Joker's wild! : all roads lead to Las Vegas /
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| Author / Creator: | MacDougall, Alan, 1935-1999. |
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| Imprint: | Keizer, OR : Eden Pub., c2001. |
| Description: | 55 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7794415 |
| Summary: | Brace yourself Against the backdrop of Las Vegas, poet Alan MacDougall again pulls out all the stops, providing social commentary with a sharp lemon twist.Enter the Las Vegas scene as only the poker-playing poet Alan MacDougall can describe it. Capture its magic Discover the powerful attraction of the Las Vegas Strip and downtown Glitter Gulch. See into the heart of Sin City, resplendent with all its weirdness -- the good, bad and the ugly, the poker crowd, the casinos, the bright lights, the locals -- in this fascinating view of the underbelly of a city that draws all kinds to itself.An eccentric literary voice who emerged from the turbulent 1960s and 70s, Alan MacDougall is careful not to tip his hand too early in the game. He allows his reader time to revel -- Luck be a lady Eventually the Joker plays his hand, as MacDougall turns the peep show into a look at America's preoccupation with instant gratification and the pursuit of pleasure, while turning a blind eye to deeper truths about ourselves. |
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| Physical Description: | 55 p. ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 1884898157 9781884898150 |