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The Rough Guide to Switzerland digs beneath the hype to show you how to get the best of this beautiful country. A full-colour section introduces Switzerland''s highlights from the iconic Matterhorn to Zurich''s markets. Throughout the guide there are inspiring accounts of every attraction, from world-class art galleries to classic train journeys. There is practical advice on where to find the best mountain walks, the most scenic ski resorts and perfect alpine hideaways. In addition there are accommodation reviews for all budgets and in-depth background on Swiss culture, history and wildlife.

Customer Reviews:

Comprehensive book.......2006-03-06

Areas of the country are easy to locate. Good regional maps. Some accommodations provided (nice to have moderate listings as opposed to many travel guides that list the high priced, luxury places) and eating places, but kept minimal so that the majority of the book focuses on things to see and do. Particularly like the "travel details" section at the end of each chapter that gives trains and bus information which includes length of time to travel between cities.

Good But Not The Best Guide.......2005-12-22

I have been to Switzerland many times. Recently I sat down with my daughter who has worked at a hotel at Interlaken in Switzerland during her years in Business Administration at McGill - up to last summer - and we went over the Switzerland guides to see how they ranked, and what was currently the best guide in our humble opinions. We are not experts but have certain requirements and preferences. It helps if one can get a feel for the area in advance of a trip, and generally that is helped by good maps and color photos. So those guides do better in our review. We like to make reservations by internet and telephone and just use the Guide as a "guide".

Generally it costs more to publish a book with color photos so when all else is reasonably equal, one feels that they get better value with a guide with photos. Also we wanted to see if the ambiance at certain hotels and resorts was accurately portrayed in the text based on our knowledge. So those aspects of the guides determine our ranking. Incidentally all the books are excellent. When we did our review the new DK Eyewitness guide was not yet available, but in any case it will be short, under 400 pages.

For the Swiss guides we separated the guides into three groups, 5, 4, and 3 stars.

5 Stars (this group has nice color photos plus maps and text).

A. Green Guide to Switzerland published February 2001 by Michelin, 395 pages, $14., ranked 24,380 on Amazon.com, 0.64" x 9.4" x 4.7", lots of photos, maps, text, accurate portrayal of areas. Gives a nice idea of what you will find. Goes right down to small villages in detail even though it is just 395 pages. First choice.

B. Lonely Planet Switzerland published July 2003, 335 pages, $ 14., ranked 29,913 on Amazon.com, .69" x 6.42" x 6.5". Solid effort, lots of good photos and descriptions.

4 Stars (this group mainly text and maps).

C. Rough Guide to Switzerland published June 2003, 704 pages, $13.27, ranked 30,209 on Amazon.com, 1.08" x 7.8" x 6.38". Solid effort lots of things to see and do and best "text and maps only" books.

D. Frommer's Switzerland published February 2003, 512 pages, $15.39, ranked 47,638 on Amazon.com, 1.1" x 8.5" x 5.08". Similar to Rough Guide but shorter.

E. Fodor's Guide to Switzerland 42 edition, published December 2002, 448 pages, $14.7, ranked highest in group on Amazon.com at 3,172, 1.2" x 8.98" x 5.01". The smallest in the group, do not know why it is so popular?.

3 Stars

F. Michelin Red Guide published in 2004, 563 pages but in four languages: Italian, French, German and English so English sections are just a fraction of the book.

Good, but not great.......2004-08-09

This guidebook covers Switzerland from a British point of view. The Rough Guide series is not known for it's in depth coverage. The entries in this guide tend to be brief--only giving a mention and a list of business hours and transportation info. For those who are looking for more in depth coverage, this obituaries style of writing may leave you looking for something else. If you cut out the phone numbers, lists of business hours, and transportation information, then the page count would be cut in half. Also, for a book that spends so much time talking about transportation, it's a little frustrating that there aren't more maps to illustrate the directions. If you're looking for a comprehensive guidebook for Switzerland, I would get another guidebook.

Author's response.......2004-04-16

I'm the author of the Rough Guide to Switzerland - I couldn't resist responding to the review below titled "A must for a Swiss trip" by 10za. Rough Guides may have started out 22 years ago as "rough" backpacker guides, but the guide I wrote is anything but! As well as budget sleeping & eating options all round Switzerland, we cover high-end choices in detail. Here's a brief rundown. In Geneva we give full, hands-on reviews of the best six luxury hotels, and seven more midrange hotels, plus critical assessment of fine restaurants such as Le Bearn and Miyako. In Zurich, discriminating reviews of five luxury hotels, ten more midrange hotels (six in-town and four out-of-town), and eight of the city's grandest restaurants. Where to stay inexpensively - and very expensively - in St Moritz, Montreux and Gstaad. The cheapest nosh in Bern and the finest cuisine in Lugano. You get the idea. Had to put the record straight.

A must for a Swiss trip.. I would combine with one other.......2004-04-10

What I like best about the Rough Guides is that they give critical reviews. They will point out the tourist traps and will give negative reviews. I find that Frommer's and Fodor's rarely point out the negatives to a particular hotel or site. The rough guide is very critical and is a great balance to these other guides. I would balance your trip to Switzerland with a Fodors (or Frommers) book because the maps are often better and there are more higher end hotels listed.

This book will help you decide where is best to spend your vacation in Switzerland. There are clear critical descriptions of all the regions and great general info on getting around in Switzerland.

If you aren't interested in "roughing" it and staying in lower priced hotels.. the guides are still very useful in rating attractions, and areas in which to stay... but you will need another book to look at more moderate and luxury hotels.

I would definitely read this book before going to Switzerland.

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An in-depth research into an interesting question.......2005-03-12

I wasn't sure what to expect of this book but can honestly say that it has been a very enjoyable read. The question of "who were the first europeans to visit NZ" has been the subject of many myths, legends and much speculation. But finally we have an in-depth look at finding an answer. Of course, you have to make up your own mind after considering all of the evidence as to whether or not Capt. Cook was the first pakeha to set foot on NZ soil. But I found the argument that he wasn't too strong to ignore (then again, i was already leaning that way before i picked the book up).
This is a very easy read, and quite clear, although in places i found it helped to have at least a small understanding of the Maori language.... just to understand pronunciations (in a phoenetic sense), significance of place names and the odd word here and there.... however, most of it is explained in great detail.
My final verdict: well worth a read! Especially if you're interested in NZ history.

Who Were the First North Americans Kid Kit (Usborne Kid Kits)

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Who Were the First North Americans Kid Kit (Usborne Kid Kits)
Phil Roxbee
Manufacturer: E.D.C. Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1580864422

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TFH=Awful & Outdated

unbelievable

A book cantaining no useful informations

GREAT BOOK!

Guide to Owning Amazon Parrots: Breeding, Feeding, Training, Habits, Health, Choosing
John Bales
Manufacturer: TFH Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Birds | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0793820006

Customer Reviews:

TFH=Awful & Outdated.......2005-11-10

As with almost all TFH Publications, the books are woefully outdated and contain erroneous information. You are better off with the more recently published books by Barron's Educational Series or Howell House (John Wiley). TFH's book are a waste of money.

unbelievable.......2000-09-26

I was shocked at some of the unbelievably bad advice in this book. I worry about the woman who said she learned all she needed to know about her amazon - if she thinks she did she needs to find some real information so that she can care for her amazon correctly. Aside from the basic info that applies to most parrots there is so much bad info that it totally baffled me.

A book cantaining no useful informations.......1998-09-26

The book don't contain informations really useful: the text could refer to many other parrot species. The photographs are very good, but the legends are so incomplete that it is not possible to use the illustrations to identify the amazons species shown.

GREAT BOOK!.......1998-05-19

If you want an amazon that is well trained, healthy, and a great pet, this book is a must-have. It helped me understand everything I would have questioned before buying an amazon parrot. An all around excellent book!

Book Description

Here is a wide range of children's play dishes of worldwide distribution to help you identify and date sets. Over 400 full-color photographs, showing thousands of pieces as well as trademarks and markings, accompany the description of tea sets, dinner sets, and other children's play items. Organized by their country of orgin and in chronological order, the descriptions include the number of pieces in a complete set, size, color, and decoration techniques, and fascinating historical facts about the manufacturers, characters and designs. Items range from 1770 to the present. Now you will be able to identify, date, and price children's play dishes by their ware, shape, size, decoration, trademark, ect. This book is an essential reference for any collector's library.

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A Must Read!.......2000-09-06

Jeff Cox enriches our appreciation of gardens by working through our sense of sight, smell, touch, sound, taste and our intuitive sixth sense of what is right or wrong in garden design. It's a well-designed, well-written book full of wonderful photographs with great plant identification. The back of the book contains a detailed table listing hundreds of plants, their descriptions and the zone they grow best in. This book is a wonderful addition to any library be it at home or at the office!

Gardens With Atmosphere: Creating Gardens with a Sense of Place

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Gardens With Atmosphere: Creating Gardens with a Sense of Place
Arne Maynard , and Sue Seddon
Manufacturer: Conran
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Landscape | Architecture | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books

Garden Design | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

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Garden Design Details

ASIN: 1840911581

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One of the world's most successful garden designers--and winner of the prestigious Best Garden Award at the Chelsea Flower Show 2000--describes in detail the influences and inspirations that produce gardens in perfect harmony with house and landscape. For a garden to exude atmosphere, it must look beyond its own boundaries and embrace elements from the surrounding environment. Bring native trees, flowers, grasses, and architectural materials into your little plot of Eden. Or, contrast a rooftop oasis with the city streets below, while still recognizing the energy coming from that different dimension. Equally important, gardens must continue and extend the home's patterns, shapes, colors, even period features. Innovative suggestions for working with various landscapes and water; for taking advantage of what's already there; for establishing links between house and garden; and much more will open your eyes to the endless possibilities for a harmonious design! A Selection of Garden Book Club.

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This book examines the way in which the story of the flood in Genesis 6-9 presents the ethical question of the value of human life. The sources J and P are examined to see how their combination in the canonical text enhances interpretation. Several themes of the story are studied including the causes of the flood, the righteousness of Noah, God's repentance, creation and uncreation, the covenant and the image of God. The work concludes by arguing that the value of human life is found in man's relation to God (Gen. 9:6).

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The Parents Book of Ballet

Must read for parents with ballet-crazy kids

Highly recommended for parents of ballet-bound kids.

Every parent of every dance student should read this book!

This was a very informing book!!!

The Parents Book of Ballet: Answers to Critical Questions About the Care and Development of the Young Dancer
Angela Whitehill , and William Noble
Manufacturer: Princeton Book Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0871272571

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Though designed as a guidebook for parents, this book about ballet for young dancers is of great interest to the dancers themselves. It provides a glimpse into the entire ballet training process from the beginning years to professional ballet school as a young adult. It tells where to study, whether or when to attend a boarding school, how to find the right teacher and much more.

Customer Reviews:

The Parents Book of Ballet.......2007-01-24

This book is very comprehensive and informative. If your child is in pre-pro ballet school the book will help you understand how artistic directors make the choices for performances, moving dancers up, etc. David Howard shares valuable information, in a easy to understand format. Book was easy and enjoyable to read. I reccomend this book for all Moms of dancers.

Must read for parents with ballet-crazy kids.......2007-01-05

When my 6 year old announced, that she wants to become a dancer and was allowed to train with the bigger girls after only 3 months in pre-ballet, I thought, I might have a problem, so I purchased this book.
After all, it's not as bad as I thought, and the book really answered lots of my questions and calmed my concerns, though it might be a bigger wealth of information for american parents than for european parents.
But though it is more suited to US-circumstances than to dutch circumstances, it is very well worth the read also for european parents of dance-crazy children. It really answers every question you might have when parenting a dancer, and gives honest answers to concerns such as eating disorders.
I'd recommend it to every parent.

Highly recommended for parents of ballet-bound kids........2002-03-29

Collaboratively written by Angela Whitehill and William Noble, The Parents Book Of Ballet is an answer-packed guide for parents of preteens, early teens, and older children learning the art and craft of ballet. Chapters cover how to find a qualified teacher, how to help a young person adapt to the demands of rehearsal and auditions, the pros and cons of ballet, and much more. The Parents Book Of Ballet is very highly recommended for the parents of any youngster with an interested in taking ballet lessons.

Every parent of every dance student should read this book!.......1999-10-13

This book is exactly what the title says it is-a guide. Not a textbook, a quick and easy read, yet it is so informative, it should be mandatory reading for all parents of dance students, especially ballet. Ms. Whitehill takes the parent through all stages of dance training and gives the best advice I've seen to date. Covers EVERYTHING!

This was a very informing book!!!.......1998-08-09

I loved this book. It was wonderful. It gave a lot of information and at the same time was very interesting. It gave all the facts you would want to know as a parent of a young dancer, or a young dancer yourself. I found everything I wanted to know in it and would recommend it to a friend.

Book Description

Tribal art has been one of the greatest inspirations for twentieth-century Western artists. Picasso, Matisse, Ernst, and Brancusi responded in unforgettable ways to masks, sculpture, and other forms of indigenous African, Oceanic, and American art. The politics of this relationship have long been a matter of contention: is it a cross-cultural discovery to be celebrated, or just one more example of Western colonial appropriation? This revelatory book looks at the distinctive situation of the settler society--countries in which large numbers of Europeans have displaced, outnumbered, but never entirely eclipsed native peoples. In this dynamic of dispossession and resistance, settler artists and designers have drawn on tribal motifs and styles, while powerful indigenous art traditions have been used to assert the presence of native peoples and their claim to sovereignty. Cultural exchange proves to be a two-way process, and an unpredictable one: much contemporary indigenous art draws on modern Western art, while affirming ancestral values and rejecting the European appropriation of tribal cultures.

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Possessions.......2007-10-17

This book is a comprehensive survey of the social problems that face indigenous artists in Pacific. Focusing on Australia, the book also extends its discussion to New Zealand, other islands of the Pacific, and Canada. It also provides exposure to artworks that are often marginalized by contemporary art historical discourse.

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Australian Naive Art
Sandra Warner
Manufacturer: Fine Art Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | History & Criticism | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 9768097531

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Australian naive painters
Bianca McCullough
Manufacturer: Hill of Content
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

General | Painting | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0855720816

Naive art in Australia, Canada, and Europe

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Naive art in Australia, Canada, and Europe
Vasa Carapic
Manufacturer: Duke Gallery
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: 0646192760

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