The Grit Beneath the Glitter: Tales from the Real Las Vegas
From casinos and showgirls to culinary workers and academic life, this anthology gives us Las Vegas from the perspective of the people who call it home. Many of the articles are scholarly in nature (editor Rothman is a history professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas), while others come in the form of personal essays. The quality of the scholarly pieces is high; the personal essays range from moving and insightful to just plain dull. While celebrated journalist Davis is a coeditor and contributor, there is nothing new from him here, only reprints of magazine articles now a decade old. Still, his name will increase the demand for and visibility of the collection. Recommended for libraries in the West but an optional purchase for everyone else. Andrew Brodie Smith, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lib., Washington, DCCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.