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Turning the Tables: A Novel | |||||||||||
 | Author: Rita Rudner Publisher: Shaye Areheart Books Category: Book This item is no longer available Rating:  7 reviewsSales Rank: 1324057 Format: Bargain Price Media: Hardcover Pages: 224 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6 Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.8 x 0.9 Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 ASIN: B001G8WARQ Publication Date: August 29, 2006 | ||||||||||
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| Editorial Reviews: Product Description What Happens in Vegas . . . Rita Rudner’s offbeat and on-target humor has won her rave reviews, passionate fans, and a record-setting, headlining show on the Vegas strip. Now she unleashes her hilarious take on Sin City in this comic romp filled with gambling, strippers, double-crossing exes, swingers’ conventions, magicians, and everything else that’s supposed to stay in Vegas. Our heroine is Allie Bowen, a small-town girl who took a gamble on the big city that’s finally beginning to pay off. At twenty-six, she has a plum job at Heaven, a wonderland of vice that is Las Vegas’s hottest casino and the most profitable hotel in the world. Enshrouded in man-made clouds, Heaven is the kind of place where the security guards hide their glocks beneath white robes and wings. As vice president of public relations, Allie glides easily from bribing nosy news teams with Cher tickets to comping disgruntled guests with visits to all-you-can-eat buffets. To top it all off, Allie is dating the handsome and ambitious Christian Sacco, a successful casino executive with his eye on the president’s office. Christian may not be perfect, but he’s much more of a go-getter than Allie’s ex-husband, an out-of-work, nice guy/terrible magician named Barry Houdini. Little does Allie know that Christian has a ruthless streak, and he has concocted a plot to rip off the casino. When the couple breaks up over a tiny argument (Christian thinks a threesome with his ex-girlfriend would be great; Allie disagrees), she unknowingly becomes the perfect fall girl for Christian’s scheme. Allie is about to learn that working at Heaven can really be hell. Only in Vegas, baby. | |||||||||||
Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews... turning the tables May 7, 2007Andrea Kingsley (Melbourne , Australia) A real insight into the high flying world of Las Vegas Casino World, cleverly written and of course sharpe and funny . Definitely a very entertaining read .  Unexpected profanity January 5, 2007Gerald C. Johnson 1 out of 2 found this review helpful The book contained more profanity than I expected to read in a book by Rita Rudner. I had expected more humor from a comedienne. Too bad, because I really like her humor. An Enjoyable Read October 15, 2006Padre Pete (Alexandria, VA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful I am one of those people that love the "image" of Vegas more than the reality. It is with delight that I watch shows like "Las Vegas" or films like Ocean's 11 (either version) and wallow in the fantasy world presented therein. When I say Ms. Rudner on the recent Labor Day Telethon doing standup and saw Jerry Lewis hold up her book, I thought "why not?" I did not know what to expect and was happily surprised. Turning the Tables offers the reader a fun story about Vegas and some of the happenings there. Casino politics, show biz wanna bees, dreamers, it is all there in a fun story whbere the good guys win. Boy, do I hope there is a sequel to this one! If you want a light, but fun and exciting getaway read...this is it. Great Read September 16, 2006Bookworm48 For anyone who has witnessed the excesses of sin city this book is spot on. Humorous, and a great, FUN, read! The writing is far superior to the major bestsellers that I have read (ie Danielle Steele). Reading Turning the Tables is just like going to a wonderfully, light-hearted film! I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the funny Ms. Rudner!  blatant plagiarism!! September 14, 2006I. Lee (Las Vegas, NV) 2 out of 8 found this review helpful I recently read "You Got Nothing Coming" by Jimmy A. Lerner and I just read Rita Rudner's "Turning the Tables." As I was reading Rudner's book, it was obvious that she plagiarized Lerner's prison experience. Everything from the swastikas, the prison jargon, conversation, to the names of characters (i.e. Idaho instead of Kansas) and the plot (i.e. lesson on how to make a phone call, getting moved from the fish tank to gen pop with a job at the law library) were all stolen directly, if not almost word for word, from Lerner's book. I cannot believe Rita Rudner stole someone else's work & intellectual property without giving proper credit and I am even more disgusted that the publisher released the book!! | |||||||||||
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