2 comments about New England's Best Bed & Breakfasts, 4th Edition: Delightful Places to Stay, Wonderful Things to Do When You Get There (Fodor's New England Best Bed & Breakfasts).

1. This guide was not useful to us at all on our recent trip to Maine. We traveled from Portland north to Bar Harbor over the course of 8 days, using Frommer's New England, Fodor's New England, and this guide, as well as the AAA tourbook. This guide is organized alphabetically by the name of the B&B; if you want to find something by location, which is how most of us travel, you have to dig through the cross-reference in the second index in the back of the book. It also fails to make recommendations, merely describing a series of lodging choices in vague terms that leave you wondering what you might be getting into. The book lists positive quotes from other reveiwers on its back cover. I don't know how these were solicited, if the reviewers even read the book, they obviously knew nothing about New England.



2. This book does not incorporate any standards of rating, allowing for no quantitative comparison of any aspect between properties. Instead the authors rely heavily on flowery, subjective descriptions. There are also no photos in this book, save the color advertising inserts, (Amex, Fordors, and MCI). But the biggest blunder this book makes is that none of the 342 properties are ever shown on a map!! Since the book organizes them alphabetically by area, its virtually useless as a reference guide. All in all; this book obviously required a lot of resources and research to produce. It seems ridiculous that it could somehow still fail so miserably to deliver.

1 comments about The Islands of Boston Harbor (Snow Centennial Editions).

1. Edward Rowe Snow holds a place in my heart. I remember when I was younger and taking the tours of Boston Harbor with this extrodanary historian.

   I had the first edition of this book and was lost to me when I was young. Every books store would say, "Sorry, this book is unavaiable, or out of print." I am very glad they re-released these treasures.

   This book has the ledgend of the Lady in Black of George's Island.

   Read if you are interested in New England History or you are from Boston. Great Book.

No comments about Fodor's Exploring London, 6th Edition (Exploring Guides).

No comments about Fodor's Family Boston with Kids, 1st Edition (Fodor's Family).

1 comments about Hiking Massachusetts.

1. This series stands out from other hiking books for its organization and informational approach. Best feature: for each hike there is an elevation graph which displays a line which represents a cross-section of the trail. The line rises and falls with the elevation of the hike. This feature alone is worth the price of the book, as you can tell at a glance how steep your hike will be. The book also has a generous helping of maps and photos, and generous informational sidebars (where to eat, schedule, fees, surface, who owns the land, what other trail users you can expect, and more more more).

1 comments about Rock Climbing Connecticut (Regional Rock Climbing Series).

1. great book with all the best sites

No comments about Shropshire.

No comments about Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston, Revised: From Newburyport to Plymouth.

No comments about Bath.

No comments about Narrow Boat.