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Frommer s Yosemite and Kings Canyon/Sequoia is packed with all the facts, tips and descriptions you need to have perfect park vacation, in a pocket size guide:
- The most memorable natural wonders, from majestic Yosemite Falls to Kings Canyon's towering sequoias.
- Great places to stay in and near the parks, ranging from historic lodges to family-friendly motels plus a complete campground guide for each park.
- A fully illustrated nature guide to help you spot and identify condors, bobcats, wildflowers, and more.
- The best hikes, from ranger-led interpretive walks to challenging backcountry overnights.
- Detailed, accurate park and trail maps
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Frommer s Yosemite and Kings Canyon/Sequoia is packed with all the facts, tips and descriptions you need to have perfect park vacation, in a pocket size guide: The most memorable natural wonders, from majestic Yosemite Falls to Kings Canyon's towering sequoias. Great places to stay in and near the parks, ranging from historic lodges to family-friendly motels plus a complete campground guide for each park. A fully illustrated nature guide to help you spot and identify condors, bobcats, wildflowers, and more. The best hikes, from ranger-led interpretive walks to challenging backcountry overnights. Detailed, accurate park and trail maps
Customer Reviews:
you get what you pay for.......2007-03-29
I wish this guide had colorful maps. I originally bought it looking for information about hiking and trekking activities in the Parks and was somewhat disappointed by the monochromatic maps with poor information about trail distance or duration.
Well-organized, succinct and useful. Not comprehensive........2005-12-31
This guide is very succinct, affordable, and accessible. It's not at all comprehensive, yet is still one of the most useful guides to the region due to its brevity and organziation. Plus it covers both Sequoia/Kings Canyon and Yosemite.
Planning: A nice job is done. There is a lot of detail on roads into the parks and hotels, information lacking in the more specialized hiking guides. It covers most of the big park highlights you don't want to miss if you're only visiting the region once or twice. This is not the sort of guide that will tell you where to find solitude and remote regions. It is also one of the best guides to have if you don't want to rough it the entire trip. I like to space long backpacking treks with a visit to a nice restaurant-this guide offers a lot of variety on this end. The same goes for hotels, if you're not into backpacking or looking for a place just after getting on/off a plane.
Hiking Trip Descriptions: Pretty minimal. This book spotlights the more popular trails but does a fairly decent job of highlighting don't miss items.
Maps: Non-topographic but highly readable. The printing is crisp and highly readable. Useful for planning short day trips.
Overall this is a pretty useful guide. As the price is great you can easily buy this to supplement a more specialized hiking guide and map. Note that Frommer seems to put out a new edition every couple of years. I don't think very much could have changed, so an older edition will do just fine.
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Six million visitors a year traipse through the 1.6 million acres of Yosemite and Sequoia/Kings Canyon national parks, drawn by the mountains and meadows, waterfalls and wildflowers, rugged geology and staggering vistas. Yosemite Valley is where most folks flock, to view the awesome hunks of granite and waterfall spectacles, but the Valley represents just the merest fraction of what there is to see. The Frommer guide offer insights on the best views, car campgrounds and primitive campgrounds, best day hikes, waterfalls and picnic spots, best meals, supply stores, and places to take the kids. But the real guidance begins with detailed descriptions of hundreds of lakes, meadows, trails, and drives, plus all the particulars on lodges, motels, campsites, permits, and places to eat. If you want to explore the vastness, see fewer people, and inhale less exhaust, it's worth reading up on the options. --Stephanie Gold
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Frommer's Puts the Parks in Your Pocket. All the up-to-date practical information and candid insider advice you need to have the perfect park vacation…in an easy-to-carry size—and at an unbeatable price! Your Complete Guide to the Parks:
- Spectacular natural wonders, from majestic Yosemite Falls to Kings Canyon's towering sequoias
- Great places to stay, from luxury park lodges to family-friendly gateway motels—plus a complete campground guide for each park
- A fully illustrated nature guide to help you spot local wild-life, birds, trees, wildflowers, and more
- The best hikes, from easy wilderness strolls and ranger-led walks to overnight backcountry adventures
- Where to eat and stock up on supplies—both in the parks and gateway towns
- Detailed, accurate park and trail maps
Frommer's. The Name You Can Trust.
Customer Reviews:
Handy and succinct guide for new visitors.......2005-12-31
This guide is very succinct, affordable, and accessible. It's not at all comprehensive, yet is still one of the most useful guides to the region due to its brevity and organziation. Plus it covers both Sequoia/Kings Canyon and Yosemite.
Planning: A nice job is done. There is a lot of detail on roads into the parks and hotels, information lacking in the more specialized hiking guides. It covers most of the big park highlights you don't want to miss if you're only visiting the region once or twice. This is not the sort of guide that will tell you where to find solitude and remote regions. It is also one of the best guides to have if you don't want to rough it the entire trip. I like to space long backpacking treks with a visit to a nice restaurant-this guide offers a lot of variety on this end. The same goes for hotels, if you're not into backpacking or looking for a place just after getting on/off a plane.
Hiking Trip Descriptions: Pretty minimal. This book spotlights the more popular trails but does a fairly decent job of highlighting don't miss items.
Maps: Non-topographic but highly readable. The printing is crisp and highly readable. Useful for planning short day trips.
Overall this is a pretty useful guide. As the price is great you can easily buy this to supplement a more specialized hiking guide and map. Note that Frommer seems to put out a new edition every couple of years. I don't think very much could have changed, so an older edition will do just fine.
as good as a pocket guide can get.......2003-07-17
Yosemite is one of my favorite places. I fall in love with this majestic park on my first trip there, and try to spend at least several days every year hiking Yosemite trails. I also like Sequoia and Kings Canyon, which are great parks for hikers and backpackers. Since I am not new to these parks, I was curious how the judgement and advice of this book would agree with my own impressions. I was pleasantly surprised. In this book, Frommer's made an outstanding example of how good a pocket-size guide can be. It has only 170 pages on three parks, and yet all essentials are covered - how to get there, what to see, where to stay, it has maps of the parks and of the hiking trails, it has lists of the best views accessible from the road and ratings of hikes, it has information for backpackers (based on the personal experience of the author). In my opinion and experience, the ratings of trails are very accurate, and descriptions of hotels and restaurants are unusually unbiased. In fact, I could not find a single one which I would not agree with. All ratings/descriptions maintain positive attitude, but it is very easy to read between the lines, e.g., if the book says that a certain restaurants has "a simple but adequate menu" and does not give it a single star, it means that it is a crappy and overpriced snack bar, but it will help you to survive until you get to a better place; when it says that the place is excellent and gives it three stars, then it is really good. One can surely find more detailed books on day hikes or backpacking in Yosemite. However, no other travel guide gives so much practical information and good advice in a condensed form. If you are planning to visit Yosemite for a day or two and do not know where to start, I cannot think about a better book to recommend.
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Five-time Mr. Universe, seven-time Mr. Olympia, and Mr. World, Arnold Schwarzenegger is the name in bodybuilding.
Here is his classic bestselling autobiography, which explains how the "Austrian Oak" came to the sport of bodybuilding and aspired to be the star he has become.
"I still remember that first visit to the bodybuilding gym. I had never seen anyone lifting weights before. Those guys were huge and brutal....The weight lifters shone with sweat; they were powerful looking, Herculean. And there it was before me -- my life, the answer I'd been seeking. It clicked. It was something I suddenly just seemed to reach out and find, as if I'd been crossing a suspended bridge and finally stepped off onto solid ground."
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold shares his fitness and training secrets -- demonstrating with a comprehensive step-by-step program and dietary hints how to use bodybuilding for better health. His program includes a special four-day regimen of specific exercises to develop individual muscle groups -- each exercise illustrated with photos of Arnold in action.
For fans and would-be bodybuilders, this is Arnold in his own words.
Customer Reviews:
Arnold Schwarzenegger vs Timothy Ferriss.......2007-10-05
**Since two books are being reviewed, I'm posting reviews on each book.
I happened to decide to read some self-help type books because like everyone else, I hit a stagnating point in my career and wanted to read about how some of these purportedly self-made successful authors achieved success in life. By some strange coincidence, I read Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder" then TimothyFerriss's "The 4-Hour Workweek" in succession, and though these two authors may seem an anachronism, the similarities of their central message, namely, how they were able to achieve their dream lifestyle are exactly the same. Only the techniques and philosophical underpinnings differ.
Timothy Ferriss and 4WW as already reviewed on this page, advocates much of the platitudes written by other self-help authors such as life is short, do not spend every day in a job you hate to buy things you do not need, follow the Pareto 80/20 principle, etc. Of course the most interesting aspect is the notion of outsourcing the repetitive, low level work in your own business pursuits much like the big corporations are doing now to maximize your free time to pursue the things you enjoy, like the "mini-retirements" Ferriss takes regularly to all the exotic places that we all enviously wish we could do. I think this is really the core of the book and is why the book achieved such popularity in such a short time. The world has truly become flat, and the threats and discordance of an increasingly globalized world and outsourced workforce underlies all of us who occupy the once exalted white-collar job. Ferriss masterfully targets this underlying fear and concern, by turning it around and telling the Reader that you can fight back by doing the same think the big companies are doing to you, by utilizing the same technologies and outsourcing techniques, such that eventually you'll be able to kick back in a hammock with a drink in you hand, and in the other a laptop or cell phone with wireless Internet access to run your outsourced business in some exotic location like Tahiti or something, that the book cover depicts so well.
On Arnold, what can I say that has not already been written and talked about the man? To me and many others, he is the very embodiment and walking, living example of what all the self-help books advocate especially on topics like setting goals and visualizations. In the auto-biographical book, Arnold talks about how when he was 15 years old, he came upon bodybuilding and realized that "my life, the answer I'd been seeking. It clicked. It was something I suddenly just seemed to reach out and find, as if I'd been crossing a suspended bridge and finally stepped off onto solid ground." The first half of the book describes the single-minded determination, persistence and hard work he subjected himself to, to achieve his goal of becoming the greatest bodybuilder of all time, then parlaying that success as the foundation to achieve his other goals of becoming a successful businessman, actor and leader. It chronicles his life and achievements from the age of 15 to about 22 when he won the greatest bodybuilding competition, the Mr. Olympia for the first time. Reading this section really allows you to get a first hand account of the mindset Arnold had to achieve the great levels of success he was able to achieve and is eye-opening and invaluable. The second half describes exercises and diets you can do to achieve your own physical goals. While this section may be dated by recent advances in knowledge about strength training, and be biased to people like Arnold with great genetic, physical, nutritional and drug enhanced abilities, you can still benefit from his advices about regularity, dedication and sustained efforts required to obtain that six-pack ab, muscular biceps and of course good health.
Now, what I found so uncanny was the similarities of both authors, in that Ferriss is 29, and found great success in running a business in an innovated way, and used that success to write a best selling book on his first try. Likewise, Arnold was around 29 when he wrote and published his book, and used his great physical presence and huge success in a relatively unknown and marginalized sport of professional bodybuilding to publish a best selling book on his first try. Also, both men are savvy marketers and self-promoters and used those abilities shamelessly to catapult their first time published books to best seller status on their first try. Ferris from what I've read on his blog, used exactly that, his blog and Internet presence to build an audience long before the book was published and also by ensuring he got connected to other best selling authors and learning from them and using their connections to make sure his book would get published and read by a large audience. In another biography I read on Arnold, when the publishers of his book told him he would need to go a 10 city book tour, his response was "why only 10 cities, why not 50 cites", because he understood that to get his book sold and read by a large audience he had to get the word out.
But where the similarities end, the differences are quite pronounced. Though I do admire Ferriss and his marketing savvy, and his ability to articulate his agenda in an intelligent, if somewhat shallow way, I can't help but a feeling that his methods do not have long term viability. In addition, somewhat like Arnold, he's big on his athletic achievements but many seem exaggerated, and many if from what I've read online are unsubstantiated. Arnold, on the other hand, does not need to exaggerate anything, as he won the greatest bodybuilding championship 7 times, was at one time the highest paid actor, has made millions not only from acting, but owning real estate, a publishing company, restaurants and even leases a 747 airplane to southeast Asian countries, and is now governor of California, America's largest economy. His success and track record are for real, and when you read in his book about the psychological attitude he utilized such as goal setting and visualization and the use of good old fashion hard work, determination and perseverance, he never advocates a get quick success scheme.
In all fairness to Ferriss, he understands well the need for a catchy title and book cover and the frustrations of all the corporate cogs stuck in their Dilbertesque cubicles and to bank on their frustrations of now only working a dull and frustration job for long hours, but having that very job be outsourced to another country! And despite the ease with which he makes it all sound, there was much planning, strategic surveying, and persistent hard work to get his book and the image surrounding it to sell as well as it has. I think if anything, you can learn a great deal from how he got to where he is, and is in fact the very kind of traits Arnold talks about in his book that lead him to his success.
Not to berate the general attitude of this great country, but I think America has too much of a mentality of quick fixes and gains. Don't like your physical appearance, just to do plastic surgery or suck the fat out with liposuction. Likewise, all the get rich schemes too many to mention that permeate our national psyche. Reading how an immigrant like Arnold Schwarzenegger achieve his success with a positive attitude, gold old fashion hard work, determination, persistence, setting objective and attainable goals resonates with me much more deeply, especially since my parents are in his same age range and immigrated to this country with nothing and achieved success using his principles.
In conclusion, while I find Ferriss's book a bit gimmicky and shallow in details of how he achieved his lifestyle, it is still a worthwhile read and though many could claim much of his advice is common sense, if we all lived life utilizing true common sense intelligence, wouldn't we be all successful? Arnold's suggestions are to set clear and objective goals, visual yourself achieving success, and working hard everyday to achieve your vision. What could be more common sense?
Both books are worthwhile reads, but if you had to choose one, I'd pick Arnold's any day. His successful record speaks for itself.
-Don Kim
Get Motivated.......2007-04-09
The "Governator" shares his bodybuilding secrets while offering inspiration, not just for bodybuilding, but also for life.
Motivational.......2007-03-12
Very motivational and inspiring, plus realistic as far as workouts go. Suprising these days.
Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder .......2007-02-07
This book is very good and I just love the man. He's my altime favorite. Well, along with "The King" Elvia Aron Presley
Awesome story from the legend.......2007-01-27
I always wanted to know more about what went into Arnold's approach to bodybuilding, outside of what I learned from Pumping Iron. I stumbled across this book at the bookstore the other day, and read it from cover to cover, almost without putting it down.
I have never read a more motivational bodybuilding book in my life. Arnold really lays out what it takes for someone to become a champion, not only in life, but in the world of bodybuilding. His dedication to the sport was phenominal, and with his extremely strong mind and will, was able to become the greatest bodybuilder that ever lived.
The bulk of this book is from when Arnold is 15 to about 21. The rest of it briefly goes over the years 21+, and diet and training protocols. I was more intregued by the up and coming Arnold bodybuilder. There are some great stories in there, such as doing 35 sets of Squats out in the woods, then getting drunk on wine and beer afterwards. Then having the bright idea to bring girls out there with them the next time to cook and to have them to make love to. Man, Arnold is classic!!
Product Description
Five-time Mr. Universe, seven-time Mr. Olympia, and Mr. World, Arnold Schwarzenegger is the name in bodybuilding.
Here is his classic bestselling autobiography, which explains how the "Austrian Oak" came to the sport of bodybuilding and aspired to be the star he has become.
"I still remember that first visit to the bodybuilding gym. I had never seen anyone lifting weights before. Those guys were huge and brutal....The weight lifters shone with sweat; they were powerful looking, Herculean. And there it was before me -- my life, the answer I'd been seeking. It clicked. It was something I suddenly just seemed to reach out and find, as if I'd been crossing a suspended bridge and finally stepped off onto solid ground."
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold shares his fitness and training secrets -- demonstrating with a comprehensive step-by-step program and dietary hints how to use bodybuilding for better health. His program includes a special four-day regimen of specific exercises to develop individual muscle groups -- each exercise illustrated with photos of Arnold in action.
For fans and would-be bodybuilders, this is Arnold in his own words.
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Sisters forever... or never again?
Elizabeth Wakefield isn't the caring, sensitive sister she used to be. She tried to be nice. She tried to be sympathetic. But all the sweetness in the world couldn't shake her twin, Jessica, out of her depression. Elizabeth thinks Jessica needs a heavy dose of tough love. But how tough is too tough? Will she push Jessica over the edge...and lose her forever?
Jessica Wakefield has no one left to turn to. Her sorority and college have expelled her. Her twin sister has practically disowned her. Her parents are treating her like she's a helpless child. She wants to end it all...but something keeps urging her to hold on. Is she imagining things or could Nick Fox still be alive?
Customer Reviews:
Jessica kicked out of sorority and University.......2005-04-11
Jessica has been kicked out of the Thetas and Sweet Valley University,so she goes back in to live with her parents. The pychiatrist gives her medication to help her sleep. Elizabeth goes to the university to cover for her sister that she didn't copy someone else's work and write it off as her own. Ph? something. Jessica takes the pills and sees and angel,Nick Fox is still alive,but they never see each other again,because he's in a Witness Protection Program. Elizabeth is in love with Mike McAllery.
suprise suprise.......2003-06-29
i liked this book alot it's like a twist in fate you think someones dead but they are actually alive and kicking that's what happens in this book. Nick Fox is alive can you belive it i thought he was dead, history, finished but suprise suprise he's alive.
Finally! SOMETHING INTERESTING I was getting tired of jessica's crying and moaning but it's to bad they can't stay together but this is of course IS the price of loving a detective and cop hottie.
Quite a sad ending to this book, Nick Fox becoming nothing more than a memory and all.
To find out what happens:JUST READ THE BOOK
suprise suprise.......2003-06-29
i liked this book alot it's like a twist in fate you think someones dead but they are actually alive and kicking that's what happens in this book. Nick Fox is alive can you belive it i thought he was dead, history, finished but suprise suprise he's alive.
Finally! SOMETHING INTERESTING I was getting tired of jessica's crying and moaning but it's to bad they can't stay together but this is of course IS the price of loving a detective and cop hottie.
Quite a sad ending to this book, Nick Fox becoming nothing more than a memory and all.
To find out what happens:JUST READ THE BOOK
Fantastic.......2001-08-01
Like all the unis it is pageturning.I love how Jessica went truly honestly insane.I think it would have been cool if she had ended up in a loony bin.
Almost five stars.......2000-09-03
This book is really good. It's one of the best in the Sweet Valley University series so far, focusing mainly on how Jessica deals with thinking her boyfriend, Nick Fox is dead. It has a brillant ending which is very sad, when Jessica finally meets her 'guardian angel.' It also shows how Elizabeth deals with her problems with Tom as well as with her sister's depression. It's very realistic with lots of plot strands woven through the book. There's just one thing that stops it getting five stars- Dana and Todd! Those two as a couple is just ridiculious. Todd should dump her as soon as possible and find someone better.
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