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Newcomer's Handbook Neighborhood Guide: Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin (Newcomer's Handbooks)
 
 
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Newcomer's Handbooks October 30, 2006
This new book, first in our Newcomer's Handbook Neighborhood Guide series, focuses on the neighborhoods within Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin, as well as on all the surrounding suburban communities. It provides detailed information about the types of housing and recreational opportunities found in each community, the character of each area, and helpful data on post offices, police departments, hospitals, libraries, schools, public transportation, and community publications and resources.

Following an introductory section, the Newcomer's Handbook Neighborhood Guide: Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin devotes about 28% of its text to Dallas and its suburbs, including the Metrocrest and the Mid-Cities; about 18% to the Fort Worth region; 31% to Houston and surrounding communities, including Galveston; and 20% to the Austin area, including Round Rock.

Part of the Newcomer's Handbook series, called "invaluable" and "highly recommended" by Library Journal.


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Product Details

  • Paperback: 251 pages
  • Publisher: First Books Inc (October 30, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0912301708
  • ISBN-13: 978-0912301709
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #500,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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3.0 out of 5 stars Useful as a general overview, April 9, 2008
This review is from: Newcomer's Handbook Neighborhood Guide: Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin (Newcomer's Handbooks) (Paperback)
I purchased this because we are considering a move to Austin. I had hoped to get the down and dirty information about the different neighborhoods, but instead got only the standard Chamber of Commerce type descriptions (all pros, no cons). It did help me to identify several neighborhoods that I didn't know the names of before.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fairly good introduction to the neighborhoods, August 6, 2007
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I used the listing on this book for Austin. It was very useful and quite accurate. I visited a lot of neighborhoods in and around Austin using this book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Could be better, November 23, 2009
This review is from: Newcomer's Handbook Neighborhood Guide: Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin (Newcomer's Handbooks) (Paperback)
This book is OK but lacks more in-depth information. It maybe because it includes three major cities: Dallas, Houston, and Austin in 243 pages. Thus far, I have used only the Houston section and it has been useful to learn about the history of different neighborhoods, and get a grasp on which ones are going up or down. It is good source to set your bearings before starting house hunting, but you will definitely need mode detailed information once you narrow down a neighborhood.
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