Frommer's Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop London [Paperback]

Suzy Gershman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Born To Shop | Publication Date: April 26, 2002

For more than ten years, Suzy Gershman has been leading savvy shoppers to the world's best finds. Now Born to Shop London is easier to use and packed with more up-to-date listings and shopping secrets than ever before.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"Gershman's may be the best guide for novice and pro shoppers alike." —The Washington Post For nearly twenty years, Suzy Gershman has been leading savvy shoppers to the world's best finds. Now Born to Shop London is easier to use and packed with more up-to-date listings than ever before. Inside you'll find:

• The best of the shopping scene, from world-class department stores ands trendy boutiques to street markets and sample sales
• Excellent values, from antiques to Doc Martens
• Great gift ideas, even for the friend who has everything—plus the best gifts for less than $15
• The best airfare, hotel, and dining values—so you can maximize your shopping dollars
• Detailed city maps and shopping tours

Great trips begin at Frommers.com

About the Author

About the Author Suzy Gershman is a journalist, author, and self-confessed shopping goddess who has worked in the fashion and fiber industry for more than 25 years. The Born to Shop series, which is now 18 years old, is translated into eight languages, making Gershman an international expert on retail and trade. Her essays on retailing have been used by the Harvard School of Business; her reportage on travel and retail has appeared in Travel & Leisure, Travel Holiday, Travel Weekly, and most of the major women's magazines. When not in an airport, Gershman can be found in Paris, Provence, or Texas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 10th Edition edition (April 26, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764564838
• ISBN-13: 978-0764564833
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,121,140 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Suzy Gershman is an author, journalist and shopping goddess who for the last 27 years has pioneered the Born to Shop series of travel guidebooks. Having just sold her house in Provence, she has returned to California and partnered with Amazon and Talking Frog Media to revise existing and write new Born to Shop titles.

The first new book, written with Sarah Lahey, is Born to Shop California Wine Country which will be available through amazon.com after September 1, 2010. Gershman and Lahey will follow up with books on Provence and the surrounding area (including Geneva and Barcelona), Asia (Tokyo, Kyoto, Bangkok, Manila, etc) and then the next edition of Born to Shop London, which will be ready pre-Olympics.

Gershman is currently living in Paso Robles, California, a small food and wine town she discovered while doing the research for Born to Shop California Wine Country. She is writing Merci, Madame -- something of a sequel to her memoire C'est la Vie, but a story about Gershman's house in Provence, the lifestyle in Provence and the Frenchman who asked for her hand in marriage.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensible!, April 18, 2002

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Peggy "Peggy" (Healdsburg, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frommer's Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop London (Paperback)

This book was a great guide to shopping London. I wasn't looking for a bargain shopping guide and this certainly isn't that. But if you are, this book may not be for you. Suzy has expensive tastes (like me). I really needed to have some idea where all the interesting boutiques and shopping areas were and this book was exactly what I needed.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good resource, some entries need updating, March 23, 2009

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K. Hooten (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frommer's Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop London (Paperback)

This is a good resource for a first or second trip to London, especially if you want shopping neighborhoods or general ideas for gifts, etc. Be aware that many of the entries are very outdated -- for instance, Lush hasn't sold Red Rooster soap in their stores for at least two years, and the black bread face mask hasn't been sold for five years. There's no mention of their sister store, B Never too Busy to Be Beautiful (a cosmetics shop), which is weird, since she focuses on stuff like this. I still give this book 4 stars, though, because she gives good directions and tube stops and the info on markets is very helpful.