Wherever you go, you need ACCESS
No other guides provide such instant and portable access to a destination as the ACCESS series. Organized by neighborhood and filled with striking graphics and detailed maps, each ACCESS guide lets you see at a glance where you are, where you're headed, and what special attractions await you just around the corner. Color-coded entries clearly highlight everything you need to know--about the city's best restaurants, hotels, shops, parks, and sights. Follow our well-charted trail; it's all you'll ever need and more.
ACCESS also tells you:
Who makes the meanest margaritas
Where to find a Sumatran tiger
Which famous 20th-century couple met at the Hotel del Coronado
What you'll see from a hot-air balloon
How to pronounce Tijuana
About the Author
With the publication of his first book in 1962 at the age of 26, Richard Saul Wurman began the singular passion of his life: that of making information understandable. A holder of both M. Arch. & B. Arch. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, he has been awarded several grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Graham Fellowships & two Chandler Fellowships. In 1991, Richard Saul Wurman received the Kevin Lynch Award from MIT for his creation of the ACCESS travel guides. In 1994, he was named a Fellow of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland & awarded a Doctorate of Fine Arts by the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. In 1995, he received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Art Center College of Design & was Chairman of Graphic Design & Product/Industrial Design of the1995 Presidential Design Awards. Richard Saul Wurman continues to be a regular consultant to major corporations in matters relating to the design & understanding of information. He is married to novelist Gloria Nagy, has 4 children & lives in Newport, Rhode Island.
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