Synopses & Reviews
With insightful writing, up-to-date reviews of major attractions, and a lot of "local" knowledge,
The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas has it all. Compiled and written by a team of experienced researchers whose work has been cited by such diverse sources as
USA Today and
Operations Research Forum, The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas digs deeper and offers more than can any single author. This is the only guide that explains how Las Vegas works and how to use that knowledge to make every minute and every dollar of your time there count. With advice that is direct, prescriptive, and detailed, it takes out the guesswork. Eclipsing the usual list of choices, it unambiguously rates and ranks everything from hotels, restaurants, and attractions to rental car companies. With
The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas, you know whatand#8217;s available in every category, from the best to the worst.
The reader will also find the sections about the history of the town and the chapters on gambling fascinating. In truth, The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas emphasizes how to have fun and understand the crazy environment that is today's Vegas. It's a keeper.
Synopsis
Whatand#8217;s NEW in the Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas 2016:
More than a dozen new shows reviewed
Special section on downtown dining and off-strip dining
Best hole-in-the-wall restaurants
Where-to and how-to hold your bachelor and bachelorette parties
Pole dancing lessons and#150; all you need to know
New section on sports betting
New coverage on crazy Las Vegas and Nevada law
Tips for visiting Las Vegas in the winter
New section on clubs and nightlife
Shopping section with individual profiles
About the Author
Bob Sehlinger, a Lowell Thomas Award-winning journalist, is best known as the creator and producer of
The Unofficial Guide series.
He is the founder and co-owner of Keen Communications, a book publishing company that includes Menasha Ridge Press, Clerisy Press, and Wilderness Press. The author of 27 books, Sehlinger is a past president of the Publishers Association of the South, and he has served at the invitation of the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Information Service on educational missions for publishers in Hungary, Romania, and Russia. He lives in Birmingham, AL.