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Booklist...

Cuba Handbook
Costa Rica Handbook
Jamaica
Bahamas and Turks & Caicos
Passport's Illustrated Travel Guide to Jamaica
California: Travel Bug Guide
Frommer's America on Wheels: California & Nevada
World Travel: A Guide to International Ecojourneys
Food: True Stories of Life on the Road
I Should Have Stayed Home
Beginner's Guide to Getting Published

Cuba Handbook

The premiere travel guidebook to Cuba, and by far the most comprehensive. Everything you could want to know! Ranging from Havana's colonial plazas and exhilarating Tropicana nightclub to the diamond-dust beaches of Varadero

  • 714 pages
  • 64 maps

"This excellent work is one of the most thorough guidebooks this reviewer has ever seen. Highly recommended."--Library Journal

"Although about half a dozen guidebooks have been written on Cuba, none is as comprehensive, informative and readable as Baker's welcome addition."--Los Angeles Times Review of Books

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Costa Rica Handbook (3rd ed)

Christopher P. Baker's best-selling Costa Rica Handbook has won "Best Travel Guide" awards from both the Publisher's Marketing Association and the Society of American Travel Writers. This superb guidebook introduces you to this peaceful nation's people, history, and natural beauty and guides you through every corner of its cities, parks, and reserves.

  • 750 pages (third edition)
  • 75 maps

"There are numerous Costa Rica books on the market, but if only one comprehensive guide were to be chosen, this compact and thick paperback should be the item." --Reviewer's Bookwatch

"Moon Publications have become known for their well-written and exceptionally informative guides. Their new Costa Rica Handbook by Christopher P. Baker is no exception... This should be the choice for eco-tourists to Costa Rica." --New York Times

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iJamaica: Travel Survival Kit

Home of Rastas and reggae, Jamaica offers lazy days on sun-splashed beaches and festive nights 'ridin' de riddims.' Take the plunge into Jamaica's lesser-known attractions with this down-to-earth guide full of insider tips. Explore the island, from laid-back Treasure Beach to the inland maze of Cockpit Country, from Black River Great Morass to the peaks of Blue Mountain.

  • 488 pages
  • 46 maps including a full-color country map with highlights
  • Full-color photography

"Invaluable, a Bible... The book is terrific, very useful indeed and easily the best guide to the island." --Mike Gerrard, British Guild of Travel Writers

Bahamas, Turks & Caicos

Strung like jeweled necklaces over hundreds of miles of turquoise ocean, The Bahamas and Turks & Caicos are a vacationer's dream. Whether you want to lounge on white-sand beaches, explore quaint historic villages, immerse yourself in local culture, or revel in some of the world's best fishing, diving and sailing, this opinionated and detailed guide will help you discover all the delights of the islands.

  • 507 pages
  • 53 maps including a full-color highlights map
  • Full-color photography
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 Passport's Illustrated Travel Guide to Jamaica

This sightseeing guide from Thomas Cook/AA has everything you need to plan a great sightseeing trip--from the resources of the world famous Thomas Cook travel organization. A perfect companion to Jamaica: Travel Survival Kit.

  • Practical A-Z directory of major sights.
  • Walks, strolls, and where to blend into the local scene
  • Listings of recommended restaurants, shops, sports and entertainment
  • Suggestions on how to spend wisely
  • Accessible information on easy-to-use double-page spreads
  • 192 pages
  • Full-color maps and photos

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iCalifornia

By Christopher P. Baker and Judy Wade

California conjures up visions of dramatic coastal vistas, towering redwoods, the golden pagoda roofs of San Francisco's Chinatown, and exclusive Beverly Hills mansions. Millions of visitors flock here each year to discover the magic of Disneyland, the sparkling white sands of southern California beaches, the vineyards and wineries of the Napa Valley, and the world-class attractions of San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Travel Bug California brings it all to life with stunning four-color photography; concise witty descriptions; user-friendly maps; and all the practical details you'll need to plan a successful trip to America's Golden State.

  • 419 pages

Chapters in the following:

America on Wheels: California & Nevada

Christopher P. Baker was the lead writer, contributing the introductory chapters and two of the seven recommended tours for this compendium of lodgings, restaurants, and attractions, billed as "the complete guide to worry-free travel on the road!"

  • Detailed, full-color state and regional maps
  • Valuable coupons that will save you money while you're on the road.
  • 451 pages

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yWorld Travel: A Guide to International Ecojourneys

A lavishly illustrated and practical coffee-table guide to the world's wild places, from the deserts of the American Southwest to the grasslands of East Africa and the ice floes of Antarctica. The Nature Company's World Travel (Time-Life Books) is the essential handbook for every traveler who cares about the preservation of our natural einvronment.

  • 288 pages

Food: True Stories of Life on the Road

Many people will tell you that they travel, in large part, to eat, to break bread with strangers and leave the table with friends, and to discover the world through the medium of cuisine. This special edition in the Travelers' Tales series collects stories that further the preposition that humanity is revealed through cuisine just as surely as it is through any other art or social activity. Just a few of the notable authors you'll find in this book, besides Christopher P. Baker: P.J. O'Rourke, Colin Thubron, David Yeadon, and M.F.K. Fisher.

  • 444 pages

iI Should Have Stayed Home

In this hilarious anthology, fifty-one top travel writers, novelists, and journalists tell of their greatest travel disasters. Read this book and you'll be happy you weren't Christopher P. Baker, Isabell Allende, Jeff Greenwald, Joe Gores, Paul Theroux, or Pico Iyer, among other well-known names. Royalties from this book are being donated to Oxfam America.

  • 256 pages

Beginner's Guide to Getting Published

For people with things to say, a knack for words and no idea what-in-the-publishing world to do next," say the editors of this classic from Writer's Digest Books. There comes a point for most aspiring writers when you want other people to read your words... or, if you're a traveler, when you want to share your sojourns with the rest of the world. You want to be published. If you're unsure where to start, then this book is for you. Inside you'll find 27 articles from seasoned, published writers who give you direction for selling your work... advice on producing the kind of writing editors want... inside tips on making your mark on the publishing world... and professional insight on writing and publishing:

  • 185 pages

"This well-written guide is insightful, not patronizing in the least, and inordinately useful." ~Amazon.com

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