Weekend Getaways in Alabama [Paperback]

Joan Broerman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 31, 2000

Everything the weekend traveler needs to explore Alabama, including complete contact information, clear directions, and maps. Entries give not only information about great attractions, lodging, eateries, and more, but also complete addresses and telephone numbers, so trip planning couldnít be easier!

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About the Author

Joan Broerman is an active member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and has taught writing workshops to students across the state. She writes both fiction and nonfiction for adults and children, and is a regular contributor to Child Times magazine. She lives in Birmingham, Alabama with her husband.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing (August 31, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565546768
• ISBN-13: 978-1565546769
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #668,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes me want to move to Alabama, October 4, 2000

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"louisjr" (Cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Weekend Getaways in Alabama (Paperback)

This book is a work of art for travelers. Very well done. My wife and I use a lot of travel books and this one gets an A+. The text is well written, the organization is clear and the photos are pertinent. Also well indexed - many travel books are lacking in that department. The theme is from south to north, but the Contents and the Index make for easy hopping around. Even the use of bold type for key names, while not original, allows quick referencing. There are lots of web references as well as the usual names and addresses. I wish the photos were in color. I hope the author and her husband/photographer do some more states.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, factual, and helpful book., May 17, 2003

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Darlene Thomas "Serious Bo Fan" (Trafford, AL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Weekend Getaways in Alabama (Paperback)

I found this book to be exceptional. In addition to providing enticing ideas for weekend getaways in my state, it is historically interesting. It covers the entire state and includes ideas for everyone ... campers, romantics, history lovers, shoppers, etc. Although not the type book one normally reads for entertainment, I found I had trouble putting it down long enough to sleep. It brought back fond memories of places I've visited, made me mad that I'd missed things I didn't realize were in visited areas, and elicited a strong desire to TRAVEL more throughout my beautiful and historical state! A WONDERFUL BOOK!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not very helpful..., December 24, 2006

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Shu-ling Hsu - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Weekend Getaways in Alabama (Paperback)

Unlike most other travel books,it does not categorize it's contents by city or region. This book instead gives a "topic" with names like "Time Travel" or such to each trip. However,it's very difficult to people who aren't familiar with Alabama to plan a trip with only this book. There isn't any kind of detailed map for regions. I can't even know where the cities it talks about are. It doesn't say too much on each region's attractions but has 60% of it's pages advertising hotels and restaurants. Also,the rest information of the 40% can mostlikely be obtained easily from some public source. I think the yellow page can do the same job for free if i ever need those information. The entire book is printed on non-color bad quility paper which hurts my eyes so much. Overall,in my opinion,this book isn't very helpful and should be worth 1/5 of it's price.