5 Great eBooks Set in Vegas
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5 Great eBooks Set in Vegas are great for those who love Las Vegas. They are written by authors who have a lot of experience in the city.
Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions, by Ben Mezrich is a book about MIT students who made millions by counting cards at Las Vegas casinos. Mezzrich's book is based on his experiences following the real team around. It's a quick read for layovers and a good read on a visit to CasinoSource.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a book by Hunter S. Thompson.
The Stand, by Stephen King is a post-apocalyptic novel. It's a long read, coming in between 1100-1200 pages. The main character is called through dreams to join one or the other of the two main characters. It is well worth it if you're a StephenKing fan.
Nicholas Pileggi wrote Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas. Pilesi was fascinated by mobsters and their power in his youth. The mafia lost their influence with the Teamster's pension fund in the 1970s. Six crime bosses were convicted in 1983. Martin Scorsese read 800 pages of notes from Plesi to adapt Casino into a screenplay.
Leaving Las Vegas, by John O’Brien was first published in 1990. It was the only book of O'Brien's to be published while he was alive. He committed suicide two weeks after learning it would be made into a movie. The main character Ben Sanderson is an alcoholic from Los Angeles who decides to go to Las Las Angeles to drink himself to death. When he meets Sera, a prostitute, he falls in love.
