Born to Shop: Hong Kong : The Super-Shopper's Guide to Name-Brand, Designer and Bargain Shoppping (Frommer's Born to Shop) [Paperback]

Suzy Gershman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Frommer's Born to Shop | Publication Date: July 1993

You've seen the peak and you've had dim sum--now it's time to go shopping!

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins; 5 edition (July 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062732005
• ISBN-13: 978-0062732002
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 3.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,910,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Douglas Preston, who worked for several years in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, is the author of the acclaimed nonfiction works Dinosaurs in the Attic and Cities of Gold, and the novel, Jennie. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suzy makes bargain shopping a travel adventure., December 13, 1998

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This review is from: Frommer's Born to Shop Hong Kong 7th Edition (Paperback)

If you're a bargain hunter, Born to Shop Hong Kong is a must! Almost every one of Suzy's recommendations are stellar. She makes it easy for you to find those one of a kind treasures to bring home-at discount prices. The book groups stores in geographical areas and provides easy to follow maps so you save time. For those who get tired of shopping, she offers unique sightseeing tips such as the Opera singers at Temple market. The restaurants she recommends are frequently entertaining in themselves, such as the one with a doctor who prescribes a meal based on your health. She's a friendly, funny writer with honest reviews of merchants. Her advice on avoiding tourist traps will save you time and money. I was in Hong Kong alone but felt like I had a friend along in Suzy's book. Suzy takes you places the average tourist would never experience. My sister, a flight attendant who just moved from Hong Kong and a co-worker who leads trips to the area had not been to many spots I visited-thanks to Suzy. "Born to Shop" has specific transportation advice on reaching your destination, includes conversion charts and it's a perfect purse size with a stain resistant plastic cover! She thought of everything. I'm going to France next and you can be sure I will buy Born to Shop Paris.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A 'must have' for visiting and shopping in Hong Kong, December 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Frommer's Born to Shop Hong Kong 7th Edition (Paperback)

This book was my bible for 10 days in H.K. Not only were all the shopping recommendations right on, the hotels, especially The Conrad, and resturants were all excellent recommendations. Now what Suzy needs to do is write a book for the rest of China!