The Mad Monks' Guide to California (Frommer's Travel Guides) [Paperback]

James Crotty (Author), Michael Lane (Author)

Book Description

Series: Macmillan Travel (Series). | Publication Date: October 2, 1999

Cannibals, Surfboards, and, Like, Everything! In the deep, dark 1980s, Jim Crotty and Michael Lane quit their jobs, traded everything they owned for a 26-foot motorhome, and hit the road with their cats, their convictions, and a solar-powered Mac. Their mission: to travel the great American landscape and report on the incredible people, places, and parking lots they encountered along the way. One fateful day, their Monkmobile rattled into California… "Reading these guys is like watching a grainy, irreverent film about America— real, unreal, surreal." —The Boston Globe "[The Monks] don't simply document a chosen city or region. They dissect it, demystify it, revel in its oddities." —San Diego Union Tribune "Modern troubadors…writing about themselves and America." —The New York Times "Kerouacs of the ’90s." —The Seattle Times "An unshaven version of Travel & Leisure." —Utne Reader Dockweiler State Beach Museum of Jurassic Technology Slab City ■ Mojave Airport Pacific Lumber Company Saint Stupid's Day Parade Columbarium ■ Sixteen to One Mine Banana Man ■ Nudist Colonies The Astrophysicist of Love L.A. Police Academy ■ Madonna Inn Forestiere Underground Gardens Foster's Big Horn ■ Critical Mass Devil's Golf Course Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum Deep Creek Hot Springs Sagely, City of 10,000 Buddhas and more, More, More Visit us Online at www.frommers.com

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About the Author

Jim Crotty and Michael Lane are the publishers, editors, and motive force behind Monk, the mobile magazine, and authors of Mad Monks on the Road, Pink Highways, and How to Talk American.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (October 2, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028616669
• ISBN-13: 978-0028616667
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,028,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best guide to california, July 20, 2003

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This review is from: The Mad Monks' Guide to California (Frommer's Travel Guides) (Paperback)

i've had this book for three years and continue to find exciting places to go and sights to see in it. i *love* this book. it is great for those who are looking for low budget vacations and enjoy seeing the kitchy, wacky and underground history of a place. it's got extensive information on both san francisco and los angeles as well as suggested road trips. a great find.