Access All Areas: A User's Guide to the Art of Urban Exploration
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  • Urban Exploration 101
  • A great book by a great man
  • Every urban explorer's MUST HAVE guide.
  • A decent book about an interesting subject
  • Excellent read, even if you don't plan to infiltrate anything
Access All Areas: A User's Guide to the Art of Urban Exploration
Ninjalicious
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ASIN: 0973778709

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Discover a hidden world in your own city!

From Ninjalicious, the author of Infiltration zine, comes Access All Areas, the the first published guide to the exciting art of urban exploration, a rapidly growing hobby that allows participants to personally experience their cities’ hidden and off-limits spaces. Through chapters on topics like sneaking around, equipping and training, readers will learn the basics of the hobby, as well as about the most popular sites for urban exploration, such as abandoned buildings, construction sites, storm drains and utility tunnels.

Always an adventurer, Toronto author Ninjalicious began his intensive, thoroughly documented approach to exploration during a lengthy hospital stay, when boredom motivated him to explore the beautiful old building’s every nook and cranny. He began publishing the zine Infiltration in 1996, in conjunction with the website infiltration.org, which, with nearly 2,000 visitors a day, is widely considered to be an authoritative source on the hobby of urban exploration. Ninjalicious completed Access All Areas shortly before his untimely death from cancer in summer 2005.

Copies are available for online purchase at www.infilpress.com

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Urban Exploration 101.......2007-09-11

For anyone in the "Urban Exploration" scene, the name Ninjalicious is almost legendary. Not that he was one of the first to explore tunnels and old buildings, but he was one of the first to really achieve some level of fame for doing so. So the source for this information is more than credible.

If you are a veteran explorer, this book probably will not tell you much you don't already know. If you are just beginning to explore, this may be a helpful guide, but you'd be better off finding experienced people and going with them. A little experience and a good amount of common sense should see you through.

That said, I still would recommend this book to any active or armchair explorer. The author's humor makes reading this book a joy and the personal stories he includes are highly entertaining. So if nothing else, read it for fun. Plus, you never know. There may be a gem or 2 of wisdom in there for even the most veteran explorer.

4 out of 5 stars A great book by a great man.......2007-01-12

As a long time urban explorer, this book didn't really tell me much I didn't already know or that a little common sense couldn't figure out once you have been to a few places. That fact notwithstanding, this is a great introductory book to the art of urban exploration, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to get into the hobby. It has lots of good pointers that would have been a lot easier to read then they were to figure out in my own.

5 out of 5 stars Every urban explorer's MUST HAVE guide........2007-01-10

A comprehensive book outlining the ins and outs of urban exploration; no stone is left unturned. If you're into urban exploration and photography, this book is an essential tool to enhance your adventures. Read it again and again and keep it in your camera bag/backpacks.

3 out of 5 stars A decent book about an interesting subject.......2006-11-10

This book is a nice introduction to the world of urban exploration. At times, it is patronizing and sounds like it was written by a kid for a kid, but the spirit of the information is sound.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent read, even if you don't plan to infiltrate anything.......2006-02-06

I grabbed this book from the library because the subject intrigued me - not because I plan to infiltrate anything, but rather just because I wanted to read about it. And what a great read it turned out to be. Ninjalicious writes very well and with a good sense of humour. He covers the subject thoroughly (I can't imagine he overlooked anything) and with a good attitude. I enjoyed the several brief anecdotes scattered throughout the book describing infiltrations which Ninjalicious conducted (and documented with photos), and I particularly enjoyed the chapter on social engineering (the principles of which are applicable to many day-to-day non-infiltration encounters). Highly recommended.
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    Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando
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    4 out of 5 stars Muckraking journalism... by an academic.......2003-05-01

    Richard Foglesong is one hell of an investigative reporter. I know, I know - he's not a journalist, he's a college professor. But he writes like a journalist and reports like a journalist, and "Married To The Mouse" is a terrifically entertaining and penetrating look at the relationship between Disney and Orlando.

    Unfortunately - and this only a minor point, really - Foglesong is also an academic. I say "unfortunately" because the academic portions of this book are far-and-away the least interesting. They are filled with urban planning buzzwords and jargon. They try to tie together in neat academic theories what were really power struggles between a big business and a comparatively small county government.

    Foglesong is at his best when he tells us how things happened. How did Orlando build those roads that lured Disney to town? How did Disney get that crazy charter that makes the company an autonomous government? How did they abuse that charter to get perks that no other private business could dream of? How did Orlando and Orange County and Osceola County shirk their responsibilities to their taxpayers in failing to more forcefully confront Disney's abuses? These stories are told through detailed interviews and narrative-style writing that makes the tales engaging reads. It is in the best tradition of muckraking journalism.

    Understand one thing: I like Disney World. I've been there many times. It's a fun place. I like Disney movies. I generally root for the Mouse. But I also despise abuses by large corporations. Disney is guilty of more than its share, and "Married To The Mouse" is the best account I've read of how and why that happened.

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    I enjoyed this book and all the intricacies it points out about the Disney Conglomerate. Sometimes a little tangled and overdetailed, it examines the business aspects of the Disney Corporation. Not at all an expose of actual park practices, this book deals with the big business of urban planning, politics, and scuffle over Orlando public funding. Well written for a complicated topic.

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    I found this book to drone on and on with unimportant details names, dates, etc. When reading about certain Disney law suits, the author would give a mini bio on every detail of every person who was in the courtroom! Not necessary, I wish he would have just stuck to the facts. There are other books out there with more disney information. Not enough facts about the parks, etc. And, it seemed to me that the objective was to turn the reader against the corporation, where infact I am still very pro-disney. Too bad if every other company in florida doesn't like the fact that disney has a "monopoly on the tourist spending" It just reaffirmed how brilliant the Disney Corporation really is.

    5 out of 5 stars Mouse Myths.......2001-09-11

    The Mouse can't hide! In his book, Professor Foglesong untangles the myth that has kept Disneyphobes uneasy about the saccrine American Disney myth. (Did Eisner know that not all fairy tales end well, and that in nearly every case there is a dangerous presence lurking in the background or that prince is hardly ever what he seems to be.) Maybe Foglesong should have included divorce as a component of his marriage metaphor, but then, marriage dissolutions are costly, and prenuptual agreements usually just run up court costs.
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    dragon. (Anyone who is not convinced that something is not off kilter at the Magic Kingdon needs to visit Celebration. Could any Disney worker afford to live there?) While the writer tells the story without judgment (the mark of a good scholar who does his homework)-- Disney should beware; the truth is out.

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    In its early years, air travel was a thrill for the rich. Today, it is boring, necessary and commonplace. Through well-written stories and narrative history, this easy read gives a history of air travel from the perspective of the architectural structures that support it. As our understanding of air travel has changed, airport architecture has changed as well. There is now more glass and more security, painfully long passageways, more roadway than runway and, of course, acres of parking. One thing has not changed: the airport has always been a portal to somewhere else. Airports are the waiting rooms of adventure and freedom. Naked Airport gives insight into the challenge of making these waiting rooms less purgatorial.

    I share the opinion of the other reviewer who says that the last part of the book is not as strong as the first. For example, there is no discussion of important recent developments such e-ticket kiosks and wireless networks. Even with this shortcoming, I still recommend this one.

    4 out of 5 stars Naked Airport - Good Book.......2005-04-09

    As an Architect, I found Mr. Gordon's book to be a very accessible read. This is not a coffee table book with glossy photographs and difficult to comprehend architectural theory. Instead he gives a very clear overview of the development of the airport building type, much like The Architecture of Diplomacy by Jane Loeffler does. He uses simple and tasteful photographs and graphics pared with a well written history. I would give this book a high mark and recommend it for both architects and non-architect. Thank you, Alastair Gordon for a nicely written book.

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    Alastair Gordon is at his best describing airport construction from the mid-1930s WPA era through the early 1960s. At one point, in fact, he says, "It would be nice to imagine a brief period, a golden moment, somewhere between say 1958 and 1963 ... when advanced technology and American-style marketing produced a perfect, jet-setting age of travel." Instead of devoting energy to a new preservationist movement for airports built during that period (for example, Saarinen's TWA terminal at JFK), Gordon bathes in reverie from this point of the book all the way to the end.

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          5 out of 5 stars The Colaborative Vision applied to tourism planning process.......2001-06-14

          The Colaborative Vision applied to tourism planning process:

          This book talk about the tourism growth to the perspective of sustanaible development, but give the global VISION. This VISION is very usefull because is based on System General Theory, and plus to this logic structure the COLABORATIVE activities establishing dynamic relationship between the components of Industry Tourism-System, the core of this book is the Community Participation towards to Common-Pool Resuorces Paradigm,in all cases relationated to tourism, for instance: in development, in perception , in behavior , and so on. For other hand, the management process is presented like the vehicule to perform any activitie or program or project in this study-object. My atention for this book was determine by the "system-process of management" , structured by a set of administrative conceptual focus: overall RESILIENCY and sustainability, efficiency and equity too. And in the Management is very important understand in really dimension the Strategies Process. So on..

          I believe that this book is very usefull to create an advanced VISION of the component of Tourism Industry and the Management Process towards Sustainable Development. The book require previous studies about Management, Administrative Science, System Theory, System Analysis and Game Theory.

          Thanks!.

          4 out of 5 stars A very good overview, well-written and well structured book........2000-04-24

          The cases studied are very updated and they analyze several situation at many countries(on unusual economics situations).

          4 out of 5 stars Read this book before arguing over tourism regulation........1999-10-20

          This survey is an essential resource for tourism supporters, opponents, regulators, and anyone else wants to understand what can happen and what can be done when the rest of the world finds out what a nice place you have.

          It's basically a casebook, with a sturdy analytical framework to help you compare the cases. The authors describe regulatory systems for managing community tourism resources to control quality, to control quantity, to enhance the market, or some combination of these. Examples are provided from about 30 communities in the U.S. and around the world.

          The book includes a particularly valuable collection of notes that should help readers track down further resources and contacts.

          I'm a local government staffer for a city of 30,000 that has seen its tourism traffic swell to 700,000 people per summer, with daily loads up to 10,000. This book provides some comfort in knowing that we are not alone in this remarkable experience, and we can learn from what others have tried.

          The book suffers somewhat from mediocre typography, but the layout is clean, the maps are helpful, and there's a sprinkling of photographs to give you a feel for some of the places under discussion. You may not need a copy for each of your planning commissioners, but you will probably want one or two to loan out and one to keep in your desk.
          Understanding Urban Tourism: Image, Culture and Experience (Tourism, Retailing & Consumption)
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          Understanding Urban Tourism: Image, Culture and Experience (Tourism, Retailing & Consumption)
          Martin Selby
          Manufacturer: I. B. Tauris
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          Understanding Urban Tourism applies methods and concepts that are currently transforming our understanding of society in other areas of social sciences and applying them to urban tourism. With an emphasis on image, culture and experience, the author draws upon the "cultural turn" to explain the human aspects of the urban tourism phenomenon. He emphasizes the significance of urban tourism within debates upon the contemporary city, postmodernity and the pursuit of social science. Clearly written, with case studies and further reading, Martin Selby's textbook reveals the rich potential of contemporary social science for urban tourism. It will be welcomed by students and lecturers in related disciplines.

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          5 out of 5 stars nice shopping experience.......2007-02-07

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          5 out of 5 stars Going deeper in urban tourism jungle.......2004-08-23

          In this fascinating book Martin Selby takes the reader deeper into urban tourism jungle than any other writer on the subject. A must read for all aspiring and experienced urban tourism researchers.

          5 out of 5 stars An excellent resource.......2004-08-21

          This book truly provides a more indepth understanding of the urban tourism experience and the various disciplinary perspectives from which it can be studied and measured. In addition to the highly informative nature of the content, the chapters are very well structured and the case studies extremely valuable, so that the book will be an excellent addition to teaching material for urban tourism and urban planning.
          Doing the Town: The Rise of Urban Tourism in the United States, 1850-1915
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            Doing the Town: The Rise of Urban Tourism in the United States, 1850-1915
            Catherine Cocks
            Manufacturer: University of California Press
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            Tourists and travelers in the early nineteenth century saw American cities as ugly spaces, lacking the art and history that attracted thousands to the great cities of Europe. By the turn of the century, however, city touring became popular in the United States, and the era saw the rise of elegant hotels, packaged tours, and train travel to cities for vacations that would entertain and edify. This fascinating cultural history, studded with vivid details bringing the experience of Victorian-era travel alive, explores the beginnings of urban tourism, and sets the phenomenon within a larger cultural transformation that encompassed fundamental changes in urban life and national identity.
            Focusing mainly on New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Catherine Cocks describes what it was like to ride on Pullman cars, stay in the grand hotels, and take in the sights of the cities. Her evocative narrative draws on innovative readings of sources such as guidebooks, travel accounts, tourist magazines, and the journalism of the era. Exploring the full cultural context in which city touring became popular, Cocks ties together many themes in urban and cultural history for the first time, such as the relationships among class, gender, leisure, and the uses and perceptions of urban space. Offering especially lively reading, Doing the Town provides a memorable journey into the experience of the new urban tourist at the same time as it makes a sophisticated contribution to our understanding of the urban and cultural development of the United States.

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