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Moon Handbooks Nevada (Moon Handbooks)

Moon Handbooks Nevada (Moon Handbooks)
By Deke Castleman

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From the bright lights of Vegas to historic ghost towns and outdoor adventures, Moon Handbooks Nevada highlights the best the Silver State has to offer, both on and off the beaten path. Practical information includes suggested travel strategies and lists of must-see sights, plus essentials on dining, transportation, and accommodations for a range of budgets. Complete with details for enjoying food, hotels, casinos, hikes, and campsites in Reno, Tahoe, Pyramid Lake, and the entire state, Moon Handbooks Nevada gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #240158 in Books
  • Published on: 2005-01-18
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 428 pages

Customer Reviews

Travel information book3
I have always found the Moon Handbooks to be good reference material. I had the 2001 version of the same book but of course things change in a few years time. The current version is about half the size of the old one and I have not had the time to discern the difference in the two books. Perhaps the new one is more of an abridged version. In any event it is still a very useful tool and will be used in our upcoming trip to that area.

Moon Eclipsed3
This edition of the Moon Nevada guide, along with the 2006 overhaul of the Moon Colorado guide, seems to represent the ongoing decline of a once-great publishing idea. While other guidebooks offered only the best-known tourist areas for middle-class and above budgets, Moon was offering comprehensive tours of entire states and plenty of options for budget travelers. But now Moon seems to be catering more to richer tourists and more glamorous vacations. This Nevada edition concentrates more on Las Vegas and eliminates many off-the-beaten path towns, even places like Beatty, gateway to Death Valley and famous for its own local mining and ghosttown history. The message seems to be that National Parks-minded and history-minded tourists don't matter beside the glitter of Las Vegas.

This new edition is hugely disappointing.1
Way back in the early 90s I bought my first copy of Castleman's Nevada Handbook. I was astonished at the breadth and depth of the book, and I was delighted at the author's idiosyncratic but engaging style. I liked the book so much I actually wrote Castleman a letter of praise (this was pre-Amazon). As new editions came out every three years or so, I bought each one. (I visit Nevada annually.) Unfortunately, someone decided this new edition needed to be a mere ghost of previous editions. I can't fathom what the idea was here. It wasn't just to make room for more Vegas information, because this edition is much shorter than previous ones. Reading over comments from other readers, I notice that the positive reviews seem to come from people who never saw the previous editions. Those who'd seen earlier versions of the book are, like me, deeply disappointed. What a shame that some editor somewhere decided "Hey, I've got an idea --- let's take this great book and make it WORSE."