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Michelin the Green Guide New York City (Michelin Green Guide: New York City English Edition)
by Michelin Travel Publications
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PLAN…DISCOVER…..EXPLORE….with the newly updated Michelin Green Guide Series. Reorganized and reformatted, Michelin’s Green Guide Series helps travelers find the best local and regional travel information. Our goal is to provide travelers with practical, accurate and cultural destination information to a city, region or country with emphasis on: *Prioritizing your trip via Michelin’s star ratings for major sights *Time-saving practical information with detailed itineraries, excursions and walking tours *Navigating effectively thru the area, destination and sight using maps and floor plans throughout the guide. *Enhancing knowledge of destination and sights with detailed historical and cultural information *Learning the best hotels, restaurants, shopping, entertainment and recreation sights to visit during trip. New and improved features: • Writing Style-The writing style offers friendly guidance, but still retains the intellectual substance of the traditional Green Guide • Cover- New graphically vibrant covers highlight exciting information inside. • Colors- Contemporary colors have been added for page banner and headers to help readers easily identify the guide’s major sections-making important information to you easier to spot. • Sidebars- Touring Tips, Sidebars and other practical information have been placed throughout the guide. • Double Columns- have been placed introduced in two sections, "Planning Your Trip" and "Understanding the Regions," for ease of reading. • Maps- Colorful, legible Michelin maps have been retained throughout the new layout along with many helpful waling or driving tour maps. Some guides include a metro or subway map on the inside front cover.
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One Team: A Devotion to Quality There’s just one reason our team is dedicated to producing quality travel publications—you, our reader. We want you to get the maximum benefit from your trip—and from your money. In today’s multiple-choice world of travel, the options are many, perhaps overwhelming. In our guidebooks, we try to minimize the guesswork involved with travel. We scout out the attractions, prioritize them with star ratings, and describe what you’ll discover when you visit them. To help you orient yourself, we provide colorful and detailed, but easy-to-follow maps. Floor plans of some of the major museums help you plan your tour. Throughout the guides, we offer practical information, touring tips and suggestions for finding the best views of the city, a good place for a break or where to make that special purchase. Lodging and dining are always a big part of travel, so we compile a selection of hotels and restaurants that we think convey the feel of the city, and organize them by geographic area and price. We also highlight shopping, recreational and entertainment venues, especially the hot spots. If you’re short on time, two- and four-day itineraries are included so you can hit the highlights and quickly absorb the best of the destination. For those of you who love to experience a destination on foot, we add walking tours, complete with a map. And we list other companies who offer boat, bus or guided walking tours of the city, some with culinary, historical or other themes. In short, we test and retest, check and recheck to make sure that our guidebooks are truly just that: a personalized guide to help you make the most of your visit. After all, we want you to enjoy traveling as much as we do. The Michelin Green Guide Team
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My Name Is Bill: Bill Wilson--His Life and the Creation of Alcoholics Anonymous
by Susan Cheever
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The first half of Wilson's life was a perpetual battle with alcohol; the second, a continual struggle to secure both his day-to-day sobriety and the organization that became Alcoholics Anonymous. Cheever's portrayal of Wilson's story never resorts to hagiography and doesn't dodge the controversies that other biographers have exploited, such as Wilson's womanizing and LSD use. The author of Note Found in a Bottle places greater emphasis on Wilson's rural Vermont childhood; his father's early desertion; his mother's stern, Calvinist nature; and the influence of his few male friends and authority figures. As a boy and adolescent, Wilson bounced among various activities and social groups, seldom sticking with one for long. He tended to seize upon short-term promises of happiness and security, whether a questionable job prospect or, with disastrous consequences, his first alcoholic drink. He grabbed impulsively at the first marriage opportunity, with Lois Burnham, four years his senior, and his drinking severely tested their marriage. In 1935, Wilson's contact with the Oxford Group and its Christian reform philosophy, and with Robert Smith, an Ohio doctor and alcoholic, laid a fragile foundation for the program and fellowship they would build into the worldwide organization for recovering alcoholics. Until his death in 1971, Wilson worked to strengthen the evolution of AA and never entirely abandoned his search for a better cure. Although the compression of so much material disserves Cheever's intentions, the resulting lumpiness is oddly consistent with Wilson's life and character.
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From the New England journal of Medicine, May 6, 2004
The brief personal introduction that ends with ". . . and I'm an alcoholic" is often parodied in film and print, but it captures the central discovery that Bill Wilson stumbled on as he found the path to freedom from his own addiction to alcohol. It was by talking to other drunks about his own drinking that Wilson made his first steps toward sustained sobriety. The most famous of such conversations occurred with Dr. Robert Smith on June 10, 1935, marking the official date of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). The rest is history. But history is different from "the story," and in her book My Name Is Bill, Susan Cheever draws on her skills as a writer and on her personal experience with alcohol to develop this story in a masterly fashion. The book is as much a biography of Bill Wilson as it is a collection of stories, which are skillfully stitched together in a roughly chronological order. The result is at the same time pleasant to read and a scholarly insight into the life of this celebrated person. Cheever accomplishes this feat through the use of evocative descriptions of characters and scenes and the foreshadowing of future events. AA meetings are full of stories -- stories of failure, success, fallibility, and redemption. Each chapter in this book is a brief story that spans a handful of pages and is linked with the other chapters to draw the reader in and onward. Along the way I learned about Wilson's childhood and the departure of his alcoholic father at a critical stage in his boyhood; that event left the young Bill with an emotionally distant and critical mother, who ultimately also left him and his sister, this time in the care of their grandparents. He was steeped in the secular spirituality of the Swedenborgians, an influence that set the stage for the complex relationship that AA has with God ("as we understood Him," according to the organization's Twelve Steps). By virtue of having grown up during a time of the ascendancy of the temperance movement in the United States, Wilson made his own teetotaling oath, which was later broken many times by his subsequent devotion to alcohol. One of the four sections of the book describes this descent into alcoholism -- Wilson's "drunkalog," told and retold countless times, officially in the "Big Book of AA" and at the innumerable meetings that he attended as the organization's cofounder. It was during his active drinking years that he became engaged with and influenced by the Washingtonian and Oxford Group movements -- influenced particularly by their demise. The failures of these two temperance groups resulted in large part from the fact that their dominating, charismatic leaders were involved in social and political influence peddling. The two groups served as beacons of negative example that shaped the early genius of AA -- namely, its insistence on the anonymity of its members and on having no opinion about "outside matters" and an organizational structure that is a decentralized, leaderless democracy. As Bill Wilson once said, "Alcoholics Anonymous was safe -- even from me." The question of whether Wilson stepped down from his leadership role in AA because he recognized the threat he presented as the celebrated cofounder or because he was not able to pursue his outside interests in the spotlight of such a public life is not settled by this biography, but both rationales are equally likely. Cheever richly describes the personal struggle of this small-town Vermonter, who turned down an honorary doctoral degree from Yale since receiving such an accolade would have risked linking AA with a personality rather than with a fellowship of drunks. Cheever also fleshes out a thread begun in the book's early chapters that lets the reader in on Wilson's struggle with depression and anxiety, an exploration of his interest in the occult and in the practice of communicating with the spirit world, and speculation about his sexual exploits. Each of these stories provides insight into the complexity of this modern hero. (Figure) There are other biographies of Wilson, including an approved autobiography. But Cheever's story -- which is illustrated by photographs of the people, places, and things of his life -- is relatively unencumbered by a personal agenda. Moreover, Cheever's skill as a storyteller makes this an enjoyable reading experience. Timothy I. Mueller, M.D.
Copyright © 2004 Massachusetts medical Society. All rights reserved. The New England journal of medicine is a registered trademark of the MMS.
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The Ultimate Wyoming Atlas and Travel Encyclopedia
by Michael Dougherty
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The most complete guide to the Cowboy State in print. 129 maps, 60 maps of towns and cities, over 1,100 restaurants, over 550 motels, every public and private campground, over 200 guest ranches and resorts, over 130 bed and breakfasts, vacation homes and cabins, over 200 outfitters and guides, airports, more than 270 fisheries, 100s of National Trail points of interest, 49 public golf courses, 100s of museums and historical sites, hot springs, hikes, over 65 scenic drives and side trips, more than 50 ghost towns, downhill and cross country ski areas, gas stops, hundreds of attractions, 1,000s of photographs, weather information for over 60 locations, information on every city and town, 1,000s of things to do, 1,000s of addresses and phone numbers. Complete sections with maps for Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, and Fort Laramie National Historic Site. Includes free photo CD-ROM of 100s of screensaver sized photos.
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Weekend Entrepreneur: 101 Great Ways to Earn Extra Cash
by Michelle Anton and Jennifer Basye Sander
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101 great ideas for businesses This motivational book offers 101 great ideas for businesses that can be run on weekends or evenings. Whether you're a full-time worker, stay-at-home-parent , retiree, or just have a little time to spare, you can achieve your dream of owning a business. These varied opportunities require little experience or investment-;just hard work and dedication. More than 100 creative and hardworking weekend entrepreneurs share their inspirational stories and their secrets for success. Some, whose stories originated from the nationally syndicated "Dr. Laura" radio show, where author Michelle Anton is the producer, wanted to be stay-at-home parents and earn an income, too. Others have a full-time job and also run their own successful businesses on the side. They offer insider information about what works and what doesn't, how much time it takes, marketing tips, finding customers, and more. Plus, the authors offer you direct advice about how others can be successful in the same business, along with valuable resources to help weekend entrepreneurs achieve their goals.
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"I am a big believer that where there is a will, people will find a way. I work hard on my program everyday to try to influence more and more folks to have the will. This wonderful book, Weekend Entrepreneur, will help you find the way to be your kids' mom or your kids' dad." -Dr. Laura Schlessinger, from the Foreword
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Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door 2006: The Travel Skills Handbook (Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door)
by Rick Steves
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From train and rail pass skills to strategies for visiting open-air folk museums, who else but Rick Steves can teach travelers the skills they really need when traveling through Europe? Learn how to deal with all of the small details of planning a trip to Europe with Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door 2006. America's number one authority on travel to Europe, Rick Steves has done the legwork, discovered the secrets, and made the mistakes — so travelers don't have to. Completely revised and updated, Rick's time-tested recommendations for safe and enjoyable travel in Europe have been used by millions of Americans in search of their own unique European travel experience. Rick's travel tips include: sticking to a budget; smart packing; planning ahead for visiting major sites; personal safety; avoiding tourist traps; and finding Europe's "back door" attractions. Smart advice is also offered on everything from social etiquette to booking a hotel and ordering food. Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door 2006 is an essential item on any European traveler's checklist.
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RandMcNally Kids' Road Atlas (Backseat Books)
by Kristy McGowan, Karen Richards, and Chris Reed
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Rand McNally's Backseat Books® series is your source for fighting those boredom blues. Kids' Road Atlas features real road maps, great travel games, state-by-state puzzles, state facts (including the nickname, capital, flower, tree, and bird), an index, and much, much more. An answer key is also included in the back of the book. These colorful, fun-filled books are perfect for keeping the kids busy at home or during those long stretches. Backseat Books®. Boredom cured. 80 pages; 8.5" x 10.75".
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Niagara Falls: A Guide for Tourists
by Dirk Vander Wilt
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Niagara Falls is an ever-changing destination of fun, romance, and natural beauty. The falls have served as a power source for electrical experiments, the nemesis of daredevils, inspiration for countless writers and artists, and of course, a vacation destination for millions of families, friends and lovers from all over the world. Today, the lure of the falls is greater than ever. Visitors can venture to its restless base on a legendary boat ride, explore haunted houses and wax museums on Clifton Hill, or dine by candlelight at a romantic resort. Niagara has it all, plus great shopping, golfing, winery tours, casinos, amusement parks, and much more. Whether on your first visit or tenth, with this book as your guide, anyone can explore Niagara Falls and discover the wonders it has to offer.
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Parkscape Press travel guides are dedicated to promoting the American vacation. They feature some of America's most famous travel destinations. From Atlantic City to Las Vegas, from Orlando to Niagara Falls, Parkscape Press guides help visitors find the best attractions, the best resorts, and the best experiences for the best possible vacation. They are designed to familiarize readers with the area’s history, entertainment, and touring options. Most importantly, they focus on the fun.
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New York City For Dummies (Dummies Travel)
by Brian Silverman
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New York City For Dummies helps you take a bite out of the Big Apple with handy tips on: - When to go, how to get there, and how much it's all going to cost
- How to find the best the city has to offer, from top-ranked hotels in all budget categories to dining spots for both foodies and families.
- Where to go for the most worthwhile attractions from Battery Park to Central Park.
- How to plan your time whether you have two days or one week, special interests, or children in tow.
- Who to trust for a guided tour that suits your interests.
- What to do after dark from catching one of Broadway's most popular shows to dancing into the wee hours at a Chelsea night club.
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Take a bite out of the Big Apple From Times Square to the Statue of Liberty to downtown nightlife, New York is America's most vibrant and exciting city. With this friendly guide in hand, you'll always know what to do next.
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