North American Guide to Nude Recreation: The Most Comprehensive Listing of Nude Recreation Resorts and Clubs [Illustrated] [Paperback]

American Association for Nude Recreation (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: Amer Sunbathing Assn; 20th edition (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1882033086
• ISBN-13: 978-1882033089
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,123,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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38 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The AANR Bible of clothing-free/optional recreation, August 20, 1999

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Chess Heart "paxbear" (Canton, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: North American Guide to Nude Recreation: The Most Comprehensive Listing of Nude Recreation Resorts and Clubs (Paperback)

The American Association of Nude Recreation (AANR) is a well established organization for clothing free/optional recreation, and one of the jewels in the AANR crown is this book.

The book thoroughly outlines each club in the US and Canada. Items such as addresses, phone numbers, and amenities of each club are meticulously detailed. So, if you're looking for a camp with a heated pool, tennis courts, sauna or snack bar, you'll easily find it herewithin.

Like many naturist/nudist publications, the book starts off with a brief intro about naturist/nudist lifestyles and why anyone would enjoy or consider a nude vacation. It is NOT a book outlining the social/political or health reasons for going nude, nor are the pictures within titillating or erotic (just like nude resorts-my favorite quote: "one nude draped on a divan is erotic; 100 nudes in line for potato salad are NOT"). It is an extremely detailed and well-researched guide to clothing free recreational areas; oh that TEXTILE CAMP GUIDES should be this thorough!!

While no *beaches* are highlighted in this book (there is a WORLD guide for that), it is a perfect starting point for anyone considering a nude vacation.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good guide to have, needs just a little more information., December 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: North American Guide to Nude Recreation: The Most Comprehensive Listing of Nude Recreation Resorts and Clubs (Paperback)

I've got the 20th edition, haven't used it yet but it seems reasonably thorough. For your money you get a travel guide that covers just about everything briefly without being too wordy. You do not get a picture book although there are some, generally small, photographs not of the pornographic sort of people and of some of the sites. I do wish that they did a better job of telling which resorts and clubs admit singles. At least you get websites, email and mail addresses and phone numbers to contact each location.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If this is what you are in to..., August 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: North American Guide to Nude Recreation: The Most Comprehensive Listing of Nude Recreation Resorts and Clubs (Paperback)

This book is only for those interested in organized, family- oriented, recreational naturism in campgrounds and resorts around the U.S. If you are looking for any information on beaches or other areas to go naked, this is NOT the book for you! What little information about nude beaches that is included is woefully inadequate, so don't be fooled by the cover!