"This fable lifts a great freight of ideas effortlessly…The story of an expedition driven on by wishes of possession and power but guided internally by myths of America whose sources lie in the late 20th century." —Guardian Following the energy crisis of the late twentieth century, America has been abandoned. Now, a century later, a small group of European explorers returns to the now climatically mutated continent. But America is unrecognizable—the Bering Strait has been dammed and much of the country has become a desert, populated by isolated natives and the bizarre remnants of a disintegrated culture. The expedition sets off from Manhattan on a cross-country journey, through Holiday Inns and abandoned theme parks, to uncover a shocking new power in the heart of Las Vegas.


The Desert Has No King

The Desert Has No King

Author: Frederiko Aguilar

Publisher: Frederiko Aguilar

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9781598005943

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It is a story of a young man growing up in the suburbs of East Los Angeles, Ca. A story of what all young gamblers dream of and few will experience, and perhaps, survive. Frankie Santos started gambling at the age of 10 years by pitching pennies and shooting marbles for money with the older kids in the neighborhood. He learned the games of poker and horse racing at the age of 11 years. At 12 he shared his new devotion with his fellow classmates by getting them involved in poker games on the school grounds. In high school, he continued to live in the envioronment of trying to make a fast buck playing the horses. As a young man in his 20s, he enters into a journey of big money, greed, drugs, and becoming the target of the Mexican Mafia. He is on the run and in hiding, and discovers another hard fast-paced journey. By nature, he is a compassionate man, and a protector of family and friends that maybe in harms way. From the age of innocence to manhood and the commencement of rise to power, Frankie Santos did not know what was in his destiny.


Roundabout the USA

Roundabout the USA

Author: David Haskell

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2006-05

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 0595388809

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What we experienced is a vast and fascinating country of boundless beauty. We saw many things, so many places and people, and regret we couldn't have seen more.. After an unexpected layoff from his position as the sole remaining staff reporter/editor in New England for United Press International, author David D. Haskell and his wife, Ethel M. Haskell, a retired nursing assistant and two-time cancer survivor, decide to make the trip of a lifetime. Both over sixty-five years old and with no deadlines to meet, the Haskells spend two months driving around the United States. Along the way, they take in many magnificent sights and visit friends and relatives, camping in a tent when convenient. From the largest and most beautiful trees in the world at Redwood National Park in California to the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City, Kansas, the Haskells' two-month adventure is filled with Americana. Told in the form of a daily journal, Roundabout the USA: 60 Days in a Car recounts the engaging true story of the Haskells' thirteen-thousand-mile trip around the United States.


Farewell to Follies

Farewell to Follies

Author: Xingu Fawcett

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2018-09-14

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1984541978

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Themes of Farewell to Follies (FTF) Nature, in the form of beautiful landscapes and wholesome surroundings, is a constant presence in FTFs short fiction. It is often the only thing in the text, animate or inanimate, that is described in a positive or laudatory fashion. FTF characters are great believes in the power of nature, both in terms of its beauty and its challenges, to improve ones quality of life. Tok Pisin Also a near-constant presence in FTFs stories is the theme of death, either in the form of death itself, the knowledge of the inevitability of death, or the futility of fleeing death. Clearly evocative of death are the stories in which FTF describes actual deaths. Terminate with Extreme Prejudic. Also known as heroic fatalism, this attitude was a FTF favorite. Fatalistic heroism derives from the belief that death is certain to come and that resisting it is futile; one may as well face death with stoicism and resignation. This belief and its accompanying stoic behavior patterns appear in several short stories. Lord Clives Last Biryani Supper Disillusionment and the depression that results from it are recurrent themes in FTFs short stories. FTF himself suffered from feelings of disillusionment and dislocation following his harrowing experiences during Americas Long Wars. Goodbye Kabul FTF, it is often noted, was enamored of a particular notion of masculinity. FTFs heroes are often outdoorsmen or hunters who are stoic, taciturn, and averse to showing emotion. Real men, according to FTF, are physically courageous and confident, and keep doubts and insecurities to themselves. Beso, Tango y Amor Many of FTFs characters have ambivalent feelings toward each other; in FTFs universe, people are not wholly good or bad. Bal Masque Animals in the FTF canon, whether they are game, pets, or wild, sometimes serve as symbols for their human hunters, caretakers or observers. Lizards of Formentera Fragments of dreams and memories - want to have fantasy encounters and casual togetherness? Whether single or in a permanent relationship, or something in between, with FTF stories you can live out your passionate uninhibited fantasies discretely.


My Life in America

My Life in America

Author: Charles Lewis Laurie III

Publisher: Page Publishing Inc

Published: 2020-05-15

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 1681391465

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Hiking Las Vegas

Hiking Las Vegas

Author: Branch Whitney

Publisher: Huntington Press Inc

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 0929712218

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This one-of-a kind guide is devoted to southern Nevada's recreational wonderland. It details 20 hikes on the slopes of Mount Charleston, the highest mountain in southern Nevada and only a 60-minute drive from the Las Vegas Strip. It also describes 40 trails, paths, and routes in BLM's showcase Red Rock Canyon Recreation Area, less than half an hour from Glitter Gulch.