"Like being taken around by a savvy local." —The New York Times "Little fluff and lots of fun." —Boston Globe "Hipper and savvier than other guides." —Diversion magazine Are you tired of cliché-ridden guidebooks packed with promotional fluff? Then move over to the Irreverent Guides—the travel series that no tourist board would dare to recommend. Look inside for the lowdown on:Where to stay if you want canal house cozinessDutch dining worth seeking out—and tourist traps to avoidPeople watching, hofje hopping, clog shopping, and canal cruising away from the crowdsCafes, tap houses, and smoke shops that locals loveThe top nightspots for getting arty, lucky, or kinky And much more!Frommer's. The Name You Can Trust. Find us online at www.frommers.com

Frommer's Irreverent Guide : Amsterdam

Travel

Downie, David

Europe

Macmillan General* Reference

"Like being taken around by a savvy local." —The New York Times "Little fluff and lots of fun." —Boston Globe Are you tired of cliché-ridden guidebooks packed with promotional fluff? Then move over to the Irreverent Guides—the travel series that no tourist board would dare to recommend. Look inside for the lowdown on:
<ul>
<li>Where to stay if you want canal house coziness</li>
<li>Dutch dining worth seeking out—and tourist traps to avoid</li>
<li>People watching, hofje hopping, clog shopping, and canal cruising away from the crowds</li>
<li>Cafes, tap houses, and smoke shops that locals love</li>
<li>The top nightspots for getting arty, lucky, or kinky</li>
<li>And much more!</li>
</ul>Frommer's. The Name You Can Trust. Find us online at www.frommers.com

Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Amsterdam (Irreverent Guides)

Frommers

"Like being taken around by a savvy local." —The New York Times "Little fluff and lots of fun." —Boston Globe "Hipper and savvier than other guides." —Diversion magazine Are you tired of cliché-ridden guidebooks packed with promotional fluff? Then move over to the Irreverent Guides—the travel series that no tourist board would dare to recommend. Look inside for the lowdown on:
<ul>
<li>Where to stay if you want canal house coziness</li>
<li>Dutch dining worth seeking out—and tourist traps to avoid</li>
<li>People watching, hofje hopping, clog shopping, and canal cruising away from the crowds</li>
<li>Cafes, tap houses, and smoke shops that locals love</li>
<li>The top nightspots for getting arty, lucky, or kinky And much more!</li>
</ul>Frommer's. The Name You Can Trust. Find us online at www.frommers.com

“Beautifully written and refreshingly original… makes us see [Paris] in a different light.” -- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review Swapping his native San Francisco for the City of Light, travel writer David Downie arrived in Paris in 1986 on a one-way ticket, his head full of romantic notions. Curiosity and the legs of a cross-country runner propelled him daily from an unheated, seventh-floor walk-up garret near the Champs-Elysées to the old Montmartre haunts of the doomed painter Modigliani, the tombs of Père-Lachaise cemetery, the luxuriant alleys of the Luxembourg Gardens and the aristocratic Île Saint-Louis midstream in the Seine. Downie wound up living in the chic Marais district, married to the Paris-born American photographer Alison Harris, an equally incurable walker and chronicler. Ten books and a quarter-century later, he still spends several hours every day rambling through Paris, and writing about the city he loves. An irreverent, witty romp featuring thirty-one short prose sketches of people, places and daily life, Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light ranges from the glamorous to the least-known corners and characters of the world’s favorite city. Photographs by Alison Harris. “I loved his collection of essays and anyone who’s visited Paris in the past, or plans to visit in the future, will be equally charmed as well.” —David Lebovitz, author of The Sweet Life in Paris “[A] quirky, personal, independent view of the city, its history and its people”—Mavis Gallant “Gives fresh poetic insight into the city… a voyage into ‘the bends and recesses, the jagged edges, the secret interiors’ [of Paris].”— Departures

Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light

Crown

To travelers, the Italian Riviera and its famous villages-- Portofino, the Cinque Terre-- have meant "vacation," "sea" and "sun" for more than a century. To food lovers everywhere its culinary triumphs such as pesto, focaccia and ravioli are icons of Italian cooking. Liguria is known as well for the trompe-l'oeil that decorates it architecture inside and out, and for its crafts-- furniture-making, boat-building and lace-weaving among others, for which it has been renowned for centuries. This gorgeous book is devoted to Liguria, Italy's picturesque and culturally rich region that boasts a breathtaking Mediterranean seacoast and its mountainous "backyard." Downie's lively account of the fascinating history and lifestyle is matched by Harris's photographs of Liguria's dramatic locales, from Camogli, the "saltiest, most piratical town" on the Mediterranean, to the interior, a vast, vertical garden dotted with towns carved from the rugged landscape. Enchanted Liguria also includes rarely photographed interiors of grand aristocratic villas and elegant houses, some of which have been family homes since before the unification of Italy. Thirty recipes from the region's best chefs reflect the taste of Liguria in a celebration of herbs, marvelous pastas, breads and seafood. The appendix is a guide to museums, villas, specialty food stores and workshops. Enchanted Liguria is a practical, essential and beautiful tribute.

Enchanted Liguria: A Celebration of the Culture, Lifestyle and Food of the Italian Riviera

Arts & Photography

Harris, Alison

Photography & Video

Rizzoli

Like all great cities and yet unlike any other Paris is alive and fluttering, it changes with the light, buffeted by Seine-basin breezes. This place called Paris is at once the imaginary land of literature and film, a distant view through shifting, misty lenses, and a vibrant contemporary city where a kaleidoscope of millions seems bent on the grand conspiracy of enjoying life. Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light paints a portrait in thirty perennial essays of the world’s favorite city.

Transatlantic Pr

Inspiré par Roald Dahl et les Twits, David Downie écrit un compte-rendu engageant des histoires terribles racontées par son père alors qu'il était garçon. Les histoires sont magnifiquement illustrées par Tea Seroya. Inspired by Roald Dahl and the Twits, David Downie writes an engaging account of the horrible stories his dad told him as a boy. The stories are beautifully illustrated by Tea Seroya. Suitable for ages 8 and up.

Les Histoires Terribles Que M'a Raconté Mon Père (French Edition)

Children's Books

Blue Peg Publishing

Inspirado por Roald Dahl y los Twits, David Downie escribe una cautivadora recopilación de las historias horrible que su papá le contaba de niño. Las historias han sido maravillosamente ilustradas por Tea Seroya. Inspired by Roald Dahl and the Twits, David Downie writes an engaging account of the horrible stories his dad told him as a boy. The stories are beautifully illustrated by Tea Seroya. Suitable for ages 8 and up.

Las Horribles Historias Que Papá Me Contaba (Spanish Edition)

Teen & Young Adult

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Zainspirowany przez Roalda Dahla i Twits, David Downie zebral w jednej ksiazce wszystkie ujmujace i czarujace opowiesci, ktore jako dziecko zaslyszal od swojego taty. Opowiesci zostaly cudownie zilustrowane przez Tea Seroya. Inspired by Roald Dahl and the Twits, David Downie writes an engaging account of the horrible stories his dad told him as a boy. The stories are beautifully illustrated by Tea Seroya. Suitable for ages 8 and up.

Krwawe Opowiesci (Polish Edition)

Kitabu hiki kina azimia kitabu cha ” Roald Dahl and the Twits”, David Downie anaandika mkururo wa hadithi ambazo alisimuliwa na baba yake akiwa mtoto mchanga. Hadithi zimeelekezwa na Tea Seroya. Inspired by Roald Dahl and the Twits, David Downie writes an engaging account of the horrible stories his dad told him as a boy. The stories are beautifully illustrated by Tea Seroya. Suitable for ages 8 and up.

Hadithi Za Kutisha Nilizo Simuliwa Na Baba Yangu (Swahili Edition)

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Frommer's Irreverent Guide : Amsterdam

Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Amsterdam (Irreverent Guides)

Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Amsterdam (Irreverent Guides)

Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light

Enchanted Liguria: A Celebration of the Culture, Lifestyle and Food of the Italian Riviera

Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light

Les Histoires Terribles Que M'a Raconté Mon Père (French Edition)

Las Horribles Historias Que Papá Me Contaba (Spanish Edition)

Krwawe Opowiesci (Polish Edition)

Hadithi Za Kutisha Nilizo Simuliwa Na Baba Yangu (Swahili Edition)