Insight Guides London (Insight City Guide London) [Paperback]

Roger Williams (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Insight City Guide London | Publication Date: November 1996

One of over 400 titles in the Insight series,

Insight Guide London. This 314-page book includes a section detailing London's history, 13 features covering the city's life and culture, ranging from double-decker buses to Cockney rhyming slang, a visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus many exciting photographs and 13 maps, including the London Underground map.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Apa Productions; Revised edition (November 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395819075
• ISBN-13: 978-0395819074
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,758,714 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly Written, October 13, 2005

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This review is from: London (Insight Guide London) (Paperback)

I found the writing of this book to be some of the worst I have ever read in a tourbook. I found the writing quality varied greatly by section. If I recall correctly, this book has approximately ten writers and each covered a particular aspect of London. Certain passages simply didn't make any sense. The book had little continuity and therefore was very difficult to "digest." Although, the book stated that its authors tried to remain objective, the authors wrote glowingly about virtually every aspect of the city and therefore it was very difficult to determine what was worthwhile and what was not. I wish that the book has made more suggestions and tips. It had some useful maps, but I am sure there would be other sources for this information. This book simply didn't compare to many other guidebooks that I have referenced for trips to other destinations.