Fodor's has done it again. Vacation after vacation, I purchase Fodor's books to aid in my travel planning. Hotel recommendations were right on the money. Fodor's excellent comments and tips made my family's trip to Phoenix, The Grand Canyon and Sodona perfect. A must buy for any Arizona vacationer!

All you ever wanted to know about the Catalina Mountains and the people who braved them. Bowden has a way with words to capture your interests--even through the historical factual info. Aldo would be proud of him

This book was our Bible for our recent road trip through the four states covered. Accurate listings, in-depth coverage and helpful tips abound in this guide. We would have been lost without it!

Our first trip to AZ (Sedona, Grand Canyon, Phoenix, Scottsdale) was perfect thanks to this guidebook. We used it in advance to plan our days but also carried it with us because the local maps were so concise. Restaurant information proved accurate including prices. Very easy-to-use and compact (easy to tote).

I live in Arizona. I moved here in March of 2000. Back before I moved in, I got a copy of the previous edition of this book, after having researched all the options in a bookstore. So far, it's proved to be a very valuable resource, whether I want to find a place to eat or enjoy myself with my wife in Phoenix Metro, or if I'm heading north to the Grand Canyon and want to find an affordable and decent place where we can rest.

K.C. Kartchner was my grandfather, and I barely knew him when he passed away in 1970, when I was eleven years old. However, this book, K.C.'s unfinished memoir, paints a vivid picture of his youth, as well as the historical, religious, and geographical context whence he sprung. His early career as an intinerant fiddler, which began around the time his father was serving a Mormon mission (during a crucial period in K.C.'s life when he sorely needed fatherly guidance), made him a sort of "rock musician" of his day. In that framework, it is much easier to understand some of the later events of his life. In any case, he had some interesting adventures.

A wonderful tome by Janice Emily Bowers. These essays combine gardening, ecology and self reflection with a wonderful use of vocabulary. Thoroughly enjoyable; definitely not a one-read book!

The year is 1878, just two years after Gen.G.A.Custer is killed, and Roy Boone has lost his beautiful and young wife. He has not a destination in mind, but finds water and a caring sole in Jennifer Todd. However it is very apparent Mrs. Todd has been abused by her husband. After she feeds and waters Roy he once again takes to the trail. Not being able to get Jennifer out of his mind, worrying about her abuse, he returns to her home, but finds it empty. Now of a sudden bullets are whizzing past him. Now what do you think happens? Does Roy get killed, does he find jennifer, does Jennifer die, read a very good story and find out.

I finished reading A Good Town a week ago and I am still thinking about it. Howie and Tink are best friends, who grew up together in Bisbee, Arizona. They are young men bored with their hometown life and then they meet Waldo, who spells TROUBLE! This is a great story about friendship, honor, betrayal and the need for finding ones self. Douglas Hirt is a compassionate writer, who never lets the reader down and he knows the human heart. A Good Town is a keeper and I will enjoy reading it over again.

I have read this book and enjoyed it immensely. John Duncklee tells a simple tale, woven in his own unique manner, speaking eloquently of the early days in Arizona/Sonora territory. Thank you for such a vivid and realisitic approach: Even kids from New York can become the kindest of Cowboys.