Photos make this book more valuable than any list of hot springs. Cool Trails recommends this guide for hikers who want to relax in a hot spring at the end of a long hike. Many of the hot springs in the northwest are developed to some degree, and very few of the wild springs are far enough from a road to be considered "hikes." Still, most are located in areas rich in trail hiking opportunities. Covers AK, BC, AB, WA, MT, OR, ID, WY and some other areas of the US.

A primary use guide for my research in the Kootaneys of British Columbia. Well written and most directions were precise. It was somewhat out of date, but hot springs change so frequently that the book was not at fault. Still, it gave good reviews and excellent photos. All the maps were well done and easy to read and interpret. A great guide book and the best I've seen for Canada.

Skip Hill, Editor The Hot Springs Gazette

This issue of the shojo(girls) manga, Magical Pokemon Journey, has these stories:
(1)Excitement At The... Hot Springs?!: Cute little Hazel wins a trip to go to some Hot Springs Resort, and brings along Granpa, Pikachu, Jigglypuff, and Clefairy. While inside the Hot Springs, Granpa resorts to his perverted ways and peers in on Hazel while she's bathing, but luckily Pikachu ends up stopping the sicko, with 'shocking' results. Unfortunately that distraction causes a Ditto to sneak in without notice, causing a whole lot of confusion...
(2)Valentine Heartbeats: A little story about Clefairy and Pikachu and valentine's day. Crazy hijinks are to unfold later...
(3)Bonus Bonus 1 'Yumi Tsukirino's Road To Becoming A Pokemon Master': The artist and creator of this manga answers some fan questions about the manga and the Pokemon RPG.
(4)Bonus Bonus 2 'Let's Catch Some Pokemon': The cast of this manga meet the cast of the Pokemon anime. Ash and Misty introduce Hazel and Coconut to the signature Pokemon-catching tool, the PokeBall.Jigglypuff and Brock face-off in a cooking contest. Pikachu and Pikachu try to balance things on their heads, and Misty and Hazel answer some often-asked questions.
If you like Pokemon, you should get this manga; especially if you like shojo manga. For such a cheap price, you've got nothing to lose. :)

Good, if slightly academic, history of health-seeking in Texas. Seems that people way back in the nineteenth century distrusted doctors, too. And there the marketing of Mother Nature began. Interesting stories of kooky water cures.

I found this book to be usefull if I used it with other sources. It was a good starting point but a lot of the information in it is out dated. After a long drive I found that a free site was now a pay site and I had not brought the cash to get in. However it was a great starting point and with a search on the internet it was a good help

I first purchased an edition of your book in the early 90s. Last month, while in Calistoga, I purchased the 1998 edition and I want to let you know it is just great. I enjoyed reading about the additional springs in this edition. Descriptions of places I've stayed or used are quite accurate, and, in fact, I designed one vacation to New Mexico around the spots mentioned in your book. Thanks so much for compiling the information in this book.

I've thoroughly enjoyed this book, as well as it's sister volume for the Northwest. It adds an extra dimension to my travels. Springs are listed as commercial or "wild" type springs, and also categorized by water temperature and ease of access. I prefer wild springs, but as a relatively lazy sybarite, I won't bother with a spring that's only "warm" when the access is moderate or difficult. On the other hand, if the review is great and the water nice and hot, I don't mind a hike. Definitely use directions in conjunction with a road map as recommended; some springs are in squirrely locations. A spring we visited in New Mexico last year was truly breathtaking and one of the highlights of the trip.

A fascinating topic torpedoed by bad writing. I wish Cone had directed the book to an audience of adults.

I've read sections of this book out loud to students in a university oceanography course. The narratives about preparing for a dive and the thrill of being present at the discovery of a vent system provide insight into why science is interesting--a valuable lesson for those who consider chemistry and geology boring.

Cone has written a fascinating book for the general audience, not for specialists. He emphasizes the human element so that you come to know the people and personalities involved, a side of science I find revealing and interesting. Cone does an excellent job of covering many areas related to the exploration of hydrothermal vents, mixing personalized description with scientific explanation, never losing sight of the reality that science is the result of human interaction and response. He covers everything from the large overview of continental drift to the biology of the amazing tubeworms and discussions that these vents could be the original source for all life on earth. I thoroughly enjoyed the book from beginning to end.

This book does an extremely poor job describing important topics in chassis and suspension repair, modifications and upgrades. Only brief paragraphs are dedicated to such topics as boxing frames, while entire subjects, such as frame-rail repair, are completing missing.

Far from being a "how-to" book for the average do-it-yourself, home rod builder, it is simply a "how-to" install various after-market kits offered by some of Street Rodder's well know advertisers. Although the book is billed as a "Chassis and Suspension Handbook", it spends as much time on wiring and other topics as it does on the advertised subjects.

The average, do-it-yourselfer better look someplace else if you want a how-to manual. However, if you are installing a Mustang II IFS or one of the other numerous kits constantly touted in the magazine, then by all means pick up this book. In fact, save yourself some money and buy my copy---only slightly used.

I certainly would not recommend this book as the only book to read if you wait to set out to design a chassis although it is good for telling you the theory of light chassis mods to existing chassis. There are no complex calculations in the book so if you expect to build a chassis from scratch, look for another book. It is a handbook and definitely not an engineering resource.

I have this book in my shop it's VERY good to have at hand . has alot of good ideas a fine illustrations to follow.Iuse it every day as a refferance and a guide RICK PEASE

This book didn't even come close to living up to it's claim of listing 36 of "the best" hot springs in Arizona; for one thing, there aren't that many. The first three listings say right in them that bathing or swimming is prohibited, hardly among what we'd call the best hot springs. One listing dried up half a century ago and there's been no soaking there since. Many typos or wrong words show poor proofreading and little attention to detail. We couldn't recommend this book to anyone. HOT SPRINGS & HOT POOLS OF THE SOUTHWEST by Gersh-Yound is much, much more accurate and is worth the price. Mr. Bischoff needs to check his facts before making claims. Caveat Emptor

I have toured hot springs in the Azores, England and California and appreciated Bischoff's directions, historical references, and insight into the hot springs of Arizona. He alerted his readers of all ages and abilities to the joys and hazards of the hot springs and was particularly clear about the directions to each site. It is obvious in reading that he took careful notations and researched the geologic and social history of each area. I look forward to taking a spring tour of Bischoff's Arizona hot springs.

Deborah George has written a fairly comprehensive guidebook detailing most of the hot springs of Colorado. She gives in-depth history of the springs and interesting facts. _Colorado hot springs_ Entries should be approached with care; George has fallen into a guidebook trap of only saying good things in her book. From her glowing descriptions of each spring, it is very hard to separate the great springs from the mediocre ones. The few negative things she has to say are vastly outweighed by the positive thus making the entries far from unbiased. Of course, everyone has favorites and is keen to embellish a bit, but every spring in Colorado is George's favorite.
George's book also lacks reliable directions and locations. While this isn't usually a problem for developed hot springs, the undeveloped springs have proved a bit harder to find. The entry for Penny Springs has quite good directions up until the last moment, advising Hot Springers to watch for a "well used turnout [with] a very small 'C.R. 11' sign." Locating the 'well used' turnout proved to be quite a challenge requiring three laps up and down the road and another guide book. Upon closer inspection, the C.R 11 sign appears to no longer exist. This type of experience is typical of George's directions.
Deborah George provides history, folklore and some interesting facts concerning Colorado's hot springs, but don't rely on her opinion of what is good because to her they're all great.

This book does a great public disservice. The information in the book has not been updated in years and is terribly outdated. Quite a bit of the information is absolutely wrong. Send the publisher a message - don't buy the book until they update it. Save your money, there are much better, current books out there such as "Hot Springs and Hot Pools of the Southwest" & Northwest - which are updated ever two years

The only useful thing about this writer's books on hot springs are the USGS maps and the latitude/longitudes. I bought a book of his nearly 20 years ago and was thoroughly dissatisfied, & was incensed when it seemed to me he was more interested in providing info for the land yacht crowd. I wonder if his book alleging that the lunar landings were hoaxes is any better. I doubt it. He probably denies the Holocaust took place, too. If you want a book on hot springs, check out Jayson Loam's books. They are much better. If you want info on faked lunar landings, get the movie "Capricorn One."

We have tried one hot spring listing and enjoyed our hot soak, found one shut down, one remodeling and one a bit too pricey for us. Would like to see some reference to actual costs rather than than reasonable or free or deluxe. One place inacessible without 4 wheel drive but we will keep trying, the maps are good.