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Rising from the Bottom: a 12-step program for America and the World by Ted Cox, 1992

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Bob Weinstein Papers on Compulsive Gambling
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Collection Number: MS-01194
Collection Name: Bob Weinstein Papers on Compulsive Gambling
Box/Folder: Box 13

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G.A.: Handbook, first edition, 1964

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Item

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Bob Weinstein Papers on Compulsive Gambling
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Collection Number: MS-01194
Collection Name: Bob Weinstein Papers on Compulsive Gambling
Box/Folder: Box 14, Box 16

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Letting Go of Debt: growing richer one day at a time by Karen Casanova, 2000

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Bob Weinstein Papers on Compulsive Gambling
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Collection Number: MS-01194
Collection Name: Bob Weinstein Papers on Compulsive Gambling
Box/Folder: Box 15

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Personal correspondence to Robert Weinstein, approximately 1990 to 2023

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File

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Bob Weinstein Papers on Compulsive Gambling
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Collection Number: MS-01194
Collection Name: Bob Weinstein Papers on Compulsive Gambling
Box/Folder: Box 12

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Architectural drawing, Xanadu Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), rough sketch, casino area, circa mid 1970s

Date

1973 to 1976

Description

Preliminary sketch of the proposed Xanadu Hotel and Casino gambling area. Drawn in pencil on torn sheets of tracing paper. The Xanadu was to be located where the Excalibur Hotel and Casino currently sits, but it was never built.
Site Name: Xanadu Hotel and Casino
Address: 3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

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Transcript of interview with Norman Christiansen by James Courtney, November 28, 1986

Date

1986-11-28

Description

On November 28, 1986, James Courtney interviewed Norman Christiansen (born 1931 in Red Lodge, Montana) about his experiences while living in Las Vegas, Nevada. Christiansen first describes his family and background before talking about moving to Las Vegas in 1956 after graduating college in Montana. Christiansen, who worked at the Nevada Test Site for two years and eventually became a teacher at various schools, talks about the various changes he has noticed over the years in Las Vegas, including those in climate, pollution, economy, occupation, and standard of living. Christiansen also discusses his political involvement, his hobbies, the advantages and disadvantages of living in Las Vegas, historical events in Las Vegas, and atomic testing in Nevada.

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