Las Vegas Vacations - Hot Deals » Las Vegas http://vegasvacations-deals.com Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:27:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Cult Vegas: The Weirdest! The Wildest! The Swingin’est Town on Earth http://vegasvacations-deals.com/cult-vegas-the-weirdest-the-wildest-the-swinginest-town-on-earth/ http://vegasvacations-deals.com/cult-vegas-the-weirdest-the-wildest-the-swinginest-town-on-earth/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:27:13 +0000 Veronica Vayle http://vegasvacations-deals.com/cult-vegas-the-weirdest-the-wildest-the-swinginest-town-on-earth/ In Cult Vegas, author Mike Weatherford resurrects the mystique of Las Vegas Golden Age--the '60s-cool of history and legend-and introduces Sin City s hipster legacy to new generations of Vegasphiles. Meet '50s and '60s lounge greats the Treniers, the Mary Kaye Trio, and Louis Prima and Keely Smith; comedy legends Joe E. Lewis, Shecky Greene, and Don Rickles; and Vegas "babes" Vampira, Lili St. Cyr, Ann-Margret, and Tempest Storm. Weatherford also covers nearly every offbeat movie ever made about Las Vegas, as well as Elvis and Frank s impact on the town. This gorgeous entertainment retrospective is packed with showroom esoterica, descriptions of near-forgotten corners of Vegas cult musicology, odd trivia, and unsung heroes of a bygone era.
]]> http://vegasvacations-deals.com/cult-vegas-the-weirdest-the-wildest-the-swinginest-town-on-earth/feed/ 0 Lost in Las Vegas (Carter House Girls, Book 5) http://vegasvacations-deals.com/lost-in-las-vegas-carter-house-girls-book-5-3/ http://vegasvacations-deals.com/lost-in-las-vegas-carter-house-girls-book-5-3/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:23:57 +0000 Veronica Vayle http://vegasvacations-deals.com/lost-in-las-vegas-carter-house-girls-book-5-3/ Mix six teenaged girls and one '60s fashion icon (retired, of course) in an old Victorian-era boarding home. Add boys and dating, a little high-school angst, and throw in a Kate Spade bag or two ... and you've got The Carter House Girls, Melody Carlson's new chick lit series for young adults! In a whirlwind, DJ accepts 'lonely' Taylor's invitation to join her mom's tour in Las Vegas during Christmas break. DJ soon discovers that the unsupervised Taylor is focused on one thing only---partying with a capital 'P.' She's invited Eliza, too, and DJ is quickly overwhelmed by the behavior of the wild duo. Desperate, she calls on Casey for help and prays for a miracle to help Taylor before she self-destructs.
]]> http://vegasvacations-deals.com/lost-in-las-vegas-carter-house-girls-book-5-3/feed/ 0 Hassie Calhoun: A Las Vegas Novel of Innocence http://vegasvacations-deals.com/hassie-calhoun-a-las-vegas-novel-of-innocence/ http://vegasvacations-deals.com/hassie-calhoun-a-las-vegas-novel-of-innocence/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:38:10 +0000 Veronica Vayle http://vegasvacations-deals.com/hassie-calhoun-a-las-vegas-novel-of-innocence/ HASSIE CALHOUN, the first book of a trilogy, is a modern bildungsroman about a lovely, determined and talented teenager from the late 1950s/early 60s rural Texas, who flees a difficult family situation to seek fame and fortune as an entertainer in Las Vegas. Her beauty opens doors immediately, but leads only to a sybaritic lifestyle controlled by her brooding and dangerous lover, Jake, as well as drawing the attention of the powerful Frank Sinatra. Like the goddess Persephone, Hassie finds herself drawn alternately to the darkness and the light, finding joy and pain in both realms. When the road to stardom requires making some unacceptable compromises, Hassie must make the toughest decision of her life. The trilogy follows a good-hearted woman through her naive and mistake-ridden youth and culminates in a surprising old age in New York City and London.]]>
HASSIE CALHOUN, the first book of a trilogy, is a modern bildungsroman about a lovely, determined and talented teenager from the late 1950s/early 60s rural Texas, who flees a difficult family situation to seek fame and fortune as an entertainer in Las Vegas. Her beauty opens doors immediately, but leads only to a sybaritic lifestyle controlled by her brooding and dangerous lover, Jake, as well as drawing the attention of the powerful Frank Sinatra. Like the goddess Persephone, Hassie finds herself drawn alternately to the darkness and the light, finding joy and pain in both realms. When the road to stardom requires making some unacceptable compromises, Hassie must make the toughest decision of her life. The trilogy follows a good-hearted woman through her naive and mistake-ridden youth and culminates in a surprising old age in New York City and London.
]]> http://vegasvacations-deals.com/hassie-calhoun-a-las-vegas-novel-of-innocence/feed/ 0 777 Cheap Eats in Las Vega Cheap Eats in Las Vegas 777 http://vegasvacations-deals.com/777-cheap-eats-in-las-vega-cheap-eats-in-las-vegas-777/ http://vegasvacations-deals.com/777-cheap-eats-in-las-vega-cheap-eats-in-las-vegas-777/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:44:37 +0000 Veronica Vayle http://vegasvacations-deals.com/777-cheap-eats-in-las-vega-cheap-eats-in-las-vegas-777/ 777 Cheap Eats in Las Vegas is the most comprehensive listing of dining bargains ever compiled for the Las Vegas area. This paperback book is updated annually, contains 121 pages, and is a bargain itself at the retail price of $11.77. The book is organized into seven chapters: Price, Location, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Buffets, and 24-hour Dining. Listing information includes the offering establishment, phone number, street address, and hours and days of availability.
]]> http://vegasvacations-deals.com/777-cheap-eats-in-las-vega-cheap-eats-in-las-vegas-777/feed/ 0 Bloodsucking Vegas: a vampire noir http://vegasvacations-deals.com/bloodsucking-vegas-a-vampire-noir/ http://vegasvacations-deals.com/bloodsucking-vegas-a-vampire-noir/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:43:29 +0000 Veronica Vayle http://vegasvacations-deals.com/bloodsucking-vegas-a-vampire-noir/ A nomadic vampire visit Las Vegas for the first time and gets more than he bargained for. Starting with a poker game, he gets into a fight for his life that changes everything he knows about himself. It's a sexy, blood-soaked romp through Sin City!
]]> http://vegasvacations-deals.com/bloodsucking-vegas-a-vampire-noir/feed/ 0 Sinning in the City-Boys: A Guy’s Guide to Las Vegas http://vegasvacations-deals.com/sinning-in-the-city-boys-a-guys-guide-to-las-vegas/ http://vegasvacations-deals.com/sinning-in-the-city-boys-a-guys-guide-to-las-vegas/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:15:21 +0000 Veronica Vayle http://vegasvacations-deals.com/sinning-in-the-city-boys-a-guys-guide-to-las-vegas/ This fun and funky travel guide gives you a male viewpoint on how to enjoy your vacation in Sin City. The chapters are designed after the seven deadly sins. Wrath: Advice on how to survive traffic and other pitfalls. Lust: How to indulge in everything from the hottest clubs to the sexiest strip clubs. Envy: profiles on the celebrities who call Vegas home and the natural beauty that is found off of the world famous strip. Gluttony: Vegas has become a lot more than a string of buffets! Read about some of the celebrity chefs working their culinary magic. Sloth: Las Vegas is the perfect oasis to soak up the sun and relax, read about some of the best ways to kick back. Pride: Designer clothes, secret members only clubs and big production shows reign supreme! Greed: What Vegas is really known for, gambling! Repentance: Hangover cures, gambling addictions and more.
]]> http://vegasvacations-deals.com/sinning-in-the-city-boys-a-guys-guide-to-las-vegas/feed/ 0 Drink, Play, F@#k: One Man’s Search for Anything Across Ireland, Las Vegas, and Thailand http://vegasvacations-deals.com/drink-play-fk-one-mans-search-for-anything-across-ireland-las-vegas-and-thailand/ http://vegasvacations-deals.com/drink-play-fk-one-mans-search-for-anything-across-ireland-las-vegas-and-thailand/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:01:06 +0000 Veronica Vayle http://vegasvacations-deals.com/drink-play-fk-one-mans-search-for-anything-across-ireland-las-vegas-and-thailand/ In Drink, Play, F@#k Bob Sullivan, a jilted husband, sets off to explore the world, experience a meaningful connection with the divine, and rediscover his passion. His travels lead him from his home in New York City to a drinking bender across Ireland, through the glitz and glamour that is Las Vegas, and to the hedonistic pleasure palaces of Thailand. After a lifetime of playing it safe, Mr. Sullivan finally follows his heart and lives out everyone's deepest fantasies. For who among us hasn't dreamed of standing stark naked, head upturned, and mouth agape beneath a cascading torrent of Guinness Stout? What could be more exhilarating than losing every penny you have because Charlie Weiss went for a meaningless last-second field goal? And what sensate creature could ever doubt that the greatest pleasure known to man can be found in a leaky bamboo shack filled with glassy-eyed, bruised Asian hookers? Bob Sullivan has a lot to teach us about life. Let's just pray we have the wisdom to put aside our preconceptions and listen. Because what Bob Sullivan finds isn't at all what he expected.]]>
In Drink, Play, F@#k Bob Sullivan, a jilted husband, sets off to explore the world, experience a meaningful connection with the divine, and rediscover his passion. His travels lead him from his home in New York City to a drinking bender across Ireland, through the glitz and glamour that is Las Vegas, and to the hedonistic pleasure palaces of Thailand. After a lifetime of playing it safe, Mr. Sullivan finally follows his heart and lives out everyone's deepest fantasies. For who among us hasn't dreamed of standing stark naked, head upturned, and mouth agape beneath a cascading torrent of Guinness Stout? What could be more exhilarating than losing every penny you have because Charlie Weiss went for a meaningless last-second field goal? And what sensate creature could ever doubt that the greatest pleasure known to man can be found in a leaky bamboo shack filled with glassy-eyed, bruised Asian hookers? Bob Sullivan has a lot to teach us about life. Let's just pray we have the wisdom to put aside our preconceptions and listen. Because what Bob Sullivan finds isn't at all what he expected.
]]> http://vegasvacations-deals.com/drink-play-fk-one-mans-search-for-anything-across-ireland-las-vegas-and-thailand/feed/ 0 Dead Neon: Tales of Near-Future Las Vegas (WEST WORD FICTION) http://vegasvacations-deals.com/dead-neon-tales-of-near-future-las-vegas-west-word-fiction/ http://vegasvacations-deals.com/dead-neon-tales-of-near-future-las-vegas-west-word-fiction/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:05:06 +0000 Veronica Vayle http://vegasvacations-deals.com/dead-neon-tales-of-near-future-las-vegas-west-word-fiction/ extreme of greed, pleasure, and despair, all supported by technology that
enhances fantasy and allows residents and visitors alike to forget reality
and responsibility. The authors of the fourteen stories in Dead Neon imagine Sin City in the near future, when excess has led to social, environmental, or
economic collapse. Their stories range from futuristic casinos to the seared
post-apocalyptic desert, from the struggle to survive in a repressive theo-
cracy to the madness of living in a world where most life forms and all
moral codes have vanished.
Dead Neon explores the possible future of America by examining the near future of Las Vegas. The authors, all either Vegas-based or intimately fami-
liar with the city, capture its unique rhythms and flavor and probe its poten-
tial for evoking the fullest range of the human spirit in settings of magic,
horror, and despair.]]> Las Vegas is considered a modern icon of excess. It offers every imaginable
extreme of greed, pleasure, and despair, all supported by technology that
enhances fantasy and allows residents and visitors alike to forget reality
and responsibility. The authors of the fourteen stories in Dead Neon imagine Sin City in the near future, when excess has led to social, environmental, or
economic collapse. Their stories range from futuristic casinos to the seared
post-apocalyptic desert, from the struggle to survive in a repressive theo-
cracy to the madness of living in a world where most life forms and all
moral codes have vanished.
Dead Neon explores the possible future of America by examining the near future of Las Vegas. The authors, all either Vegas-based or intimately fami-
liar with the city, capture its unique rhythms and flavor and probe its poten-
tial for evoking the fullest range of the human spirit in settings of magic,
horror, and despair.
]]> http://vegasvacations-deals.com/dead-neon-tales-of-near-future-las-vegas-west-word-fiction/feed/ 0 Lonely Planet Las Vegas http://vegasvacations-deals.com/lonely-planet-las-vegas/ http://vegasvacations-deals.com/lonely-planet-las-vegas/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:49:43 +0000 Veronica Vayle http://vegasvacations-deals.com/lonely-planet-las-vegas/ -- tips on how to enjoy the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas on any budget
-- 7-page casino gaming section to help readers score the jackpot
-- full-colour maps guide travellers from New York to Paris and Venice, all in one day!
-- details on how to escape the neon lights and explore Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon
]]> http://vegasvacations-deals.com/lonely-planet-las-vegas/feed/ 0 The Cheap Bastard’s Guide to Las Vegas: Secrets of Living the Good Life–For Less! http://vegasvacations-deals.com/the-cheap-bastards-guide-to-las-vegas-secrets-of-living-the-good-life-for-less/ http://vegasvacations-deals.com/the-cheap-bastards-guide-to-las-vegas-secrets-of-living-the-good-life-for-less/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:18:46 +0000 Veronica Vayle http://vegasvacations-deals.com/the-cheap-bastards-guide-to-las-vegas-secrets-of-living-the-good-life-for-less/

Living big—for less—in Sin City

 

Living big in Sin City takes just the sort of big bucks that fewer and fewer folks have at their disposal these days, right? Think again. Las Vegas is full of free and ridiculously cheap stuff—one just needs to know where to look. Leave it to “The Cheap Bastard” to uncover all the ins and outs and exclusive bargains to be had, and to set forth the real deal with wit and humor.

 

The Cheap Bastard’s Guide to Las Vegas contains hundreds of ideas for living on the cheap without sacrificing necessities or luxuries. It shows:


• How to gain free entrance to plays, films, concerts, and museums
• Where to find free classes in anything from yoga to sailing
• Where to find half-price meals and free, filling, scrumptious food
• How to get a discount haircut, color treatment, manicure, or massage
• When and where to find great furnishings in other people’s trash


With The Cheap Bastard’s Guide to Las Vegas, anyone—from students and recent graduates to frugal businesspeople, not to mention the country's millions of recession-weary annual visitors—can enjoy the good life . . . for less!

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Las Vegas is full of free and ridiculously cheap stuff—one just needs to know where to look. Leave it to “The Cheap Bastard” to uncover all the ins and outs and exclusive bargains to be had, and to set forth the real deal with wit and humor.

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