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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hendersonville, N C Times-News Review, ( Barbara Diamond), January 20, 1999
By A Customer
The Hendersonville, NC Times-News, in its August 2nd, 1998 issue, had the following comments about The Ultimate Guide to Asheville and Hendersonville. "Well priced (at $14.95) for a book of its size and scope, The Ultimate Guide is thoroughly researched, organized for easy use, and illustrated with many of Pantas' own gorgeous pen and ink drawings. Because it is written by someone who actually lives here, The Ultimate Guide has a sense of caring, commitment and completeness that is often lacking in regional guides written by visiting authors. Pantas has divided The Ultimate Guide into five sections: "Getting Acquainted "(with the Asheville-Hendersonville area): "The Best of Asheville, Hendersonville and Flat Rock" (accomodations, dining, attractions, galleries, etc): "Asheville" (city facts, history,...): "Hendersonville and Flat Rock" (city facts, history,...): "Western North Carolina" (exploring the areas around Asheville and Hendesonvillee -natural and cultural attractions). Guidebooks, in general, are geared to the short-term visitor and newer residents. Since Asheville and Hendersonville are replete with both catergories, The Ultimate Guide should attract and keep a large and enthusiastic readership. Author Lee Pantas certainly deserves a nice, big shiny star for his fine coverage of our area and all that it has to offer.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Overkill, March 5, 2002
By A Customer
Much too much information to be really useful, because most of it is pretty superficial. How can it be otherwise, when the author has crammed every possible thing he can think of into a book that can't accommodate so much information? The book is also poorly organized/structured, and with such a large amount of material, good organization is critical. The multitude of cross-references is extremely annoying -- the reader shouldn't have to keep flipping around the book to find information on one subject. The author's drawings are very nice, but on the whole the book looks like it was not professionally produced (just looking at the cover gives me a headache.) If you want a book on Asheville, you're much better off with something less comprehensive that has more depth. (E.g., a lengthy list of attractions or restaurants or other things that provides little or no description doesn't do me any good . . . ) Try "The Underground Asheville Guide" as an alternative -- it's a little too cute, but ultimately more helpful . . .
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic Guidebook, March 11, 2001
My wife and I had bought several books about Western North Carolina before we found Mr. Pantas'. After spending the last week reading over the information inside the book, all I can say is that we did ourselves a dis-service in purchasing all of the other books. I have never seen a more comphehensive and detailed outline, before this book, about a place I was scheduled to visit and potentially relocate too. The "pictures" are great and I hope to see more of his works of art while in Western North Carolina. The Ultimate Guide is a an extraordinarily valuable research tool.
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