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Access San Francisco 10e by: Richard Saul Wurman List Price: CDN$ 23.16 Price: CDN$ 0.78 You Save: CDN$22.38 (97%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 917 EAN: 9780060530785 ISBN: 0060530782 Label: HarperCollins Canada / Reference Manufacturer: HarperCollins Canada / Reference Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: June 03, 2004 Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Reference Studio: HarperCollins Canada / Reference Sales Rank: 1091900 Browse for similar items by category:
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 Rating:  - DownhillI have always thought this was the best guidebook series going, but since Richard Saul Wurman sold the series to Harper Collins the books have been getting sloppy. The writing has been taken over by "updaters" who don't check the facts. The updater's name doesn't appear until the outside back cover (in this case a woman named Linda Peck). For instence: in the section on the Fairmont Hotel (p. 84) the writer states that the Crown Room has wonderful buffets, brunches and dinners. In fact, the Crown Room has been closed to the public for the last four years -favoring private functions and banquets which presumably bring in more money per square foot. Excited that the book said the Crown Room was open, I e-mailed ... Read More: Rating:  - Best of the city guidebooks ever!!!!There are a lot of guidebooks out there for every major city in North America, but I always find the Access Guides useful, as well as helpful and up to date. So many books are geared toward the foreign tourist with information that you can hardly use. At last here is a book that give honest looks at San Francisco hotels, shops, and restaurants. Keep up the good work.. Rating: - Compact, versatile, and validA San Francisco resident since 1976, I still rely on each new edition of the Access (and Knopf) Guides to maintain familiarity with other neighbourhoods, and supply out-of-town guests with copies of each. Rating:  - Use this guide to supplement another one.Having been to SF a few times before (some years ago), I purchased this guide as my only guide for the city. I didn't want to carry a big heavy book on my weekend trip and, more often than not, I found myself without the information I needed. The typical questions any visitor might have go unanswered and the information is spotty. For instance, the author gives a list of the primary local radio stations, including the radio dial numbers for them, but fails to tell the reader what some of the primary city bus routes are that run in and out of the center of downtown. And yet, looking at the maps throughout the book, you'll see route numbers on many of the streets depicted, but these refer to bicycle routes, not buses. Really, how many tourists ... Read More: Rating: - A very helpful city guide book!I went on vacation to San Francisco about a month ago and I needed a book that would guide me to the city. Access San Francisco was extremely informative and helpful. I found some great restaurants, cafés and shopping areas. Of course, it also guided me to China Town and the Golden Gate Bridge. Also, the book tells us the history of San Francisco and the different types of neighborhoods one might want to go to. I loved it. Are you planning on going to San Francisco? If so, buy Access San Francisco. Believe me, it is a tourist's must have! |
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