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Toronto City Guide [Paperback]

John Must (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)


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Book Description

September 1, 2001

Not many people have walked every street and back alley in Toronto's central core. John Must has, and he wants to take you on a fascinating journey of discovery.

There is a lot more to Toronto that the CN Tower and the Blue Jays. You'll discover 356 restaurants, 146 intriguing neighborhoods, hundreds of shops and places, forgotten parks, infectious nightlife and theatre, and intriguing insights. Even if you thought you knew this city, you're in for a surprise.

68 maps pinpoint 1,500 places, give street numbers, parking lots, gas stations, one-way streets, 24 hour services -- and more. 170 local Web sites provide a source for additional up-to-the-minute information and a detailed index lists over 1,800 things for you to see and do.

This book is a must have reference for anyone who lives in the city and a source for more practical, straight-up and fascinating information about Toronto than any other book. It also has a great visitor's guide included!

The Toronto City Guide contains

  • City Places: gives you all the information you need to enjoy hundreds of Toronto's most interesting sites. Included are art galleries and street art, buildings, entertainment and sports facilities, history and museums, parks, gardens, zoos, squares and places of worship.
  • City Life and Entertainment is the section to consult before going out on the town. This is where you'll find everything you need to know about annual events, ballet and dance, cinema, classical and choral music, clubs and bars, opera, professional sports and theatre.
  • City Food list 356 restaurants -- including the 10 best places and the best value for money -- and fully reviews 99 popular establishments. These are categorized under American, Canadian, Chinese, Continental, French, Greek, Indian, International, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Moroccan, Peruvian, Portuguese, seafood, Spanish, steakhouses, Thai and Vietnamese.
  • City Information tells you how to find anything about Toronto you want to know.
  • Visiting the City gives you more common sense information about Toronto than you are ever likely to need including lots of tips to make you feel comfortable and loads of useful stuff so you can really enjoy yourself.
  • City Index is an alphabetical list of the 1,891 things that are covered in this book. A separate directory lists 756 streets and their map locations.


Editorial Reviews

Review

A concise and handy compendium focusing on neighborhoods, places of interest, museums and restaurants and clubs. (Sheldon Kirshner Canadian Jewish News 2003)

Handy and compact. (Virginia S. Fischer American Reference Books Annual )

About the Author

John Must's first book, China: The Great Unknown, sold out before its official release. He produced The Untamed World television nature series which went on to become an Emmy Award nominee and Canada's most successful television export. His extensive international travels of well over a million kilometers associated with this and other television projects led to the creation of the City-Companion series of books and travel guides.

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Firefly Books (September 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1552975371
  • ISBN-13: 978-1552975374
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,722,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book!, October 21, 2002
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Pep Charusanti (La Jolla, California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Toronto City Guide (Paperback)
I just got back from a 4 day trip to Toronto with this book as my guide, and I must say it's one great book.

The format of this book is different from other guidebooks like Lonely Planet and Fodor's, but it's also the best part about it. The author breaks the city into 35 or so sections, and devotes two pages to each section. On the left hand page is a map of that particular section. These are great maps; they contain street numbers, locations of major sites, locations of restaurants, and locations of little things like convenience stores. On the facing page is a (unually historical) description about that section of town. Need to find out where you are? No need to break out a large, clumsy, fold out map of the city. Just figure out what part of town you're in, turn to that page in the book, and there you go.

The rest of of book contains usual guidebook info like listings of major restaurants, sites, how to get to/from the airport, more maps (the one of the subway is very useful) and stuff like that. NOTE: one thing the book lacks is hotel information. Nothing about budget accomodations, B&B's, fancy hotels. . .nothing. So don't rely on this book to get you a place to stay for the night, but you can rely on it for everything else.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a Winner!, August 2, 2001
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This review is from: Toronto City Guide (Paperback)
After reading this book, you want to know why more publishers haven't used this format. You can not only find hundreds of things with computer-like speed, but it's about the most detailed and interesting travel guide I've read. If you're someone who gets lost walking around the living room, you'll have no problem getting around Toronto with this gem. What's more, you get a real restaurant guide thrown in (including 99 establishments with complete reviews), plus more local Web sites than you can handle. This is the best value you can imagine. When do we see a similar book about Montreal - or any other city for that matter?
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars LGA-YYZ Commuter, August 16, 2001
This review is from: Toronto City Guide (Paperback)
What a great book! I can't think of anything they've left out. Five stars all round, but especially for being the most Web-savvy guide on the market. If you want an idiot-proof reference for Toronto in your pocket, go no further than this one. The others just don't come close.
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1615 - 2001. Once a city of churches, it's now a place of neighbourhoods. Read the first page
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Yonge Street, City of Toronto, North America, Exhibition Place, Major Route, Map Downtown, Bay Street, Upper Canada, New York, Town of York, Queen Street West, Bloor Street West, Front Street West, Spadina Avenue, Casa Loma, College Street, North York Centre, Queen's Park, Air Canada Centre, Avenue Road, University Avenue, Dundas Street West, Eaton Centre, Glen Road, King Street West
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