Moon Handbooks: Nevada (5th Ed.) [Paperback]

Deke Castleman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Nevada Handbook, 5th ed | Publication Date: June 1998

Numerous changes and updates are included in this new edition of an indispensable travel guide and the Silver State.

Product Details

• Paperback: 530 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Pub; 5th edition (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566911168
• ISBN-13: 978-1566911160
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,938,243 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An absolutely throughly enjoyable book to read., August 16, 1999

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This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Nevada (5th Ed.) (Paperback)

This is easily the best guidebook I have ever had the joy of using. This book is fun to read. You can have fun reading it and not even go to any of the places. He is spot on on his story telling, making many places in the state that seem merely dry and dusty come alive with history and meaning. He will tell you why small towns like Austin exist. Towns that would by the looks of them have almost no purposeful existence. Most importantly, this book will change your perspective of this state. It is not jsut a gambling state. It is a place of immense beauty and fascinating geography. You may not want to live there, but this Moon Guide will make you want to visit there many many times. Five plus stars.

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4.0 out of 5 stars what kin I getcha hon?, January 18, 2000

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This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Nevada (5th Ed.) (Paperback)

The pace of change in urban Nevada is faster than any author can keep up with. My 2nd edition from 1991 is hopelessly out of date as far as casinos are concerned (Vegas has an additional 200,000 residents and about 6 new casinos now) but the areas outside the cities don't change much. Anecdotes about Nevada's neverending cast of characters spice up the pages, which is more than can be said for the state's consistently bland road food that bores the weary traveller in search of a decent bite to eat. Includes a lot of information by using tables and lists avoiding the travel-writers' trap of waxing lyrical about every roadhouse and juke joint.