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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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ISBN: 9789811109867
Authors:
Timothy O'Grady
Publisher: Ethos Books
Date of Publication: 2016-11-12
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.0
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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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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.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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