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Title: Lonely Planet China: A Travel Survival Kit (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit) by Chris Taylor, Robert Storey, Nicko Goncharoff, Michael Buckley, Clem Lindenmayer, Alan Samagaiski ISBN: 0-86442-363-2 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: July, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.42 (48 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: the not so holy travel bible
Comment: i would have to agree with the negative reviews i've seen, and also the majority of travelers i have met in china. we all carry around the lp "bible", but also agree that it is one of the worst publications they have. it seems as you travel along that maybe lonely planet has not visited china or the places it talks about in a while. unfortunately it is one of the only publications of its type and it does contain a minimum of information that one may find useful at times. most of the informatino is outdated, even though i'm using the 2003 edition. Not to mention that they add the poorly written humor instead of a little more chinese script, which let me tell you goes a long way in a country where once you're out of the main cities, very few people speak english, and when they do it is not the best. some more useful word and phrases would be great, instead of how to say "eel fried with spinach and mushrooms". just the words for muchrooms, noodles, and rice would be nice, instead of forcing you to buy the mandarin phrase book, just to get the basics. another complaint i would have is in the compactnes. i realize this is a large country, but i feel like a lot of the space dedicated to useless information and adveritisments that you can't ever remove (for more lp bibles...) could be put to some much better use. All in all i have to say that while containing some very useful information, you're much better off photocopying the important pages and leaving the book at home.
Rating: 1
Summary: Complete Crap
Comment: This book is so bad. If I could give it 0 stars believe me, I would. Many of the things listed in this book no longer exist. I went to one city and all 4 places listed in the LP as budget accomodations were no longer in business. Maps were incorrect. Attractions were listed with one address and placed elsewhere (and incorrectly) on the map. It would help greatly of it had more Chinese of the locations listed so you can show cab drivers. I finally gave up, chucked it into the trash and continued my 4 month trip through Asia without consulting any guidebook and had a much nicer time. Down with the Lonely Liar! You don't need a guide book. Just talk to other travelers.
Rating: 1
Summary: don't buy this book
Comment: Admittedly there are not many other China guidebooks around, but this one seriously sucked. I bought one at my local bookstore for a recent trip to China and (i) the attitude of the editors is simply disgusting [If they can't appreciate the country then they shouldn't even bother to write a book about it] (ii) too much of the info is extremely outdated. We all know that China is growing rapidly and whatnot but that really is no excuse for Lonely Planet to not do their homework and give us horrendously erronous info (iii) Any 'off-the-beaten-track' sight featured in Lonely Planet books inevitably become tourist traps for obvious reasons. It's the last time I'm ever buying Lonely Planet books. (Of course, there's the whole bring-the-hippies-there-and-ruin-the-place thing, which is yet another reason not to buy more Lonely Planet books...)
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Title: Lonely Planet Beijing (Beijing, 5th Ed) by Damian Harper ISBN: 1740592816 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Shanghai (Shanghai, 1st Ed) by Bradley Mayhew ISBN: 0864425074 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: February, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Beijing City Map (Maps & Atlases) by Lonely Planet Publications ISBN: 186450255X Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: February, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook (Lonely Planet Phrasebooks) by Charles Qin, Justin Ben-Adam Rudelson, Justin Ben-Adam ISBN: 0864426526 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: National Geographic Traveler China (National Geographic Traveler) by Damian Harper ISBN: 0792279212 Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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