100 Years in the Governor's Mansion
Nevada's Governor's Mansion has welcomed its first families, as well as thousands of visitors, for 100 years ...more info
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1,000 Naked Truths
Norm Clarke brings all his unique experience and incredible access to deliver the ultimate guide to the hottest spots and glittering attractions in Las Vegas...more info
$9.95 $6.95
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A Clown in the Trunk
The family that once took to the skies and soared on butterfly hang gliders, now rollicks across the landscape in other conveyances -- from a broken-down van to the QE2, from a media-hyped "Love Train" to the Orient Express... more info
$16.95
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Adventures: A Cerca Country Guide
Adventures, the second in the Cerca Country Guides book series, provides first-hand accounts of the best and most exciting outdoor adventures in the Southwest, giving readers the exact information they need to create their own adventures...more info
$11.95
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Amelia's Long Journey
In Amelia's Long Journey, John L. Smith chronicles the joys of becoming a parent and raising a beautiful little girl, and the terror of almost losing her. With the skill of a journalist and the heart of father, John lovingly chronicles Amelia's life: her early carefree years, her chronic illnesses, the diagnosis of a cancerous brain tumor, the surgeries, the treatments, the remissions, the relapse, the recovery. more info
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A New Day
Dora Barilla had the perfect life: a great job, a handsome firefighter husband, two beautiful daughters, and a house in the suburbs. But on March 15, 2005, her world was turned upside down... more info
$22.95
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Artist's Proof
Savvy Las Vegas car dealer and art collector, DJ Singer, is swept away in a quest for love and a hunt for the source of forged art, while cruising aboard a luxury ocean liner. In this light whodunit, Marks' unlikely heroine, DJ Singer sparkles as the 30-something, smart-mouthed sleuth looking for love and adventure in all the right places. more info
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Bailando En Mi Camisón
Bailando is the Spanish language translation of Dancing in My Nightgown. When she loses her husband of almost 49 years to cancer, widowhood forces Betty Auchard to find out what she can do on her own. These short, upbeat, inspiring stories tell us how this spunky woman got through widowhood -- she decides to dance instead of sitting on the sidelines... more info
$16.95
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Base Camp Las Vegas
In every direction from Las Vegas lies adventure. Sprawling across a rugged Western landscape, much of it still publicly owned, are mile-high mountains and mile-deep canyons, forests of Joshua trees and cacti, dunes, volcano craters, and desert oases. Hiking routes famous throughout the world lie within a few hours of Las Vegas, in parts of four states.
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Beyond the Glimmering Lights
Beyond the Glimmering Lights covers Las Vegas’s early history—segregation and inequality—the breaking of the “color line” by entertainers and the brave efforts of the proud, everyday people who worked to finally end legalized racism in the city. more info
$19.95
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Blue Vegas
Probing the dark, human stories lurking in the neon shadows, Blue Vegas represents the work of a writer who knows Las Vegas and is a keen observer of its diverse population ...more info
$14.95
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Bluegrass Days, Neon Nights
Bluegrass Days, Neon Nights takes you through the rollicking life and times of legendary Las Vegas casino host and bon vivant, Dan Chandler.
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Bodie's Boss Lawman
After serving in the Mexican War, John F. Kirgan made his way through California to the mining excitement of Virginia City in Nevada Territory, and eventually to the new boomtown of Bodie, California where he served as constable, jailer and deputy sheriff...more info
$27.50 $17.87 (soft) or $34.95 $22.72 (hard)
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Bucked, Bruised & Blackballed
These "low-falutin," rhymin' and raunchy stories about the characters in Sandy Valley are perfect for the wannabe-cowboy or cowboy lover in all of us. Just the right thing to read around the campfire at your next round up. more info
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Call of the Mountains
Call of the Mountains is a photo-essay spotlighting the beauty of Southern California's three highest mountain ranges...more info
$29.95
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Class of '47 Annapolis -- America's Best
In The Class of '47: Annapolis -- America's Best, author Jack Sheehan gives us a fascinating personal look at some of the notable Annapolis graduates from this one amazing year....more info
$24.95
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Cowboy Gear
This book takes the gear and shows what it actually looked like on cowboys, how it was used, and why certain craftsmen's work was favored over gear made by others...more info
$60.00
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Cult Vegas
The Weirdest! The Wildest! The Swingin'est Town on Earth!
Cult Vegas resurrects the golden-age Sin City of history and legend: Frank Sinatra, Louis Prima, Ann-Margret, Redd Foxx, Charo, Don Rickles, Buddy Hackett, and many more....more info
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Damn the Rejections, Full Speed Ahead
A treasure trove of sage advice for the
new writer packaged in easy to digest and fun to read anecdotes. Damn the
Rejections, Full Speed Ahead offers real world suggestions for writing novels or non-fiction and turning them into not only saleable, but bestseller works. Maralys Wills, creative-writing teacher and author of twelve books in many genres, shares from her own experience the dos and don'ts of getting published. ...more info
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Paperback - $18.95
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Dancing in My Nightgown
When she loses her husband of almost 49 years to cancer, widowhood forces Betty Auchard to find out what she can do on her own. These short, upbeat, inspiring stories tell us how this spunky woman got through widowhood -- she decides to dance instead of sitting on the sidelines.
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$16.95
Spanish translation - Bailando En Mi Camisón
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Deputy Dorkface: How Stinkville Got Cleaned Up
Taylor and Colin are looking for adventure when they stumble onto the town of Stinkville.
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Deputy Dorkface: How Sugaropolis Got Dessert Back
Deputy Dorkface is back, and funnier than ever. In How Sugaropolis Got Dessert Back, our misguided officer of the law goes too far and bans dessert. The towns' kids retaliate in a giant, wild food fight. Will Deputy Dorkface cave in and at least allow cookies? Will the townspeople be doomed to a life of only beets for treats?
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Drawing Straws
Drawing Straws, George Pogue's debut novel, is a "coming of age" book. Set in rural southwest Missouri in the early 1960s, a ten-year-old boy, Newton Carriger, grows into his teenage years. His story includes the usual boyhood pranks, pastimes, and typical traumas -- until a mysterious stranger comes to town .... more info
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Dreamygirl's Field of Wishes / Ensoñacióin y el Jardin de Sueños
Dreamygirl's Field of Wishes is a charming story about a mythical girl who, in the land of dreams, tends the wishes of little boys and girls. She lavishes love and care in her field of wishes so that when the children grow up their wishes are ready to come true. Colorfully illustrated, with English and Spanish text. more info
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Education in the Neon Shadow
No one could have predicted that a tiny outpost in the middle of the desert between Salt Lake City and southern California would become a world-renowned tourist destination. Nor could anyone have envisioned that only fifty years later over 300,000 children would attend school beneath the bright lights of the Las Vegas skyline. Yet both became reality... more info
$24.95
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Endless Nevada
A Photo Essay of Nevada
Endless Nevada is a magnificent photo essay of the great State of Nevada that's sure to please any admirer of the diversity of our landscape....more info
$25.00
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Family and Friends Fun Guide to Southwest Riverside County
There is something for everyone in this listing of sites that range from ballooning to wine tasting; fishing and
boating; to motocross and museums. more info
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Fight Town
Associated Press boxing writer Tim Dahlberg tells the stories behind the fights, delivering a knockout collection of tales...more info
$19.95
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Fire in the Desert
Fire in the Desert follows the real Las Vegas CSI as they unravel the mystery surrounding the murder of
Melissa James . . . an investigation that leads straight to the door of Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan, the
golden couple of the fitness world....more info
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Forgotten Man
When listing the top movers and shakers in the history of Las Vegas gaming, Steve Wynn, Kirk Kerkorian, and Howard Hughes inevitably garner a mention. But such a list is incomplete without Bill Bennett -- the Forgotten Man. more info
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Frontier Skills
A fascinating and evocative visual history of the stalwart people who, using innate and newly learned survival skills, overcame extreme hardships and dangers to tame and settle the American West...more info
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Granny McFanny
Join Granny McFanny on an adventurous romp from the circus to the sea. Laugh along the way as Granny dances the salsa, pulls rabbits from her hat and lands in the splits... more info
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Great Hikes: A Cerca Country Guide
In this edition, author and hiking enthusiast Deborah Wall takes readers to the best and most scenic hiking areas in Nevada, Arizona, Utah and Southern California...more info
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Gunning for Ho
In this rich and varied collection of short stories, former Green Beret Lee Barnes deals with the war itself and with its aftermath, but his stories focus more on the human aspects of men in armed conflict and families at home than on the violent drama or political aspects of that war...more info
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Higher Than Eagles
The family was changed by a boy -- a stubborn, relentless, infuriating but ingenious and creative boy. He was the first in a family of six children, with parents who initially balked at his fantasies. Yet almost everything that captured the world's attention -- double-decker bicycles, international hang gliding records, the drama of "flying" a motorcycle, a British championship won by landing on one foot -- were part of young Bob Wills' singular vision.
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Holy Cow!
It is October 1988; the seventh game of the World Series. Rookie pitcher Rocky
Malone -- that is, thirty-three-year-old rookie pitcher Rocky Malone -- is on the mound at Wrigley Field, living out his dream as the ace reliever for the Chicago Cubs....more info
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Home for the Friendless
The eldest of three in an unconventional family making their way through The Great Depression, Betty narrates this humorous and poignant recollection. Although poor in possessions, Betty's family leads a life so rich in turmoil that it rivals today's sitcoms. more info
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Howard Hughes: Power, Paranoia and Palace Intrigue
For all his celebrated achievements, Hughes' later years in Las Vegas - when drug addiction, bizarre behavior, and a casino buying spree dominated his days - continue to fascinate the public...more info
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Human Matters
We instinctively know what the right thing is but sometimes we need a nudge. Steven Kalas nudges us and makes us laugh at ourselves at the same time ...more info
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Joshua's Surprise
"It's a special holiday adventure with Tomás the Tortoise and his Red Rock Canyon friends...more info
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Legal Tender
You know you're curious. Everyone is. You want to know what happens inside a Nevada brothel, where almost anything goes -- and it's legal! Laraine Russo Harper has the answers. In Legal Tender, she provides a firsthand look behind the scenes at a renowned legal house of prostitution. This fascinating and funny memoir uncovers it all: the working girls, the customers, the practices and pitfalls of a unique industry. more info
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Lies Within Lies
The first sitting federal judge in U.S. history to be imprisoned for a crime committed while he was on the bench. The first federal judge impeached by Congress in a half-century. It has an ominous sound to it, conjuring images of bribes paid in alleyways, of august figures in black robes sullying their offices for sordid payoffs... more info
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Long Journey from Wikame
This unique volume could be treasured for the beautiful artwork alone. The poem woven within tells of the artist's encounter with the Hualapai of the Mohave, the People of Wikame.
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Looking Up! Finding My Voice in Las Vegas
Dr. William H. "Bob" Bailey chronicles his life from his childhood in Cleveland to the Moulin Rouge in Las Vegas, and everything in between: the good, the bad, the amusing, and the embarrassing. He willingly shares his personal trials and triumphs, his dedication to making Las Vegas a better place, and his good fortune finding Anna, the love of his life ... more info
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Mountain Biking
Mountain Biking: A Cerca Country Guide offers up the 27 best rides in Cerca Country...more info
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Mouse's Tank
Mouse's Tank makes compelling reading for anyone interested in the Mojave Desert, the Southern Paiute and the encroachment of the whites into Southern Nevada...more info
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My Big Book of the Desert
Come and learn about the desert with Tomás, the friendly little tortoise who lives in his burrow in Red Rock Canyon...more info
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My Brother's Voice
How a Young Hungarian Boy Survived the Holocaust: A True Story
An accurate and unembellished personal account of the Holocaust and how a brother's love can encourage the determination and will power to see a better tomorrow...more info
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Nevada Yesterdays
Nevada Yesterdays presents more than 100 well-told tales selected by the program's original author, historian Frank Wright...more info
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One Hot Day
It is one very hot day, and Tomás the Tortoise would really like to go for a swim...more info
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Passing Through
Passing Through is a compilation of the most memorable "misfits" Menzies has encountered in the course of his peripatetic wanderings across the American Outback...more info
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Perfect Circles
Author John Michael Stuart challenges each of us to face our own disabilities, what he calls our "imperfections," by rethinking the real meaning of perfect. With humor and humility, John's own personal experiences will motivate you to not only accept others, but also accept yourself. More ...
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Personal Favorites: The Chefs of Las Vegas
There are cookbooks and there are biographies, but rarely are the two combined as they are in Personal Favorites: The Chefs of Las Vegas.
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Play in the Clouds
What would it be like to play inside a puffy, white cloud? Tomás, a friendly little tortoise who lives in his burrow in Red Rock Canyon, is determined to satisfy his curiosity...more info
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Quiet Kingmaker of Las Vegas
Quiet Kingmaker of Las Vegas pulls back the curtain on how Parry Thomas helped build modern Las Vegas. While others scoffed at the desert gambling outpost, Thomas envisioned the resort metropolis it would become ... more info
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Red Carpet Chronicles
Celebrity host Terri Terrain takes young readers to a red carpet gala where she gets the scoop from the stars of the desert. These colorful plant characters reveal their secrets for thriving beautifully in the hot, dry climate of our southwestern landscape... more info
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Restless City
In Restless City, a serial novel written by seven different Las Vegas authors, private eye Daniel Brady takes a routine job for a high-rolling gambler that turns into a dangerous journey into the dark recesses of Sin City. This fast-paced mystery, which pays homage to crime noir pioneers Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, propels readers from the seedy streets of downtown Las Vegas to the posh suites of the Strip. more info
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Road Trips
Road Trips: A Cerca Country Guide inaugurates another way to explore the places and sights that could be reached in an overnight trip from Las Vegas to Arizona, Utah, Southern California or other parts of Nevada...more info
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Runnin'
Runnin' captures the complete legacy of UNLV basketball, from the start to the hiring of Jerry Tarkanian, the four trips to the Final Four, including the 1990 national championship, and the great individual players such as Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmon, Greg Anthony, Reggie Theus, Ricky Sobers, Sidney Green, Armon Gilliam and Marcus Banks...more info
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Saluting American Valor
Starting Nov. 8, 2009, the Stephens Media newspapers and websites have shared the stories of more than 50 men and women who have received top commendations for bravery and valor. War is tragic and frightening. These stories, however, will tell of individuals who acted selflessly when thrust into life-or-death situations. more info
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Silent Heroes of the Cold War
Government secrecy. Those two words often seem to be synonymous and never more so than during the Cold War. Fifty years later the veil of secrecy is lifted. The secret operations covered up not only failed policies and bad decisions, but also robbed men and women who served from being recognized and honored for their achievements. more info
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Sinning in the City Guides
"For serious sinners ... happy hunting! These guides are the roadmap for livin' large in the new Las Vegas." ...more info
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Sinsational Celebrity Tales
Norm Clarke's eye-spy army has been at it again. Norm's got the scoop on the latest celebrity hijinks in Sin City. It's not
all bad -- so "it's all good!" And, it's all entertaining. more info
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Skirts that Swept the Desert Floor
Skirts that Swept the Desert Floor tells the stories of 100 women whose lives shaped the social, cultural, and economic
world of Nevada over the last two centuries. more info
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Sleeping Giant
An Illustrated history of Southern California's Inland Empire
This gorgeous oversized book chronicles the Inland Empire's transition from a wild desert wilderness inhabited by Native Americans, sagebrush and adobes, to it's development into the vibrant economic and industrial engine that it is today...more info
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Springs in the Desert - A Kids History of Las Vegas
A fun, easy-to-read history book written just for kids with cool illustrations and fun chapters that make Las Vegas
history easy to understand for anyone. ...more info
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Sun, Sin & Suburbia
This carefully documented history focuses on the most exciting and chaotic decade in Las Vegas history: the 1990s...more info
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Tales for Tomás
Grandfather Tortoise is 100 years old, and it is time for hime to pass down to Tomás his wealth of memories about the growth of Las Vegas...more info
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Talk to Me, James Dean
A collection of short stories, some about rites of passage, the others tales of people at crossroads, seekers and troubles souls, finding compassion in themselves or tothers or for some finding it nowhere...more info
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The First 100
Portraits of the men and women who shaped Las Vegas, including Benny Binion, Howard Hughes, "Bugsy" Siegel, Hank Greenspun, Frank Sinatra, Steve Wynn, and 94 more....more info
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The Old West
Your guide to exploring the real-life places where restless, enterprising citizens of a young nation made their mark...more info
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The Perpetual Engine of Hope
The Perpetual Engine of Hope, the signature project of the 2010 Vegas Valley Book Festival -- a collection of short stories inspired by vintage Las Vegas photographs -- takes you on an epic journey from the heyday of the mob era to a dystopian future of dashed dreams. more info
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The Stardust of Yesterday
The Stardust of Yesterday offers a colorful, entertaining look back at one of Las Vegas’ most iconic casinos. more info
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The Voices in My Head
Danny Gans poured his energy into everything he loved, from his family to his faith, from baseball to his career in entertainment. When it came time to document his life story, he poured his energy into this project as well. Sadly, one day after this manuscript was completed, Danny died. His inspiring story remains, offering a compelling mix of touching tales and life lessons. more info
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The Xs & Os of Success
When it comes to building and revitalizing college basketball programs, Lon Kruger has proven to be the master of the turnaround. He found a unique formula for success that brings out the best in his players and teams, and done it with a dignity. Imagine if you could use those same principles to help improve your business or personal life?
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To Dance on Sands
To Dance on Sands is the long awaited autobiography of Marta Becket, artist, dancer, performer, who has been the star performer for almost 40 years at the Amargosa Opera House in Death Valley Junction, California.
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Tomás and the Ghost Town
It's a dark, chilly night, and Tomás is sitting around a crackling campfire with his friends, telling scary stories about the ghost towns left behind by people who hungered for gold in the Old West...more info
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Vanishing Village
Just a few miles beyond the bright lights of the Las Vegas Strip and the surrounding suburbs, a quiet village vigorously resists the insistent pull of the metropolis. The villagers believe the modern way, the urban way is not necessarily the best way. They want to make their own rules and set their own standards, insisting that one size does not fit all.
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Vegas, One Cop's Journey
One Cop's Journey is in a sense every cop's journey, the story of finding his own place in a company of heroes, even if that company contains a disturbing proportion of bureaucrats, office politicians, and layabouts.
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We All Live in Vegas
We All Live in Vegas not only shows Las Vegas as a city of bright lights and spectacular architecture, it also portrays French photojournalist François Paolini's notion that Las Vegas exists as both an idea and model for the future.
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Western Places American Myths
The work of a dozen scholars from several disciplines, this award-winning collection of essays makes a powerful contribution to our understanding of the modern West...more info
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What Writers Need to Know About Publishing
Information is the key to becoming a successful author. From acquisition to marketing, Jerry D. Simmons, exposes the inner workings of the publishing industry... more info
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Wildflowers of the San Gabriels
Drs. Gerald and Ann Croissant have studied plant science in the classroom and the field for a combined 60-plus years. The couple founded the San Gabriel Mountains Regional Conservancy in 1997 and the Glendora Conservancy in 1991.
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Will Cook for Sex
Every victory starts with a good gameplan, and Will Cook for Sex is your playbook for creating gourmet meals that will win anyone over.
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Will Cook for Sex Again, Again and Again
Author, chef, and sometimes comedian, Rocky Fino is back with his wise and witty counsel in this cookbook for guys needing a scoring assist. When all else fails guys, don't throw in the towel. Put on an apron! more info
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Will Mix for Sex
Women hang great importance on the mood -- alcohol usually helps. Will Mix for Sex boils it down to a select 21
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Winning The Wild West
Acclaimed author Page Stegner shows in one sweeping volume how the opening of the western frontier ignited and defined a young nation's spirit of enterprise and discovery...more info
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You Are More Than Enough
You Are More Than Enough is a powerful guide to discovering your purpose, unleashing your passion, and shaping your habits to realize the success you want in all areas of your life -- personal and professional relationships, career, finances and security.
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You Are More Than Enough Achievement Journal
This companion to You Are More Than Enough allows readers to put into action techniques for living a life full of more purpose, passion and power.
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Young Las Vegas
Young Las Vegas tells the story of the men, women and children who built Las Vegas on the raw desert, choked down the dust and the monotonous canned food, and sweated out the brutal summers to pursue their personal dreams. ...more info
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