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Home to magnificent art museums, romance, breathtaking scenery and some of the world's most revered food, France is one of Europe's most visited countries. View the numerous masterpieces in the Louvre and Musee d'Orsay; admire the ancient Abbey of Mont St. Michel in Normandy; schuss down the slopes in the French Alps, and more. With Rick Steves' France 2004, travelers can delve into French culture, make friends with the locals, and experience everything France has to offer — economically and hassle-free. Completely revised and updated, Rick Steves' France 2004 includes color maps, opinionated coverage of both famous and lesser-known sights; friendly places to eat and sleep; suggested day plans; walking tours and trip itineraries; clear instructions for smooth travel anywhere by car, train, or foot; and Rick's newest "back door" discoveries. America's number one authority on travel to Europe, 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.
Customer Reviews:
Not for Us.......2007-06-18
My francophile boyfriend and I took Rick Steve's 2007 to France because it gave us a hefty discount at a Paris Hotel which looked interesting. We started out in the Riviera, and found the maps inaccurate and not to scale. The book-recommended restaurants that we went to were sub-par, and clearly geared toward a mainstream American palate. If you're the type that goes to McDonald's in foreign countries, Rick Steve's is for you. The book skipped Aix En Provence, our next stop, entirely - too french, perhaps? Then we got to Hotel Castex, the aforementioned discounted hotel in Paris. It was a PIT. The room we were given was a dark hole with two sagging twin beds when we had asked for a double. There was about a foot of space between the beds and the door. We got out of there immediately. So my general impression of this book is that it caters to scared Americans who, in the author's opinion, are second-rate, and gives them second-rate tourist traps to visit. Go with Fodor's, Lonely Planet, or your gut.
Rick Steves France 2007.......2007-03-16
This is an excellent book if you are traveling in France. It highlights all of the areas you want to see plus gives you valuable insights into the places to eat, shop, sleep, etc. We have used this book for all our travels and it works wonderfully.
Not for a person going by rail!.......2005-03-20
I absolutely hate to give a Rick Steve's book a bad review but in this case I am going to have to. I will preface this however that if you have access to a car this book is proably great for you!
AND therein lies the main difficulty with this book. Most independent (and in my case young) travelers that visit Europe do so via rail. Why not? The service is good in most places and absolutely top notch in others (i.e.: Switzerland). It's also affordable and allows you to get to many places at a relatively inexpensive price.
This books, however, seems to ignore the rail traveler and focus instead on the person with a car or the person who wants to go and take a lot of local tours. For example, he'll list places in the Dordogne and then inform you that most of them are only accessible by car. Ditto for Provence. He'll also list cute little hotels and again tell you they are only accessible by car. He even lists a whole bunch of recommended auto routes. In addition, because he leaves out certain places that are easily accessible by train (i.e: Aix) the rail traveler feels left out!
That would be all good and fine if that's what one had come to expect from Rick Steves -- but at least in my case it is not! I have used the Rick Steves books before and I LOVED them! In fact I can HIGHLY recommend "Best of Europe" and "Mona Winks" (believe the title has changed). Those books were great. Serioulsy, Mona Winks made Florence come alive for me. We would read it in every museum we visited. And Best of Europe led me to some of the most fabulous places -- including Gimmelwald. But what I really liked is that those books really felt as though they were meant for a rail traveler.
I've bought Rick Steve's France 2005 but I've also come to the conclusion that it's not for me. If at all possible I will be returning it!
That is not to say however that I won't be taking my Best of Europe or Mona Winks books with me -- I wouldn't leave home without them!
You're going to LOVE FRANCE! .......2004-09-24
I've made >20 visits to France all together. Here are my reviews of the best guides....to meet you r exact needs.....I hope these are helpful and that you have a great visit! I always gauge the quality of my visit by how much I remember a year later......this review is designed to help you get the guide that will be sure YOU remember your trip many years into the future. Travel Safe and enjoy yourself to the max!
Rick Steves' books are not recommended. They may be an interesting read but their helpfulness is very poor. They don't do well on updates, transportation details, or anything but the first-time-tourist routine and even that is somewhat superficial on anything but the mega-major sites.
Michelin
Famous for their quality reviews, the Red Michelin Guides are for hotels & Restaurants, the Green Michelin Guides are for main tourist destinations. However, the English language Green guide is the one most people use and it has now been supplemented with hotel and restaurant information. These are the serious review guides as the famous Michelin ratings are issued via these books.
Fodor's
Fodor's is the best selling guide among Americans. They have a bewildering array of different guides. Here's which is what:
The Gold Guide is the main book with good reviews of everything and lots of tours, walks, and just about everything else you could think of. It's not called the Gold guide for nothing though....it assumes you have money and are willing to spend it.
SeeIt! is a concise guide that extracts the most popular items from the Gold Guide
PocketGuide is designed for a quick first visit
UpCLOSE for independent travel that is cheap and well thought out
CityPack is a plastic pocket map with some guide information
Exploring is for cultural interests, lots of photos and designed to supplement the Gold guide
MapGuide
MapGuide is very easy to use and has the best location information for hotels, tourist attractions, museums, churches etc. that they manage to keep fairly up to date. It's great for teaching you how to use the Metro. The text sections are quick overviews, not reviews, but the strong suite here is brevity, not depth. I strongly recommend this for your first few times learning your way around the classic tourist sites and experiences. MapGuide is excellent as long as you are staying pretty much in the center of the city.
Time Out
The Time Out guides are very good. Easy reading, short reviews of restaurants, hotels, and other sites, with good public transport maps that go beyond the city centre. Many people who buy more than one guidebook end up liking this one best!
Blue Guides
Without doubt, the best of the walks guides.... the Blue Guide has been around since 1918 and has extremely well designed walks with lots of unique little side stops to hit on just about any interest you have. If you want to pick up the feel of the city, this is the best book to do that for you. This is one that you end up packing on your 10th trip, by which time it is well worn.
Let's Go
Let's Go is a great guide series that specializes in the niche interest details that turn a trip into a great and memorable experience. Started by and for college students, these guides are famous for the details provided by people who used the book the previous year. They continue to focus on providing a great experience inexpensively. If you want to know about the top restaurants, this is not for you (use Fodor's or Michelin). Let's Go does have a bewildering array of different guides though. Here's which is what:
Budget Guide is the main guide with incredibly detailed information and reviews on everything you can think of.
City Guide is just as intense but restricted to the single city.
PocketGuide is even smaller and features condensed information
MapGuide's are very good maps with public transportation and some other information (like museum hours, etc.)
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet has City and Out To Eat Guides. They are all about the experience so they focus on doing, being, getting there, and this means they have the best detailed information, including both inexpensive and really spectacular restaurants and hotels, out-of-the-way places, weird things to see and do, the list is endless.
Frommer's
These are time tested guides that pride themselves on being updated annually. Although I think the guides below provide information that is in more depth or more concise (depending on what the guide is known for), if your main concern is that the guide has very little old or outdated information, then this would be a good guide for you.
Great descriptions but limited coverage.......2004-05-14
I brought this book with me on a recent trip to Paris, the Loire valley and Brittany. Whenever we could, we used the recommendations for places to go and stay and eat from the book and never came away dissapointed. The book does a great job of getting you to the best sights and avoiding the crowds.
The only bad thing I can say about it is the coverage is not very good. There are many cities that there is no information on making this not a good resource for answering the question "Gee, I wonder what is in this little out of the way town we are driving thru". If you stick to the big sights however, this is not a problem. You can also use this book to determine what the big sights are.
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Home to numerous Roman ruins, a magnet for sun worshippers, and great artists alike, Provence and the Cote d'Azur is Europe's hottest destination. View the masterpieces of Chagall and Matisse in Nice; tour the Roman remnants in Arles, picnic in the scenic fields along the road to Avignon, and more. With Rick Steves' Provence and the French Riviera 2004, travelers can delve into French culture, make friends with the locals, and experience everything the region has to offer — economically and hassle-free. Completely revised and updated, Rick Steves' Provence and the French Riviera 2004, includes selective coverage of both famous and lesser-known sights; friendly places to eat and sleep; suggested day plans; color maps, walking tours and trip itineraries; clear instructions for smooth travel anywhere by car, train, or foot; and Rick's newest "back door" discoveries. America's number one authority on travel to Europe, 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.
Customer Reviews:
Rick Steves rocks!.......2004-08-25
I used this on my honeymoon in France. These are the best travel guides around!
overly biased.......2004-07-06
While many people hail Rick Steves as a guru of european travel,
we were disappointed by two of his books on a recent trip to
Provence and to Tuscany, and soon learned to distrust his
recommendations. Some examples:
- he panned the hilltown of Bonnieux, Provence as having little
to see there-- we adored it as one of the highlights of the
trip, wishing we arrived early enough to enjoy more of the
shopping. FYI it maybe expensive for your taste, but it was
beautiful and relaxing.
- he strongly recommended against driving into Pisa, saying it
was a nightmare. In fact, we drove off the Fi-Pi-Li freeway,
parked across the street from the town for 2.50 euro, snapped
some fun photos, and drove off. Easily one of the most
efficient parts of the trip, and surprisingly fun to see.
- he didn't say great things about Carrara-- again, a highlight
of the trip to see marble mountains, visit a live quarry and
tour inside a mountain, surrounded by giant rooms of marble.
The souvenirs were some of the best we took back, including a
sculptural interpretation of the Bodicelli's Birth of Venus,
which two sculptor-friends lauded as being a quite impressive
little piece. (obviously mass-produced from marble-dust, not
hand-carved)
- he spends little or no effort on shopping, and too much time
on restaurant and hotel reviews. My fiancee loves clothes
shopping, and I love food shopping -- he covered little of
either. Meanwhile, we didn't care about hotels since we were
renting a villa (italy) and a exchanging our home (france).
- IMHO he spends too much time (pages) fussing over details of
specific hotels and restaurants, rather than covering more of
them in a simple list of ones to try and ones to avoid,
perhaps with a few words only. As a result, he covers a tiny
percentage of what's available, choosing what to cover at
random, often missing real gems. The best meal we ate in
Provence wasn't listed in his guide.
- the Provence restaurant and hotel scene seems to be changing
quickly in response to Parisian tourists but a glut of rooms.
I'm skeptical that the reviews are up-to-date in his (or any)
travel guide.
This is in stark contrast to great travel books like Lonely
Planet's guide to India, which proved unbelievably valuable
in finding out-of-the-way places and avoiding problems when
I went in 1996.
As with any travel guide, it pays to browse online first
(use amazon to read some sample pages)-- there are different
ones for different types of travelers-- from cheapskate travel
to luxury, student to drive-by tourist. This review is written
by someone who prefers to do less and see more, spending a week
in one place and avoid the big, touristy spots (hence the shock
of Pisa).
Finally, we also brought Frommer's, which wasn't much better,
nevermind the Amazon five-star rating.
The only guidebook we took!.......2004-03-14
We just got back from a week in Provence. We used several restaurant reviews, two lodging reviews and several museum tours. In our experience the information and maps were very accurate and concise.
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Rick Steves, author of 21 guidebooks and host of the television series Travels in Europe with Rick Steves, has spent 100 days a year traveling Europe, every year, since 1973. If any American knows Paris, he does, and his self-imposed mission is to make the city just as accessible to those of us who don't have the good fortune to spend months there at a time.
In his amiable, informed, and ruthlessly candid way, Steves focuses on the best--including nice places to stay and eat that give lots in the way of character and take relatively little in the way of francs. He suggests walking tours, museums, and itineraries that include both famous landmarks and little-known finds. He knows it all: art galleries and crêpe stands, street cafés and romantic neighborhoods, activities for kids, and great places to shop. Most importantly, he knows how Parisians live, and his guide provides the best information to let you experience not just the sights of Paris, but Parisian life as well. --Stephanie Gold
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Home to magnificent art museums, romance, and some of the world's most revered food, Paris is most often at the top of anyone's "must see" list. Learn to navigate the city on the Paris Metro; view the numerous masterpieces in the Louvre and Musee d'Orsay; or take a self-guided walking tour of the sights along the Champs-Elysees. With Rick Steves' Paris 2004, travelers can delve into Parisian culture, make friends with the locals, and experience everything Paris has to offer — economically and hassle-free. Completely revised and updated, Rick Steves' Paris 2004 includes color maps, selective coverage of both famous and lesser-known sights; friendly places to eat and sleep; suggested day plans; walking tours and trip itineraries; clear instructions for smooth travel anywhere by car, train, or foot; and Rick's newest "back door" discoveries. America's number one authority on travel to Europe, 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.
Customer Reviews:
My favorite guide books!.......2007-05-25
Rick Steves writes my favorites guidebooks, no matter where I'm going. His books are laid out in an easy way to find things, and I like how he lays out some great walks to take in the city. I read other books to get tips, but Rick's books are the ones that I actually take in my suitcase, to reference while I'm there.
Rick Steves books are the best.......2007-04-07
I love the way Rick Steves looks at the world and his philosophy of travel. I have his Paris and Provence books, which are extremely useful and helpful. I wish he had one for Greece!
Best guide for a first time visitor!.......2007-01-09
My husband and I went to Paris in October and without Rick Steves we would not have gotten nearly as much out of the trip. His guide gave us some great ideas for walking tours, tips on when to visit certain sites and overall help on making the most of the trip. We were first timers to Paris, but I will use this guide for any future trips - it is full of great information. Highly recommended!!
Great Service!.......2007-01-07
Received this book before I received my Amazon order that I ordered at the same time.
Great travel guide.......2006-11-11
I bought this travel guide to find some of the less obvious attractions in Paris. Not only did I find those, but I also
found some wonderful tips for places I already knew. Information about trains,
special hours, etc, were extremely helpful. It was like having a local give you tips on the
city. The only thing I thought could be improved was that the guide does not
give much information on upscale hotels and restaurants, so if you want to splurge, you need to check out
another guide book.
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Biographical Directory of American Colonial and Revolutionary Governors, 1607-1789
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A guide to the lives and careers of nearly 400 governors serving during the years 1607-1789, providing important genealogical and historical data.
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Mob Deal, God Deal: One Man's Extraordinary Journey from Darkness to the Light
Cindy Williams
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Anthony Facione was living the good life in Michigan, outwardly a successful truck company owner but secretly laundering untold amounts of money for the Mob. He was the brains behind many operations that netted millions and yet his life felt incomplete. He found the missing piece one day when two Mormon missionaries happened upon his door. Fearing they were FBI agents, he let them in to shake them down. Instead, they shook him with news of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. Over time, Facione came to believe their message of the purpose of life, continuing prophesy and eternal salvation was true. He found a new family in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Now, against all odds, he had to leave his old one—the Mob.
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Fascinating Read!.......2002-07-12
This was a very fascinating book to read. Once I started, I couldn't put it down. I enjoyed going through this man's transformation from mobster to devoted christian.
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- Two Paws Up!
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A Treasury of Pet Humor
Oliver Gaspirtz
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The perfect book for pet lovers. Touching, funny, and cute true stories about amazing pets. Pet trivia. Funny top ten lists about pets and pet lovers. Hilarious cartoons about dogs, cats, hamster, birds and more. Silly and cute pet photos. Lots and lots of pet jokes.
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Two Paws Up!.......1999-12-28
This delightful book will be a hit with pet lovers everywhere. From jokes to cartoons to trivia and top ten lists, every page will bring a smile to the reader's face. Highly recommended by this cat lover! Cathie Walker, Webmistress
it is cool.......1999-11-20
I have to admit that I got to know him by searching in the netfor something humorous. And now I found it and Clicked for recieving free newsletter.
Perfect for pet lovers!.......1999-10-24
What a great book! Some of the best pet jokes I've ever heard (read). But my favorite were the funny photos of cats and dogs, and the true stories. I especially liked the story about Hasso. How adorable!
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The "Queen of Paper Piecing" is back with her most block-packed book ever! Find paper-pieced blocks for almost every theme, occasion, and style imaginable. Print patterns in minutes with the included easy-to-use CD-ROM!
· These 3" and 4" block patterns—over 300 of them!—feature traditional blocks, seasonal and holiday themes, alphabets, numbers, and much more
· You can print patterns on the spot using a home computer—even resize or make multiple patterns with the click of a mouse
· Beginners can create perfect patchwork; just follow along the lines for perfect results every time
Customer Reviews:
GREAT resource.......2007-09-23
This book and the accompanying CD are a fantastic resource for quilters interested in paper piecing. Everything from beginner to advanced, single blocks to multipart, elaborate designs. It's a must have for paper piecers from the best known name in paper piecing!
Why is this book different?.......2007-05-22
I own several paper-piecing books, some by Carol Doak. All of hers have been wonderful. This one stood out to me because of the smaller size blocks (3" to 4") and the CD which includes copies of the patterns. The size was important to me because I can now include beautiful paper-pieced blocks or portions of blocks in my borders easily. Many other books include patterns for larger blocks & you must reduce pattern, etc. So for those of us who dislike recalculating pattern sizes and accompanied set-in pieces, this makes it a breeze. Carol once again gets an A+.
No Experience Paper Piecing? No problem!!!.......2007-04-08
Oh my goodness! I am so excited about this book! I have NEVER paper pieced before, I'm not even an experienced quilter, but this book will allow even me, to make a quilt that looks like a pro made it! I just finished my very first paper-pieced square, and it looks great! The directions were clear and easy to follow and included pictures throughout the directions. The first 36 blocks are letters and numbers and are 3" in size. The remaining 264 blocks are 4" in size (you put 4 of these together to create an 8" finished square) and include flowers, flags, ducks, firetrucks, houses, tea cups, geometrics and much, much more. There is a great full color gallery of each and every square, nicely layed out and numbered. Best of all? It includes a CD-Rom for your computer that absolutely ROCKS! It downloads all of the blocks into your computer giving you the ability to increase or decrease their size and print them out directly onto the foundation paper. I made block #182 because it looked simple, only 6 pieces, for my first try. You actually end up making 4 of these for the finished square and I decided to just hand trace them. After I made sure I really could paper piece, I downloaded the CD, and I can tell you, printing them out sure beats hand copying them, especially if you're paper piecing an entire quilt!!! If you buy this book, I recommend 2 things: 1-make sure you have a '6" Add-A-Quarter Ruler' (recommended in supplies list on page 7). I could see how paper piecing without it would be a pain in the patooty. 2-I highly recommend this foundation paper I got at Joanne's. This paper fed right through my finicky printer with no hassles, yet was very transparent. The name of the paper is "Fun-dation" and it's made by HCTW. If you're interested in paper-piecing, this is a GREAT book, even for a beginner!
300 Paper-pieced Quilt Blocks.......2007-01-16
the book is really good.. and very intersting.. i recommend it for anyone who loves doing things by themselves.. my aunti used it to make her grandchildren their quilt... so its more than a quilt for them now.. its a quilt from their grandma.
it arrived on time, which gave me the chance to take it back home and show it to all of my friends and families
Paper-Pieced Smorgasbord.......2007-01-14
I am very excited about this paper-pieced book and CD. It is a great value ($10 cheaper than the local bookstore), easy to follow even if you are not an experienced paper-piecer, and loaded with great patterns. The CD makes it really easy to change the block size and if you register it online you get some bonus patterns. If you have thought at all about trying this fast and fun technique, this is a great first book for you to go with. Or if you are an experienced piecer, it has tons of new and traditional designs. You will be busy for a long time with this Paper-Pieced Smorgasbord and will not be disappointed!
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Less time, more demands, jealous siblings, displaced spouses, bigger bills, and bigger automobiles: given all these cons, why on earth would any sane couple consider having more than one child? Author Joan Leonard deals readers a rather loaded deck of cards as she succinctly describes the joys--but mostly the burdens--of "welcoming" a second child to the family. Despite its sweet title, this little book takes a rather acrid look at the unique challenges second-time moms and dads encounter. Luckily for the reader, Leonard presents plenty of advice from pediatricians, gynecologists, family therapists, and parents who have been through it themselves. Topics cover changes couples face during pregnancy, birth, and all of baby number two's first year.
A confessed firstborn herself, Leonard openly admits she did not enjoy being knocked off her proverbial pedestal when "The Other One," her own baby sister, arrived. Perhaps that's why this former contributing editor to Parent's Magazine and author of Tales from Toddler Hell seems to take such glee in reporting the many stresses and strains caused by adding to the family. Don't expect any gloppy, saccharin-tainted anecdotes from Leonard's contributing parents, either. Their "Tips from the Trenches" offer important food for thought about maternity leave and treating your spouse as a mate rather than as a business partner. Some of Leonard's own advice about appeasing the oldest child--like asking if the newborn can wear his or her outgrown clothes rather than just making it happen--lean a little too far toward spoiling. Most helpful are Leonard's chapters on assessing the first labor and delivery and taking steps to ensure a better one the second time around and her final chapter on effective family management. --Liane Thomas
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Just when you thought you were finally adjusting to being a parent-your stretch marks have faded and you've packed away your nursing bras and maternity clothes-you decide to have a second child. And although you may feel like a parenting expert, the second time around brings its own set of questions, quandaries, and chaos, from tighter finances to new routines. Drawing on the expertise of pediatricians, gynecologists, and family therapists, as well as the anecdotes of mothers everywhere, Twice Blessed covers how to prepare yourself for a different pregnancy and birth, your marriage for another dramatic change, and your child for a new brother or sister. With warmth, inspiration, and humor, Leonard carefully examines the brand new family of four and what to expect as it evolves during the first weeks, the first months, and finally that first year.AUTHORBIO: Joan Leonard is a former contributing editor of Parents magazine and the author of What to Do to Improve Your Child's Manners and Tales from Toddler Hell. Her articles have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers including Good Housekeeping, Woman's Day, Glamour, Ladies Home Journal, Redbook, Parenting, Child, and The New York Times. She lives in Northport, New York, with her husband and two children.
Customer Reviews:
Disappointed.......2007-09-15
I bought this book in eager (happy!) anticipation of my second child. However, after only reading the first 7 pages of the book, I stopped. The Author seemed to hyper-focus on all of the negative aspects of being pregnant and took the attitude "why would anyone ever do this again!" I find that pretty silly and immature. You're a Mom. Being a Mom is tough. Get over it, honey.
I wanted a book that talked about some serious differences between my first and second pregnancy - not a book that talked me INTO having the second one. I'm already pregnant... and HAPPY about it!
If you were one of those women who complained about every aspect of being pregnant and then complained about every aspect of being a new Mom, this book is for you! You will be in good company. If you are a strong woman who is confident in your mothering skills and family planning choices, you will find this book negative, trite and immature.
Easy read.......2007-08-19
This is a great book that is easy to read. It helps you get ready for the new little one!
A bit disappointing.......2007-03-08
As I was reading this, I kept waiting for the part where I was going to feel better about having a second child. Instead, I was laid in bed with eyes wide open. It seemed to be all truthful, but I was looking to set my mind at ease and it never happen.
Realistic view, good coverage, I feel much more prepared now.......2006-08-25
I read the other reviews before purchasing the book and was drawn more to it because of the great difference in opinions, either hating or loving the book. I think the book is very good and provides a realistic, balanced view. Instead of being more anxious, negative or even regretful after reading it, I felt calm and more prepared.
Good coverage and worth reading several times. I'd highly recommend it.
Review.......2006-07-27
some very useful hints for older child when bringing baby home. most of it is common sense, but there are some good ideas i am using. Some of the anecdotes are comical.
Note, the content is almost identical to "And Baby Makes Four".
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Here To Go is Terry Wilson's classic book of interviews with Brion Gysin, the artist, writer and long-term collaborator of William Burroughs. Gysin, whose published books include The Process and The Last Museum, developed the revolutionary Cut-Up method of writing, conceived the Dreamachine, and worked on the experimental films of Antony Balch as well as exhibiting his art worldwide.
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Subjects covered include magick, sound/word cut-ups, painting/photography/film, psychic warfare, control systems, literature and drugs; plus a rare extract from Gysin's original screenplay for Naked Lunch.
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With many illustrations, Here To Go comprehensively documents the life, work and philosophy of one of the 20th century's most neglected, yet visionary polymaths-one of the few artists who can genuinely be described as "modern".
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Customer Reviews:
The World of Brion Gysin.......2006-10-29
I came across this book (and to Gysin himself) through my interest in William Burroughs. Many who read this book will do so for this reason, as Burroughs cites Gysin as one of the primary influences on his life. This is basically a book of interviews with book excerpts thrown in. It doesn't seem to be organised with any great system, and nor does Gysin's thought seem to be easily pigeonholed. (As he says himself in this book) Some of the conversations and ideas in here are extremely interesting, however. Gysin has a fairly unique take on humanity. He calls himself a monumental misanthrope, claiming that man is a 'bad animal.' At the same time, he seems to be a severe misogynist, having no time for women. Despite this, there is something appealing about this book. Gysin is an extreme critic of Western civilisation, preferring indigenous cultures.
This is worth reading for two reasons.
1. To learn more about Burroughs' muse and greatest influence.
2. To learn about the worldview of Gysin himself, who is nothing if not interesting.
This book serves as in introduction to the thought of Gysin, which I imagine would be better explicated in other, more recent books on him. There is a recent biography I am interested in reading, as well as a collection of Gysin's paintings (which are interesting in themselves). 'Here to Go' is also an attractive, well presented volume. I can recommend it wholeheartedly.
Here to Go: Planet R101. Brion Gysin interviewed by Terry Wi.......2004-11-23
A title that was lost to Savoy during the Savoy Books Ltd raids and eventual collapse of 1981. The book was conceived, commissioned, and co-edited by Michael Butterworth, who was left uncredited by Terry Wilson. WSB wrote the introduction. Butterworth commissioned a first interview for his small press magazine Wordworks, but other interviews followed after Butterworth conceived the idea of publishing a book based on Gysin's life and ideas similar to the Third Mind, a book Gysin co-wrote with Burroughs compiling their cut-ups and collaborations. Genesis P Orridge who published it in RE/Search finally found the book. The book covers such topics as the cut-up discovery, mirror-staring (a step leading to personality switching), drugs, sex, days in Northern Africa, Hassan I Sabbah, transcendentalism, viruses, and space travel. Claimed to be far superior to Bockris's book, Here to Go presents both artists with more insight and less heavy-handed pedantry. Wilson writes with many positive qualities that stand out, leaving the readers curious for more. A good introduction into the minds of two fascinating artists.
Review of Here To Go.......2001-10-15
A great piece to have, I recommend it to anyone interested in Brion Gysin, as well as for any serious reader of W.S. Burroughs. The conversations are comprehensive, Terry Wilson is obviously not just some rube who happened to speak with Gysin. It covers philosophy, art, life, music, permutations, cut-ups, religion, nearly everything across the board, with some excellent stories by Mr. Gysin appearing throughout. It's a shame that so little information about this man is readily available. Undoubtedly one of the most important artists/people of the 20th century. Now all we need is for The Third Mind to be reissued, along with everything else. (Anyone heard of a guy named "Flash Allen"? Supposedly there is a film called "Brion Gysin" made by him, but there seems to be no information about this anywhere.)
a.n.
(the book also has hard to find excerpts by Mr. Gysin and Mr. Burroughs from no longer extant writings as well as photographs)
(I gave it 4 stars because some of the calligraphy is noticeably pixelated, which gave it an amateurish kind of look, though the photographs do not have the same problem)
Amazon.com
In December 1985, veteran traveler and travel writer Eric Newby and his wife, Wanda, set off on a bicycling journey around Ireland. "We were going there, in short, to enjoy ourselves, an unfashionable aspiration in the 1980s," Newby writes with characteristic wit. It was the beginning of winter, "the dead season, as far as weather went," but the journey, with all of its encounters, is filled with a crackling and warm life.
After looking for bicycles and getting informed about modern, computer-designed models, they hop the train for Limerick. Newby's clever, vivid narrative--punctuated by sips of Guinness and tea, torrential winter rains, snarling dogs, a feast of bed and breakfasts, stunning ruins, and unusual characters--traces the dynamics of a relationship on the road. The bicycle provides a cadence well suited to the winding roads running through Ireland's verdant country and its rugged coast--and to Newby's talents. He seems to absorb most everything into the narrative. Using pedal power, he takes in the landscape and its people, along with Ireland's past and present, weaving in headwinds, pub stops, myths, political realities, and conversations to produce a complex picture of Ireland.
Originally published in 1987, Newby's Round Ireland in Low Gear has been reprinted with new maps by Lonely Planet Publications. This is not a manic tale of some bicycling marathon, but rather a journey--and a book--paced for enjoyment. --Byron Ricks
Book Description
Having decided to explore Ireland by bicycle, Eric and Wanda Newby set out one December - not the best time to ride a bike around the highways and by-ways of the Emerald Isle, even when protected by thermal underwear. From the Cliffs of Moher to St Brigid's Vat, Dublin, the Aran Islands, the Ring of Kerry and Croagh Patrick, their rain-soaked journey is beset by minor disasters ranging from ferocious storms to even more ferocious dogs. Along the way they come across a moving, miracle-working statue of the Virgin, spectacular ruins and the traces of twentieth-century violence, in between stops for Guinness, tea and soda bread. Woven into the narrative is a wealth of information about Irish history and custom - hermits, horse-fairs, peat-cutting and poetry are all touched on in this deft and dazzling blend of myth, fact and quirky details. And, as usual with Eric Newby, this beguiling account is enlivened by a cast of eccentric and utterly engaging characters.
'Funny, revealing and thoroughly enjoyable.'
- Irish Independent
Customer Reviews:
Wry Literary Treatment, Not a Light Travelogue.......2005-09-21
Those who have given this work low scores are doing it a serious injustice. It is definitely not an example of perky, predictably upbeat travel writing, but is instead a thoughtful, moody, highly literate and contemplative treatment of a deliberately oddball adventure -- to bicycle through Ireland, at the age of 66, in the chill of winter.
It may be that those who have rated this work poorly are fans of Irish tourism who picked it up expecting it to validate their enthusiasm in a predictable way, and were blindsided when it turned out to be something completely different. But it is far above the norm for travel writing.
The author and his wife both have a great, dry sense of humor, and Newby deftly captures the character of all kinds of amusing types they come in contact with. He is known for his thoughtful travel literature -- in the New York Review of Books recently, Larry McMurty revealed that he has been re-reading one of Newby's other travelogues, 'Slowly Down the Ganges', more or less continuously since it was published in 1964.
Oddly Flat.......2004-03-17
I slogged my way through half of this book before I gave up. (My usual threshold is 50 pages) Eric & Wanda Newby cycle through Ireland in winter and are suprised/perturbed by the weather (?!!).
Mr. Newby is stangely self-centered. The book is a catalog of their travails with little comment on anyone they meet. I assume that he thought this would be humorous and entertaining, but after awhile I wanted him to shut up about himself and go home or get on with describing Ireland. When he does touch on history the descriptive passages seem to be read wholesale out of various guidebooks, which Newby acknowledges and feel like an add on instead of woven into their narrative. There are a few wonderful pages of landscape description but only enough to rate two stars and far too few to justify 298 pages.
I would not recommend this book. Instead read any of the late Thomas Flanagan's three novels about Ireland, The year of the French, The Tenants of Time or The End of the Hunt. Even Ray Bradbury's Green Shadows, White Whale (about living in Ireland while writing the screenplay for John Huston's film of Moby Dick.)
low mileage from Low Gear.......2002-05-20
can't help but agree with another reviewer and concur that this book neither inspires nor stimulates, an unexpected experience with Eric Newby's writing. The occasional and unwelcome slide into condescension displayed might well be a reflection of the author's mood. I suspect this might have resulted from an almost unbelievably bad choice of travel timing for a book of this nature. Ireland, in winter, on a bicycle? As gloomy a metereological prospect as the literary result. Try Tony Hawkes' 'Round Ireland with a Fridge' for an infinitely more enjoyable read.
Some Gold Nuggets at the end of a lot of Rain.......2002-01-06
The author and his wife, sexagenarians both, took four tours of Ireland in one year in the 1980s, mainly by bicycle. The author has no inclination to conceal his rather acerbic personality, so you may find yourself rooting for the trucks early on. But keep reading, there's many a worthwhile nugget awaiting, and it's easy enough to discard the refuse. By page 291, when the author or his editors or the Lonely Planet reprinters get the spelling of "fuchsia" right on the fourth attempt, you will feel that anything is possible. So when the author cuts short his description of the final leg, decides not to undertake a planned trip to Northern Ireland, and leaves the book in its present rather untrim state, you're apt to feel a considerable sadness.
The maps provided by Lonely Planet add value to this edition.
A pig in a poke.......2001-08-21
I found this book very disappointing. It is neither a travel book or a history book. Eric Newby's positive approach to life and adventure seems to be missing in this book and I found his attitude towards the people, the weather, the condition of B&B's, the roads and the food very condescending. His complaints about his bicycle sounded to me like a bad workman blaming his tools. Even if you have 21 gears you still need the skills to use them. Why oh why does he complain about the weather when he chooses to cycle around the westernmost outpost of Europe in Winter? Want a good cycling book? Then try Miles from Nowhere with a sympathetic author who gets into more serious scrapes and comes out of them with better grace and humor than the Newbys.
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