No comments about The British Isles and the Baltic States: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Irish Free State, Germany, Poland, Latvia, Russia, Esthonia, and Finland [Carpenter's World Travels].

No comments about Eat Your Way Through New York - A Kosher Dining Guide.

1 comments about Frommer's 2000 Portable New York City (Frommer's Portable New York City).

1. This New York City compact guide belongs in any visitor's purse or pocket. The guide offers helpful websites which I accessed for information on ticket purchases and future events, as well as offering practical advice on personal safety issues. There are detailed descriptions and directions to the city's main attractions, including the subway numbers to get there. The author has shopping tips for luxury and bargain hunters alike. Note: You will probably need a more detailed guide for accomadations and dining such as the AAA New York Tourbook, to use as an adjunct.

1 comments about Table for One: New York City.

1. I've been raving about this book, so I thought I ought to write my first Amazon review. I'm sure dining alone is a hit or miss experience anywhere.But a bad experience is especially a drag in NYC, where you can waste big dollars (as well as rare free time), being treated badly. I use Zagat's frequently, and have wished they'd include a 'good for solo' category. I've found nothing in any other restaurant guide I've seen, either. So I was thrilled when I found this title at a bookstore, and I wasn't disappointed when I looked inside. It's well written (not annoying like some of these first person deals can be), and the reviews are really helpful---they cover the general stuff like food and service, as well as assessing the 'solo diner comfort level', with enough specifics so you can make your own final judgment. I've found that it works very well as a generic guide too, for non-solo dining: you have the food, ambience info., but also can figure that if a place is comfortable and welcoming to a solo diner, it would be a place anyone would enjoy. Now I'm just waiting for the Bar for One guide!

5 comments about Not for Tourists 2002 Guide to Manhattan (Not for Tourists: New York City).

1. "A sleep-looking pocket-sized black book of maps, charts, listings and commentary that's apparently too sleek-looking for out of towners (but certainly useful for them), this user's guide in Manhattan covers the borough by neighborhood (even, thankfully, the ones above 110th Street) and points out such useful information as the locations of movie theaters, video-rental places, ATMs, and liquor stores."

   --TIME OUT NY Nov 30-Dec 7, 2000




2. "How often do you find yourself sitting in your hotel room flipping through the local restaurant guide, newspaper, yellow pages and the hotel's complimentary visitor guide? If the answer is always, then it's time to pick up the latest edition of the 2002 Not For Tourists guide to Manhattan or Los Angeles--a complete information-packed city guidebook, helping you navigate these two fascinating cities in no time.

   "Partners Jane Pirone and Rob Tallia launched Not For Tourists in 2000--breaking the mold of ordinary city guidebooks--including essential information to spend your time most efficiently.

   "Whether you are a resident or just traveling through, Not For Tourists offers readers up-to-date information on each neighborhood in Manhattan and Los Angeles, including boroughs. In addition to detailed neighborhood maps, the books feature subway and bus information, as well as essentials such as locations for post offices, 24-hour pharmacies, landmarks and even popular bagel stores.

   "Facts about New York City including the Empire State Building's lighting schedule, airport information and maps, rail information, specific ATM machine locators, hotels and FedEx locations pack the 110-page guidebook. There's also a nifty subway pull-out map, so you can maneuver the city's underground system with no problem."

   --Jaclyn Perlstein, BUSINESS TRAVELER Jan 2002




3. "Every year I come upon a new travel or city guide concept. NFT is one of the best and elegantly thought out sourcebook ideas--each designed in a format suitable for the city covered--listing major city resources for people who live there (where to get bagels or find a gas station in any NYC neighborhood, for instance) with great maps. So far they have Manhattan and Los Angeles. DC, San Francisco, and Boston are next."

   --Eugene Schwartz, from FORWARD THIS WEEK April 3, 2002




4. "Wouldn't it be great to be able to visit a city and get around like it's your own hometown? Well, now you can--in New York and L.A., no less. The 2002 Not For Tourists Guide to Manhattan and Not For Tourists Guide to Los Angeles are little black books that are the keys to these cities. The books provide information that is vital to anyone new to the city, and, as the titles suggest, are great toos for native dwellers as well.

   "The Not For Tourists series is a new kind of guidebook. It combines the graphic functionality of street and subway maps with user-friendly information, like restaurant listings, shops, and sports arenas. The neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide lists pharmacies, gas stations, post offices, ATMs--the kinds of things you need to know to make the most of the cities."

   --TRAVEL HOLIDAY MAGAZINE




5. "Not For Tourists Guide to Manhattan is nothing less than a sleekly designed, full-color guide to everything from the lighting schedule of the Empire State Building to a map of Central Park, to Web addresses and phone numbers for ferry services, to full breakdowns on the 10 branches of the Long Island Railroad (with a helpful note about the LIRR's policy on pets).

   'Manhattan is an enormous city, but it's really like 2 separate cities,' explains [NFTs] Rob Tallia... 'If you go out of the neighborhood that you know, it's like going to another city.'

   Is the book the next Zagat Survey...? It's certainly the goal..."

   Michelle Leder, Crain's New York Business (March 5-11, 2001)

No comments about Credit Card Maps: New York City Set.

3 comments about Zany's New York City Apartment Guide, 2000.

1. This book gives thoughtful reviews of the types of people living in the areas of New York -- as well as quick reference boxes for each area that really helped me narrow down my search. How close is it to midtown? What kind of people are comfortable here? Safety? Stuff like that. It's fun and easy to read - and very helpful for those not so familiar with this amazing city.



2. This is a great place to start your New York apartment search -- especially if you're new to the area and don't know much about the neighborhoods. But be careful, because some of the statistics are inaccurate or outdated. For example, if you can find a 2-bedroom apartment in Astoria, Queens, for anywhere near $875 per month (the average price, according to the guide), you are a far better apartment hunter than I. Also, there are several popular neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens that Zany's leaves out entirely.



3. Zany's NYC Apartment Guide 2000 gives readers a solid grounding in how and where to find an apartment in The City. While the information is in general good and appears accurate, given the time constraints the authors no doubt faced, Zany's suffers from some editorial and content problems.

   The beginning section of the book contains brief background information on such general topics as Brokers & Fees, Doormen, Loft Living, and Roommates. While these short explanations are helpful, the writing appears rushed, and does not go into enough detail in most cases.

   The intro sections are also not well integrated with the bulk of Zany's, namely its profiles of NYC neighborhoods (emphasis on Manhattan). Each neighborhood profile contains a brief history, rental information, demographic statistics, and so forth. These profiles are quite useful, but lack sufficient differentiation, especially in the "Final Words" section, which makes every Manhattan neighborhood sound prohibitively expensive and not quite what one is looking for.

   Everyone already knows that NYC costs a lot and has quirky neighborhoods, but Zany's needs to do a better job than just repeating the obvious. Still, this guide is a helpful reference for NYC apartment hunters.

No comments about Frmr NY $60 (Frommer's New York City from $... a Day).

1 comments about The New York Times Guide to Restaurants in New York City 2001 (New York Times Guide to Restaurants in New York City, 2001).

1. This is an excellent guide to the best NY restaurants and to some of the more interesting neighborhood restaurants. I wish there were a bit more information about the size and setting, smoking areas and so on. But by far the greatest drawback of this book is its execrable binding. After only limited use, my copy began to disintegrate, not exactly what one desires in a reference book that one hopes to carry around. This is inexcusable. Back to the Michelin Guides for me! I have a 39 Michelin France Guide that is still hanging together. Planned obsolescence!!!

3 comments about Zagatsurvey 2003/04 New York City Nightlife (Zagatsurvey : New York City Nightlife).

1. Whoever did the research on this bar guide did not do their homework....there are bars with wrong addresses and bars that have been closed for months. Jazz standard clsed 4 months ago, Iridium moved 3 months ago, and Astor Lounge changed it's name a year ago....that's just a start....someone at Zagat should be fired or...tested for their inability to fact check, let alone review....hope this years restaurant guide is better than their attaempt at a nightlife product.



2. there are bars with wrong addresses and bars that have been closed for months. Jazz standard clsed 4 months ago, Iridium moved 3 months ago, and Astor Lounge changed it's name a year ago....that's just a start....hope this years restaurant guide is better than their nightlife product.



3. Simply, this amazing guide is a must for anyone young and in love with NYC.