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Title: Not for Tourists Guide to Los Angeles 2003 by Not for Tourists, Happy Mazza Media LLC, Happy Mazza ISBN: 0-9672303-3-0 Publisher: Insight Guides Pub. Date: January, 2003 Format: Spiral-bound Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.78 (9 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Not accurate
Comment: All I can say is the Pasadena section is not accurate. Seems the editors just downloaded public information and dumped it on a map. For example, a hospital in the book is really an office building. No thought - just a data dump!
Rating: 2
Summary: Great Format/ Poor Editors
Comment: I should have loved this book but can't help but hate it!!!!
Let's start w/ the good. The format and overall concept of the book are excellent. If you already have a Thomas Guide it's not at all redundant as they are good for different things. This book aims to get you up to speed quickly for a wide variety of neighborhoods throughout LA. It offers easily manageable maps along w/ the locations of gas stations, banks, restaurants, parks, landmarks, etc. So, your in Westwood and need to know where the Wells Fargo ATM is- no problem. The 90024 post office location- no problem. You get the idea......
Now the bad- although the book is titled "Not for Tourists Guide to Los Angeles" I can't help but think that it was edited by tourists as neither the the City Editor nor the Neighborhood Editors seem to have much insight into the various neighborhoods covered in the book. These guys may live here in Los Angeles, perhaps they've resided here all of there lives; despite this, in many cases they seem to offer little insight into the real good things that many of these neighborhoods offer. For instance, I live in Hollywood and the retaurant recomendations suggest that these guys are deffinitely "out of the loop". Now that's certainly very subjective, however, add to that mis-labeled maps and, even worse, factual information that is just plain wrong, e.g., the book suggests that Runyon Canyon Park was once Errol Flynn's estate- no Barney, I don't think so! Had you actually taken the time to familiarize yourself w/ the neighborhood you might have got it right (Errol stayed as a guest in the estate's guest house for a month or two immediately following his divorce- that was his only connection to the property, i.e., he never owned it). This is just one example. People who actually know LA well will no doubt find the book anoying due to the frequent errors and often bad advice.
Bottom line: I'm returning my copy. Despite this, I love the concept and format. A simple change of the City and Neighborhood editors could make all the difference in the next edition- I'm keeping my fingers crossed and waiting. This book could be killer if done properly!!!!
Rating: 5
Summary: NFT in Los Angeles Magazine
Comment: "The Not For Tourists guidebook publishers release an L.A. edition this month. Spiral bound and car friendly, it's not as detailed as a Thomas Guide, but more fun. Neighborhood maps are marked with such essentials as clubs, car washes, and video stores, but unlike New York's, no bagels."
--BUZZ CUTS, LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE March 2002
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Title: Newcomer's Handbook for Los Angeles by Joan Wai, Stacey Ravel Abarbanel ISBN: 0912301430 Publisher: First Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Relocating to Los Angeles and Orange County : Everything You Need to Know Before You Move and After You Get There! by David Seidman ISBN: 0761525661 Publisher: Prima Lifestyles Pub. Date: 27 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Thomas Guide 2004 Los Angeles and Orange Counties: Street Guide and Directory (Los Angeles and Orange Counties Street Guide and Directory) by Rand McNally ISBN: 0528999346 Publisher: Thomas Brothers Map Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Streetwise Los Angeles by Michael Brown, Streetwise Maps ISBN: 0935039171 Publisher: Streetwise Maps Pub. Date: 01 October, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Los Angeles by Jeff Spurrier ISBN: 0764564978 Publisher: Frommer Pub. Date: 30 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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