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New Releases from Huntington Press

We keep the electronic version of our adult-entertainment guide constantly updated and the newly released Topless Vegas v.5.0  constitutes the most profound update since the first edition came out in 2009, reflecting how the economic downswing has had a major impact on Las Vegas' famed gentlemen's-club scene. It's not all bad news by any means, however, with new clubs, new shows, and new topless pools reviewed, plus all manner of new promos going on around town. For just an additional $5.95, purchase Topless Vegas in any format with the Upgrade package and make sure you stay in the loop with constant access to the most recent online version for a full year.

From Lee Nelson and Tysen Streib, authors of the acclaimed Kill Everyone, comes a groundbreaking new collaboration with Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and Tony Dunst. Raiser's Edge shows you how to adapt to the current trend toward looser and more aggressive (LAG) play, analyzing how and why the LAG and hyper-LAG styles work, and instructing on how to apply and defend against them.

The new title from WSOP ToC winner and National Heads-Up Poker champ Annie Duke, Decide to Play Great Poker brings something new to the table, teaching you not only how to be a great poker player, but how to be a great poker thinker, with life lessons that apply well beyond the realms of the card room.

If you loved the first editions of Hiking Las Vegas and Hiking the Southwest, you'll relish the new trails, tips, color photos, and handy GPS waypoints included in this new definitive guide that combines the best of both titles, now fully illustrated and updated with . Mountains don't move, but a lot of trails and markers have changed and been added over the past 15 years!

The must-read follow up to Casino-ology from casino-industry veteran Bill Zender, who in Casino-ology 2 introduces advanced new strategies for casino executives to deal with the rapidly changing technological and economic climate, will simultaneously providing valuable insights for any serious gambler across a spectrum of topics and casino games. Available through April 25 with 25%-off publisher's discount, complimentary eBook download, and free shipping.

From the 5-Star Robuchons to hole-in-the walls you've never heard of, Eating Las Vegas has more than 120 recommendations from the city's top three food critics, broken down by:

--The Top 10

--The Essential 50

-- And by category, including Late Night, Old Vegas, Celebrity Watching, Cheap Eats, Burgers, Pizza, Desserts, Sushi, Beer, Wine Bars, Cocktail Programs, and Chinatown.

"The idea is genius: all three of these very different critics' opinions in one place. Which restaurant are in the top 10? You'll have to buy the book to find out." (Los Angeles Times)

Surviving the Mob is a cautionary tale of the harsh reality of a criminal, inmate, fugitive, and witness who—so far—has lived to tell the tale.

New Arrivals table pick in 65 Barnes & Noble stores in the New York City Metro area.

The stories in My Week at the Blue Angel aren’t about Steve Wynn, Cirque du Soleil, or how to play poker and they aren’t set in Caesars Palace, XS Nightclub, or a 2,000-seat showroom. They’re about prostitutes, ex-cons, and the homeless and they’re set under Caesars Palace and in trailer parks and weekly motels.

Below the flashing neon, imagine an underground Las Vegas of winding flood channels, drippy and dark. The channels seem inhabitable if not for the threadbare mattresses and some out-of-place artwork on the walls. People actually live here.

And Las Vegas author Matt O'Brien writes about them -- real, raw stories of the desert homeless who were drawn to the Strip's intrigue but now live unseen, below the surface of the city. (Huffington Post)