Alaska for Dummies (Paperback)

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Product Description
Your insider’s guide to the best places and prices

Plan an exciting Alaska adventure

From Anchorage and the Arctic to Denali National Park and the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska is an unspoiled paradise with glaciers, wildlife, fishing, kayaking, and more. Where do you begin? Relax! This easy-to-understand guide is all you need for a fun-filled trip.

Discover:

• Down-to-earth trip-planning advice
• What you shouldn’t miss – and what you can skip
• The best restaurants and hotels for every budget
• Lots of detailed maps

From the Back Cover

Tame the wilds of America's Last Frontier

Whether your style is luxury cruise ship, laid-back road trip, or active wilderness hike, this guide helps you explore Alaska the fun and easy way. See wildlife roaming vast open spaces. Explore Mount McKinley, Native Alaskan culture, and old gold rush towns. Go skiing, sea kayaking, or fishing. Marvel at spectacular glaciers and windswept tundras. You can do it all on a wild and wonderful Alaskan adventure.

Open the book and find:

• Down-to-earth trip-planning advice

• What you shouldn't miss —and what you can skip

• The best hotels and restaurants for every budget

• Lots of detailed maps

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764517619
• ISBN-13: 978-0764517617
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #802,183 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fine book, March 26, 2004

By A Customer

This book has very useful and detailed information. Don't make the mistake I made and buy this and the Frommer's guide, too. They have the same author and much of the text is identical.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Guide if you don't know where to begin., February 22, 2005

By	Bryan Newman "alaskanoutfitting.com" (St Paul, MN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great book for anyone who just doesn't know where to start on planning their first trip to Alaska. The book is filled with valuable information from the writer of Frommer's Alaska. Be sure not to get both Alaska for Dummies and the Frommer's Alaska guide because there is a lot of overlap.

Unfortunately, this book is completely void of photographs which is a shame in a state as picturesque as Alaska.

If you are looking at purchasing this book, the second edition is being released on March 14, 2005. I just finished the book so I thought I would put my two cents in about it.

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This was the most user-friendly guide I have ever used., August 20, 2003

By A Customer

The information was accurate, up-to-date, and provided the best advice. The full-color maps and quick reference pointers made planning my trip simple. I would recommend this book to any first-time visitor who wants expert and opinionated advice on how to make the most of their time and money.