Avant-Guide San Francisco: Insiders' Guide for Cosmopolitan Travelers [Paperback]

Dan Levine (Author, Editor), Michelle Goldberg (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Avant-Guide | Publication Date: August 1999

From the entertainment spaces of South of Market to the recreational possibilities of Golden Gate Park, travelers can't lose with "Avant-Guide San Francisco". "No other guide captures so completely and viscerally what it feels like to be inside the city".--"San Francisco Bay Guardian". 100 photos. Maps and charts.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Brutally Honest Insiders Give You The Straight Scoop So You Don’t Feel Or Look Like A Tourist.” -- The Independent

“For Cutting Edge In A City That Teeters Between Conservative And Revolutionary, This Is The Book To Buy.” -- Toronto Sun

“Sharp Writing And A Thrilling Layout Make It A Guidebook You Can Read From Cover To Cover Without A Yawn.” -- San Francisco Examiner

“This Fledgling Series May Soon Do For Travel Guides What Hitchcock Did For Film.” -- Chicago Tribune

“Whip Smart, Seductively Stylish And Completely Up-To-Date.” -- Consumer Reports

From the Publisher

Avant-Guide is the only travel guidebook series expressly edited for the post-Let's Go, pre-Fodors crowd. These books are intelligently written and brutally honest. And because they're "fast-forward" in content and design, each is also a highly entertaining read.

Every listing is packed with crucial details, including phone numbers, opening hours, and exact prices. And our editors work particularly hard to create the best indexes in the business. Avant-Guide's full-color city, regional, and transport maps are built for speed. Plus, quick-view gatefold maps in the back covers are thoroughly tested, minutely detailed, and indexed down to the last blind alley.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Empire Pr; 1st edition (August 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891603035
• ISBN-13: 978-1891603037
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,221,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book with attitude, and the knowledge to back it up., March 13, 2000

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This review is from: Avant-Guide San Francisco: Insiders' Guide for Cosmopolitan Travelers (Paperback)

I travel to San Francisco several times a year and I've read all there is to read about the city. This book speaks to me (35 yo female), and seems like the guide I would make, if I did that sort of thing. I keep finding lots of places here that are certainly not listed anywhere else. I love the attituede... and the design is amazing too.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Information - 10, presentation - 5, October 2, 2000

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Alyson M Olander (Washington, DC 20008) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Avant-Guide San Francisco: Insiders' Guide for Cosmopolitan Travelers (Paperback)

The information that this book provided was an excellent guide to San Francisco. For some one who has only heard about how "cool" San Francisco is yet has no IDEA where to find these "cool" places, it fantastic. My only complaint in the layout of the book. First of all, neon pink pages make it difficult to read in spots. Second of all it just does not seem all that well organized. You can't really use it as a reference - you need to read right through it to appreciate it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Guide for Twenty-somethings, May 18, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Avant-Guide San Francisco: Insiders' Guide for Cosmopolitan Travelers (Paperback)

This book was a great resource for twenty-somethings who want to know relevant info about the city. It combines interesting trivia (the number of people who have jumped off the golden gate bridge, the REAL character of each district -- heroin junkies and all) with blurbs on great clubs/cafes, etc. Everytime a San Franciscan said "Hey, we thought we'd take you ____ tonight," I said "Ah, yes -- that was in my Avant-Guide." The places the book recommends are actually places where local twenty-somethings go, not just tourist traps.