Drive I-95: Exit by Exit Info, Maps, History and Trivia, Third Edition [Spiral-bound]

Stan Posner; Sandra Phillips-Posner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2005

Road trips are back and to help those who travel up and down the East coast, Drive I-95 is a new style of guidebook which combines colorful easy-to-follow pictorial maps and fun stories.

Look ahead exit by exit to see which motels (with 800 numbers), gas stations, restaurants, campgrounds, 24-hour pharmacies, radio stations or radar traps are there.

This husband and wife share stories: history on I-95, museums, trivia, towns to explore or places to run the kids. These can be read for entertainment during the drive, and may entice motorists to stop, stretch their legs and discover someplace new.

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

Editorial Reviews

Review

Think of it as an Oreo cookie- All the good stuff is tucked behind the front and back covers. -- John Deiner, Washington Post

This user-friendly guide offers an impressive collection of road maps, history and trivia ideal for tourists and travelers. -- Midwest Book Review

You're on 95, but what's off I-95? Stan Posner and Sandra Phillips-Posner to the rescue. -- Jan Shepherd, The Boston Globe, 2004 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

No one was more surprised and delighted than Sandra Phillips-Posner when her first book, Smart Shopping Montreal, quickly climbed onto the best seller list and remained there (with its annually updated editions) for the past 18 years. Having spent 10 calm years as an art teacher (with a Masters degree in Art and Education from Queens College/CUNY), Sandra’s life took an interesting turn following this success. This native New Yorker was offered her own column, which has run for 14 years, in Montreal’s newspaper The Gazette. She has also become a regular on talk radio, TV talk shows and the nightly news, and has gained popularity as a lecturer.

Stan Posner is actually an actuary who fell in love with both Sandra and computers. He has owned a computer consulting business since 1984 and has done work with such companies as Raytheon, Honda, Bombardier and Atomic Energy of Canada. He has also spent many years teaching actuarial math at Concordia University, after having graduated with Honors in Math from McGill University. Stan is the computer guru for their Travelsmart publishing company.

Sandra and Stan's passion for learning and travel has taken them to 17 countries, 43 U.S. states and all 10 Canadian provinces. During and after their adventures, they report for travel radio, e-zines and print media.

Their newest project, Drive I-95, a map/guide book, is the perfect combination of Stan’s love of maps and his computer expertise together with Sandra's delightful insightful blurbs. After 26 years of marriage, and even after spending 10 hours a day for 8 weeks in the car together doing the research for this book, they are still crazy about each other. They have a way of making travel both informative and fun. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 216 pages
• Publisher: Travelsmart; 3rd edition (October 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1894979990
• ISBN-13: 978-1894979993
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #518,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't leave home without Drive I-95, September 30, 2003

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Megan Edwards "Living Las Vegas" (Las Vegas, Nevada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drive I-95: Exit by Exit Info, Maps, History and Trivia (Spiral-bound)

The authors of this great guidebook have obviously spent a great deal of time on Interstate 95. They've checked out all 420 exits from Massachusetts to Florida from both directions. The maps in the book are easy to read, and include detailed, color-coded info about services and attractions at every exit. Speed limits are indicated in varying shades of gray. You can tell at a glance how fast you should be going on any stretch.

One of the best features of Drive I-95 is the information about offbeat attractions not far off the road. If visiting the supposed birthplace of the hamburger is not exactly a destination, it can sure reduce the tedium of a long drive. So might the amazing laundromat in Maryland the Posners describe, where you can play pool while your shorts dry.

I-95 is one of the most heavily traveled roadways in North America. Thanks to the Posners' book, it can now also be one of the most enjoyable ones.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A user-friendly gold mine of serious info and fun facts, October 28, 2003

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Leila Peltosaari (Brossard, QC Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drive I-95: Exit by Exit Info, Maps, History and Trivia (Spiral-bound)

This book makes a seemingly ordinary highway come alive with fun at the exits along the way. It makes you look forward to your next long-distance drive and eliminates that nagging are-we-there-yet syndrome. Stan and Sandra have done an amazing job conquering the challenge of including a vast amount of information in a friendly manner and with a clear layout for easy use. You just want to read their entertaining guide book with practical and unusual maps before and during the trip, to plan ahead, to stop, rest and enjoy the journey and not just the destination. An immensely useful and enjoyable book for many trips to come!

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Yawn, March 21, 2005

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Mountain mom (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drive I-95: Exit by Exit Info, Maps, History and Trivia, Second Edition (Spiral-bound)

I was so excited to order this book. I guess I expected more of a guide book than it is. You do get listings of what is at each exit to the Florida border on 95- but I was hoping for some reviews(especially on the many many hotels along 95) The most info given on a hotel is if it serves scrambled eggs for breakfast-not if it was clean-or what services it has. Mobil travel guide would have been a better choice for me. Also it reads a little off. The maps in the front representing your trip down to Florida run from the bottom of the page- up(vs going from top down as you are driving) I found this slightly annoying. On the plus side, they do list a few off the road attractions and give a little history along the way. I guess for $20 I expected more.