A very sound pocket guide
598039
I am a surgical intern, and I find this book very useful. It has good information on diagnosis, treatment, and even handy little pictures on basic anatomy. I just wish there would have been a kindle version when I bought my print version!
4169316
These Pocket Map & Guides are very portable - a little taller, narrower, and thicker than an average smartphone - which makes them easy to take along when exploring a new city. Lots of guides are called "pocket" guides but add significant weight and bulk, but these don't.

Though the guide is small, it really has the essential information most travelers will need when exploring a new city for 2-4 days. There's a fold-out map and info on city transportation to help you get around. The city is divided up by neighborhhood, with a little blurb for each sight in the area, plus a minimal amount of info on shopping, bars, and restaurants. Like all DK guides, it's colorful, and there are plenty of photos and illustrations throughout.

Back in the day it made sense to get a larger, more comprehensive travel guide, since there was no internet to turn to on your phone or at the hotel for information. But now, when you're out for the day, all you really need is a reference to help you get around and a run down of the sights to see, and that's exactly what this guide gives you. I've used them for many other cities (Paris, Prague, Budapest, London, Vienna) and love them! Can't recommend this Barcelona guide, or other guides in the series, highly enough!
3094594
Fantastic pocket tool.  Especially for the money.
404535
This guide manages to be accessible and concise in its explanations while also being fairly comprehensive and encyclopedic in overall scope. The focus on key points (e.g. beat matching) is very good. The author also dives into the issues that a professional DJ needs to consider. For example, he offers sample checklists that any jobber needs to insure are complete before leaving his/her driveway. On the other end, if you want to just learn how to mix up a couple tunes for your party mix, he shows you how to do that, too. You do NOT need to read the book cover to cover to do basic tasks - you can skip around using the excellent table of contents.

The only reason I didn't give it five stars was that I would have preferred it to be a bit more illustration heavy and text light. That said, I still like and use it.
2322571
This 365-page Rome guide is fully updated and covers all aspects of the city with the usual Fodor's quality. Especially useful are the nuanced insights into local expectations and etiquette, which may assist us in not looking like tourists -- such as not wearing shorts and flip-flops to restaurants (or anywhere else for that matter, except the beach). The richness of Rome is so great that it is difficult to capture in a single volume, but this guide certainly makes the effort, interspersing historical vignettes and background to the various piazzi and markets it recommends. I was surprised to find even a couple of pages on opera in Rome, and how Rome's compares to that of La Scala and La Fenice. There are plenty of maps throughout, and recommendations both for the must-see venues and for those which may reward a trip out of the mainstream. The guide also comes with a tear-out overall map of the city which comes in handy especially to see where various attractions are relation to one another. Locations are keyed to "Top Attractions" and "Great Itineraries" as described in the guidebook. Despite its many pages, the guide is compact enough to carry round in a bag.
148578
This pocket guide is easy to navigate through and provides the user with all the necessary information for every projection. And it fits in a lab coat or scrub pocket.
2263702
At last, a kindle travel guide packed with a wealth of information which is logically organized and readily accessible.

Information:
  *Detailed information on places and sights includes opening hours and admission fees as well as direct links to the websites.
  *A sizable listing of hotels and restaurants includes some high-end places, not just backpacker haunts
  *A whole section describes Indian food and includes a "menu decoder"
  *The shopping section describes locally crafted items as well as large market places
  *Arts sections note specifics of everything from Theyyam rituals to cooking courses to festivals and offer sources for further reading as well as on-line sites
  *Practical information sections give you health, banking, communication, transportation, etc. information and even warn you about scams

Accessibility:
  I have had my Kindle Fire for several years and have enjoyed the ability to highlight, bookmark pages and to expand a guidebook's map by tapping and spreading my fingers. With this guidebook, however, I used the free kindle app to put this guide on my Samsung tablet. This enabled me on any page to use the 3 bars in the top left corner to pull down a table of contents and click on a desired location. This made navigating the book a lot easier.

Are there any negatives?
  A few but they are slight. Occasionally a page is skipped but by going forward a few pages and then going back, you can retrieve the missing page. The ability to go back to the previous page in another part of the book would be nice.

For the first time I really think the kindle version is an advantage over the hardback book, and not just for the traveler to have less to carry. It is wonderful to have not only the book's detailed maps with places pinpointed but also Google maps that you can access directly with a tap.
4142513
The construction, size, organization are all excellent; it's a true "one book does it all" guide. It is sometimes a little light on details, but it covers everything. For example, a wildlife refuge or national park may only get one paragraph, but every park/refuge get's their paragraph. It covers weather, geology, plants and animals, some taxonomy, even locally visible astronomy. It fits in my pocket,my fanny pack, and my budget; and it's built to last.<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/National-Audubon-Society-Regional-Guide-to-the-Pacific-Northwest-National-Audubon-Society-Field-Guide-to-the-Pacific-Northwest/dp/0679446796/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">National Audubon Society Regional Guide to the Pacific Northwest (National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest)</a>
4642220
Everyone's heard of the A to Z, which serves its purpose, but it is quite bulky and heavy to carry around. After about three weeks into what would become a seven year stint in London, someone turned me onto the Collins Pocket Guide. It's compact and does a great job of legibly denoting all those tiny closes and news you might need to find deliberately or to get back on your chosen path. Great for focused trips and for just getting lost and found again.
4505009
This is my first Bradt Guide, so I was not sure what to expect. So far I have been pleasantly surprised. The background information is presented in a clear, thoughtful voice. It seems to be written for a less hip reader than Lonely Planet and Rough Guide are...thank goodness.

Except for Blue Guides, I usually think travel guides spend too much space on where to eat and sleep while ignoring the information I really want--what can we do and see there. This guide is no exception, but it does seem to have struck a fair balance between the needs of various types of readers.  There are after all, people who want to plan every bit of their trip before they ever leave. They will probably think more hotel/restaurant information is needed.

The book has good quality paper, the maps are clearly printed and the color photos have good color quality and clarity. I had no problems with the organization of the book or in using the index. The list of additional resources is long and interesting. i appreciate the thought that is evident in this list.

I deeply appreciate that there is an entire guide devoted to Georgia.
2835317
Amazon Echo is a really cool device. I mastered the basics of it, but guidebooks for beginners can only take you so far. I found this book for advanced users and it is really good. I love the part about app programming, that is the kind of thing I was looking for. Everything is explained step by step and with a little time and effort, Echo can become an amazing asset. I haven't yet tried everything in this guide, but the things I have and the way that is written assured me that this is one of the better guides I came across. Recommended.
693609
This reference guide is awesome. You have a vast amount of useful information at your finger tips. Currently I have seen nothing on the market like this. It is compact and jacket friendly.
3544327
This guide is very succinct, affordable, and accessible.  It's not at all comprehensive, yet is still one of the most useful guides to the region due to its brevity and organziation.  Plus it covers both Sequoia/Kings Canyon and Yosemite.

Planning:  A nice job is done.  There is a lot of detail on roads into the parks and hotels, information lacking in the more specialized hiking guides.  It covers most of the big park highlights you don't want to miss if you're only visiting the region once or twice.  This is not the sort of guide that will tell you where to find solitude and remote regions.  It is also one of the best guides to have if you don't want to rough it the entire trip.  I like to space long backpacking treks with a visit to a nice restaurant-this guide offers a lot of variety on this end.  The same goes for hotels, if you're not into backpacking or looking for a place just after getting on/off a plane.

Hiking Trip Descriptions:  Pretty minimal.  This book spotlights the more popular trails but does a fairly decent job of highlighting don't miss items.

Maps:  Non-topographic but highly readable.  The printing is crisp and highly readable.  Useful for planning short day trips.

Overall this is a pretty useful guide.  As the price is great you can easily buy this to supplement a more specialized hiking guide and map.  Note that Frommer seems to put out a new edition every couple of years.  I don't think very much could have changed, so an older edition will do just fine.
36769
I am currently using this travel guide to plan a trip to New York City next month.  It's great value for money and really easy to read.  It has lots of useful and practical tips for a first time visitor like me and it's really easy to read.
It's broken down into districts and each section has lots of really useful information about where to stay, eat and visit.  The contact information, pricing and opening times is really up to date as the book is printed to order and regularly reviewed.
I have the paper back edition as I enjoy having a book to refer too.  The maps are basic, but have enough detail to help you get your bearings.
194041
Very comprehensive and useful, especially that being available on a Kindle means you have a pocket reference there in your hand if you need it.
2345809
Quite clearly, this pocket guide does what it's supposed to do. It gives you a quick & dirty intro into the podcasting world. I already know a thing or two on podcasting but for beginners, this is a nice introduction. Why the 'but...'?? Well, there is a small chapter on 'Fixining common audio problems'. This was a very small chapter but I'd like to have that one a bit bigger. Perhaps in an other pocket guide? I liked that part because it kinda gives you shortcuts to some specific solutions to improve your audio, without going in the technical stuff. Very nice.
4644331
It is a delilghtful brief guide that one can slip into their pocketbook and carry with them on their travels. A great introduction to the island.