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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 917 EAN: 9780061230806 ISBN: 0061230804 Label: Collins Manufacturer: Collins Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: September 01, 2007 Publisher: Collins Release Date: September 04, 2007 Studio: Collins Editorial Review: Product Description: Access Washington DC is one of our most popular titles in the series, and it continues to please faithful fans and win new followers. Washington DC is home to the nation's monuments, history and governmental seat, and this 10th edition of Access Washington DC will bring readers into the latest additions to the sights and sounds of America's capital city. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - acceptable---nothing specialI lived in DC for 21 years so I'm familiar with most of the entries in this book. The editor does a fair but not especially lively job of describing where to eat, drink, walk and gawk in DC. Rating:  - Full AccessThe ACCESS guides are so smartly organized by neighborhoods that you'll be lurking like a local in no time. The color coding for attractions, restaurants, hotels and shopping make skimming for your favorites a breeze. More often than not, their sly 'insider' comments are right on the money. I used ACCESS Washington, DC to acclimate myself to my new home, and I still use it whenever company comes to town. Like any travel guide, the latest edition is a must (but even that won't compensate for fickle ... Read More Rating: - Time tested style, another classic by Wurman.Once again a jewel of a guide. Comprehensive, lively, logical and coherent. Like so many other city guides by Richard Saul Wurman, this book combines an architectural overview with historical, anecdotal and practical aspects of the city in such a way that makes it a great companion to have before during and after the visit. As a matter of fact even if you don't go, you get the pleasure of intimate knowledge of the place. |
