Eyewitness Travel or Eyewitness Travel France

Eyewitness Travel: New York

Author: Eleanor Berman

The guide that shows you what other travel books only tell you!

With more than 1,200 full-color photographs, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New York offers the most appetizing view of the Big Apple ever to be found in a travel reference. Detailed 3-D street, attraction, and subway maps take you from the Bronx down to Battery Park across to Brooklyn and Queens and direct you to all the must-see locations in between. Discover the treasures awaiting you along the Museum Mile with spotlights on the Guggenheim, and Metropolitan Museum that showcases their unique collections. Wander through Greenwich Village and Soho in one of the five special walking tours that take you through neighborhoods bustling with art, architecture, and history. New Yorkís parks, performing arts, sports, entertainment centers are all covered in this ultimate guide to the city that never sleeps.

Eyewitness Travel France

Author: Roger Williams

The chapters of this book have been divided into 16 color-coded regions that reflect the diversity of France. These are based on the country's historical regions that were often defined by their geography and landscape as much as by their influence and power. Each has developed its own special flavor; its own architecture, cuisine, customs, music, dress, dialect and even language. The pages of the Eyewitness Travel Guide will give a taste of these areas and show you what there is to see and do.

• Annually revised and updated
• Beautiful new full-color photos, illustrations, and maps
• Includes information on local customs, currency, medical services, and transportation
• Consistently chosen over the competition in national consumer market research

Ceremony or Fodors New York City 2009

Ceremony

Author: Leslie Marmon Silko

Tayo, a young Native American, has been a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II, and the horrors of captivity have almost eroded his will to survive. His return to the Laguna Pueblo reservation only increases his feeling of estrangement and alienation. While other returning soldiers find easy refuge in alcohol and senseless violence, Tayo searches for another kind of comfort and resolution.

Tayo's quest leads him back to the Indian past and its traditions, to beliefs about witchcraft and evil, and to the ancient stories of his people. The search itself becomes a ritual, a curative ceremny that defeats the most virulent of afflictions -- despair.

Fodor's New York City 2009

Author: Fodors

Editorial Review
Excerpt from New York Times 10/12/08

You may think of Fodor’s as dependably bland, but its “New York City 2009” (Fodor’s Travel, 552 pages, $18.95) is the can’t-go-wrong choice for just about any first-timer to the Big Apple. First, it’s beautiful — great layout, nice maps, easy-to-read font on thick paper. And design matters with guidebooks: they have to be legible in low light, on crowded buses and in airports when you’re jetlagged and your contacts are killing you.

The best way to break up this mammoth city is by neighborhood, and Fodor’s devotes about 200 pages to that task. The neighborhood guides pack information into breezy prose, and have sections like “Where can I find ...?” which gives you two choices each for a coffee stop, “a quick bite” or cocktails in each neighborhood, eliminating possible excuses for entering a Starbucks or McDonald’s. If you’re browsing in the bookstore and you want a quick sense of why Fodor’s stands out, look at their seven-page section on ground zero that starts on page 48 and somehow manages to explain the site and the history in depth while also hitting the right notes about the tragedy.

To view full article go to http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/travel/12weekend.html

Product Description
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.

Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of ourexpertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in New York City!

•Your vacation never looked better. This Fodor’s full-color guide paints an unforgettable picture of New York City with vibrant maps, vividly illustrated features, and stunning color photos.

•Updated annually, Fodor’s New York City provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.

•Fodor’s New York City features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.

•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in New York City.

•Experience New York City like a local! Fodor’s New York City includes unique photo-features that impart the city’s culture, covering the best ways to experience the Statue of Liberty, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ground Zero, and much more!

•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.

•Full-color pullout map

Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Experience New York City ............ 9
New York City Today ............ 10
New York City Planner ............ 12
What’s Where Downtown ............ 14
What’s Where from Midtown to Harlem ............ 16
Top New York City Attractions ............ 18
New York City with Kids ............ 21
New York City Like a Local ............ 22
Great Itineraries ............ 24
Sightseeing New York City ............ 25
Sitting in a TV Audience ............ 26
New York City for Free ............ 28
Off the Beaten Path ............ 30

Chapter 2: Lower Manhattan ............ 37
The Financial District, the Seaport, and the World Trade Center Area ............ 41
Chinatown & TriBeCa ............ 55

Chapter 3: SoHo & Little Italy ............ 59
SoHo ............ 63
Little Italy ............ 67

Chapter 4: East Village & the Lower East Side ............ 71
East Village ............ 74
Lower East Side ............ 80

Chapter 5: Greenwich Village & Chelsea ............ 83
Greenwich Village & the Meatpacking District ............ 87
Chelsea ............ 96

Chapter 6: Union Square ............ 105
Chapter 7: Midtown ............ 119
Chapter 8: The Upper East Side ............ 139
Chapter 9: Central Park ............ 147
Chapter 10: The Upper West Side ............ 163
Chapter 11: Harlem ............ 173
Chapter 12: Brooklyn ............ 181
Chapter 13: Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island ............ 203
Chapter 14: Museums ............ 227
Chapter15: The Performing Arts ............ 263
Chapter 16: Nightlife ............ 287
Chapter 17: Shopping ............ 319
Chapter 18: Where to Eat ............ 385
New York City Dining & Lodging Atlas ............ 451
Chapter 19: Where to Stay ............ 465


New York City Essentials ............ 515
Index ............ 539
About Our Writers ............ 552


NEW YORK CITY IN FOCUS

Experience
Gateway to the new world ............ 31

Lower Manhattan
Ground zero ............ 48

Museums
The american museum of natural history ............ 230
The metropolitan museum of art ............ 238

Nightlife
New york nights ............ 292

Shopping
Soho ............324
Nolita ............ 344
5th avenue & 57th street............ 350
Madison avenue ............ 356
The meatpacking district............ 366
The lower east side ............ 374
The west village............ 378

Where To Eat
Lower manhattan ............ 392
Soho, nolita, little italy ............ 394
East village & lower east side ............ 396
Greenwich village with west village & meatpacking district ............ 398
Union square with gramercy park, murray hill & flatiron district ............ 400
Midtown west & chelsea ............ 402
Midtown east/upper east side ............ 404
Upper west side/harlem ............ 406


MAPS
Downtown Manhattan ............ 15
Midtown to Harlem ............ 17
Lower Manhattan ............ 38
SoHo & Little Italy ............ 60
East Village & the Lower East Side ............ 72
Greenwich Village & Chelsea ............ 84
Greenwich Village ............ 90
Chelsea Galleries ............ 100
Union Square, Murray Hill & Gramercy ............ 106
Midtown ............ 120
Upper East Side ............ 140
Upper West Side ............ 164
Harlem ............ 174
Brooklyn ............ 182
Brooklyn Heights & DUMBO ............ 189
Park Slope & Prospect Park ............ 197
Queens, the Bronx & Staten Island ............ 204
Queens ............ 208
The Bronx ............ 217
Staten Island ............ 222
Major Museums ............ 251
Museums Also Worth Seeing ............ 255
Manhattan Shopping ............ 323
Manhattan Dining ............ 387

CLOSE UPS
Gangs of Five Points ............ 55
Keep Your Eyes Peeled ............ 78
Bleecker Street’s “Little Italy” ............ 96
Chelsea Galleries 101 ............ 101
Empire State Building ............ 112
Grand Meals ............ 124
Keeping It Real in Times Square ............ 128
Rockefeller vs. Rivera ............ 134
Art for Art’s Sake ............ 135
D.I.Y. Harlem Gospel Tours ............ 180
Filmmaking in Astoria ............ 210
The 7 Train: A Foodie’s Favorite Subway Line ............ 212
Take Thee Out to the Ball Game ............ 224
What’s Playing Where ............ 266
Six Tips for Doing Broadway Better ............ 269
Room with a View ............ 300
Exquisite Mixes ............ 306
Burlesque Is More ............ 311
Deals & Steals ............ 327
Cool Spots for Souvenirs ............ 333
Cool Local Chains ............ 338
Street Vendors ............ 342
Department Store Discounts ............ 346
Holiday Markets ............ 358
The Diamond District ............ 365
Romantic Retreats ............ 491
Kids in Tow ............ 499
Lodging Alternatives ............ 514

West with the Night or National Geographic Image Collection

West with the Night

Author: Beryl Markham

Growing up in East Africa, the author describes her life as a pioneer aviator, a horse breeder, pilot of passengers and supplies in a small plane to remote corners of Africa, and became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west.. Illustrated with duotone photos. 6 cassettes.

Library Journal

Markham's West with the Night was originally published in the early 1940s and disappeared, only to be rediscovered and reprinted in the 1980s when it became a smash hit. This latest incarnation is a lavishly illustrated edition. Though Markham is known for setting an aviation record for a solo flight across the Atlantic from East to West-hence the title-she was also a bush pilot in Africa, sharing adventures with Blor Blixen and Denys Finch-Hatton of Out of Africa fame. Hemingway, who met Markham during his safari days, dubbed the book "bloody wonderful."

Ernest Hemingway

Did you read Beryl Markham's book, West with the Night? I knew her fairly well in Africa and never would have suspected that she could and would put pen to paper except to write in her flyer's log book. As it is, she has written so well, and marvelously well, that I was completely ashamed of myself as a writer. I felt that I was simply a carpenter with words, picking up whatever was furnished on the job and nailing them together and sometimes making an okay pig pen. But [she] can write rings around all of us who consider ourselves writers. The only parts of it that I know about personally, on account of having been there at the time and heard the other people's stories, are absolutely true .... I wish you would get it and read it because it is really a bloody wonderful book. Ernest Hemingway).

National Geographic Image Collection

Author: Michelle Anne Delaney

Behind National Geographic’s worldwide reputation as a powerhouse of photography lies one of the finest, most extensive, and most unique graphic resources on Earth: the National Geographic Image Collection. For the first time ever, readers will plumb the fascinating depths of this immense archive from the earliest photographs collected in the late 19th century to the cutting-edge work of today. Both iconic and never-before-seen images from virtually every corner of the globe, every species of wildlife, and amazing human achievements in exploration, adventure, science, and more are showcased and placed in historic, artistic, technical, and journalistic context.

Following this lavish visual journey, readers will be awed by a behind-the-scenes profile of the entire collection, its size, its richly diverse character, and its special collections, ranging from delicate and beautiful Autochromes to the famous Alexander Graham Bell collection to the amazing stratosphere collection. Fine artwork and imaginative illustrations are also featured.

Finally, a listing of photographers whose work is represented stands as a fitting tribute to those without whose tireless and brilliant efforts the Collection would not exist.

The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World or Streetwise Paris Map Laminated City Center Street Map of Paris France Folding Pocket Size Travel Map With Metro

The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World: Over 600 Secrets of the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom

Author: Susan Veness

Sure, it's the Happiest Place on Earth, but how much do the 45 million-plus people who visit the Disney World theme parks annually really know about it? From where to find all the hidden Mickeys to the truth behind Madame Leota's ring at the Haunted Mansion, readers learn all about the hidden magic that permeates these fabulous resorts in this tell-all handbook. Readers also get the insider's take on:

• The smell of home-baked cookies on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom
  
• The Fountain of World Friendship in Epcot that contains water from rivers and oceans around the globe
  
• Walt Disney's opening day speech tapped out in Morse Code in Frontierland
  
• The eco-friendly benches (recycled milk jugs) in the Animal Kingdom
  
• Two versions of The Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios
  

Complete with secret tips from Disney's Imagineers, this book is the perfect in-park companion for Disney World fans.

Streetwise Paris Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Paris, France - Folding Pocket Size Travel Map With Metro

Author: Streetwise Maps

2010 UPDATED Streetwise Paris Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Paris, France - Folding pocket size travel map with integrated metro map including lines & stations

This map covers the following areas:
Main Paris Street Map 1:14,000
Paris Metro Map
Map of France

There are more clichés about Paris than there are tourists at the Louvre, but the fact is that underneath each overused hackneyed cliché is a glistening kernel of truth. The City of Light, the City of Love and the City of Romance, familiar platitudes, but once you experience it for yourself you understand why. There is a je ne sais quoi allure to this city that beguiles, but never completely reveals what makes it so universally appealing. Artists, poets, writers, and composers have tried to define exactly what it is about this place, and yet they succeed only to a point. Perhaps it is as elusive as defining love, for to be in Paris entails experiencing love, about someone, something, some place.

There is so much to do - you know the big ones, the Louvre, Musee d’Orsay, Sacre Coeur, St. Germain des Pres, the Left Bank, the Right Bank, the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs Elysées, the Opéra- but don’t miss the fun of discovering the small ones, the ones off the beaten path. Nothing like taking your time strolling thru the turn of the century mansion that houses Musée Marmottan then enjoying a café and patisserie in the museums jewel box café.

Wandering aimlessly is romantic. Getting lost isn’t romantic. In fact there are few things that can drain the romance out of a situation faster than realizing that you’re hopelessly lost. Sotake your travel map and put it away if you want to wander, but have no fear that your wandering will turn into a lost odyssey. You can always pull out the STREETWISE® Paris Map and get yourself pointed back in the right direction.

Paris is not without faults. Sometimes people can be rude, but that’s the case anywhere in the world - be it a large city or small village. You get what you give. And in the case of Paris, as with any true love, you accept the flaws with the charms, the weaknesses with the strengths. In the end the true beauty of Paris will surpass any blemish. Life from a Parisian perspective is beautiful. But that’s another cliché, isn’t it?

Our pocket size map of Paris is laminated for durability and accordion folding for effortless use. The STREETWISE® Paris map is one of many detailed and easy-to-read city street maps designed and published by STREETWISE®. Buy your STREETWISE® Paris map today and you too can navigate Paris, France like a native. For a larger selection of our detailed travel maps simply type STREETWISE MAPS into the Barnes & Noble search bar.

About STREETWISE® Maps

STREETWISE® is the first map to be designed with modern graphics and is the originator of the laminated, accordion-fold map format. We've set the standard that every map company has imitated but never duplicated. Our mission is to make you feel comfortable, to make you feel safe in a place where you've never been before and to enable you to experience a familiar place more fully.

The company was founded in 1984 by Michael Brown, who had been in international publishing for many years, setting up subsidiaries for textbook publishers. In the 1970's, Brown traveled extensively throughout Africa, India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Brown would take a large paper map, cut out the city center, folded it up and slip it into his pocket, thus preventing him from looking like a tourist in areas where discretion is the better part of travel. This was his tool for surviving.

After many years on the road, Brown settled back in New York and decided to start his own business, based on the adaptations he had made to maps in his travels. His goal was to give someone the ability to navigate easily in unfamiliar terrain.

He started with a new map format: the accordion fold. Such a simple idea, but at the time it was revolutionary. No more struggling to fold an awkward, oversized paper map. This new format would enable the user to blend in like a native, instead of stick out like a tourist. Brown then added lamination to ensure that the map would be a lasting tool.

More important than the format was the design of the map itself. It had to be a map that not only succeeded above and beyond any map he had used, but was esthetically appealing as well. The look of it had to be as striking as the functionality. Color was introduced in a way that was never seen before in a map - vivid purple for water, soothing gray for the background of street grids, gold to highlight elements of the map. Clarity, conciseness and convenience in a very stylish package.

Building the business was a 24 hour job. Brown sold the maps during the day, zipping around Manhattan making deliveries on his Harley Davidson. At night he packed the orders and did the design work. More titles were added, each title requiring months of research and design.

Today, STREETWISE® produces over 130 titles for major destinations, regions and countries throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Europe, the United Kingdom and Asia. We have grown from the back of a motorcycle to selling millions of maps around the world.

Yet each title is still painstakingly researched and updated. STREETWISE® is one of the only, if not THE only map company that conducts research by walking or driving an area to ensure accuracy. After all, what good is the map if what you hold in your hands doesn't match what you see on the street sign? This lengthy fact checking results in superior accuracy; in effect, we've done the work, now you have the adventure.

In the end, it's not about the map, it's about getting out and finding your own authentic experience wherever you go. It's about being in a city or a region and discovering things that you never thought you would find. You can do this if you have confidence and you have confidence if you have a great map. STREETWISE® is the great map that you need.

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