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Title: City Secrets: Rome by Robert Kahn ISBN: 1-892145-04-9 Publisher: Publishers' Group West Pub. Date: February, 2000 Format: Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.71 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Five stars - but make sure you know what you're expecting.
Comment: This is one good guide: maps are remarkable, size - perfect, and the external qualities: paper, binding, typeface - everything whispers this discreet attention to detail, solid and reliable and trustworthy.
But please - do not take it as your only guide to Rome, for it is not meant for beginners, it is not a cheerful mainstream introduction. It will not give you most basic details or opening times or transport arrangements - just VERY subjective impressions, and suggestions from the people who know and love Rome professionally - architects, lecturers, artists. And however good maps are, perhaps you could do with a much more detailed one. I used a map from Eyewitness Guide, it worked very well together with this little book.
Approach City Secrets Rome in an open-minded way, never expecting that it will give you exhaustive account of what to see, and you are in for a treat. I loved every bit of its confident, unassuming and at the same time unashemedly elitist writing. The author opens with a story how he was buying a box of cubans in Rome and how the price was too much for him, a poor soul. Well, in my humble opinion, a student who can afford a box of Cuban cigars is kinda more or less sorted for cash, thank you very much. This episode does set the tone and the register for the rest of the writing: no comparative dumpster analysis of Lonely Planet school there, and, most importantly, no Lonely Planet treatment of a foreign city like a cheap shop which deserves to have every bargain cheated, coaxed and squeezed out of it.
You don't have to like the book's assumption that you should be able to afford any admission charge and a decent restaurant meal if you bothered to travel at all. So make sure this book's for you, and if it is - enjoy.
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent collection of personal favourites
Comment: A good guide book, such as the Eyewitness guide, is essential for unbiased information. This is its perfect complement. It offers the personal opinions of many different people from different fields; authors, architects, gourmets etc. - which makes for interesting reading in itself. You don't have to agree with them!
Rome is divided into 11 sectors, for easy reference. Clearly marked maps are included for easy navigation. There are little details to look out for and tips about local custom as well as recommended strolls, views and pilgrimages, and places to eat and drink and shop. We would have missed highly enjoyable experiences, such as eating in Volpetti's, Tasso D'oro coffee but for this book. Helpfully, the book is small and compact - easy to tuck into a pocket or bag. It has pages for your own notes so that you can add your own opinions and favourites (or notes of good toilets!) and make this a truly personal record, which becomes full of your own memories.
Rating: 5
Summary: Another fan
Comment: Last time I went to Rome it was without a guide book. Having been there several times I didn't feel the need for basic information which weighs down the luggage.
However NEXT time the first thing I am going to pack is this delightful volume. As it says "This is a highly subjective guidebook, reflecting the personal visions of our respondents. "
It is highly successful in that. Agree or disagree with points of view, they are thought provoking and a joy to read.
The only slight difficulty I have with the book is that I need a very strong light to read it in, what with middle aged eyesight. The sepia like print, whilst adding to the aesthetics of the book, is not as distinct as a clearer print might be.
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Title: City Secrets: Florence, Venice, and the Towns of Italy by Robert Kahn ISBN: 1892145014 Publisher: Little Bookroom Pub. Date: 09 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: City of the Soul : A Walk in Rome by William Murray ISBN: 060960614X Publisher: Crown Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Rome in Detail : A Guide for the Expert Traveler by Rizzoli New York ISBN: 0847824624 Publisher: Rizzoli Pub. Date: 02 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Rome (Eyewitness Travel Guides) by DK Publishing ISBN: 0789494213 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: City Secrets: London by Tim Adams, Robert Kahn ISBN: 1892145073 Publisher: Little Bookroom Pub. Date: 09 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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