Author: Ray Jones
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780028635958
Category : New Orleans (La.)
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The Complete Idiot's Travel Guides the perfect choice for readers who are unfamiliar with a destination, for inexperieced traveler's -- or for travelers who just want extremely, opinionated advice that's easy to scan and enjoyable to read. In the candid, conversational tone of a friend who's already been there, the Idiot's Guides provide step-by-step pointers for everything from budgeting your trip and packing to learning your way around a city and hanging out with the locals. And they're not afraid to warn readers away from tourist traps that aren't worth their time and money. Unlike other daunting, text-heavy guidebooks, the Idiot's Guides feature: -- interactive quizzes and worksheets -- whimsical cartoons -- multiple indexes -- dozens of maps -- practical tips galore These guides have built-in audience appeal. They combine the straight-to-the-point, easy-to-follow, breezy style of the best-selling Complete Idiot's series with the accuracy, up-to-date information, and travel expertise of Frommer's. Following our quick and easy steps, travelers can plan the perfect trip -- without wasting time rummaging through hundreds of pages of text. Think of them as a straight-talking travel agent between two covers. Successful trip planning has never been this easy!
The Complete Idiot's Travel Guide to New Orleans
Author: Ray Jones
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780028635958
Category : New Orleans (La.)
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The Complete Idiot's Travel Guides the perfect choice for readers who are unfamiliar with a destination, for inexperieced traveler's -- or for travelers who just want extremely, opinionated advice that's easy to scan and enjoyable to read. In the candid, conversational tone of a friend who's already been there, the Idiot's Guides provide step-by-step pointers for everything from budgeting your trip and packing to learning your way around a city and hanging out with the locals. And they're not afraid to warn readers away from tourist traps that aren't worth their time and money. Unlike other daunting, text-heavy guidebooks, the Idiot's Guides feature: -- interactive quizzes and worksheets -- whimsical cartoons -- multiple indexes -- dozens of maps -- practical tips galore These guides have built-in audience appeal. They combine the straight-to-the-point, easy-to-follow, breezy style of the best-selling Complete Idiot's series with the accuracy, up-to-date information, and travel expertise of Frommer's. Following our quick and easy steps, travelers can plan the perfect trip -- without wasting time rummaging through hundreds of pages of text. Think of them as a straight-talking travel agent between two covers. Successful trip planning has never been this easy!
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780028635958
Category : New Orleans (La.)
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The Complete Idiot's Travel Guides the perfect choice for readers who are unfamiliar with a destination, for inexperieced traveler's -- or for travelers who just want extremely, opinionated advice that's easy to scan and enjoyable to read. In the candid, conversational tone of a friend who's already been there, the Idiot's Guides provide step-by-step pointers for everything from budgeting your trip and packing to learning your way around a city and hanging out with the locals. And they're not afraid to warn readers away from tourist traps that aren't worth their time and money. Unlike other daunting, text-heavy guidebooks, the Idiot's Guides feature: -- interactive quizzes and worksheets -- whimsical cartoons -- multiple indexes -- dozens of maps -- practical tips galore These guides have built-in audience appeal. They combine the straight-to-the-point, easy-to-follow, breezy style of the best-selling Complete Idiot's series with the accuracy, up-to-date information, and travel expertise of Frommer's. Following our quick and easy steps, travelers can plan the perfect trip -- without wasting time rummaging through hundreds of pages of text. Think of them as a straight-talking travel agent between two covers. Successful trip planning has never been this easy!
Complete Idiot's Guide to New Orleans
Author: Ray Jones
Publisher: Alpha Books
ISBN: 9780028623030
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The Complete Idiot's Travel Guides the perfect choice for readers who are unfamiliar with a destination, for inexperieced traveler's -- or for travelers who just want extremely, opinionated advice that's easy to scan and enjoyable to read.
Publisher: Alpha Books
ISBN: 9780028623030
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The Complete Idiot's Travel Guides the perfect choice for readers who are unfamiliar with a destination, for inexperieced traveler's -- or for travelers who just want extremely, opinionated advice that's easy to scan and enjoyable to read.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Extreme Weather
Author: Christopher Passante
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440626030
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
It'll blow readers away. CD-ROM included! The past few years have delivered some of the most awesome and destructive weather patterns in history. From blistering heat and icy blasts, to hurricane winds and the Greenhouse Effect, The Compete Idiot's Guide® to Extreme Weather enables readers to experience the incredible ferocity of big, bad weather without getting soaked, wind-tossed, thunderstruck, or frozen. And with the CD-ROM that accompanies the book, they'll learn what it's like to be a real- life storm tracker. * Includes a CD-ROM that explores extreme weather in all its frightening glory * Features a listing of record-book extremes, from the worst storms in history to the wettest, hottest, coldest, driest, and snowiest places on Earth
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440626030
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
It'll blow readers away. CD-ROM included! The past few years have delivered some of the most awesome and destructive weather patterns in history. From blistering heat and icy blasts, to hurricane winds and the Greenhouse Effect, The Compete Idiot's Guide® to Extreme Weather enables readers to experience the incredible ferocity of big, bad weather without getting soaked, wind-tossed, thunderstruck, or frozen. And with the CD-ROM that accompanies the book, they'll learn what it's like to be a real- life storm tracker. * Includes a CD-ROM that explores extreme weather in all its frightening glory * Features a listing of record-book extremes, from the worst storms in history to the wettest, hottest, coldest, driest, and snowiest places on Earth
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia
Author: Jerry Capeci
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592573059
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Offers a comprehensive overview of the world's most notorious criminal organization, tracing the history of the Mafia, changes in the ranks and power following the conviction of key members, and their diverse roles in cities across the United States.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592573059
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Offers a comprehensive overview of the world's most notorious criminal organization, tracing the history of the Mafia, changes in the ranks and power following the conviction of key members, and their diverse roles in cities across the United States.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jazz
Author: Alan Axelrod
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028627311
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Traces the origins and history of jazz, its major artists, and its stylistic varieties, and offers suggestions for assembling a recording collection
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028627311
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Traces the origins and history of jazz, its major artists, and its stylistic varieties, and offers suggestions for assembling a recording collection
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Native American History
Author: Walter Fleming
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440650640
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive overview of the history and culture of the peoples who are now known as the First Americans. Author Walter C. Fleming covers the many different tribes that stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific, including compelling biographies of their greatest leaders. He examines the beliefs, customs, legends and the myriad contributions Native Americans have given to modern society, and details the often tragic history of their conquest by European invaders, their treatment—both historical and recent—under the US government, and the harsh reality of life on today's reservations.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440650640
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive overview of the history and culture of the peoples who are now known as the First Americans. Author Walter C. Fleming covers the many different tribes that stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific, including compelling biographies of their greatest leaders. He examines the beliefs, customs, legends and the myriad contributions Native Americans have given to modern society, and details the often tragic history of their conquest by European invaders, their treatment—both historical and recent—under the US government, and the harsh reality of life on today's reservations.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Popes and the Papacy
Author: Brandon Toropov
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028642901
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Popes and the Papacy offers a comprehensive look at the history, trials, and triumphs of the Bishops of Rome. This book offers an easy-to-understand historical survey of the papacy, which is among the oldest institutions on earth, and may well be the oldest continuous position of leadership in existence. It's all here: remarkable stories of popes who held immense power within the Church and popes who served as figureheads; popes who ruled as supreme authorities in their own right and popes who offered an inspired model of resistance to secular tyrannies; popes who lost sight of the dictates of their own faith and popes who set sublime moral and devotional examples to the world. The book offers history, trivia, and trends new and old -- as well as a look at the future of the office. This is an entertaining and enlightening look at one of the world's most remarkable jobs, one that has guided Catholicism for two millennia and wields an influence today.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028642901
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Popes and the Papacy offers a comprehensive look at the history, trials, and triumphs of the Bishops of Rome. This book offers an easy-to-understand historical survey of the papacy, which is among the oldest institutions on earth, and may well be the oldest continuous position of leadership in existence. It's all here: remarkable stories of popes who held immense power within the Church and popes who served as figureheads; popes who ruled as supreme authorities in their own right and popes who offered an inspired model of resistance to secular tyrannies; popes who lost sight of the dictates of their own faith and popes who set sublime moral and devotional examples to the world. The book offers history, trivia, and trends new and old -- as well as a look at the future of the office. This is an entertaining and enlightening look at one of the world's most remarkable jobs, one that has guided Catholicism for two millennia and wields an influence today.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to 20th-century History
Author: Alan Axelrod
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028633855
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Provides an overview of the people, events, and ideas that shaped the twentieth century, covering wars and political conflicts, innovations in technology, and the contributions of such great minds as Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028633855
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Provides an overview of the people, events, and ideas that shaped the twentieth century, covering wars and political conflicts, innovations in technology, and the contributions of such great minds as Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Old West
Author: Mike Flanagan
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028629452
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Little known lore about pioneers, easy to understand explanations of land agreements, fascinating adventures of Native Americans, and photos the people of the ole West.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028629452
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Little known lore about pioneers, easy to understand explanations of land agreements, fascinating adventures of Native Americans, and photos the people of the ole West.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Civil War, 3rd Edition
Author: Alan Axelrod, Ph.D.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110147887X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
A battle ready guide to the deadliest war in American history Completely revised for the Sesquicentennial, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Civil War, Third Edition is a comprehensive overview of America's bloodiest war. From the first shots fired at Fort Sumter to Lee's surrender at Appomattox, this book embodies the latest scholarship, offering fascinating stories of the men and women who fought bravely and often died for a cause they believed in. The book features a clear chronology of major events, detailed explanations of key battles such as Gettysburg, Chattanooga, and Chancellorsville. Author Alan Axelrod offers intimate impressions and anecdotes from generals and soldiers alike, and strategies of war leaders such as Sherman, Lee, and Grant.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110147887X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
A battle ready guide to the deadliest war in American history Completely revised for the Sesquicentennial, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Civil War, Third Edition is a comprehensive overview of America's bloodiest war. From the first shots fired at Fort Sumter to Lee's surrender at Appomattox, this book embodies the latest scholarship, offering fascinating stories of the men and women who fought bravely and often died for a cause they believed in. The book features a clear chronology of major events, detailed explanations of key battles such as Gettysburg, Chattanooga, and Chancellorsville. Author Alan Axelrod offers intimate impressions and anecdotes from generals and soldiers alike, and strategies of war leaders such as Sherman, Lee, and Grant.