Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop Hong Kong, Shanghai & Beijing: The Ultimate Guide for People Who Love to Shop [Paperback]

Suzy Gershman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Born To Shop | Publication Date: March 1, 2010

• Suzy shops the world -- with dachshund Toffee in tow -- to find the world's best shopping buys, and passes her discoveries along to you!
• This is the 24th year of this series, and with a new cover and interior design -- including Shop Talk industry gossip, Best Bets picks, Shopping Adventure travel tips, and more -- it has never looked better. Suzy even personalizes her maps with "hand-written" notes, as if she were writing tips on a napkin for you.
• "Shop & Save" has been Suzy's mantra lately: Suzy likes luxe but she likes bargains, too. She's packed this new edition with sales, outlets, best buys, and the best gifts for less than $10.
• This guide covers the region: You'll find everything from the best tailors in Hong Kong to designer eyewear deals at the Eye Mart in Beijing to the Nanjin Road in Shanghai to flea markets in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City -- plus the best of the Pearl River Delta -- all with Suzy's trademark wit and wisdom, plus hotel and dining recommendations.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"Breezy, passionate, opinionated, andwonderfully detailed."
—National Geographic Traveler

"Gershman's may be the best guide for novice and pro shoppers alike."
—The Washington Post

For over twenty years, Suzy Gershman has been leading savvy shoppers to the world's best finds.

Inside you'll find:

• What's hot in Hong Kong, featuring the hippest local designers, the coolest international labels, the most colorful street markets, and a world of antiques

• Where to snag those fabulous buys in the new, post-Olympics Beijing as well as Hanoi, Saigon, Shanghai, Suzhou, Zhouzhang, Hangzhou, Macau, Canton, Shenzhen, and more

• Great gift ideas, even for a friend who has everything—plus the best gifts for less than $10

For a global shopping experience, check out Suzy Gershman's Where to Buy the Best of Everything.

About the Author

Suzy Gershman is a journalist, author, and global-shopping goddess who has worked in the fashion and fi ber industries for more than 25 years. Her essays on retailing have been used by the Harvard School of Business; her reportage on travel and retail has appeared in Travel + Leisure, Travel Holiday, Travel Weekly, and most of the major women's magazines. Suzy is also the author of C'est La Vie (Penguin Paperback), the story of her fi rst year as a widow living in Paris, and Where to Buy the Best of Everything: The Outspoken Guide for World Travelers & Online Shoppers. She and her two long-haired dachshunds, Toffee and Junior Mint, divide their time between San Antonio, Texas (Suzy's childhood home); a small house in Provence; and the airport.
Suzy also gives shopping tours. Visit www.suzygershman.com or write to [e-mail] for details. Suzy blogs at www.borntoshoplady.blogspot.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 5 edition (March 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470537698
• ISBN-13: 978-0470537695
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #329,187 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #11 in Books > Travel > Asia > China > Shanghai
  • #16 in Books > Travel > Asia > China > Beijing
  • #24 in Books > Travel > Asia > Hong Kong

More About the Author

Suzy Gershman is an author, journalist and shopping goddess who for the last 27 years has pioneered the Born to Shop series of travel guidebooks. Having just sold her house in Provence, she has returned to California and partnered with Amazon and Talking Frog Media to revise existing and write new Born to Shop titles.

The first new book, written with Sarah Lahey, is Born to Shop California Wine Country which will be available through amazon.com after September 1, 2010. Gershman and Lahey will follow up with books on Provence and the surrounding area (including Geneva and Barcelona), Asia (Tokyo, Kyoto, Bangkok, Manila, etc) and then the next edition of Born to Shop London, which will be ready pre-Olympics.

Gershman is currently living in Paso Robles, California, a small food and wine town she discovered while doing the research for Born to Shop California Wine Country. She is writing Merci, Madame -- something of a sequel to her memoire C'est la Vie, but a story about Gershman's house in Provence, the lifestyle in Provence and the Frenchman who asked for her hand in marriage.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Information on Shanghai was not helpful, August 11, 2011

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Flaura Winston "safetymd on Twitter" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop Hong Kong, Shanghai & Beijing: The Ultimate Guide for People Who Love to Shop (Paperback)

I did not travel to Hong Kong and the book might be helpful for travelers to Hong Kong. I was in Shanghai and there was very little information on Shanghai. What was there was not very helpful. Went to small shoe shop that was recommended and they had about 30 pairs of shoes (total). Wasn't worth the trip.

1.0 out of 5 stars born to shop Hong Kong, December 12, 2011

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This review is from: Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop Hong Kong, Shanghai & Beijing: The Ultimate Guide for People Who Love to Shop (Paperback)

This was the most disorganized travel guide specializing in the shopping area, I have ever come upon. The cross referencing required called for a Ph.D degree. One of the author's favorite shopping street (where she had to buy another suitcase to get her purchases home) was filled with knock off tennis shoes stores - nothing else could be bought there.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Book, January 18, 2011

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This review is from: Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop Hong Kong, Shanghai & Beijing: The Ultimate Guide for People Who Love to Shop (Paperback)

Bought this before traveling to Shanghai and Beijing. It was helpful and our group used it as a reference. I wish there would have been more on those two cities but it was hard to find a book solely on shopping China minus Hong Kong. It was pretty true to what it said within. I would recommend it. It was a fun read and useful.