Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #200112 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

Customer Reviews

How Not To Be Tired (or Scared) of London
The size and variety of London are proverbial, and can be daunting for the new resident or first-time visitor. Help is at hand. This excellently informative more-than-guidebook is aimed primarily at Americans relocating to Britain's capital, but would be a useful acquisition for a much wider range of people. Clearly compiled after a great deal of careful research, and from direct knowledge gained through years of living and working in the capital, it covers a whole raft of topics, from 'Finding a Place to Live' to 'Quick Getaways', with a wealth of practical detail, always giving pointers for further enquiry, sorting out complications, and following up interests. The multifarious lifestyles and outlooks that may well exist among the readership are acknowledged too, in terms of homes, services and amenities, culture, sport, entertainment. A major section is taken up with a grand tour of all the London boroughs in turn, bringing out their diversity and conveying an authentic sense of place, or rather places, glancing at by-ways, nooks and crannies of topography and history as well as the better-known tourist-attracting features. In the Introduction and elsewhere when the format allows a little expansion on the down-to-earth factual, the author's lively and thorough interest in her topic comes across, combining readability with conciseness. Even natives and long-term inhabitants will find much to surprise, inform and divert, reminding them what they liked about the place and encouraging them to explore fresh enjoyments, and generally enhancing appreciation of the old metropolis both for themselves and for any newcomers they may know.