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Egypt (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
DK Publishing
DK Travel, 2007
Great Primer on Egypt
This is a great first book to begin an understanding of Egypt before travel. It covers all major areas in extensive detail; provides suggestions for the best places to visit while in the country; detail pictures of what to look for at various sites;and the last section ...
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Hawaii The Big Island Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook (Hawaii the Big Island Revealed)
Andrew Doughty
Wizard Publications Inc., 2008
This is simply the best guidebook available!
I compared it with three other guidebooks, and this one is hands down by far the best. I also like his sense of humor, and his ability to give us foreigners a realistic taste of the local culture. It is down to earth, not superficial, and it must have been a lot of ...
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The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook: Kauai Revealed (Ultimate Kauai Guidebook)
Andrew Doughty
Wizard Publications Inc., 2006
The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook: Kauai Revealed
This is a really useful book -- highly recommended. It's packed with aerial photos, which give an outstanding perspective on beaches and help provide a visual idea of whether a spot is worth exploring. Other photos give a nice preview of Kauai. There are good maps, ...
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The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2009 (Unofficial Guides)
Bob Sehlinger, Len Testa
Wiley, 2008
Outstanding Guide Book
As the writer of Walt Disney WorldŽ with Disabilities I wanted to show my support for this fantastic guide book. I have to agree with every last thing Julie Neal, author of The Complete Walt Disney World said in her review. I also wanted to share some of the other ...
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The Celestine Prophecy
James Redfield
Warner Books, Inc., 1997
Searching for what life is all about? Confused? This may help put things in prepective.
Liked it, recommended.
Confused about how the universe works?
Trying to figure out where you belong in it?
This book may just help you discover it all, if you are ready.
A book where coincidences are not what they seem, but a part of
how you grow in your own ...
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Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips
National Geographic
National Geographic, 2007
Well worth the price!
This book was purchased as a gift for someone who travels around the world. I was not disappointed! The quality of the book is great! The pictures are beautiful. There were so many different suggestions of places to travel. I was very satisfied!
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1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List
Patricia Schultz
Workman Publishing Company, 2003
Lots of Fun!
The spirit of this book is well exemplified by a quotation from Mark Twain (Page xv): "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the tide ...
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Maui Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook (Maui Revealed)
Andrew Doughty
Wizard Publications Inc., 2007
Maui Guide Book
This is a great Maui guide. I had previously used the 1st Edition and will be needing the 4th Edition updates for my upcoming trip. Having traveled to Maui several times--this guide book is right on--from accomadation to dining. I always have this guide book with me ...
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1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die
Patricia Schultz
Workman Publishing Company, 2007
Wonderful Travel Ideas
New Mexico, South Carolina, Montana, Vermont, New York, Virginia, and Maine are some of the places I have lived that are well covered and reasonably represented in this guide (with the East certainly receiving more attention than the West). Although anyone can name ...
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Oahu Revealed: The Ultimate Guide to Honolulu, Waikiki & Beyond (Oahu Revisited)
Andrew Doughty
Wizard Publications Inc., 2007
Best Guide Book to Oahu
Very comprehensive book with a companion Web site. Don't go to Oahu on vacation without it.
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Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook
Nancy Clark
Human Kinetics Publishers, 2008
absolutely wonderful
I recommend this book to everyone. Although Nancy Clark calls it a Sport's Nutrition Guidebook, this is really a guide on the way everybody should eat in order to be healthy. She begins by giving general guidelines on what eating every day should be like. She explains ...
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The Wine Trials: 100 Everyday Wines Under $15 that Beat $50 to $150 Wines in Brown-Bag Blind Tastings
Robin Goldstein
Fearless Critic Media, 2008
A valuable guide
Robin Goldstein is a gadfly. He's notorious for submitting a wine menu from a fictitious restaurant to Wine Spectator magazine and earning the magazine's "Award of Excellence." Yet the "reserve wine list" from his menu listed wines earning some of the lowest scores ...
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Rick Steves' Paris 2008 (Rick Steves)
Rick Steves, Steve Smith, ...
Avalon Travel Publishing, 2007
Must Have!
I thought this book was really helpful. The maps were great, just wish we had studied them a little more before we went! We had a great time in Paris and took the book with us everywhere we went. It helped us decide (before we went) which sights to see and which to ...
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Sad Isn't Bad: A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss (Elf-Help Books for Kids)
Michaelene Mundy
Abbey Press, 1998
grief with young kids
My 8 yr old grandson was very interested in this. It lets them know it is normal to feel sad and blue and crying is okay when they lose a loved one.Helps them understand the whole grieving process.
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Here It Is! The Route 66 Map Series
Jim Ross; Jerry McClanahan
Ghost Town Press, 2005
A MUST-HAVE for any Route 66 Trip
We took a Route 66 trip last month. Some roads are marked "Historic Route 66," but not consistently. Without this map, we would not have been able to follow the route from LA to Chicago and would have missed the essence of a Route 66 trip.
The turn-by-turn ...
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