Children of Las Vegas

Name: Children of Las Vegas
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781800181380
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True stories about growing up in the world's playground

By Timothy O'Grady

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In Children of Las Vegas by Timothy O'Grady, the book delves into the hidden and often harrowing lives of children growing up in Las Vegas, a city known for its bright lights and adult entertainment. Through vivid storytelling, it reveals how these young individuals navigate challenges in an environment dominated by the casino and tourism industry. Each story offers a compelling glimpse into the resilience and struggles of living in a place filled with both glamour and underlying darkness.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book may appeal to you if you are intrigued by personal stories that delve into the complexities of growing up in a city known for its glitz and glamour. Through a series of poignant narratives, the author explores the realities and challenges faced by the children of this vibrant and often misunderstood locale. If you appreciate memoirs that provide a deeply human perspective on life in a unique and challenging environment, this book could be an engaging read for you.

Children of Las Vegas

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas... But what happens to the people who grow up there?

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas... But what happens to the people who grow up there?

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Over forty million people a year travel to Vegas, more than to Mecca. It is a global celebrity, an improbable oasis, a place offering bank-breaking fortunes and instant gratification, 24/7, with no moral debits.

Award-winning writer Timothy O'Grady lived in Vegas for two years. He finally began to understand it when he talked to people who had grown up there, the children of the card dealers and cocktail shakers, the jugglers and the dancers—young people who had been bearing witness to this strange city all their lives.

One had her student loans and credit card limits stolen by her father. Another fled a sequence of exploiters until she found herself living in the storm drains under the casinos. There is the boy whose father entered him into a drinking contest when he was eight, the casino owner's son, the erudite contortionist turned stripper. Each tells their own tale.

In Children of Las Vegas, O'Grady renews his partnership with renowned photographer Steve Pyke. Through short essays, Pyke's portraits, and ten witness testimonies, he pierces the city's glittering facade to reveal the darker reality that lies beneath.

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Children of Las Vegas is praised for its brave and honest storytelling, with the children depicted as being wise beyond their years. The narrative is likened to a modern fairy tale, capturing profound insights into the lives of its subjects.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781800181380

Publisher: Boundless Publishing Group Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 July 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Unbound

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Photographs by Steve Pyke

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 176

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Non-Fiction Timothy O'Grady

About the Author

Timothy O'Grady was born in Chicago and has lived in Ireland, London, Spain and now Poland. He is the author of three novels Motherland, I Could Read the Sky and Light and three works of non-fiction: Curious Journey, On Golf and, most recently, Divine Magnetic Lands. Children of Las Vegas is his second collaboration with photographer Steve Pyke.

Steve Pyke is considered one of the leading portrait photographers in the world. His work, including the series Philosophers andAstronauts, has been exhibited worldwide. He has published nine books, and for the past forty years he has worked consistently on a series collecting the 'Faces of Our Time'. In 2004 Steve received an MBE for his services to the arts, and in 2006 he was made a Friend of the Royal Photographic Society. He lives in New Orleans.