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Summary: Great for Locals too!
Review: Simon's Las Vegas guide is full of wit and sparkle, even for Las Vegas locals. A handy reminder of all the great places to go and where to send guests. Makes a great gift too.
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Summary: More Clever than the Usual Fluff...
Review: The book is more clever and more hip than the typical travel guides. My only complaint is than there are parts that get redundant when the same place has been reviewed by three critics that give the same information again and again only with a slightly different spin. Better editing could have resolved that problem. This book is the only book I've seen on Vegas that intelligently asserts that the reader knows that there's kitsch is in Vegas as well as the writers. There is a down-to-earth style about this book which was refreshing after reading other travel books about Vegas that feel like they were written by shills for the casinos. Las Vegas has never been a place that should be taken seriously in the least! I liked this book considerably more than the usual tourist guide.
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Summary: More Clever than the Usual Fluff...
Review: The book is more clever and more hip than the typical travel guides. My only complaint is than there are parts that get redundant when the same place has been reviewed by three critics that give the same information again and again only with a slightly different spin. Better editing could have resolved that problem. This book is the only book I've seen on Vegas that intelligently asserts that the reader knows that there's kitsch is in Vegas as well as the writers. There is a down-to-earth style about this book which was refreshing after reading other travel books about Vegas that feel like they were written by shills for the casinos. Las Vegas has never been a place that should be taken seriously in the least! I liked this book considerably more than the usual tourist guide.
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Summary: somewhat helpful
Review: this book was helpful only because it was the most recent book printed i could locate(and still not new enough). It is no better than any other book on las vegas i have read (which is about 4). i do like the size and shape however and the print is easy to look at. much of the information is repeated throughout the book 2 or 3 times as it is nicely cross-referenced.
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