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IRELAND BOOKS
Posted in Ireland (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)
Written by J.A. Brooks and Elizabeth Ingpen. By Jarrold Publishing.
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No comments about East Anglia in Colour (Breydon).
Posted in Ireland (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)
Written by Juan Lalaguna. By Interlink Pub Group Inc.
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5 comments about A Traveller's History of Spain (Traveller's History Series).
- This is neither a good history text nor helpful in any way to the traveller.
- While shallow enough for those like me who have little patience for over-scrupulous books, it is strikingly biassed and opinionated. Some remarks about historic figures are blatantly subjective, and bias reaches its zenith when the author goes to great length criticising the Socialist government of Felipe Gonzalez. As a Spaniard who has lived that period, while I acknowledge the right of the author to hold an opinion on Gonzalez's period in office, his comments go way beyond admissibility in a history book. I cannot recommend this book.
- While shallow enough for those like me who have little patience for over-scrupulous books, it is strikingly biassed and opinionated. Some remarks about historic figures are blatantly subjective, and bias reaches its zenith when the author goes to great length criticising the Socialist government of Felipe Gonzalez. As a Spaniard who has lived that period, while I acknowledge the right of the author to hold an opinion on Gonzalez's period in office, his comments go way beyond admissibility in a history book. I cannot recommend this book.
- Having read several other Traveller's History books (Turkey, China, Greece) and enjoyed them, I expected much more than I got from this book. The author makes no connections and assumes the reader already knows a lot about Spanish history, in which case, why read this one? I was particularly turned off by the author's terrible punctuation and sentences that went on for 10 lines. Doesn't anyone edit anymore? Wish I had read the other reviews before buying this book. Someone planning a trip to Spain should read James Michner's Iberia instead Ñ not as much history, perhaps, but a lot more understanding of the country and what shaped it.
- A word of caution: this book is not in any way a pleasure to read. I tried several times to slug through it but maybe got as far page 60-something. I don't want to dwell on how scattered this book was. I'm still looking for that great book about Spanish history - or at least a comfortable overview. As for the title, "A Traveller's History of Spain" who is the traveller, is it supposed to be the 'reader' or the 'author'? If it is the latter, it must have been a book meant for him because I couldn't follow along. This book is arduous.
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Posted in Ireland (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)
By Random House Trade.
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No comments about Ireland (Holiday Travel Guide Series).
Posted in Ireland (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)
By Automobile Association.
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No comments about Ireland (AA Glovebox Atlas).
Posted in Ireland (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)
Written by COLIN SPEAKMAN LYDIA SPEAKMAN. By LEADING EDGE BOOKS.
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No comments about MILLS, MOORS AND LUDDITES: EXPLORING KIRKLEES BY RAIL AND FOOT (RAILTRAIL).
Posted in Ireland (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)
By St Martins Pr.
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No comments about Let's Go the Budget Guide to Ireland 1997 (Annual).
Posted in Ireland (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)
By Thomas Cook.
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No comments about Independent Travellers Britain & Ireland 2002: The Budget Travel Guide.
Posted in Ireland (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)
Written by Hotels Fed Irish. By Wood Printcraft Group.
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No comments about Ireland (Hotel Guide).
Posted in Ireland (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)
Written by Ulster Historical Foundation. By Ulster Historical Foundation.
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No comments about Merchants in Plenty: Joseph Smyth's Belfast Directories of 1807 and 1808 (Occasional).
Posted in Ireland (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)
Written by Fodor's. By Fodor's.
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No comments about Fodor's Dublin's 25 Best, 5th Edition (25 Best).
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East Anglia in Colour (Breydon)
A Traveller's History of Spain (Traveller's History Series)
Ireland (Holiday Travel Guide Series)
Ireland (AA Glovebox Atlas)
MILLS, MOORS AND LUDDITES: EXPLORING KIRKLEES BY RAIL AND FOOT (RAILTRAIL)
Let's Go the Budget Guide to Ireland 1997 (Annual)
Independent Travellers Britain & Ireland 2002: The Budget Travel Guide
Ireland (Hotel Guide)
Merchants in Plenty: Joseph Smyth's Belfast Directories of 1807 and 1808 (Occasional)
Fodor's Dublin's 25 Best, 5th Edition (25 Best)
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