Moon Handbooks Nevada [Paperback]

Deke Castleman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Moon Handbooks | Publication Date: February 8, 2005

From the bright lights of Vegas to historic ghost towns and outdoor adventures, Moon Handbooks Nevada highlights the best the Silver State has to offer, both on and off the beaten path. Practical information includes suggested travel strategies and lists of must-see sights, plus essentials on dining, transportation, and accommodations for a range of budgets. Complete with details for enjoying food, hotels, casinos, hikes, and campsites in Reno, Tahoe, Pyramid Lake, and the entire state, Moon Handbooks Nevada gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The latest in the batch of Moon Handbooks releases proves again that Moon is one of the finest travel series around. What sets Moon apart from most guidebooks is the attention to detail, and more importantly, a respect for the topic."

About the Author

Deke Castleman adopted Nevada in 1988 when he began working on the first edition of Moon Handbooks Nevada. He still writes guidebooks about Nevada and Las Vegas, but lately he's turned into something of a gambling writer, having penned Whale Hunt in the Desert, a book about "whales" - the world's biggest betters - and the extra-special handling that Las Vegas's fanciest casinos extend to gamblers who can make bets of up to $250,000, hand after hand, hour after hour, day after day.

Product Details

• Paperback: 428 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing; 7th edition (February 8, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566915953
• ISBN-13: 978-1566915953
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #741,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #41 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Nevada

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This new edition is hugely disappointing., October 17, 2005

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Michael G. Turner (Greensboro, North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moon Handbooks Nevada (Paperback)

Way back in the early 90s I bought my first copy of Castleman's Nevada Handbook. I was astonished at the breadth and depth of the book, and I was delighted at the author's idiosyncratic but engaging style. I liked the book so much I actually wrote Castleman a letter of praise (this was pre-Amazon). As new editions came out every three years or so, I bought each one. (I visit Nevada annually.) Unfortunately, someone decided this new edition needed to be a mere ghost of previous editions. I can't fathom what the idea was here. It wasn't just to make room for more Vegas information, because this edition is much shorter than previous ones. Reading over comments from other readers, I notice that the positive reviews seem to come from people who never saw the previous editions. Those who'd seen earlier versions of the book are, like me, deeply disappointed. What a shame that some editor somewhere decided "Hey, I've got an idea --- let's take this great book and make it WORSE."

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Travel information book, August 1, 2006

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B. Meissner (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moon Handbooks Nevada (Paperback)

I have always found the Moon Handbooks to be good reference material. I had the 2001 version of the same book but of course things change in a few years time. The current version is about half the size of the old one and I have not had the time to discern the difference in the two books. Perhaps the new one is more of an abridged version. In any event it is still a very useful tool and will be used in our upcoming trip to that area.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I liked this book, August 16, 2005

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Sue Too (Olympia, WA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moon Handbooks Nevada (Paperback)

I looked at this in the book store, saw that the first 129 pages are just about Las Vegas, and almost didn't buy it.

But it is a pleasure to read. We used it to choose an RV park along Rt 80 in Northern Nevada, and the discriptions just were funny.

We saw things that we would not of had we not bought this book.