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Children of Las Vegas - True Stories of Growing Up in the World's Playground
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Las Vegas' underexplored childhoods; raw, compelling stories.
Imagine peeling back the shimmering Vegas façade to explore the gritty realities that the neon lights can't outshine. "Children Of Las Vegas" offers an unflinchingly honest view of life beyond the tourist strip, through the eyes of those who experienced its deepest shadows. For a profound look at resilience amidst the city's excess and escapism, this book is enlightening.
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Children of Las Vegas - True Stories of Growing Up in the World's Playground
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ISBN: 9789811109867
Authors:
Timothy O'Grady
Publisher: Ethos Books
Date of Publication: 2016-11-12
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.0
(rated by 47 readers)
Description
Las Vegas is a much-regarded city, a global celebrity for its glitter and splash, and its offer of fulfilling all your desires without any repercussions. But what happens to the people who have to grow up there? Award-winning author Timothy O’Grady lived and taught in Las Vegas for two years, and in a class he was teaching, his students began to speak of what it was like to grow up in the world’s playground. They spoke of being robbed by their parents, routinely losing their homes and raising themselves while their parents pursued the addictions serviced by the city. There were overdoses, desert shoot-outs, suicides, all before high school was over. Children of Las Vegas is a collection of ten of their stories, interspersed with short essays about the city by Timothy, and portraits by highly acclaimed photographer Steve Pyke. There are horror stories in every city, but these things were not just happening in Las Vegas, but because of it.
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This book may contain very minor cosmetic defects, but it is in pristine condition. There should be no yellowing, no foxing, no water damage, and no annotations of any kind on the cover and the pages. For paperbacks, there should not be any crease marks on the spine. This book is good as new — lucky you!
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