timepiece's books from LibraryThing

Tarot of the cat people : a traveler's report by Karen Kuykendall

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:11:41 -0400

Stamford, Ct : U.S. Games Systems, c1991.

Superfreakonomics : global cooling, patriotic prostitutes, and why suicide bombers should buy life insurance by Steven D. Levitt

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:45:53 -0400

New York : William Morrow, 2009.

How the states got their shapes by Mark Stein

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:04:59 -0400

New York : Smithsonian Books/Collins, 2008.

"Shakespeare" by another name : the life of Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, the man who was Shakespeare by Mark Anderson

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:02:45 -0400

New York : Gotham Books, c2005.

Complete book of underground houses : how to build a low-cost home by Robert L. Roy

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:57:54 -0400

New York : Sterling Pub. Co., c1994.

Why She Buys: The New Strategy for Reaching the World's Most Powerful Consumers by Bridget Brennan

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:41:09 -0400

New York : Crown Business, c2009.

Dexter by design : a novel by Jeffry P. Lindsay

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:37:14 -0400

New York : Doubleday, 2009.

Don Quijote : a new translation, backgrounds and contexts, criticism by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:43:29 -0400

New York : W.W. Norton, c1999.

Dress smart--women : wardrobes that win in the new workplace by Kim Johnson Gross

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:43:12 -0400

New York : Warner Books, 2002.

Vampire Princess by Michael Romkey

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:42:14 -0400

Fawcett (1995), Mass Market Paperback, 352 pages

Vampire Papers by Michael Romkey

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:41:59 -0400

Fawcett (1994), Mass Market Paperback, 448 pages

The Canterbury tales : fifteen tales and the general prologue : authoritative text, sources and backgrounds, criticism by Geoffrey Chaucer

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:01:57 -0400

New York : W.W. Norton, c2005.

Bright-sided : how the relentless promotion of positive thinking has undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:02:45 -0400

New York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, 2009.

Essential Whitman (Essential Poets Series) by Galway Kinnell

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:56:47 -0400

BBS Publishing Corporation (1992), Hardcover

Wild Ride by Jennifer Crusie

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:21:22 -0400

St. Martin's Press (2010), Hardcover, 384 pages

Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:24:53 -0400

[New York : Harry N. Abrams, c1996]

Agnes & the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:24:17 -0400

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2007.

The Style Strategy: A Less-Is-More Approach to Staying Chic and Shopping Smart by Nina Garcia

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:30 -0400

It Books (2009), Hardcover, 192 pages

Eight cousins by Louisa May Alcott

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:40:11 -0400

Avenel, N.J. : Distributed by Random House, c1995.

Off the Tourist Trail: 1,000 Unexpected Travel Alternatives by DK Publishing

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:19:52 -0400

timepiece's review: "This may become my favorite time-wasting, daydreaming book ever. Just paging through, seeing suggestions of places to visit that I've never even heard of before, but likening them somewhat to places I *have* heard of, but want to avoid because of the [crowds, cost, cliche, take your pick]. As Bryson says in the intro, it's a shame I'll never get to them all, but better that than to ever run out of things to anticipate. As in all DK books, the photography is gorgeous, rich colors, interesting and varied views of whatever is being covered. There are, necessarily, few pictures of any one destination, but they've done their best to provide an overview while not making similar places look the same. The book itself is definitely NOT a "travel" book - it's more coffee-table size than pocket size. It's not meant to be an in-depth guide so much as a jumping-off point. The book is divided into sections by different kinds of tourism: ancient/historical sites, festivals, journeys, architecture, natural wonders, beaches, sports, art/culture, and cities. The cities section tends to focus on lesser-known sights in major cities, since there's nothing you can quite say is almost the same as New York/Paris/London/Beijing. While the book only provides the very basic information on each destination, it's still a great way to find out about places you may never have heard of otherwise, and then do your own research. And even though the focus is non-tourist destinations, many are presented in a "this, instead of that" format, and there is always a sidebar covering the basics if you still feel compelled to go for the more well-known example, with ways to avoid the worst of the crowds (e.g., visit the North Rim of the Grand Canyon instead of the more popular South Rim; go out to the Giza pyramids early in the day when it's less crowded; etc.). I really can't recommend this one enough. If you have it on your coffee table, I can almost guarantee that every visitor will end up paging though it, fascinated."
DK Travel (2009), Hardcover, 336 pages