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1 comments about Witching for William.

1. Evelyn Birkby is a master storyteller and homemaker whose chatty newspaper columns and radio commentaries have entertained, comforted and educated Midwesterners for nearly 60 years. She's done it so well that The New Yorker magazine in 1991 did a 15-page feature on her, and she wound up on all the TV network news shows. This new book Witching for William may be Evelyn's best story ever, and certainly the deepest reporting job she's ever done. It is a search for, and profile of, her long-lost great-great-grandfather William Corrie. She turns it into a riveting adventure. What makes it so for general readers like us is not that Evelyn's family is so much more interesting than yours or mine, but that she tells the story so much better than most of us could. It's helpful that she includes genealogy tips at the end of each chapter. And it's perfect that she includes a fitting recipe after each chapter, too. Her first boss in the newspaper business told her in 1949 always to put a recipe at the end of every column she wrote "because they may not read anything else but they'll always read a recipe." That advice has served her - and her readers - very well, and the recipes in Witching for William make it possible for you not only to read this story but also to taste it.
   ~ from Iowa writer Chuck Offenburger

No comments about The Scottish Coast to Coast Walk.

No comments about Scotland: Highlands and Islands (Ordnance Survey/AA Leisure Guides).

No comments about Edinburgh Days, or Doing What I Want to Do.

3 comments about Scotland for Backpackers.

1. All I can say about this book is awesome. I recently took an extended backpacking trip to Scotland and used this book as the basis for planning my trip. Along with some other books, which were recommended in Scotland for Backpackers, I planned and executed the best, most fulfilling trip I've ever had in my ten years of backpacking in Europe. If you're thinking of backpacking or even going to Scotland BUY THIS BOOK.



2. Never been to Scotland? No problem. My fiance and I are planning a backpacking trip through Scotland for this summer and did not know a thing about the country, what to do there, the food,or places to stay. This book tells all. He and I feel competent about where we are going and where we are staying. The book gives insight into what to see (and what to skip). It has helped us with every leg of the journey, from when to go to where we should stay. READ IT AND TAKE NOTES! It is by far the best travel guide!



3. I'll admit I was a little disappointed when this book first arrived in the mail. I had ordered it based on the outstanding reviews it had received. My first thumbing through left me wondering if it was going to be at all useful. It certainly is!

   I was impressed that the book included several hiking recommendations, it's something I've found lacking in other guides and something that attracted me to this book. The recommendations include maps, route details such as time, accomodation, and the difficulty of the hike. I would in fact have liked to see more hikes, and more maps. On a few occasions they suggested picking up leaflets, which I'm sure is quite practical, except when you're actually trying to plan your trip!!

   Unlike some guide books, "SCOTLAND for backpackers" didn't praise or recommend everything. They're not reluctant to say an something is overpriced, or to recommend ducking attractions. When your time and budget are limited this is a definite must in terms of determining the quality of a guide.

   Keep in mind that this is a backpackers guide, it's probably the only guide book you'll read that includes listings of where to purchase second hand clothes or use crap as an adjective. One amusing section on hitch hiking recommends: "guys, be clean shaven, unless you've got a really impressive beard. Smile, but not menacingly." Can they be serious?

   I was disappointed with the way the book was organized. All the information that you usually find at the start of a guide came last: the history, general information, anbd some of the imformation isn't well covered. In the treatment of the Trossachs they claim "this area can't be rated highly enough" and then go on to give it less space than they've allocated to discos. In trying to cover everything they end up watering down several important places and the writing just isn't strong enough to make up for it.

   Still, there's a lot of charm to this book and if you're interested in hosteling, hiking, and looking for good value I'd recommend you purchasing this book.

No comments about Ancient Scotland.

No comments about Glasgow and Surroundings Insight Guide (Insight Guides).

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No comments about Let's Explore Edinburgh Old Town (Let's Explore).