1998, ISBN: 9780440509097

In the spring of 1998, mild-mannered, Ivy League-educated Andres Martinez took $50,000 -- most of the advance his publisher was paying for this book -- and headed to Las Vegas for thirty … More...

In the spring of 1998, mild-mannered, Ivy League-educated Andres Martinez took $50,000 -- most of the advance his publisher was paying for this book -- and headed to Las Vegas for thirty days, ten casinos, and a wild ride through the belly of a neon beast. The result: this brilliant, often hilarious chronicle of flesh, flash, and gambling in a city where everyone dreams of hitting the jackpot -- and once in a while, someone actually does.From seedy strip clubs to sprawling suburbs, from the sumptuous Bellagio to the Liberace Museum, Martinez meets a host of colorful characters...gathering tricks of the trade from blackjack dealers and fellow bleary-eyed gamblers, attending Easter Sunday mass on the Strip, befriending a family man who raised six kids while losing eight million dollars as a sports gambler. An exhilarating joyride of a read, 24/7 is a breathless tour of America's Sin City...as seen through the eyes of a man making $1.65 million in wagers in a single month. Guess how much he took home? Media >, [PU: Dell]<

2000, ISBN: 0440509092

[EAN: 9780440509097], [PU: Dell], Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book… More...

[EAN: 9780440509097], [PU: Dell], Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present., Books<