Category Archives: Non-Fiction & Reference

Not for Tourists Guide to Washington DC: 2017

The Not For Tourists Guide to Washington DC is the urban manual to the city that no local, or tourist, should be without. This map-based guidebook divides the city into 46 mapped neighborhoods. Each map is marked by NFT`s user-friendly icons, which help locate the essential services, transportation, and entertainment venues in the area. Want

Not for Tourists Guide to San Francisco: 2017

The Not For Tourists Guide to San Francisco is the urban manual to the city that no San Franciscan should be without. This map-based guidebook organizes the city into 40 mapped neighborhoods and marks each map with user-friendly icons locating all of the essential services and entertainment hotspots. Want to stroll along breezy Fisherman`s Wharf?

Not For Tourists Guide to San Francisco 2018

* New, updated edition* NFT is a renowned travel brand recognized by The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, CNN, and The Guardian among others.* Includes more than 90 maps, with a foldout subway and bus map. * Books are map-based neighborhood-by-neighborhood hyperlocal guides marked with user-friendly icons; colorful and informative guides are designed for the

Not For Tourists Guide to Seattle 2018

The Not For Tourists Guide to Seattle is the manual to the seaport city that no local, or tourist, should be without. This map-based guidebook divides Seattle and the Eastside into forty-nine mapped neighborhoods that are dotted with user-friendly icons plotting the nearest essential services and entertainment locations, while providing important information on Seattle`s restaurants,

Atlas Obscura Explorer`s Journal

Atlas Obscura, the 2016 bestseller, offered rabid travellers and dreamers a new travel bucket list of places off the beaten path. This new Atlas Obscura Explorer`s Journal will help them keep track of where their wanderlust takes them, and all their adventures along the way. A lay-flat paperback with storage pocket, this journal features blank

Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer`s Guide

We`ve been stuck at home for long enough! It`s time to get out and taste the world again. From those ever-curious, ever-quirky minds behind the #1 New York Times bestselling `Atlas Obscura`, comes an unputdownable guide that marries our endless appetite for travel with our insatiable interest in food. Continent by continent, country by country,

The Food Lover`s Guide to Paris

Paris may have enjoyed decades as the undisputed gastronomic capital of the world, but food revolutions in the likes of London and Copenhagen have challenged its reign in recent years.After a spell of complacency, Parisian chefs have had to up their game, with delicious results. This guide will show you where to sample the best

Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition: An Explorer`s Guide to the World`s Hidden Wonders

Praised as the “bestest travel guide ever” (Mary Roach) and “a joy to read and reread” (Neil Gaiman), `Atlas Obscura` is a phenomenon of travel books: “Odds are you won`t get past three pages without being amazed” (San Francisco Chronicle). It rocketed to the top of bestseller lists and has over 626,000 copies in print

A Beginner`s Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations

Winner of the 2020 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award`s APA Publications Travel Memoir of the YearA playful and profound guide to the enigma of contemporary Japan, from one of the most engaging and discerning travel writers of our generationAfter thirty-two years in Japan, Pico Iyer can use everything from anime to Oscar Wilde to show

Women`s London: A Tour Guide to Great Lives

Women`s London is the only guidebook that focuses on the women who have shaped London through the centuries and the legacy they have left behind. This new book provides the perfect opportunity to explore sights, statues, plaques and buildings associated with famous and some not so famous women who have left their mark on London`s

Visitors` Historic Britain: East Sussex, Brighton & Hove: Stone Age to Cold War

Many writers have written about the delights of the former kingdom of the South Saxons, its Downs, villages, countryside, people and their ways but Visitors` Historic Britain is the first series of books to take readers on a tour of discovery of each of the county`s historic eras in turn.Visitors` Historic Britain – East Sussex

The Canal Builders: How Britain`s Canal Network Evolved

Canal Builders is a classic history book for anyone interested in the development of Britain`s canal system. The book, which was first published in the 1970s, is now republished here in a new fifth edition. It takes the reader from the middle of the eighteenth century, to the start of the railway age in the

A Visitor`s Guide to Georgian England

Could you successfully be a Georgian? Find yourself immersed in the pivotal world of Georgian England, exciting times to live in as everything was booming; the Industrial Revolution, the Enlightenment, and the nascent Empire; inhabited by Mary Shelley, the Romantic Poets and their contemporaries. However, rather than just wool-gather about the famous or infamous, you

Birnbaum`s 2018 Disneyland Resort: The Official Guide

As the Disneyland Resort continues to grow and evolve, trust Birnbaum as your guide! The 2018 edition delves into detailed descriptions of all attractions, resorts, and eateries; offers money-saving coupons and strategies to maximize your vacation budget. Including a peek into what`s new!

Birnbaum`s 2018 Walt Disney World: The Official Guide

As Walt Disney World continues to grow and evolve, trust Birnbaum as your guide! The 2018 edition delves into detailed descriptions of all attractions, resorts, and eateries; offers money-saving coupons and strategies to maximize your vacation budget. Including a peek into what`s new!

Birnbaum`s 2018 Walt Disney World For Kids: The Official Guide

The 2018 edition tells kids how to join the vacation-planning fun, with kid-friendly descriptions of all the theme park shows and attractions, including maps, photos, colourful illustrations, and more. Mingle with the Muppets in the Magic Kingdom`s Liberty Square! Kermit and company present historic tales there every day. This park also has a new musical

Alabama off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places

Alabama Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experience–if only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales, Alabama Off the Beaten Path takes the reader down the road less traveled and reveals a

Europe by Eurail 2016: Touring Europe by Train

Europe by Eurail has been the train traveler`s one-stop source for visiting Europe`s cities and countries by rail for more than thirty years. Newly revised and updated, this comprehensive guide provides the latest information on fares, schedules, and pass options, as well as detailed information on more than one hundred specific rail excursions. Inside is

Europe by Eurail 2017: Touring Europe by Train

Europe by Eurail has been the train traveler`s one-stop source for visiting Europe`s cities and countries by rail for more than forty years. This comprehensive guide provides the latest information on fares, schedules, and pass options, as well as detailed information on more than one hundred specific rail excursions. The book contains information readers need

Europe by Eurail 2018: Touring Europe by Train

The definitive guide to European train travel Europe by Eurail has been the train traveler`s one-stop source for visiting Europe`s cities and countries by rail for more than forty years. This comprehensive guide provides the latest information on fares, schedules, and pass options, as well as detailed information on more than one hundred specific rail