No comments about American Map Tampa Hillsborough County, Florida Street Atlas (American Map).

3 comments about Hemingway's Key West.

1. Although this work is informative for anyone going to Key West to visit Hemingway sites, McIver's book reads like a confused hodgepodge. This would not be a problem if the chapters addressed Heminway's time in the Keys chronologically. However, the facts seem to skip around. Many chapters repeat events addressed earlier in other chapters making it appear as if each one was written by a different author without the benefit of reading each others's work, and then combined into one book. McIver's research on Hemingway seems to be of quick, incomplete work with sources easily obtained and poorly investigated.



2. Stuart McIver's HEMINGWAY'S KEY WEST is a classic example of history and literature neatly combined. McIver intends to just describe Hemingway's life in Key West, however, he also tells a lot about Hemingway as a family man (a role which Hemingway did not play well) and as a writer. His description of Hemingway's life and actions in Key West is done so well that it helps the reader picture himself in Key West at the time Hemingway lived there himself. McIver also does a splendid job in describing how Hemingway influenced Key West beyond the time he lived there. I have been to Key West twice, and on both occasions, I visited Sloppy Joe's Bar which is full of "Hemingway paraphernalia" - when you are at Sloppy Joe's, it is as if Hemingway were right there with you.



3. I think a freshman in high school could've written a more cohesive book. The author repeats the same thing just about every chapter. The book probably contains a magazine article in information, if you can find it. It boggles my mind that this was printed, obviously no one edited it.

No comments about Self-Guided Florida (Self-Guided Series).

No comments about The Hassle-Free Walt Disney World Vacation 2009 (Hassle Free Walt Disney World Vacation).

2 comments about Birnbaum's Walt Disney World Without Kids 2006 (Birnbaum's Walt Disney World Without Kids).

1. As a 22-year devotee to Walt Disney World and its environs, I used to depend on Birnbaum's guides to give me the inside scoop and all the correct information without overwhelming with text and photos. It seems since Mr. Birnbaum's death, however, that the book is now poorly edited, full of grammatical errors and just plain unenjoyable to read. Though it saddens me to say so, I'll just depend on the WDW website instead.



2. The book was disappointing. Nothing like the Birnbaum book I bought and used several years ago. Poor maps, absent really useful information. I am not likely to buy another Birnbaum book.

1 comments about Okeechobee--A Modern Frontier.

1. I know, I know! Disney draws us to Florida, but if you come and go without paying a visit to the awesome "liquid heart of Florida," you will miss something more enduring and exquisite than anything Disney ever imagined or man ever built.

   Since the beginning of time, the haunting beauty of Lake Okeechobee has attracted Indians, European explorers, fugitives, millionaire industrialists, and wanderers--like the author of this small book of charming essays and exquisite black and white photographs of the fascinating people who live on the shores of Okeechobee.

   The author\photog, Jim Janosky, is a former environmental education specialist with the U.S. Army at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. He's also a poet, farmer, photographer, and a Nashville songwriter who has written for Kathy Mattea (The Cape) and Jeff Carson (Real Life).

   Jim says, "The lake lies quietly, almost invisible, behind an earthen dike. Maura and I discovered that if you keep silent as you drive around the massive body of water, you can feel its subtle presence . . . I can't explain its magnetism, but if you go to Port Mayaca around sunset and sit quietly on the dike, you'll feel it . . . and you'll go back."

   Listen! Go to Disney World. Laugh your heads off! Then to experience a real touch of wonder, go to Lake Okeechobee with this guidebook in your lap.

1 comments about More than Petticoats: Remarkable Florida Women (More than Petticoats Series).

1. The book is composed of brief, but detailed, vignettes of influential Florida women. Most overcame poverty, racism and illness to do great things, all in the name of helping their fellow man. It's inspiring to read, and give a unique picture of the early days of Florida. I recommend for anyone who is interested in a general overveiw of the role women played in the start of the Sunshine State.

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No comments about A Brief Guide to Florida's Monuments and Memorials.

No comments about Zagat 2007 Palm Beach Restaurants (Zagat Survey: Palm Beach Pocket Guide) (Zagatsurvey Guides) (Zagatsurvey Guides).