What's that? You're interested in learning about Hersheypark's past and present? Well, this book has it all! Jam packed with photos and descriptions of rides, landscape, and people, this book will keep you entertained for hours! Do yourself a favor, buy this book! You will not regret it!

There are many books about the AT, but this one is superb for it's detail and attention to partial sections for hiking. Can be used for thru hiking as well. Gives day and overnight parking details, profile of terrain, degree of difficulty, recommended direction, water and shelter locations, topo maps, mileage etc. Everything that a hiker needs!! Excellent.

This is the best NYC guide for the sophisticated, adventurous visitor. New York changes constantly, and keeping up with new bars and restaurants is almost a fulltime job. Even visitors with friends here should buy this book, because the diversity of selections surpasses what even a half dozen people who go out a lot will come up with. This is the book I lend to foreign guests who want to go beneath the surface of the city to its more unusual, vibrant and diverse pleasures. Some of the choices coincide with those I've evolved over 20 years here, some are new to me, but all are worth considering. If there's a reader who wouldn't enjoy one or two of these select

If you are single and looking for new socializing ideas....this is the book for you. With over 300 listings of activities....ranging from sports to travel to volunteer work to off-the-beaten track ideas...there is something for everyone in the tri-state area. Written with a humorous tone....I hope singles will find the book positive and chock full of fun stuff to do while you look for Mr. or Ms. Right. It's a virtual Zagat's of the dating scene.

"This city is a cash sucking vortex" - one of my favorite quotes from this book. Long out of print, and outdated on some details, this book is still a scream. I wish someone would update this. Who is Warren D. Leight anyway? War 'N Delight? What kind of name is that?

Rudy Guiliani has done such a good job of cleaning up the city that he has made some parts of this book obsolete. Read this book to remember what the subway used to be like.

This book was very valuable when I was researching my novel, "A Daughter Of Liberty," by Allan Cole & Chris Bunch.

It is a shame that this book has not received the critical attention that it justly deserves. I discovered Andrew Roth's volume in Chicago's "Savvy Traveler" book store, and I took it with me during a four day getaway to Manhattan last year. It is much more than a guidebook to the notorious, though he provides us with a "roadmap" to tourist sites that are well off the beaten path. Mr. Roth is a compelling storyteller who dusts off the famous and forgotten news stories and brings them back to life. Mob assassinations, famous holdups, disasters, it's all here and it is clear to me that the author has an appreciation for the finer details of his stories, and is caught up in the subject matter. Mr. Roth must have devoted a lot of time to gathering the research from newspapers and secondary sources, and then tracking down the crime scenes to see which buildings remain, and what part of our history that has been lost. Without question this was a real labor of love for the author, and I look forward to seeing more of his work in the future.

I love this guide book. I couldn't find my old Streetwise NYC map so I went looking for a new one. This is a cool little book that opens into two sections. The front half is made up of a general view map of Manhattan with the subway. This map opens into 2 awesome fold-out detailed maps with all street names, major points of interest, hotels, shopping...etc. All this in a much smaller format than Streetwise. The back half of the book is a slick guide book. Although it is very abbreviated, I found that it wasn't lacking anything. Many of my favorite spots are mentioned, as well as some that I look forward to checking out.

To top off the neat presentation, the book has a slide out pen and an area to take notes, addresses and numbers...and on the top of the spine is an actual compass the flips out so you can orient yourself with the map. I find that nothing says 'native new yorker' more than whipping out a compass on Park Ave.

I love this book. It's size makes it a discreet reference (except for the compass) that fits in your pocket. It has all the tourist info. So for the price, buy this one and spend the rest on a specific guide for this city (like shopping or dining). Leave the bulky, endless guide books at home.

This little book, small enough to fit in a hiker's pocket is a thorough guide to these old landmarks. The author really knows his stuff; it's obvious that he's explored these areas for years. He tells you the history of each mine, it's location and what to expect. I wish I had this book when I was a kid in Ringwood, one of the oldest mining towns on the East coast! Instead of exploring blindly, I would have been armed with the formidable knowledge this book offers!

ANYBODY (and for once I mean it) who is at all interested in the Maine coast line, plans to visit Maine, has dreamed of cruising the Maine Archipelago, is interested in history and ecology of the northeastertn U.S. etc. owes it to themselves to order this book (and indeed the whole series). Lovingly written, beautifully illustrated with impossible-to-find historical photos and maps, this series by the greatest living (and probably greatest ever) expert on the history of Maine islands belongs in your boat, belongs on your desk, belongs by your bed. I try never to go Downeast without a stack o' Mclane (much to the bemusement of my skipper) and have spent mant happy afternoons on islands with my students working out just from where a particular photo was taken a century earlier. Beautifully written, with a nice mix of stories, geneologies, and a real eye for the land, this has been literally the "life's work" of a wonderful couple. All of us who know, study, and love these islands have a deep debt of gratitude to the McLanes.