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"At the beginning of the third millennium, Las Vegas, Nevada has become a new model of consumer entertainment - the total pleasure market in which everything is for sale. Hancock's superb photographic eye chronicles the pop-culture fantasy playground that is Las Vegas, a physical location as much as an idea, a place that deliberately blurs politics, money, art, religion, entertainment, sex, and anything else architects can imagine and marketers can sell. The range of Hancock's images is as diverse as the city itself: the town's neon-saturated nights; the glitzy, monumental hotel palaces; the decaying buildings yielding to wrecking crews; the billboards that sell everything and convey unexpected truths; and a sampling of all that draws a worldwide audience seeking to be entertained." Accompanying Hancock's images and introductory essay is Gregory McNamee's reconsideration of Las Vegas.
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Randy Weaver
reviewed American Byzantium on May 27, 2008
American Byzantium
This book chronicles the author's month-long gambling spree in Las Vegas, using his $50,000 book advance as his bankroll. He's not a "professional" gambler so his approaches are delightfully amateurish and amusing as he takes on baccarat, slots, roulette, blackjack and more. Along the way, he explores the comp system at the Vegas hotels and keeps an ongoing log of his bankroll's ups and downs. It is a fun look at Las Vegas and the world of gambling. My husband and I both reread this every few years as it is just a really enjoyable and interesting read.
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