Houston (Lone Star Guide to Houston) [Paperback]

Joanne Harrison (Author)

Book Description

Series: Lone Star Guide to Houston | Publication Date: January 1, 1999

This is your best guide to our nation's fourth largest city. You'll find complete information on accomodations, restaurants, galleries, museums, entertainment, points of interests, sports, and much more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891230319
• ISBN-13: 978-0891230311
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,805,043 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Reviews out of date & detail lacking, September 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Houston (Lone Star Guide to Houston) (Paperback)

Many restuarant reviews are way out of date. e.g. lists a restuarant in the Galleria that closed 5 years ago (still listed in 1999 edition).

Map is far too small to be of use.

Have shown it to some Houston residents and they agree the reviews are not accurate.

One bookshop said that they would give a refund because restuarant guide is so poor (wish I'd kept the receipt).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I can hardly wait to visit, October 15, 2000

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Michelle B. Braverman (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Houston (Lone Star Guide to Houston) (Paperback)

Our son has just moved to Houston, and I bought this book in an effort to learn about his new home. I'm glad I did. Maybe the restaurants reviews ARE out of date, but Joanne Harrison writes in a breezy, conversational tone, throws in enough history to give a sense of place, gets in the traditional and off-beat sights to see, and organizes it all well. There are even sections on nearby places to visit such as Galveston. I felt I learned a lot about the CHARACTER of the city. I'll let the son take us to the latest hot restaurants (although I bet House of Pies is still there)!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quirky, informative and highly entertaining., December 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Houston (Texas Monthly Guidebooks) (Paperback)

Unlike many other guides of this sort, Ms. Harrison's book gives you much more than just the facts, ma'am. Indeed, while reading it, you get a strong sense of a quirky and perceptive intelligence behind the words. The facts are there, in abundance. But there's more: amusing anecdotes, clever turns of phrase and fascinating historical detail.