CHRONICLES OF OLD LAS VEGAS

LAS VEGAS


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Exploring Sin City's High-Stakes History

Discover one of America’s most fascinating cities on a tour through the glamorous and sometimes sordid history of Las Vegas.

James Roman takes readers on a tour through 150+ years of Las Vegas history, and explains how a railroad town transformed itself into “The Entertainment Capital of the World.” Essays explore the major historic events from the founding of “Sin City” to the building of the Hoover Dam and the rise of the Rat Pack at the Sands to Bugsy Siegel’s Flamingo and establishment of the gangster-controlled casinos.

 

Chronicles of Old Las Vegas appeals to history buffs, Las Vegas residents and Las Vegas tourists alike with:

 

·       Sidebars including a recipe for the famous Vegas Atomic cocktail

·       Intriguing tales of Vegas celebrities from Frank Sinatra to Elvis to Liberace to Siegfried and Roy

·       60 Historical photos

·       Suggested day trips to Mormon State Park and the Hoover Dam

·       28 Detailed maps

 

About the Author:

After regaling readers with his Chronicles of Old New York, James Roman returns to Museyon Guides with more chronicles, this time from the American West. As a writer based in Los Angeles, Mr. Roman has lectured at the University of Southern California, served as Editorial Contributor to New York Living magazine for six years, and contributes regularly to publications that document emerging technology. In Las Vegas casinos, he is notoriously lucky at Roulette.


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October 2011 Release

 

ART+PARIS IMPRESSIONISTS

PARIS


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The Ultimate Guide to Impressionist Paris

In 19th-century Paris, a group of avant-garde artists stood up to the establishment and started a cultural revolution. Today, they’re known as the Impressionists. See Paris through the eyes of these revolutionary artists.

Step into the revolutionary lives of the Impressionists with Art+Paris, the most comprehensive guidebook to
Impressionism for the armchair traveler, lovers of Paris, and educators alike.


Illustrated with hundreds of beautiful, full-color photos and maps. this unique guide combines an introduction to late 19th-century art history with reproductions of famous Impressionist masterpieces, walking tours and detailed listings of the city’s art-related sites.

 

Art + Paris creates a vivid portrait of life in the 19th century and brings the reader along for the ride through four sections:

 

> A complete background course on Impressionism covering the dramatic lives of the artists and
the group’s struggle to be recognized by the establishment in comprehensive biographies and
engaging essays recounting their battle with the Salon.
> Illustrated listings of 150 must-see Impressionist paintings in Paris with the stories behind the art.
> Easy-to-follow tours that bring the reader into the streets of Paris to explore the places where the artists
lived, fell in love, found inspiration and placed their easels to paint these famous works.
> An extended-travel journey through the French countryside, exploring Normandy and the quaint
Paris suburbs where the artists learned to paint en plein air, out in the open air.

 

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328 PAGES
200+ COLOR PHOTOS AND MAPS

 

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ART + NYC

NEW YORK CITY


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A COMPLETE GUIDE TO NEW YORK CITY ART AND ARTISTS

Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, Yoko Ono, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Donald Judd, Cindy Sherman and Jeff Koons...


...nine artists who have defined the New York scene.

Art + NYC is an art-lover’s guide to New York that combines a crash-course in Modern and Contemporary
art history with in-depth bios of nine celebrated New York artists.

 

Written by experts, this guide is filled with useful information for both locals and tourists. Art + NYC includes a comprehensive neighborhood-by- neighborhood directory of galleries, museums and studios, as well as hotels and restaurants that are steeped with history – artist hangouts, residences and events of infamy.

 

Want even more art? Art + NYC offers ideas for extended travel to art-related destinations outside the city,
including Pollock’s East Hampton studio and a world-class contemporary art museum in the Hudson Valley.

 

Art + NYC: A Complete Guide to New York City Art and Artists (9780982232088, $19.95, 304 pages) features:

  • >9 in-depth artist biographies
  • >Comprehensive guide to major artistic movements
  • >Extensive directory of museums, galleries and public art, plus the historic homes and studios of New York City artists
  • >Detailed maps for 13 NYC neighborhoods, including the established Chelsea scene as well as the emerging hubs of LES and Brooklyn
  • >Q&As with artists and curators
  • >100+ Color photos throughout

 

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CITY STYLE

GLOBAL


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A FIELD GUIDE TO GLOBAL FASHION CAPITALS

New York, Paris, Milan, London, Tokyo, Stockholm, Sydney and L.A.


Every city has its signature style.

 

City Style is a guide to the world’s most fashionable cities, curated by their most stylish residents. From the runways of New York and Paris to the streets of Tokyo and the London club scene, our expert guides give you a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the local look and how to get it.

 

In addition, interviews with top designers, photographers, and other industry insiders answer the question: What makes each city uniquely stylish?

 

Featuring:

> Color photos of shops, design studios, models and backstage at fashion shows

> Sidebars on hotspots (hotels, restaurants, clubs and neighborhoods), required reading (blogs, magazines)

> Complete designer directory featuring runway photos and shopping information

> Fashion timeline for each city

> Q&As with locals about their unique fashion sense

> Extended information on additional cities including Copenhagen, Antwerp, Brooklyn and Melbourne


Contributors: New York: Laia Garcia (geometricsleep.com); Paris: Lauren Drablier, freelance fashion show producer; Milan: Fabiana Fierotti and Ilaria Norsa (PIG magazine); London: writer/stylist Jem Goulding; Los Angeles: Maxwell Williams, (Flaunt magazine); Tokyo: Dan Bailey (tokyodandy.com); Stockholm: Andy Carlson (threenyc.com)

 

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CHRONICLES OF OLD NEW YORK

NEW YORK


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EXPLORE 400 YEARS OF MANHATTAN HISTORY

The history of New York is written in its streets; uncover it with Chronicles of Old New York from Museyon Guides. Discover 400 years of innovation through the true stories of the visionaries, risk-takers, dreamers, and schemers who built Manhattan. Then see it for yourself with nine historical walking tours, illustrated with detailed maps and full-color photographs. Witness life when Greenwich Village was a bucolic suburb and disease was a fact of daily life. Explore the city’s dark side, from the slums of Five Points to Harlem’s Prohibition-era speakeasies, and find out which park covers a sea of unmarked graves.

Chronicles of Old New York: Exploring Manhattan’s Landmark Neighborhoods is enjoyable for history buffs, New York residents, and NYC tourists alike. It includes:

 

 

 ·25 meticulously researched articles on dramatic stories from Manhattan history including episodes from the lives of John Jacob Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Stanford White, Gertrude Whitney, Donald Trump, and more

 ·58 historical maps, plus 118 photographs and illustrations from the collections of the New York Public Library, New-York Historic Society, New York University Archive, Smithsonian Institute, Lower East Side Tenement Museum, and the Museum of the City of New York

 ·Sidebars on taverns, townhouses, architecture, and neighborhoods

 ·Detailed timeline of historical events

 ·Walking tours of nine historic New York neighborhoods, including detailed maps, color photographs and subway directions

 ·Cover design by Jose Antonio Contreras

 

 

Available in stores and online July 6, 2010.


About the Author

A third-generation New Yorker, James Roman has regaled listeners with his chronicles of old New York as a real estate broker and sales manager for 15 years in Manhattan, and as a lecturer at the Real Estate Board of New York and New York University


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ART + TRAVEL

EUROPE


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Van Gogh. Munch. Vermeer. Caravaggio. Goya.

Five artists who have captured the imagination and continue to inspire. Now see the world through their eyes with Art + Travel Europe, a new guidebook from Museyon Guides, the publisher of Music + Travel Worldwide and the Film + Travel series. Curated by industry experts, Art + Travel Europe is the first guidebook to feature detailed walking tours of the five cities where these artists lived, loved and labored. Readers will discover the sights and stories behind such iconic works as "Starry Night" and "The Scream," go on the run to retrace the steps of Caravaggio in exile, plus much, much more. You know their art; now step into their lives.

 

Contributors: Kristin Hohenadel (The Los Angeles Times), Lea Feinstein (SF Weekly), Sandra Smallenburg (Arts Editor NRC Handelsblad), George Stolz (ARTnews), Barbie Latza Nadeau (CNN Traveler)
  • Walking tours of five cities as seen through the eyes of five iconic artists: Van Gogh's Arles, Munch's Oslo, Vermeer's Delft, Caravaggio's Rome, Goya's Madrid
  • Meticulously researched articles curated by local experts
  • Chapters loaded with useful sidebars, travel tips, and suggested itineraries with easy-to-read maps
  • Comprehensive index of artworks and museum locations around the globe
  • Listings of books, films and music inspired by or about each artist
  • Over 100 color photographs
  • Appeal for both the armchair traveler as well as the get-up-and-go traveler
  • Original cover illustrations by Tiny Inventions
Edited by Museyon Guides 
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MUSIC + TRAVEL

WORLDWIDE


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Traveling the World Through Sounds and Scenes.

Searching the globe for good music? Then listen up and look for Museyon Guides's Music + Travel. With this new guidebook, curated by experts in the industry, you will: travel to Russia and experience the country's long and inglorious outlaw culture's sounds of Chanson; head to Buenos Aires to witness the development of Cumbia, from the lavish '90s to its latest digital incarnation; go "underground" to check out Beijing's ever-evolving, highly influential Experimental music scene; and get into Berlin's private clubs that are playing the offspring of Techno. With varying cities and scenes, genres and influences, Music + Travel guides you across an insightful, international stage of sounds that helps you plan where to go and figure out what you don't want to miss.

 

Contributors: Mikael Awake (A Walk to Beautiful), Shamik Bag (Rolling Stone), Mel Campbell (J-Mag), Nick Frisch (The Rest is Noise.com), James Hendicott (Bling), Jessica Hundley (Dazed & Confused), Eve Hyman (Time Out Buenos Aires), Alexandra Ivanoff (Time Out Istanbul), Miles Marshall Lewis (Vibe), Peter Margasak (Chicago Reader), Siobhan O’Leary (Publishing Trends), Alina Simone (recording artist) 
  • Features 12 musical genres & music scenes
  • Loaded with side-bars and useful trivia about musicians
  • Discography of Artists' albums
  • 100 festival locations covering all 12 genres & more across the globe
  • Timeline of historical events for each of the 12 genres
  • Detailed maps of venue locations
  • Jammed packed with color photos of cities, artists, albums & venues
  • Great gift for the travel lover or the musically obsessed
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FILM + TRAVEL

ASIA, OCEANIA, AFRICA


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Traveling the World Through Your Favorite Movies.

Drive into the parking garage at the University of Melbourne and follow in the footsteps of Mel Gibson in Mad Max. Go to the 83rd floor of the International Finance Centre in Hong Kong and see where Angelina Jolie jumped in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Whisper your deepest desires into the walls of Ta Prom Temple in Cambodia and recreate In the Mood For Love. Warm up your vocal chords at Karaoke-kan in Tokyo and pay homage to Lost in Translation. Discover which tiny Tasmanian town of 300 residents inspires Hayao Miyazaki, the anime mastermind behind Spirited Away and Kiki's Delivery Service. Find out when the scenery of Vietnam is in Cambodia and when it's in Puerto Rico and much, much more.

 

 

  • 139 movies cited
  • 120 color photographs of movie locations, sites and landmarks
  • 20 countries & over 65 city listings
  • Original cover illustration by award-winning graphic novelist Jillian Tamaki (NY Times)
  • Packed with sidebars and useful trivia about each film location
  • Comprehensive index and credits
  • Great gift for travel lovers and film buffs
Contributors: Mikael Awake (IDA-winning film writer), Gemma Blackwood (PhD candidate, Univ. of Melbourne), Scarlet Cheng (Film Professor, OTIS College of Art), Lee Middleton (Fodor’s), Eija Niskanen (M.A., UCLA) 

Film + Travel Series
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FILM + TRAVEL

EUROPE


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Traveling the World Through Your Favorite Movies.

Visit Almeria, Spain and be transported into the iconic scenes of Lawrence of Arabia. Enjoy an incredible view of Paris from Amélie's Montmartre. Mail a postcard in Procida, Italy and see the sights shot in Il Postino. Prowl through the neighborhoods of Hamburg like Dennis Hopper and feel the eerie glow that is emitted in The American Friend. Find out how the location of Atonement was found and why Iceland stood in for the sands of Iwo Jima, and much, much more.

 

 

  • 199 movies cited
  • 135 color photographs of movie locations, sites and landmarks
  • 16 countries & over 75 city listings
  • Original cover illustrations by award-winning graphic novelist Jillian Tamaki (NY Times)
  • Packed with sidebars and useful trivia about each film location
  • Comprehensive index and credits
  • Great gift for travel lovers and film buffs
Contributors: Tom Beer (Newsday), Liz Brown (Book Forum), Shari Kizirian (Film Arts), Laurel Maury (NPR), Enrique Ramirez (PhD., Princeton), Julien Seveon (film critic), Hannah Tucker (Entertainment Weekly), Pelin Turgut (TIME) 

Film + Travel Series
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FILM + TRAVEL

NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA


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Traveling the World Through Your Favorite Movies.

Report a fire at the Hook & Ladder Company #8 if you want to see Ghostbusters headquarters in New York City. When in San Francisco, stop for a cup of coffee at the café where Steve McQueen's Bullit meets an informant. Bring your own box of chocolates to Chippewa Square, Savannah and reenact the iconic scenes from Forrest Gump. Visit the Marine Building in Vancouver and be transported to Clark Kent's employer, The Daily Planet, in Smallville. Find out what part of Puerto Rico posed for The Lord of the Flies, why Madonna evaded Argentina when playing Eva Peron, and much, much more.

  • 198 movies cited
  • 113 color photographs of movie locations, sites and landmarks
  • 6 countries & over 36 city listings
  • Original cover illustration by award-winning graphic novelist Jillian Tamaki (NY Times)
  • Packed with sidebars and useful trivia about each film location
  • Comprehensive index and credits

Great gift for travel lovers and film buffs

 

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Chronicles of Old Las Vegas

Las Vegas

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Paris

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New York City

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City Style

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New York

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Europe

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Worldwide

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