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Title: Frommer's Irreverent Guide : Amsterdam by David Downie, George McDonald, Will K. Balliett ISBN: 0-02-860882-8 Publisher: Hungry Minds, Inc Pub. Date: April, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.25 (8 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Might as well take the front door
Comment: Given Amsterdam's seedier side, you would think this Back Door Guide would help you sift through all the shops and scenes to give you some cool spots. But the guide was sorely lacking in this department. While giving diverse offerings for daytime fare, the book skimped on the nighttime activities, only listing a few 'highlights,' which were probably in the front door guide anyway. References to the seedier side were left at that - only references. No recommendations. Perhaps their back door guide to a more sedate town like Brussels helps you find the hidden jewel at nights, but this back door offering might have well just said to wander around and go in what looks appealing. Thanks for the help.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Read; Great Information
Comment: My husband and I bought both the Amsterdam and the London versions as we planned our honeymoon. What a great read! Reading the Irreverent Guide further fueled our excitement about Amsterdam and our trip and we found the city to be true to the book's description.
The style of the books are very easy to read, with useful information and a slightly sarcastic, biting tone. The information is presented in a funny manner and it definitely differs from the dry-as-a-bone descriptives that classify so many travel books. Because the book is written based on information from locals, and even partially by locals themselves, this travel guide has more of a travelogue feel than a travel guide feel, which definitely appeals to me. It offers good information about how to really *see* a city or a place the way its seen by people who live there, even if you are only there for a few days.
We used the Amsterdam guide to find our hotel, look up attractions, learn enough about the culture so that we weren't annoyed with the slow wait service, and many other things. We did not have a single negative experience in Amsterdam from following any of the book's recommendations.
Rating: 1
Summary: Don't waste your money
Comment: I have to agree with the review below - there is nothing alternative about this guide. And the writer is so sarcastic about some of the places reviewed, that I wonder why they were in the book at all.
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Title: Get Lost! the Cool Guide to Amsterdam by Joe Pauker ISBN: 9076499039 Publisher: Get Lost Publishing Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Streetwise Amsterdam by Streetwise Maps, Michael Brown ISBN: 0935039821 Publisher: Streetwise Maps Pub. Date: 01 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Frommer's Amsterdam, 12th Edition by George McDonald ISBN: 0764567373 Publisher: Frommer Pub. Date: 03 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Frommer's Irreverent Guide to London by Balliett & Fitzgerald ISBN: 0764565672 Publisher: Frommer Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: The Rough Guide Amsterdam by Rough Guides ISBN: 1858285127 Publisher: Rough Guides Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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