The several walks that I tried were awful. They were prepared by people with some personal link to a particular neighborhood, and were unbelievably self-indulgent.

I believe it was walk 12, "Jagged Symmetries", that consisted largely of the author pointing out homes and restaurants where he had once hung out with Andy Warhol. The Peter Singer walk involves him pointing out buildings where he had offices when he was writing various books. Virtually no architectural information, or interesting historical information. Just personal reminisences that would have been best shared only with close personal frieds.

I like this book very much. I was in New York City for four days, and I did one walk each day. Each walk (there are twenty three walks in total) is written by a different author, who has memories, passions, or experiences with a particular neighborhood. As I was walking in one neighborhood, I was trying to find the old pickle shop; in an other neighborhood I was looking for the cabaret theatre/restaurant. I did all the things written in the walk chapter I was reading. I ate the desert in that French cafe and I bought some cheese from the shop mentioned in the chapter. This book is, I think, for people who love history, life, art, people and food. I recommend reading the particular walk chapter in advance, and then reading the same chapter piece by piece as you do the walk.
Next time I will do the next four walks that I already chose.

I'm not writing to review this book, I'm writing to correct an error in the author's bio (The "corrections" section of your website did not have a space for this, so I'm doing it here). Joe Passov is the former editor of LINKS Magazine, not the current editor. Please do not post this message, just make sure the correction is made. Thank you.

Finally a travel guidebook that offers something other than meaningless fluff! Passov is a great storyteller who relates what's its really like to play some of the best golf courses in the eastern U.S. You'll want to clean the grass off your shoes after browsing the chapters. In addition to honest and informed opinions on the golf courses, Passov also provides an encyclopedic amount of information on resorts, restaurants, and other activities in the vicinity of the golf courses. If all guidebooks were this breezily written, entertaining, and full of hardore travel info, you'd never have a bad vacation or a disappointing round of golf. My only hope is that Passov will cover the rest of the country-- and the world-- soon so I know where to go next for a great golf vacation.

This book first appeared and quickly disappeared in a soft cover version during the autumn of 1998. It ran 96 pages, more than 30 pages less than the publisher's stated specs and it exemplifies precisely the disaster created by having an out-of-town PR person team with an out-of-town writer to interpret any town's local history. The cover sets the tone by claiming that the township is 300 years old -- in fact, it was founded in the 1860's. The uninspired text gives no feeling or understanding of time or place and completely lacks the nuance which makes any town unique. The photos are often incorrecly identified and as unbelievable as it sounds, some photos are not even of West Orange. We long-time residents had hoped for much better...

I just recently completed the History of West Orange and it was a fantastic journey into the history of our township. I felt as though I was re-living West Orange's history through the author's rich, lively text and the interesting photographs which bring his words to life. If the author is an "out-of-towner" than we should be grateful to him for giving us a historical book that we can all be proud of.

The book has a nice sampling of the things to do in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, and Maryland. It's divided by season, month and state. Each activity includes contact information (including website addresses), a description of the events, and insiders tips. It's a great companion for people who are looking for local events in their area throughout the year. It includes state and county fairs, a nice listing of First Night Celebrations, and other resources. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys local events in their area.

Fairly decent guide book, but somewhat overpriced for a paperback. The inclusion of logos from some establishments makes me wonder if their reviews have been skewed by a monetary inducement to the author... Also, I can't believe a Cape Cod guide book that doesn't include a reference to Cuffy's factory store!

I had typed quilt into the search and this title was among those listed. Being from NY I was curious and asked for more info. At the top of the Table of Contents is the phrase "piecing the quilt" - followed by chapters that I thought were quilt block names. Although there is beautiful photography thru out the book and in hard cover version - it would make a great coffee table book - I had thought I was ordering a book featuring quilt block patterns about the Adirondacks!

There are alot of pictures of the Toms River area in the late 1800 early 1900s.Most pictures are captioned and the people are named. Limited facts on area but if you like picture books this is good.

This book contains over 200 pictures of the railway, stations, bridges etc. However, there is almost no text, so get it if you want the pictures of the B&O and won't mind the lack of text.

Just a basic copy of the starting 'confederacy' of towns banning together to establish justice in the new america. The copy quality was a bit lacking in some places. A better job could have been done in the book's physical quality.

It certainly is interesting to see how 'justice' (or the concept thereof) has changed from 1650 until now. Read this book, see where we were. Look at the courts today and see where we are.

Determine for yourself which society is closer to what should be. Then determine which society is closer to what you think is right.

My wife and I enjoy going off the beaten path and finding little gem of towns. We were hoping to use this book for some outings in Maine this coming October (2003). However, I should have paid more attention to the back cover on the description when I bought it. Donna Gold highlights 8 small towns with some interesting stories but nothing that would totally excite your average tourist. For example, I was looking for something "Down East" and read the section on the town of Addison. She goes into a feel-good story about a retiree from Florida who moved there in the 80's and is now building a schooner. While it is fine and dandy, it isn't likely that this gentleman would want everyone and their dog to stop by to chat with him the way she did about his life and passion for these magnificant ships.

I don't know - I reckon for me that my disappointment was that I didn't pay as much attention to the back cover as it would have briefly given an idea of what I may have expected.

It's quaint reading, but not practical for your average tourist who likes hideaway places.