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Roadfood: The Coast-to-Coast Guide to 700 of the Best Barbecue Joints, Lobster Shacks, Ice Cream Parlors, ...
Jane Stern, Michael Stern
Broadway, 2008
What a great guide to hard to find gems!
Although I am a serious home cook I tend to eat out a lot due to my busy travel schedule. I am always looking for the out-of-the-way places that only the locals know about. This book is my inside guide to those hidden treasures.
First I checked out the cities that ...
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Introduction to Hospitality (5th Edition)
John Walker
Prentice Hall, 2008
The "BestEver" Intro Book for a Overview of Hospitality!
I have been teaching the college lever intro course for well over 20 years. I have used many text and supplemented same. John's book is succinct, well written and dosen't bore you with trivia. Students thinking about a career in hospitality are interested in finding ...
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Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business
Danny Meyer
Harper Paperbacks, 2008
Wonderful Insights on the Hospitality Business
This is one of the best books I have ever read on the hospitality business. Given that it is the industry that I am in, I probably found it more entertaining and insightful than many may who are NOT in the industry. Either way, a great read.
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Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism
James C. Makens
Prentice Hall, 2005
Great for Marketing Beginners
Kotler's Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism helps marketing beginners and people that are getting into the hospitality business. It demonstrates basic knowledge that can be applied to the business, great tool for working!
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The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary
Joseph Michelli
McGraw-Hill, 2006
Extraordinary Success Begets Extraordinary Lessons
"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward." --Vernon Sanders Law.
When reading the title, The Starbucks Experience, a reader could take it one of two ways: a story about the experience of Starbucks as a company, or the ...
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Hungry for Paris: The Ultimate Guide to the City's 102 Best Restaurants
Alexander Lobrano
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008
A Wonderful Guide and a Charming Read
Having just returned from Paris, I highly recommend HUNGRY FOR PARIS as a superb source of restaurant information and an absolutely wonderful read. What I especially loved about this book is that it offers a brilliantly chosen selection of restaurants for every ...
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Hotel, Restaurant, and Travel Law (Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Law)
Karen Morris, Norman Cournoyer, ...
Delmar Cengage Learning, 2007
Great Seller
The seller was very understanding when I purchsed the incorrect book and gave me a full refund. The book was sent in a timely matter despite my mispurchase.
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ServSafe Essentials with Answer Sheet for Paper and Pencil Exam (5th Edition) (ServSafe)
NRA National Restaurant Association
Prentice Hall, 2008
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Fast Food Nation
Eric Schlosser
Harper Perennial, 2005
Corporatism at the worst
In Eric Schlosser's first devastating book on the malpractices of the fast food industry, he pieces together history, facts, and numerous sources to reveal some disturbing truths about their nature.
Fast Food Nation is less an expose` on how unhealthy junk food is ...
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Foodservice Organizations: A Managerial and Systems Approach (6th Edition)
Mary B. Gregoire, Marian C. Spears
Prentice Hall, 2006
Foodservice Organizations
Need text for course, but actually interesting content. Would recommend to those going into food service/management.
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How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else
Michael Gates Gill
Gotham, 2007
Unusual true story
Michael Gates Gill grew up in a wealthy household, graduated from Yale University, and had a lucrative career with a top advertising agency in New York. When he hit his 60's he lost his prestigious job, had a health scare, and had a strained relationship with several ...
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Clotilde's Edible Adventures in Paris
Clotilde Dusoulier
Broadway, 2008
Never steered us wrong!
Just returned from our first trip to Paris and ate at about 7-8 of the recommended restaurants/shops in this book. EVERY recommendation was perfect; I don't think I've ever had a travel guidebook that seemed so spot on! The shops Ms Dusoulier mentions are charming ...
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The Complete Guide to Successful Event Planning : With Companion CD-ROM
Shannon Kilkenny
Atlantic Publishing Company (FL), 2007
Great Book for all Levels of Event Planners
This book is a fount of knowledge. Its simple to read and easy to follow. I thought it would be a person spouting about how great they are and not alot of practical information. But I was wrong. This book is helpful in many ways: for the beginner it provides a ...
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Serv Safe Coursebook with Answer Sheet for Paper and Pencil Exam (5th Edition)
National Restaurant Association
Prentice Hall, 2008
Investing for profit
This one of the best books I have ever read on why cycles exist and how cycles can be used to improve your investment strategies
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Tourism: Principles, Practices, Philosophies
Charles R. Goeldner, J. R. Brent Ritchie
Wiley, 2005
A great introduction to tourism
This text provides a great overview of the tourism industry, from what tourism is to its organization to the theories that help fomulate such a diverse industry. This book should be studied by every student studying tourism.
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