The descriptions of various Vegas locations in this book are detailed and accurate, and easy to read. The book includes tips on getting the best airfare, hotel, and ticket rates, as well as attention-grabbing descriptions of what you can find and where. Ratings from one to six stars are included for every hotel, casino, and restaurant, as well as periodic "blurb boxes" of worthy and humorous side notes about Las Vegas. This book makes an excellent start for the first time Sin City visitor, or for those who have been before but might have missed something and want to know where to find it. The maps are also easy to follow and quite helpful.

So why do I give this book only 4 out of 5 stars? Because there are pieces of it that mislead the buyer. The book is NOT "filled with hundreds of dollars of money-saving coupons" as the photo says. There are a FEW coupons in the back of the book, but they make absolutely no sense for this guide. For instance, there are coupons for Universal Studios and for Knotts Berry Farm, both of which are located in Los Angeles. Now why the heck anyone would put L.A. coupons in a Las Vegas/Reno/Tahoe guide, I have yet to figure out. The single ACTUAL Las Vegas coupon in this book is for a Mini Grand Prix fun center that is located nowhere near either the Strip or the Downtown area...most visitors will not even see the place, and I've not seen this Grand Prix advertised anywhere else but this book. And there are NO Reno, Laughlin, or Tahoe coupons in the book.

And even if you DID manage to use the all of six or seven coupons included in the book, you wouldn't even save $200.

What else misleads the reader? Well, be careful...there is a great (and perhaps valid) point the author makes about always asking hotels for their BEST rate. He then tells how he called a hotel and got a quote of $149 for the room. After an initial "Ouch" response, the agent lowered the price to $109 due to a promotion. He then asked for the BEST rate...$79. But then he's a member of AAA...ok now he only has to pay $72. Great story...the catch? It didn't happen at a Vegas hotel...the hotel in question was in Chicago. Now, I'd think that if you're going to buy a Vegas guide, you want VEGAS stories, not Chicago ones. But so much of the book is about Vegas, that you tend to ignore little details like that if you don't read the stories carefully. And that is not the only story in the book where you will find little fallacies like that.

So be SURE when you read the tips and tricks, that you take them with a grain of salt. But if you're already IN vegas or know where you will stay and just want to choose activities or eateries, you probably won't find any guide much better.

THIS BOOK IS AN EXCELLENT TRAVEL COMPANION. WE USED THE MAPS INSIDE FOR DRIVING DIRECTIONS. THEY ARE ALL VERY EASY TO READ AND FOLLOW. IT ALSO HAS A GOOD LISTING OF SIGHTS TO SEE AND THINGS TO DO. I REALLY LIKE IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT BORING TO JUST SIT AND READ. IT GIVES YOU BRIEF HISTORY ON AREAS AND UPDATES ANY CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURED IN THE LAST YEAR. I LOOK FORWARD TO MY NEXT VACATION AND JUST HOPE THAT WHEREVER I PLAN TO GO THERE IS AND ECONOGUIDE FOR IT.

I've had the privledge to meet Ron and have learned a great deal from he and his team. His experience in both investing and analysing managers placis him in the rearified world of those with true insight. Reading his book will bring some of this long earned knowledge to you. The work is understandable and approachable, like Ron himself. Get the book. It will help.

The book is a complete collection of articles on the most widely implemented, and often misunderstood hedged investment strategies. For those seeking a deeper understanding of hedge fund investing, as well as insight into the thinking of many of the industry's thought leaders, this is the book.

If you want to see sharks look at eyewitness SHARK. If you want to see Whales look at Eyewitness WHALE. This book has both whales and sharks, but doesn't focus on them. This book is good because it has a little bit of everything from the Ocean, but if really love sharks or whales, for example, then you would proubuly soak up a whole lot more imformation then this book. But that doensn't mean this book is bad. Like I said, this book has a little bit of everything from the ocean. You should buy this book!

I'm a teacher and I find the Eyewitness books highly educational. I like the way the concepts are presented in a form without backgrounds. This gives clear facts to the reader without over taxing the attention span. The books are highly informative, presenting difficult concepts in comprehendable chunks that stimulate interest. I have almost the whole collection for my own children and they LOVE them!

Amazingly enough, Gosling uses the word Howlers in the book, which promptly reminded me of the Harry Potter series. Unlike the Howlers (exploding mail that shouts at you) in Potter, the Howlers in Gosling's book refers to the "pranks" that people commit during Halloween. Pranks is surrounded by quotation marks because the pranks are dangerous & sometimes result in broken bones and far worse events.

In this book, Gosling covers the dynamics of a long ago relationship between a group of boys. What happened to them on that long ago day & what happens during this frentic Halloween is something only Sheriff Matt Gabriel can discover. The usual cast of characters shows up here.

A highly enjoyable book and highly recommended.

A very good mystery story

Peggy O'Neill, campus cop, accompanies her elderly friend who is taking her dog to the vet clinic. While there, she is accosted by a man named Jason, who asks probing questions which soon become too personal for Peggy to answer comfortably. Shortly thereafter, one of the student assistants is killed and Jason confesses to Peggy that he has committed the murder. He continues to dart in and out of her life, terrorizing Peggy in the most unexpected places. She begins to investigate the life of the dead woman and finds out that all is not as it appears at the clinic. This is a tangled case, but Peggy finally uncovers the connection between Jason and the dead girl and discovers the truth behind the murders. This is another well-written Peggy O'Neill mystery.

I think that "Flirting with Death" is one of the best books I have read. For me, going into high school, I had to read books over the summer to get into my honors English class. I found this book, and this is the first I have read of her series. I was very impressed with her writing, and the way she made all of her characters come to life.

The way the book reads, you think you have everything all figured out, and as it turns out, what I thought was completely wrong. New discoveries, and page-turners, were found in the last chapters.

Every scene explained its self and was easy to follow. The book is also set in the present time, so the language and characters were easy to understand.

Overall, I think this book has a great plot, a strong story line, well-developed characters, the text was very fluent and the dialogue was easy to comprehend.

As tour coordinator at the H.F. Johnson House, Wingspread, I've met many Wright enthusiasts who rely on this guide when visiting the Midwest. The following incorrect information has been brought to my attention several times and we have notified the publisher in case the book is re-printed. I would still recommend the book as an excellent guide. Just be aware that the information on page 88 about "accessibility" to the Herbert F. Johnson House, Wingspread is incorrect. Wingspread is a Conference Center today and when conferences or meetings are not in session it is available for self-guided tours M-F, 9am to 4pm. Call the Wingspread Tour Coordinator(414)681-3353 to check availability.

An excellent reference book for Wright enthusiasts who enjoy hunting for his built works. Contains color pictures, addresses, local maps and even GPS coordinates to help travelers find Wright-designed buildings. Also contains several paragraphs of information plus a rating for each site. Aids travelers with limited amounts of time to focus on the best sites.

I bought this book hoping to get some ideas on how to make my backyard into a New Orleans garden oasis and this book delivered. Not only is it a helpful resource for gardeners (it has a chart of commonly used plants in New Orleans gardens), but it also is nice to just leaf through and look at the pictures. My only gripe is that there weren't enough gardens featured.

Here is that unusual New Orleans book, beautifully written by Jeannette Hardy and Lake Douglas, and sumptuously photographed by Richard Sexton, that journeys outside the heavily touristed French Quarter and into the neighborhoods that truly infuse the city with its unique spirit. French Quarter gardens are not neglected, of course, but the book is easily the best of its kind at revealing the entire far-flung city, its people and their lovely and sometimes idiosyncratic gardens.

The author covers the geology of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan. This is helpful because the state geologies are either unavailable (Minnesota's and Wisconsin's) or over-priced (Michigan's). What's particularly welcome is Mr. LaBarge's extensive description of Pre-Cambrian developments, a period usually skipped over in a couple of paragraphs. The only disappointment is finding that, after filling over two hundred pages getting to the end of the Ordovician, he covers everything from Silurian to Cretaceous in about three pages.

All in all, though, this is a welcome addition to the non-specialist geological literature and a bargain at the price.

this book is now in print again from GeoScience Press in Tucson A

This book is well written and enjoyable. It presents the case from those that wish to drain Lake Powell but is does so quite fairly and does give decent coverage to the pros of Lake Powell and and the access and beauty created by the massive Glen Canyon Dam.

Perhaps Mr Farmer angered more than he pleased but that usually shows that he is not completely one one side or the other.

A worthwhile read.

Biases first: I'm a rabid "drain the lake"er.

Still, one's arguments can only benefit from an effective challenge, and Farmer provides this in spades. An impassioned environmentalist, Farmer nonetheless points out that artificial environments are pretty much what we live in, and that if we look only to "untrammeled wilderness" as the source of our connection with nature, we're likely to run out of that wilderness in short order.

This book is an effective history of Glen Canyon, but it's also a critical analysis of wilderness tourism in the whole of Southern Utah, and a cogent deconstruction of our attitudes toward built versus natural landscapes. And unlike many such tomes (Stephen Pyne's valuable if turgid How the Canyon Became Grand comes to mind) Farmer writes his critique in a personable, approachable voice. It's rare to see a capable writer approach such a multifaceted subject without fear of using the first person singular pronoun. Eminently readable.

Peggy O'Neill, a campus cop, is making her regular nightly rounds at the University when she discovers that the door of the
Studio Arts Building is unlocked. When she investigates, she discovers a dead body and then is knocked over by a man she assumes is the escaping murderer. The victim is professor Russell Bell, of the Art Department. Peggy is able to identify the man who escaped after the police capture him, but a friend of hers tries to convince her that the man is innocent. If this is true, there are many suspects. Bell was a real womanizer and many women and their husbands had reason to kill him. Also there was considerable professional jealousy within the art department. Peggy conducts several interviews, and then it becomes clear to her that she is the next intended victim. "Grave Choices" is a good addition to this well-written series and should be pleasing to mystery fans.

Peggy is the most likable character I've met in a long time.
Enjoyable, totally absorbing. Pure, straightforward mystery sure to appeal to those who prefer a puzzle to mindless violence.