Book Description
In his critically acclaimed Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television, social critic Jerry Mander proclaimed that television, by its fundamental nature, is dangerous - to personal health and sanity, to the environment, and to the democratic process.
Now, with In the Absence of the Sacred, Mander goes beyond television to critique our technological society as a whole. In this provocative work, he challenges the utopian promise of technological society and tracks its devastating impact on native cultures worldwide. The Western world's loss of a sense of the sacred in the natural world, he says, has led us toward global environmental disaster and social disorder, and worse lies ahead; yet models for restoring our relationship with the Earth exist in the cultures of native peoples, whose values have enabled them to survive centuries of invasion and exploitation.
Far from creating Paradise on Earth, technology has instead produced an unsustainable contest for resources. Mander surveys the major technologies shaping the "new world order" - computers, telecommunications, space exploration, genetic engineering, robotics, and the corporation itself - and warns that they are merging into a global megatechnology, with dire environmental and political results.
Customer Reviews:
The Technological Juggernaut against the "Indians Shmindians" and Us All.......2006-11-09
This 446-page book consists of 20 chapters in four parts sandwiched between a crispy introduction and a reflective epilogue. In the introduction the author tells of his intention to write two separate books. One book was to deal with the "technical-political web of unprecedented negative implications" (p. 4) of technology. The other book was to update the thesis of Brown's classic Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, which apparently left a wrong impression of history, especially that the Indians and their problems are past "romance". In practice Indians are still here among us, and many are "suffering varying degrees of impacts from the expansion of Western technological society" (p. 5) - the technological juggernaut.
The first part of the book deals with life-altering technology, and more so its alarming speed. The chapters in this section motivate the need to mobilize resources to counter the negative effects of technology. Part II of the book outlines the emergence of a "megatechnology", a web made up of things like computers, television, satellites, corporations, generics, nanotechnologies and robotics. The kind of technology is not good for human in general and Indians specifically. And so the following chapters in Part III focus on the impact of technology on the Indians. The argument there is that native peoples provide the only real opposition to the techno-juggernaut. Consequently Indians are far more likely victims in the battles that ensue that other people.
The fourth part, entitled "The World War against the Indians" is demanding reading and predicts a firm stand as the following excerpt indicates:
"Upon the ultimate outcome of this battle will depend whether a living alternative world view, rooted in an ancient connection with the Earth, can continue to express what is insane and suicidal about the Western technological project" (p. 263).
This passage sounds rather pessimistic, but the author returns to the same from a different angle in the Epilogue. The material in this section has ends that hang rather loose, but the idea that new technologies are dangerously interlocked, and that these technologies use the cover of the "market economy" to propagate themselves, that idea is still evident. However, the last few paragraphs of the epilogue emerge hastily like a diver our of breath after a long stay under water. Many read more like a pitch for the author's causes listed in the appendix of the book. Perhaps Jerry Mander (author) should be excused for he is after all an advertising agent, although of a public interest kind.
The economist in me is kicking restlessly, but overall "In the Absence of the Sacred" is a good book: informative, and an excellent reminder that there are many sides to every issue - in this case the issue is technology and its varied impacts on Indians and us all.
Amavilah, Author
Modeling Income Determinants in Embedded Economies : Cross-section Applications to US Native American Economies
ISBN: 1600210465
Why the Problem in the Middle East?.......2006-10-03
Without question, Mr. Mander's book is powerful. There is little doubt that Euro-American culture and many "modern" societies are the victims of an artificial reality swallowed up in a "Megatechnocracy." If you wonder why, other cultures, in particular Iraq, Iran and many Moslem countries, don't want America's value system, read this book. Clearly, this country, America, is a destroyer of cultures, especially in the hands of the modern conservatives in Washington. The coming cultural/social conflicts of the future will largely center around a war of cultural values and it is going to be a global tragedy in the end. America respresents only a fraction of a world population; the world does have some other ideas about the humanity of the future without American technology and technical arrogance. Look out George W. Bush. You ain't seen nothing yet!
Good, if disjointed........2005-09-11
Mander was working on two books, one on the negative effects of technology on our culture, and the other of the continued exploitation of native cultures in the U.S. and around the world. He says that, somewhere along the line, he realized that these two issues were one in the same. IN THE ABSENCE OF THE SACRED is the result.
The scope of this book is incredibly ambitious. It reads like a wandering survey of many of the most important issues that face our globe. I agree with much of what Mander says. A lot of it I disagree with. And a fair amount of it seems tangential and unrelated. To cover everything would take a book in itself. But here are some of the highlights.
On Technology and Corporations
Mander's view on technology is that we should be skeptical of it. Technology is presented to us in a biased manner; namely, by the people who want to sell it to us. True. But he suggests that technology should not be viewed as neutral, but guilty until proven innocent. He says that the only way to balance current "technology worship" is to view it negatively. I disagree. Technology has many negative aspects -- a devaluation of people, an increase in environmental hazards, an increase in psychological disorders related to the overuse of television and computers, to name a few -- but it also has positive effects, most notably in the field of medicine and person-to-person connectivity.
Mander lists several reasons, mostly potential but unrealized dangers, to be skeptical of computers. Some make sense. For instance, using computers in warfare dehumanizes the effort. We are not killing people, merely blips on the screen. But some of his arguments against computers are ludicrous. For instance, he cites that computerized radar systems often mistake birds for enemy aircraft, as if this proves that technology has a negative impact. He is confusing the precision of our technology with the concept of technology itself. It's like arguing that because some books have typos that books in general are bad.
There is a considerable amount of space devoted to the evils of television, the negative effects of the consolidation of the media, and the psychological ills television can create. While again Mander makes a few dubious assessments, overall his arguments against television are pretty solid.
Mander also makes an important point about the nature of public corporations: profit is the top motive. Always. So to think that a corporation will act in an altruistic manner, or in the interest of the environment alone when it is not in alignment with the profit motive is naïve. This is key when it comes to environmental issues or issues involving native cultures.
On The Indian Nations
The second half of the book is an overview of the dire situation many native cultures find themselves in. It is sickening to read about the continued exploitation of Native Americans by the U.S. government and U.S. corporations with very little, and typically mis-represented coverage by the media. In general, Native Americans hold lands with valuable mining, timber, and other resources (even those tribes that have been run off to the most useless, remote corners of nowhere find their lands now sought precisely because it is in the most remote corner of nowhere -- so the government can test weapons on it). The typical modus operandi is that the government creates a committee "representing" native "interests." They then offer the tribe money for land that the U.S. has "wrongfully taken" from the tribe. This is in effect a purchase of the land. If the tribe accepts the monetary reward, they lose rights to the land. If they refuse, the money typically goes into an account for the tribe and the government takes the land anyway. Meanwhile, the committee "representing" the tribe works to iron out the deal with the government while most of the tribe shows their disapproval in the common Indian way-by dissociating themselves with the process. It is a difference in cultures. To outsiders, it seems like they are abstaining from voting, but to them, that is how they show their disproval. Thus, the only people involved are the minority that favor giving over their lands.
Mander gives a whirlwind around-the-globe tour of oppressed indigenous people and discusses the various ways and degrees to which these ancient cultures are persecuted and misrepresented in many parts of the globe. It is shameful to read, and surprising to hear how big of an issue it continues to be, since we rarely hear of it in the mainstream media.
Like I said before, I agree with much of what Mander says. His environmentalism, skepticism of corporations and technology, and concern for native cultures are all important issues that should be discussed. But I have three major criticisms with how Mander presents his argument:
A) He makes statements that he fails to adequately back up with factual information. He does this most often in his arguments against technology, making blanket statements that couldn't possibly be proven. Among other things, he correctly argues that television centralizes power, but also argues that the Internet does the same thing. This book was published in 1991, so whatever Mander says about the Internet is prediction (an inaccurate one, in this case) and he had to know that at the time.
B) The book feels like two different books: one a critique of our technologically-driven society, and an great, but not completely relevant, overview of the predicament of native cultures. Rather than summarizing the plight of indigenous cultures around the world, it would make more sense to focus on what the native cultures understand that we don't and what we can learn from their stewardship of the Earth.
C) Mander offers little in the way of solution. He recognizes this, saying that this is the most common criticism of his arguments. But recognizing it doesn't mean you don't have to address it. To think that someone would read 400 pages outlining some of the planet's most important problems and not look to the author for a hint of a solution seems odd. And while this book is a good overview of the problems we face, I would think there is a better wrap-up than the rather obvious statement that we must "do something." Mander provides us a list of organizations whose aims align with his, but how about some concrete examples of what we can do? Not just individually, but as a movement. What should our strategy be? Paul Hawken, in his ECOLOGY OF COMMERCE, does a much better job at describing the change in attitudes that must take place to make progress.
Overall, this is a great book for the myriad of issues it raises. And what the arguments lack in cohesiveness, they make up for in scope. Though a little dated, this book is a good starting place for anyone interesting in environmentalism, the plight of native cultures, or both.
"All technologies should be assumed guilty until proven innocent.".......2005-09-08
The `Neo-Luddite' position, as it has been called, the view that evils of modern technology vastly outweigh the benefits, that technology is leading us in a destructive direction, that the benefits of technology are greatly over-hyped and over-sold, that our attitude and approach toward technology and new technological `advances' is at best naïve, at worst suicidal, and long overdue for re-evaluation, is argued pervasively in this important book.
My caveat here is that one engages a most depressing read - yet, this statement cries out, long and hard, and, inevitably, is one which must be heard by all who claim to call earth home. Unfortunately, as I write, it is now fifteen years since publication of this towering, tormented masterpiece, which I rate with Walden, Sand County Almanac, Silent Spring, and few others. Characteristically, the world, less a modicum of its population, has not even given it a sideways look, has not read the book, has largely (virtually) ignored it. Why? Do we, at the root cause, read solely or primarily to justify or enhance arguments for our own, pre-established beliefs?
The common line of denial/dismissal goes approximately: "You drive a car. You use a computer. If you tree-huggers were to really walk your talk - you'd be back living in caves, eating grass and roots." The claim is that the argument to question the value and nature of our existing technology in a broadly based, open forum, to restrict by rule of law, if necessary, the further growth of technology, and to establish strict and unremitting, publicly adjudicated, criteria for new applications of technology is unrealistic and foolish.
Mander begins by recounting the history of the argument, "The economics of continued technological growth on a finite planet, came into question. And `appropriate technology' became the catch-term for new low-impact technology that operated on decentralized, small-scale principles: solar energy versus nuclear energy, diverse intensive farming versus agribusiness, steady-state economics versus economic growth . . . So careful were we not to be thought too radical that we rarely exposed the real problem: a system of logic, and a set of assumptions, that led to the problems . . . And at each stage of technical development, we fell more deeply into the techno-maelstorm." Mander then turns to a restatement of his signal observations of the effects of mass T.V. watching ". . . our minds were being channeled and simplified to match the channeled and simplified physical environment - suburbs, malls, freeways, high-rise buildings . . . Television was engaging all of humanity in similar thought patterns, similar experiences, similar imagery, and a similar context of reality, which was poisonous to diversity of culture." All of which, the children of the Age of McDonaldsization are blithely unaware.
Mander further delineates the difficulty: "Saying no to a technology, any technology, was (and still is) beyond us. Virtually unthinkable. It does not even occur to most of us that we have the right our ability to turn back a whole technology. No precedent our support exists for it in our culture . . . In a truly democratic society, any new technology would be subject to exhaustive debate." Here, we confront the seemingly universal impasse for implementation of progressive values. They are always contingent on some sort of consensual agreement, which, in turn, is contingent on opportunities for consensual discussion. In post 9/11 America, how accessible are such opportunities?
We ought to be grateful to Mander at the least for locating the issues within an appropriate ideological venue for discussion.
In the section entitled, The Madness of the Astronaut (can we not but help recall Clarke's 2001?), Mander points to "the arrogance of Technological Man, the technopioneers assume they are authorized to go anywhere and rearrange anything, including alterations in the structure of human life, animal life, and now natural form itself. In doing so, they are acting in service to the fundamental principle that has informed technical evolution in the modern era: If it can be done, do it. There are no boundaries, no rules, no sets of standards by which to moderate these activities. No sense of right or wrong, no taboos; there's only what will succeed in the marketplace." We are only beginning to experience the consequences.
The second part of the book focuses on the fate of societies who dare, usually by dictates of tradition and ancestral memory, to opt out of living inside a machine with the rest of us and follow alternative, wiser paths.
Eloquent, essential.
A beautifully written book, exposes the truth.......2003-11-06
I would never have found myself reading an indian book when I was in school. Back then, all we had were grades. Even now, I find myself giving a grade to the article I just read, In the Absence of the Sacred.
But after I realize I am grading it, I also realize the real premise of how we view the world. As a set of statistics and numbers. Isn't it true, today, that all we do when we rate other countries in accordance to us, is see whether they have economies and buildings and airplanes and factories? Then we grade how well they output their economies, how much influence they have. Even art is part of this influence, and the human, in whatever form it was in, is lost. How sad.
Soon countries, together in this vast machine world, become nothing but amalgamations of future and past prophecies of cultural and societal development, all leading forward. Or upward. But what of the societies that have not embraced this trend? The ones that don't show up on the map?
Jerry Mander's has written about these peoples, and their names are not used in vain. He gives them a fair voice, showing how their annihilation in map is not the same as character or spirit. I believe we have come to the brink of an edge in time, when we can finally see through the cracks in the infrastructure of this matrix, one that we continue to be trapped in, because of our lack of understanding of the power of the imagination. Though they are just words, I often wonder, how many people could resist feeling sorry for loved ones that died in a faraway country? Or the feeling of being broken, lost, and adrift? Don't all human beings feel these feelings?
Book Description
Use our method to attain maximum height in your kicks and to be able to kick at that height with no warm-up!
Learn:
* How to stretch safely and quickly to achieve and maintain your maximum flexibility
* How to make your muscles grow stronger and longer so you stay flexible all the time
* How to do splits even if you are over 40 or 50
* How to kick high and do splits with no warm-up
* How to develop each of the three kinds of flexibility—dynamic, static active and static passive—to suit every athlete's needs
* What exercises are "no-no's" if you want to stretch your muscles
* All the factors limiting flexibility
* Brilliantly simple tests of hip joint mobility and muscle length that dispel common misconceptions of what limits flexibility the most
Customer Reviews:
A Valuable and Extremely Interesting Book.......2007-05-05
As the title implies, this is a scientific and somewhat technical book on stretching. It is also insightful, helpful, and fascinating. It will show you how to learn to stretch physically, and it may stretch your mind as well. This is not a book that shows a series of activity or sport specific stretches for say running, tennis, or golf. It explores what is known about stretching, what is good and bad about stretching.
how to do the splits - and not much else.......2007-04-27
After some nagging running injuries I purchased three books on stretching.
"Stretching scientifically" is not really a guide to injury prevention, or even flexibility training. It's more of a guide as to how to do splits. If you want to do splits, it might be worthwhile. If you're an athlete, trying to prevent injuries, or trying to increase performance, it's not much help at all. The inner cover is filled with13 pictures of readers who learned to do splits. The front cover is a picture of a split. So is the back cover.
Everything is the book ties into doing splits. There are many common and useful stretches missing. There is nothing for the calves, hips, nothing really for the quads, back (maybe a few of the split stretches will target some of these indirectly, but not as a primary goal.) When I'm injured, I research my injury on the web and try to figure out what stretches might have helped it. As a result, I've learned many interesting and useful stretches over the years - and NONE of them were in this book.
Plus, the book is loaded with techno speak. Even as an aerospace engineer trained in reading massive technical volumes my eyes still glazed over reading this book. A lot of technical references, but who cares (no way to read the cited articles, done just to impress)? There was a lot of information presented, some of which might be good, but it was hard to make sense of. I lacked a clear summary and goal set after reading the book. It's the authors job to know everything and present it in a clear, concise, organized, and usable form. What I got was a ton of raw data for me to organize.
There was nothing on which stretches prevent which injuries. Not much on how and when to stretch. Not anything on how to tell if you're overstretching. If you had a specific question it's even hard to find out what chapter to go to - the information is spread out all over. On the plus side, I liked the question and answer portion of the book at the end. I think he'd probably be an all right guy to deal with in person, one on one. However, the introduction to the chapter reads "Does this method really work?" At this point, I realized I couldn't summarize what his method really was.
I think this Mr. Kurz really does know what he's talking about - but is having a hard time communicating it in a simple and effective fashion. Again, it's for the kick boxer who wants to do splits - not for endurance athletes who want to minimize repetitive motion injuries.
At the same time I also purchased "Stretching Anatomy." A good solid book, lots of good stretches, some new to me, all my favorite stretches included. However, no tie in between the various stretches and different sport and injuries was made. I'd certainly want to know what stretches were good for a runner with Achilles problems, for example. You have to figure that out on your own. Still, there's lot of good general commentary on what each stretch achieves, and it's no big task to narrow it down to what could help you. Very visual, information is very easy to absorb and apply quickly, you can't be using it in 10 minutes, and isn't that what most of us want?
The last book I purchased was "Stretching" by Bob Anderson. Its is a pretty good book as well, equal but different from "Stretching Anatomy." The information was a little harder to digest, but still not bad. Perhaps a few more tidbits of information compared to "Stretching Anatomy." There's nice section showing a group of stretches that apply to a variety of sports, from running to bull riding! Also a section on massage tools. Lots of nice summaries, good organization, once I read it a few more times it might become my favorite stretching book.
So, overall, two yeas and one nay. Tossing "Stretching Scientifically," using "Stretching Anatomy" TODAY, going to re-read "Stretching" a few times. Still haven't found the perfect stretching book, but two are definitely worthwhile.
Understanding Stretching.......2007-04-09
This guide to stretching will teach you the principles of stretching so you'll understand why a stretch needs to be a certain way. Understanding will give you a better workout.
Excellent reference........2007-03-11
That's all I can say, read and with practice you will become flexible.
Best guide yet.......2007-03-02
"Stretching Scientifically" is as mentioned in other reviews not the best organized book on stretching, but in my opinion it needn't be. The goal of the book is not to give you a specific program for such and such sports (although a couple of examples are given) but to give you a thorough underdstanding of the priciples of stretching. If you understand the theory and principle of stretching, then you can apply those to any specific stretch routine making it better.
The theoretical information in the first chapter is not, as another reviewer stated, "filler". It may not be very necessary to understand it to the fullest, but it gives insight into stretching which in return will give you a better stretch. Also he documents all his statements and gives references all the way through the section which gives the reader a reference for further reading and also gives the text an air of authenticity and authority. Something worth doing is worth doing well, someone once said, and it is also true here.
All of the excercises shown in the book are simple and easy to do and will create results if you ACTUALLY DO THEM. I've been training Chinese martial arts for many years, so I was flexible to start with, but after following Kurtz' book for only a month I saw great results. Especially the dynamic stretching routine which can be made anywhere at any time is worth more than words can express. It makes the body loose and supple and keeps you flexible in only a few minutes a day. If only you do it.
There are of course bad things about the book. The drawings in the specific routines are of matchstick men doing the excersises which I don't care for (you can perfectly understand what you're supposed to do, it just looks bad), and the layout in general is not as good as it could be. But these are only small things and has no bearing on the important things in the book: the information on stretching.
Highly recommendable
Average customer rating:
|
Frommer's London From $75 A Day 2000 (Frommer's $-A-Day Guides)
Arthur Frommer
Manufacturer: Hungry Minds
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
 General
| Great Britain
| Europe
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
General
| England
| Great Britain
| Europe
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
London
| England
| Great Britain
| Europe
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
Guidebooks
| Reference & Tips
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
Frommer's
| Guidebook Series
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 0028634764 |
Book Description
Frommer's is the name you can trust for great travel bargains. Our acclaimed $-a-Day series is not for backpackers who want to rough it, but for travelers with taste, who've outgrown their student lifestyle and demand comfortable accommodations and good, authentic meals at a reasonable price. Each guide is loaded with detailed listings for mom-and-pop motels, B&Bs, comfortable guesthouses, good-value bistros, and ethnic restaurants. You'll find a bargain-hunter's shopping guide, affordable fun after dark, and complete sightseeing coverage, including the best things to do for free (or almost).
Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go--they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. Every Frommer's $-a-Day Guide is up-to-date, with dozens of color maps and exact prices for every single expense, so you can accurately plan each day's budget. Frommer's knows that affordable travel doesn't have to mean making sacrifices. It's about having fun and getting a great deal!
London may be just about the most expensive city in the world right now, but that doesn't mean it's out of reach for travelers without bottomless wallets. Thoroughly updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's London from $85 a Day has everything you need for an unforgettable and affordable trip. Our expert author, who's lived in London all her life, has scoured the city in search of its best bargains, and she'll share them with you, in this detailed and irreverent guide.
Inside you'll find inviting places to stay, from charming B&Bs located steps away from major attractions to cozy rooms in trendy Notting Hill--for as little as $35 per person a night! We'll help you find great dining at unbelievably low prices, from a $10 feast at a traditional Indian restaurant to a $16 dinner at one of Soho's hottest new-wave pubs.
You'll rely on Frommer's for a complete budget guide to all the city's sights. We'll show you where to shop for collectibles and fashion you can afford, and take you to the best sales and street markets. And we'll help you land the hottest theater tickets at a discount, find a memorable pub, and take exciting side trips to Windsor, Bath, Stratford, Oxford, and Cambridge. You'll even get a free color fold-out map and an online directory that makes trip-planning a snap!
Customer Reviews:
great resource!.......2000-09-22
i used the 1998 version of this book when i went to london and i have no doubt but that this one is just as good. it gave us the scoop on where to stay, how to negotiate a good bed and breakfast rate, and where to get good food at reasonable prices. it also lays out manageable itineraries, gives you the dish on when to go to which sights, and which ones are best left unseen. really, really well done!
Average customer rating:
|
Frommer's Portable London 2000 (Frommer's Portable Guides)
Arthur Frommer
Manufacturer: Hungry Minds
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
General
| Europe
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Great Britain
| Europe
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
General
| England
| Great Britain
| Europe
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
London
| England
| Great Britain
| Europe
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
Guidebooks
| Reference & Tips
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
Frommer's
| Guidebook Series
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 0028630726 |
Book Description
Frommer's Portable Guides offer all the detailed information and insider advice of a Frommer's Complete Guide--but in a concise, pocket-sized format.
Perfect for the short-term traveler who insists on value and doesn't want to wade through or carry a full-size guidebook, this series selects the very best choices in all price categories and takes you straight to the top sights. Get the latest on hotels, restaurants, sightseeing, shopping, and nightlife in a nutshell in these lightweight, inexpensive guides.
Thoroughly updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's Portable London is completely up to date with the latest developments in Europe's hottest city. It's all at your fingertips: a carefully chosen selection of the very best places to stay and dine in all price categories; the top museums, cathedrals, and historic sights; world-class shopping; and the best of London's nightlife, including theater, music clubs, and memorable pubs. With detailed neighborhood maps and valuable logistical tips, Frommer's gives you the best of London at a glance!
Average customer rating:
- Frommer's London Fairly Helpful
- I swear by Frommer's
- How to Have a Bloody Good Time in London
|
Frommer's London 2000
Frommer's Staff
Manufacturer: Hungry Minds
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
General
| Europe
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Great Britain
| Europe
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
London
| England
| Great Britain
| Europe
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
Guidebooks
| Reference & Tips
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
Frommer's
| Guidebook Series
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 0028630645 |
Customer Reviews:
Frommer's London Fairly Helpful.......2001-06-10
I purchased this book prior to making my visit to England last year. I did find much of the information quite helpful, although the "tube" map was not up-to-date (thus causing me to subtract a star, as it didn't include the two newest lines). Public transit is the way to go in London, so I hope the next edition will have the updated map. At any rate, the book is helpful in selecting museums, restaurants and other places of interest. If you are visiting London, I would recommend adding this book to a stack of other guides but not necessarily making it the only one you read.
I swear by Frommer's.......2000-09-21
As always, Frommer's is an excellent guide to your destination. I use them for every new city I visit, and London was just as good as every other one I've used. Frommer's is always honest with their opinions...and always right!
How to Have a Bloody Good Time in London.......2000-04-06
Frommer's London 2000 is an excellent resource for the inexperienced traveller. Starred reviews point the tourist toward sights that one simply should not miss. Restaurant reviews are right on target and are conveniently grouped according to location and price. Information regarding brief trips out of town is also included. Where and when can one catch a train to Oxford, and how much will it cost? It's in Frommer's. I found this to be a very handy little guide.
Average customer rating:
|
Frommer's London from $75 a Day '99
Marilyn Wood , and
Arthur Frommer
Manufacturer: Frommer
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
General
| Great Britain
| Europe
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
General
| England
| Great Britain
| Europe
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
London
| England
| Great Britain
| Europe
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
Guidebooks
| Reference & Tips
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
Frommer's
| Guidebook Series
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 0028626419 |
Average customer rating:
|
Frommer's Portable London '99
Darwin Porter
Manufacturer: MacMillan Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
General
| Great Britain
| Europe
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
General
| England
| Great Britain
| Europe
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
London
| England
| Great Britain
| Europe
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
Guidebooks
| Reference & Tips
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
Frommer's
| Guidebook Series
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Travel
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 0028628586 |
Book Description
Sometimes good things come in small packages. For the short-term traveler who insists on value and doesnt want to pack a full-size guidebook, heres a brand-new series that selects the very best in each destination and presents it all at a glance. The latest on hotels, restaurants, sightseeing, shopping, and nightlifeits all yours in a nutshell in these inexpensive, lightweight guides.
Download Description
Frommer's Portable Guides offer all the detailed information and insider advice of a Frommer's Complete Guide- but in a concise, pocket-sized format. Perfect for the short-term traveler who insists on value and doesn't want to wade through or carry a full-size guidebook, this series selects the very best choices in all price categories and takes you straight to the top sights. Get the latest on hotels, restaurants, sightseeing, shopping, and nightlife in a nutshell in these lightweight, inexpensive guides. Thoroughly updated every year (unlike most of the competition), "Frommer's Portable London" is completely up to date with the latest developments in Europe's hottest city. It's all at your fingertips: a carefully chosen selection of the very best places to stay and dine in all price categories; the top museums, cathedrals, and historic sights; world-class shopping; and the best of London's nightlife, including theater, music clubs, and memorable pubs. With detailed neighborhood maps and valuable logistical tips, Frommer's gives you the best of London at a glance! If you'd like to explore the city in greater depth, check out "Frommer's London" and "Frommer's Memorable Walks: London." If you're traveling on a tight budget, turn to "Frommer's London from $85 a Day" or "Frommer's Portable London from $85 a Day." Complete guides to the entire country include "Frommer's England" and "Frommer's England from $70 a Day."
Customer Reviews:
Expensive City.......2006-05-03
This book is breezy, chatty, and eager to please. The writers want to be your friend on your visit to London. One restaurant review suggests you avoid the salmon; the description of the Tower of London tour warns you away from the locking-up ceremony, calling it "cheesy." The cheerful tone the writers take is wonderful, but that doesn't excuse the fact that they think the average visitor to London is made of money.
Admittedly, like most crowded cities, London is notorious for its high prices. But if you limit your visit to the highlights in this pocket-sized volume you will be seeing a very expensive city. The authors' idea of an "inexpensive" hotel can run over 95 pounds per night, which to this working-class Anglophile is pretty pricy. And their discussion of shopping focuses heavily on Harrod's and the Carnaby Street revival, not the nieghborhood shops and pubs where you can get a nice shirt and a pint without being singled out as a tourist.
And if you're more interested in culture than in bringing home trophies, the authors aren't speaking your language. Though they touch on highlights like the RSC and the Tate Modern, frankly most of us only needed those pointed out on a map; thorough reviews were superfluous. How about the more esoteric theatres and museums, the small coffee shops where folkies play Welsh murder ballads, the walking tour that takes in the best busking corners? I'd pay good money for a tour guide that included those.
I can't call this guidebook bad. If you have mad money enough to throw around with moderate abandon, this book may well be right up your street. As I've mentioned above, its pointers and reviews are thorough, not to mention affable and organized. But for curious college students, sailors on leave, and the eager working American who manages to swing two weeks off work, this book is way out of your league. Keep browsing for the right volume, because this one ain't it.
Average customer rating:
- Excelente obra sobre que ilustra la Revolucion Rusa
- It's the truth about the "revolutions for The People"
- Por alguna razón este libro sigue siendo proibido
|
Rebelion En La Granja / Animal Farm (Clasicos Universales)
George Orwell
Manufacturer: Mestas Ediciones
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
General
| Classics by Age
| Literature
| Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
Political
| Genre Fiction
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Orwell, George
| ( O )
| Authors, A-Z
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
Paperback
| Orwell, George
| ( O )
| Authors, A-Z
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
Spanish
| Foreign Language Fiction
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
Spanish
| Foreign Language Nonfiction
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Infantil y juvenil
| Libros en español
| Formats
| Books
Literatura
| Infantil y juvenil
| Libros en español
| Formats
| Books
| Acción y Aventura
| Ciencia Ficción, Fantasía, Misterio y Horror
| Colecciones de Relato Corto
| Comicidad
| Crítica Literaria y Colecciones
| Cuentos de Hadas, Cuentos Tradicionales y Mitos
| Cultura Popular
| General
| Poesía
General
| Orwell, George
| ( O )
| Autores, A-Z
| Literatura y ficción
| Libros en español
| Formats
| Books
Pasta Blanda
| Orwell, George
| ( O )
| Autores, A-Z
| Literatura y ficción
| Libros en español
| Formats
| Books
Politica
| Horror
| Género Ficción
| Literatura y ficción
| Libros en español
| Formats
| Books
No-Ficción
| Libros en español
| Formats
| Books
| Automotriz
| Ciencias Sociales
| Crimen y Criminales
| Educación
| Estudios de la Mujer
| Feriados
| Filosofía
| Gobierno
| Hechos Verídicos
| Planeamiento Urbano y Desarrollo
| Política
| Sucesos de Actualidad
| Transportación
Classics by Age
| Literature
| Children's Books
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
( O )
| Authors, A-Z
| Literature & Fiction
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
Spanish
| Foreign Language Fiction
| Literature & Fiction
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
Political
| Genre Fiction
| Literature & Fiction
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
Spanish
| Foreign Language Nonfiction
| Nonfiction
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
All 4-for-3 Deals
| 4-for-3 Books Store
| Stores
| Books
Similar Items:
-
1984 (Biblioteca Juvenil)
-
De Ratones Y Hombres
-
1984 (Planeta Cero)
-
El dador
-
Las uvas de la ira: (Spanish language edition of The Grapes of Wrath)
ASIN: 8495311828 |
Customer Reviews:
Excelente obra sobre que ilustra la Revolucion Rusa.......2007-01-18
El Sr. Jones no sabe lo que estaba a punto de ocurrir en su granja pero continuaba con su patron de explotacion hasta el dia en que los animales se levantaron para hacer justicia y buscar la igualdad. La trama gira en torno a la manera en la que los animales producen y llevan a cabo esta revolucion. Este es un clasico el cual estuvo prohibido y censurado en muchos lugares. Hoy podemos disfrutar de esta excelente obra de George Orwell. En esta edicion encontrara un prologo nunca antes publicado escrito por el autor, el cual es analizado en su contexto. Excelente obra facil de leer, entretenida y con un potencial historico extraordinario.
It's the truth about the "revolutions for The People".......2006-07-17
It's a must read for whoever whants to know the truth about "equality" and "justice" in all communist countries.
Por alguna razón este libro sigue siendo proibido.......2004-04-19
Uno de los libros mas poderosos en la historia del mundo. Se trata de una granja donde los animales se revelan contra el granjero. Este libro ha sido proibido en los Estados Unidos, y sigue siendo proibido en partes de America Latina.
Despues de leer este libro, te acostaras en la esquinita de tu habitación en posición fetal mamandote el dedo y canturreando "El Ratoncito Miguel."
Si, soy un enfermo.
Book Description
This digital document is an article from Letras Libres, published by Thomson Gale on June 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1476 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details
Title: George Orwell: la santidad controvertida: ha sido facil llevar a George Orwell a las alturas de una santidad laica. Mas dificil ha sido razonar esa canonizacion y someterla a juicio. Christopher Dominguez Michael hace exactamente eso en el mes en que se cumple el centenario de nacimiento del legendario autor de 1984 y Rebelion en la granja. (Perfil).
Author: Christopher Domínguez Michael
Publication:
Letras Libres (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2003
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 5
Issue: 54
Page: 64(2)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
Book Description
This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA) on April 22, 2001. The length of the article is 1478 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details
Title: Rebelión en la granja.(quieren evitar el uso de animales para experimentos de uso cosmético)(TT: Rebellion at the farm.)(TA: no more use of animals for cosmetics products)
Author: María Corisco
Publication:
Epoca (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 22, 2001
Publisher: Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA)
Page: 66
Distributed by Thomson Gale
Average customer rating:
|
Rebelion En La Granja/ Rebellion in the Farm
George Orwell
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Literary
| General
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Orwell, George
| ( O )
| Authors, A-Z
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
Paperback
| Orwell, George
| ( O )
| Authors, A-Z
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
Spanish
| Foreign Language Fiction
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Orwell, George
| ( O )
| Autores, A-Z
| Literatura y ficción
| Libros en español
| Formats
| Books
Pasta Blanda
| Orwell, George
| ( O )
| Autores, A-Z
| Literatura y ficción
| Libros en español
| Formats
| Books
Literaria
| General
| Literatura y ficción
| Libros en español
| Formats
| Books
ASIN: 9700759067 |
Average customer rating:
|
Rebelion En La Granja
Giraud Orwell
Manufacturer: Destino Ediciones
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Children's Books
| Subjects
| Books
| Baby-3
| Ages 4-8
| Ages 9-12
| Audiobooks
| Animals
| Arts & Music
| Authors & Illustrators, A-Z
| Computers
| Educational
| History & Historical Fiction
| Issues
| Literature
| Obsessions
| People & Places
| Popular Characters
| Reference & Nonfiction
| Religions
| Science, Nature & How It Works
| Series
| Sports & Activities
General
| Infantil y juvenil
| Libros en español
| Formats
| Books
ASIN: 8423313514 |
Average customer rating:
|
Rebelion en la Granja
Manufacturer: Guillermo Kraft
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000G1KTW2 |
Books:
- Insects Did It 1st
- Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America
- Introduction to Animal Science: Global, Biological, Social and Industry Perspectives (3rd Edition)
- Introduction To Computational Biology: Maps, Sequences and Genomes (Interdisciplinary Statistics)
- John Muir: Rediscovering America
- Kamp Kill Kare: Memories Of Life In An Adirondack Great Camp
- Lab Experiments in Environmental Chemistry
- Making Friends: Training Your Dog Positively
- Manipulating the Mouse Embryo: A Laboratory Manual
- Molecular Biology of the Cell, Fourth Edition
Books Index
Books Home
Recommended Books
- Multiple Streams of Income
- Hope Rising: Stories from the Ranch of Rescued Dreams
- Federal Income Taxation, a Law Student's Guide to the Leading Cases and Concepts
- Gorgias
- History: Fiction or Science
- Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, Interactive Edition
- From So Simple a Beginning: Darwin's Four Great Books
- Sure-Hire Resumes
- Globalization and Trilateral Labor Markets: Evidence and Implications ; A Report to the Trilateral C
- Russian Banks & Financial Institutions Directory
Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television
The Case Against the Global Economy
My Name is Chellis and I'm in Recovery from Western Civilization
Original Wisdom: Stories of an Ancient Way of Knowing
The Voice of the Earth: An Exploration of Ecopsychology
