Budapest: A Critical Guide (4th edition) [Paperback]

Andras Torok (Author), Andras Egyedi (Author), Andras Felvideki (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2000

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Pallas Athene Pub; 4th edition (September 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1873429312
• ISBN-13: 978-1873429310
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 4.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,409,795 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #25 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Nonfiction > More Languages > Hungarian
  • #28 in Books > Travel > Middle East > Yemen
  • #90 in Books > Travel > Europe > Hungary > Budapest

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best guide book to Budapest if you want to really know, November 30, 2001

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Philip Wilk (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Budapest: A Critical Guide (4th edition) (Paperback)

If you are going to Budapest for more than a day, you have to buy this book. I am a bit of a connoisseur of guide books, so I brought a few with me to Budapest. All of them included walks, but only this book had walks that made you feel like you were understanding what makes Budapest tick. All of the guide books talked about what to do, but only Mr. Torok carefully tells you what people in Budapest do, and what tourists in Budapest do. We carried this book around with us everywhere. I also carried the Eyewitness Budapest guide with me for its pretty pictures. If you buy one book, I suggest Torok's guide; and if you buy two, one has to be Torok's guide. Buy a couple books on Budapest, you can always sell it here on Amazon when you get back.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A unique city experience, April 29, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Budapest: A Critical Guide (4th edition) (Paperback)

I came across this little gem in a small bookstore while strolling down Andrassy Ut. in Budapest. It's essentially a loving and learned essay on the city slyly disguised as a guidebook. Of course he's got the requisite walking maps, addresses and practical information, but what he really does is to capture the soul of the city and its denizens, past and present. It's clear that his evocative observations and opinions, laced with wit and candor could only have come from one clever guy who's truly lived the life in Budapest. You'll read every page of this book as though it were a novel.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly useful and entertaining guide, April 24, 2004

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Jaye Fox (Brooklyn, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Budapest: A Critical Guide (4th edition) (Paperback)

As a true city-lover, I found this book invaluable. Not only will you learn what it is you're looking at, but why you should care, and what makes it interesting. The friendly narrative style is truly entertaining, and all the recommendations are spot-on. It's full of enlightening sidebars by a variety of cultural figures, including "Directors Picks" for some of the major museums. Other guidebooks to Budapest don't do the city justice, but this is the book I wish I could write about my big-city hometown. I completely empathize with Mr. Torok's passion for Budapest--large cities can be just as nurturing and familiar as a small town, particularly when it's your own. If you love exploring cities, and trying your best to unearth their individual personalities (suspecting that it's impossible, but being driven to at least scratch the surface), this book is a must. My only regret was that I only found this book while I was there and already half-way through my visit.