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Title: Moon Handbooks: Idaho 4 Ed by Don Root ISBN: 1-56691-273-3 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: 10 May, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: An above average guide to the state of Idaho
Comment: After reading some of the reviews on this book, I decided to reread The Idaho Handbook. The book that I read was quite a bit different than some of the reviews.
While the author's position on land-use is well documented throughout the book, I would hardly classify those views as extreme. Quite a few of the Idahoans that I talked with in the two weeks that I spent in Idaho last summer expressed real concerns regarding land-use throughout the state.
When I am looking for a tour book, I want something more than the AAA travel books. The book contains a significant amount of the history of the state. The book also contains all of the usuals for a tour book - an objective analysis of the lodging and food options in many small towns. This is very important as some parts of the state, the options are somewhat limited.
In addition, he covers the major (and many of the minor) attractions in the state. A number of these attractions were not found in other books.
I enjoy the Moon Guides a whole lot more than other guides. Their strength is that that they are written by people who spend a lot of time travelling throughout the state rather than the tourist areas. For example, Deke Castleman's Nevada Handbook dedicated 10-15% of the book on the Las Vegas area.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Toot for Root
Comment: Idaho may not be everyone's idea of a "hot potato" destination. But if you want a clever, concise guide to a wonderful state -- this is it. Check out "Rural Bar Etiquette" on p. 78 for a sample of Root's humor.
This is not your average dry guide (Although Root's sense of humor is indeed dry!) You will find instead detailed descriptions and opinions(some very funny) which can help you decide the places that might be of special interest to you. It is one of the best guide books I have ever read.
Rating: 3
Summary: Don't be put off by the author's politics; a good book.
Comment: This book covers the state reasonably well and will help you make good decisions about where to go and what to avoid. I used it during a recent three-week trip.
It's not superlative, so normally I wouldn't post. After reading the first two reviews, however, I almost didn't buy the book, so I wanted to persuade others that the author's frequent political intrusions need not push you away. His opinions do slant the narrative and make some of the sidebars less attractive, but I found them easy to ignore.
Given the absence of other guidebooks, the solid coverage of the food/lodging/activities stuff makes this a valuable resource. It's also consistent with Moon's emphasis on hidden places and the great outdoors. An added bonus is that the author has a talent for capturing the feel of a place; this doesn't suffer much because of his political views.
Those who've come to trust Moon publications shouldn't hesitate.
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Title: Moon Handbooks Montana (Moon Handbooks: Montana, 5th Ed) by W. C. McRae, Judy Jewell ISBN: 1566913888 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Moon Handbooks Wyoming: Including Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, Fifth Edition by Don Pitcher ISBN: 1566914949 Publisher: Moon Travel Handbooks Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Moon Handbooks Washington (Moon Handbooks: Washington, 7th Ed) by Don Pitcher ISBN: 1566913861 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Moon Handbooks: Oregon 5 Ed by Stuart Warren, Ted Long Ishikawa, Brian Litt ISBN: 1566912725 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: 09 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Moon Handbooks British Columbia, Sixth Edition by Andrew Hempstead ISBN: 1566913845 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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