{"product_id":"9780929712710","title":"Cult Vegas: The Weirdest! The Wildest! The Swingin'est Town on Earth!","description":"\u003cbr\u003eElvis Meets Liberace, Shecky, and Vampira!\u003cbr\u003e Where? In Las Vegas, of course!\u003cp\u003eJust about every subject of lingering cult fascination, from James Bond and Bela Lugosi to Lili St. Cyr and \"Pussycat\" Tura Satana, has a Las Vegas connection. And \u003ci\u003eCult Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e is the first--the only!--entertainment history that puts them all together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForget about the modern, corporate, themed Las Vegas. \u003ci\u003eCult Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e resurrects the golden-age Sin City of history and legend: Frank Sinatra, Louis Prima, Ann-Margret, Redd Foxx, the Treniers, Charo, Don Rickles, Juliet Prowse, Buddy Hackett, and more. This book captures the cool without forgetting the kitsch, such as sex kittens Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren, and sit-com stars Don Knotts and Sherman Hemsley as headliners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCult Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e also includes detailed coverage of the Strip's swingin' lounge scene of the '50s and takes a comprehensive look at its own boozy brand of comedy. \u003ci\u003eCult Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e also gives you the inside dope on nearly every offbeat movie to feature Las Vegas, and peers into forgotten corners of showroom trivia and esoterica: Marilyn Chambers goes legit! Lorne Greene sings!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe extreme, the awful, the camp, and the sublime--it's all here in this freewheeling tribute to a half-century of entertainment that can only be collectively described as \"Vegas.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Huntington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016599453936,"sku":"9780929712710","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780929712710_p0.jpg?v=1763860263","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780929712710","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}