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What Really Happens in Vegas
- True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas
- Narrated by: Phil Morris
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
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Publisher's Summary
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas—until now. James Patterson shows the real Vegas in a dazzling journey through “lively tales of those who labor and dream in Sin City" (Kirkus).
“Wild and wonderful…The magic of Sin City doesn’t just happen. Patterson and Seal tell its secrets in beautifully presented snippets that often overlap not just surprisingly, but charmingly too.” —Telegraph (UK)
- Las Vegas is on Luxury Standard Time: every clock in the airport is a Rolex.
- No dream is too big, no wish is too small—the VIP hosts in Vegas fulfill guests’ every (legal) desire.
- Jackpots hit when least expected. The Nevada Gaming Control Board has days to find a man who unknowingly won over $200,000 at the slots.
- “I love love”: the inventor of the Elvis impersonator wedding and the drive-thru wedding has performed hundreds of marriages—and believes in them all.
- Glamorous yogis take a helicopter across the desert to the Valley of Fire, where they perform sun salutations to the glory of Las Vegas.
- A gambling VIP “whale” loses $1 million at the casinos, yet still leaves saying, "Had a great time. I'll be back."
In What Really Happens in Vegas, full of surprises for both newcomers and Las Vegas regulars, James Patterson and Vanity Fair contributing editor Mark Seal transport listeners from the thrill of adrenaline-fueled vice to the glitter of A-list celebrity and entertainment.
What the critics say
“Lively tales of those who labor and dream in Sin City…the entertainment value is high.”—Kirkus
“A breezy, nonstop narrative capturing the essence of a crazy, wide-open town … a dazzling and fun account of America’s entertainment capital.”—New York Journal of Books
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- David LaPointe
- 2024-01-29
Misses the mark
To me, the title "What Really Happens" implies there are some insights into the everyday happenings in Vegas. And there are a few of these stories but most of the book is about the rich and the famous. In other words, the big stories, not the small stories. I was looking for insights into the human experience... there have to be these stories to be had in Las Vegas, right? The book is pretty much devoid of any grit in a city that is certainly full of it. It tells me that the research was pretty superficial and that the author didn't want to offend anyone by talking about the darker side. The cumulative effect was to make me less interested in the city that, according the the book, is nothing but corporate greed and hype.
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