Venice For Pleasure: 40 Years On [Paperback]

J.G. Links (Author)

Book Description

Series: Venice for Pleasure | Publication Date: December 15, 2008

From the renowned travel author J.G. Links, this is a unique and fascinating look at Venice that seamlessly combines the scholarly, the informal, and the intimate. With charm and wit, Links guides the reader to places that might otherwise be missed and provides captivating historical background to the major and minor highlights. Four key city walks that can be completed in a day are included along with corresponding maps. Lush illustrations depict the contemporary city as well as its streets and by-ways one, two, and five hundred years ago. Contained here is everything that an educated stranger needs to know about the place, its art and its history, presented with an entertaining and unforgettable voice.

Editorial Reviews

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Whether in prospect or in retrospect, or there in one's hands in the city itself, the most informative and engaging guide to the past and present of Venice. - Philip PullmanEssential on any Venetian outing - Sunday TelegraphVenice with Passion - The guardianThis magic book...not only the best guide-book to that city ever written, but the best guide-book to any city ever written - Bernard Levin in The TimesThe grand old man of Venice - Brian Sewell in the Evening Standard

About the Author

J. G. Links (1904-1997) was an acclaimed author of travel and art books. His other works include The Book of Fur, Venice, and Views of Venice by Canaletto.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Pallas Athene; 8th edition (December 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1873429967
• ISBN-13: 978-1873429969
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #997,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best ever book of walking tours, October 9, 2009

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This review is from: Venice For Pleasure: 40 Years On (Paperback)

The author, J. G. Links, gets it. This is only walking tours book I've ever used that doesn't expect you to read and walk simultaneously. Instead, Mr. Links walks you to a café/park bench/great vista and invites you take a seat while he tells you everything about what you can see. With that accomplished, he gives directions for walking to the next sitting place where he then regales you with wonderful stories about the city before you. Following the guidebook, my husband and I found ourselves in a perfectly private little piazza on the Grand Canal that we never, ever would have discovered because we would have assumed that the passageway was private property. I have recommended this book numerous times over the years (actually an older edition -- my husband and I were newlyweds when we first used the book in 1988) and I'm back at Amazon buying yet another copy to give as a gift to friends who are making the trip next week.