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The publisher says: Five great features and benefits offered ONLY by The Unofficial Guide®: honest advice that allows you to feel safe and comfortable in the City of Light, despite the language barrier; insider tips on finding the most charming hotels; more than 60 restaurants reviewed and ranked; a complete guide to Paris's cultural and historic sights; all the details on how to enjoy Paris with your kids. Pocket-size guide to helping you plan the perfect trip. Includes more than 60 restaurants reviewed in detail, insider tips on finding hotels and the rooms with the best views, and more.

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Title: The Unofficial Guide to Paris (5th edition)
Publisher: Frommers / Wiley
Pub. date: Jan. 3, 2008
Hardcover; 480 pages
List price: $18.99
ISBN-10: 0470138289
ISBN-13: 978-0470138281

The publisher says: The City by the Bay is home to dozens of world-class hotels and hundreds of restaurants and attractions. The Unofficial Guide® to San Francisco will help you make sense of it all, covering all the city sights plus highlights of the Wine Country. From dim sum to hotel bargains, it's all at your fingertips, with easy-to-use ratings and honest advice.The Top 5 ways The Unofficial Guide to San Francisco can help you have the perfect trip: the straight truth on all the attractions, from Alcatraz to the Golden Gate Bridge, plus driving and walking tours of San Francisco's top neighborhoods; hotels, motels, and inns ranked and rated for value and quality -- plus proven strategies for getting the best prices; detailed restaurant reviews, including the best of Chinatown; the inside story on San Francisco's shopping scene; how to plan and get the most out of your business or convention trip.

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Title: The Unofficial Guide to San Francisco (6th edition)
Publisher: Wiley
Pub. date: March 24, 2008
Author: Richard Sterling
Paperback; 416 pages
List price: $17.99
ISBN-10: 0470243465
ISBN-13: 978-0470243466

The publisher says: The top 10 ways The Unofficial Guide to Hawai'i can help you have the perfect trip: information that's candid, critical and totally objective; major hotels and resorts rated and ranked for value and quality of rooms -- plus proven strategies for getting the best rates; more than 80 restaurants reviewed in detail and rated, with tips on Hawai'i Regional Cuisine; the inside story on the top attractions: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Polynesian Cultural Center, the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Haleakala National Park, and more; a complete guide to exploring the islands, including the best beaches, scenic drives and rain forest walks; tips on enjoying Hawai'i with the kids; the inside story on shopping for aloha shirts, local art and Hawaiian music; all the details on nightlife, from luaus to the legendary Don Ho; the best places to golf, hike, dive, snorkel and surf; how to discover truly authentic Hawaiian culture. Get the unbiased truth on hundreds of hotels, restaurants, attractions and more in The Unofficial Guide to Hawai'i -- the resource that helps you save money, save time and make your trip the best it can be.

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Title: The Unofficial Guide to Hawaii (5th edition)
Publisher: Wiley
Pub. date: March 24, 2008
Authors: Marcie Carroll, Rick Carroll
Paperback; 512 pages
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 0470229012
ISBN-13: 978-0470229019

The publisher says: The Unofficial Guides® are the "Consumer Reports" of travel guides, offering candid evaluations of their destinations' attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, sports and more, all rated and ranked by a team of unbiased inspectors so even the most compulsive planners can be sure they're spending their time and money wisely. Each guide addresses the needs of everyone from families to business travelers, with handy charts that demonstrate how each place stacks up against the competition. Plus, all the details are pulled out so they're extremely easy to scan. The Unofficial Guide to Central Italy includes: a complete planner to Florence, Rome and the highlights of Tuscany, Umbria, Latium and the Marches; honest advice that lets you feel safe and comfortable in the heart of Italy -- whether you speak Italian or not; insider tips on finding the most charming hotels for the best price; hundreds of restaurants reviewed and ranked for quality and value; tips for saving money and feeling at home with the Euro; expert advice on how to get around the region like a local; the inside story on shopping -- where to get the best for less.

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Title: The Unofficial Guide to Central Italy: Florence, Rome, Tuscany & Umbria (4th edition)
Publisher: Wiley
Pub. date: March 24, 2008
Authors: Melanie Mize Renzulli, Menasha Ridge Press
Paperback; 512 pages
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 0470229004
ISBN-13: 978-0470229002