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It's impossible for a single guidebook to completely cover a country as massive and diverse as America, but Frommer's USA comes close. Sure, some will quibble with destination choices (for example, the editors mention Martha's Vineyard, but not Nantucket) but overall, this 1,000-plus-page tome hits the mark. Chapters focus on both major cities and larger regions (New England, Southern California, etc.), covering such basics as activities, lodging, and affordable restaurants, and doing so in excruciating detail (admission prices, hours of operation, directions, whether or not a hotel has valet parking). You'll also find plenty of full-page maps and quirky little sidebars (gourmet food stores in Napa, best Chicago blues bars). As if that weren't enough, there's an online travel directory with Web addresses for everything from Ticketmaster to Zagat's to Amtrak. If you plan on seeing even a sliver of what this country has to offer, take this guidebook with you.
"Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia: Volume 1 & 2" More than 150 traditional festivals from around the world are described
at length by historian Roy. The festivals include the major feasts of
all world religions and religious groups: Christianity, Judaism,
Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Voodoo, Bahaism, Islam, ancient Greek and
Roman, Native American, and several African tribes. Roy goes beyond the
basic facts and descriptions to "provide insight into the festival
patterns." As a result, the articles are detailed, and many are several
pages in length. The coverage for India and Africa includes only the
best-known and -documented festivals because of their sheer number.
Articles cover specific festivals (Divali, Sabbath, Saturnalia) and are arranged alphabetically, with see also
references as well as references listing books and a few audiovisual
and digital sources. Festival names within the text appear in bold type
whether they are entry headings or not, which is contrary to the usual
practice of using bold type to point to other articles and may be
confusing. Black-and-white illustrations are strewn throughout both
volumes. Appendixes chart the main Hindu, Muslim, and Jewish festivals
and holidays; the movable feasts of the Western Church; Gregorian dates
of Orthodox Easter; and Chinese Lunar New Year's dates. In addition,
there are a comparative table of all festivals arranged by season and a
full list of festivals within each cultural area.
Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Boston (Irreverent Guides)
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Non-Fiction » tourism | 16 September 2008
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Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly
honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective
on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the
secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants,
lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you.
"Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Boston is a smart, savvy,
no-holds-barred travel guide to New England's premier city. Learn the
method behind the madness that is the Big Dig, how to fast-track the
Freedom Trail, and how to find the bar Where Everybody Knows Your Name.
Savor the city's best bowl of clam chowder and the bluebeery ale at the
microbrewery near Fenway Park. Find out which nightclubs the eggheads
at Harvard, MIT, and BU visit to lose brain cells.
Key features - A comprehensive tour of the psychological processes underpinning contemporary travel - Of interest to tourism researchers, students and practitioners - Explores our current understanding of tourism behaviour and sets out paths for future research.
The radical expansion of television broadcasting in the post-war years
and beyond both reflected and promoted a cultural revolution sweeping
across British society. Reaching out to a mass audience for the first
time, the new television industry made visible the transition from drab
austerity and seeming cultural consensus to the brash, heady glitz and
individualism of the new consumer age.
