Attractions Books

As someone who visited Munich and who is soon to relocate and start working there...I had to set the record straight about this book. Contrary to the one other review, this is a good book. The thing I like in general about Frommer's is that they present you with an itinerary; if you need to hit the 'must see places' then this is your book. Sure the must see places are all overrun by tourists...but some of them as we all know are a must. For example...Hofbrauhaus is where every visitor wants to go...but truth is no native Munchener hangs out there...all tourists. But ya gotta do it.

When I went to Munich, I travelled with this book and Lonely Planet Munich...Lonely Planet doesn't provide you with a 'must see places' list, but it is more detailed. Together they complemented each other perfectly. I recommend spending the extra money for the second book; in contrast with the amount you are spending on everything else during your whole trip...it's well worth it.

As for the other reviewer's bad experience...Germany's service people(hotel staff, waiters etc) are typecast as being slow and having attitudes...waiters especially. And that info is actually in this book.

Hope this helps. Have fun in Munchen.

The book highly recommended the 'Splendid" hotel. IT was the worse hotel I have stayed in, even for Europe. I have spent 2 months in budget hotels in Italy, and this hotel was worse than all of them.

The windows overlook a tram, which sounds like an earthquake or a plane landing on the roof. No insulation, the windows must be a hundred years old. The bathroom fixtures were broken.

When I was checking out, their modem did not work. They held my credit cards hostage for 30 minutes while a taxi meter was running. The red headed women manager never apologized due to their incompetence. The stay at the hotel was terrible.

I usually travel with two or three travel books and at some point in my last trip to Munich I just threw away my other book. The Frommer's book had everything I needed in regards to seeing all the major attractions, and I ended up relying on it more than the other book I brought. I thought it was accurate and had great info. on restaurants and hotels.

I'm a lover of all things romance and I especially enjoy paranormal romance but this book fell short of being enjoyable for me.

I found the characters to be mostly unlikeable, especially the hero. He wasn't a jerk or a bad guy but he was weak, ineffectual and unjustifiably cocky. He did so many blatantly stupid things in his own arrogance that endangered everyone around him that I found myself wondering how the heroine fell in love with him. Lauren, the heroine, was a bit better but still nothing special but more mature than the hero. As far as characters go, the cousin, Sebastian was more interesting and mature than either one of the main characters.

The sex was hot but the relationship between the characters felt false and I couldn't detect any real emotion. Unfortunately, although it could have been good, the plot wasn't well-developed and it lacked interesting action. The book just felt awkward, immature, and superficial from beginning to end.

Lauren Parish is on the run. The witch-hunters have found her and will do whatever it takes to see that she dies. Lauren is forced into hiding although she didn't plan on taking along her former lover and mortal, Carson McCullen. Unfortunately, he may be a target of the witch-hunters and Lauren is determined to keep him safe, no matter what the cost. The attraction between Lauren and Carson sizzles, but will it be the death of them? After all, consorting with mortals is a major offense for a witch....

CALL ME WICKED is an interesting foray into a world where witches are still hunted. Jamie Sobrato perfectly blends together the sensual and the paranormal to create one steamy but exciting story. I wasn't sure how Jamie Sobrato would handle the issue of mortals being addicted to witches, but she made the concept work for Lauren and Carson.

CALL ME WICKED is definitely a surprise hit for me! I have to admit that I almost passed this one by, simply because the Blaze line is not generally to my taste. What a delight, then, to discover such an entertaining and well done paranormal in this Harlequin line. Yes, the sex is scorching hot, particularly in some of the dreaming sequences between Lauren and Carson. However, Jamie Sobrato doesn't rely solely on those scenes for plot and instead has crafted an unusual approach in which a revolution or uprising is brewing within the ranks of the witches. Hopefully, Lauren's cousin, Sebastian, will get his own chance at happiness. After all, I want to know more about his living tattoos....

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I have taken one star out for illustrations. There is none.
However, the book is very helpful if you're traveling with a tight budget. Price admissions in one chapter is very handy as you don't need to travel between chapter back and forth.

The rankings for each attraction according to different ages helped me out in choosing which parks to visit with my 5 year old child.

There is even a chart to help you plan your days and how much you'll spend in them.

This is a waste of money the information is VERY clear quote "regarless of the vehicle you drive, you need to know where you are going." you would think if you want to go to Disneyland you would know where it is or already have a map to it. my opinion dont buy this it is stupid. there is some information but it isnt worth buying. I like the " The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland, by Bob Sehlinger."

My wife and I recently stopped in Venice on our honeymoon. We followed this book's recommendation of the best pastry shop in Venice and found ourselves in a piazza with a store that had a gelato stand and a couple of muffins. We've tried 3 of these Frommer's dad by day guides now and are always underwhelmed. We were impressed with the Rick Steve's book for Italy which had a large section on Venice. Your hotel or any store in the area can provide you with a much much better map than this book has for 3 euros.

This one book has everything--explanations, pull out map, and a useful dictionary. I bought other products and this is really all I need for Venice.

Interesting that the book is the same as all other marketing books. Same ole, same ole. As I read, it seemed like I was reading a hodge podge of all the ideas that have been in print for years. Putting them all in one book, claiming "different", flys in the face of the subject matter. Not for me.

In today's market environment, most professional service providers look alike - the "Me-Too" syndrome. They live by the misguided belief that if they just continue to increase their knowledge and provide a great service that the public will eventually notice and beat a path to their doors. The result is that most of these professionals end up disappointed with their careers and an alarming majority eventually fail to survive. They grow weary of the constant emotional struggle to prospect and to then sell the potential client on their ability.

Excellent service, though important, is no longer the primary component of attraction for the average client, neither is name recognition of your firm or company. Brand Name recognition is not the same as Brand Attraction. Attraction in today's market is all about YOU. It is no longer enough to promote your product or your company, but it is VITAL that you learn how to promote YOU. Differentiation is the foundation of choice. It is the only attraction strategy that is effective in today's market, the strategy that can create a preference for YOU. If you don't learn it, you will lose...and there are no second chances, not in today's overly crowded market.

Marketing requires innovation, not imitation. It requires creativity, not duplication. This book is loaded with practical ideas that can help you dominate your local market; ideas that can make YOU the brand of choice in your market; ideas that can make you the professional that the competitors are chasing. You will find reading it to be exciting and pragmatic as it inspires you to think creatively, past the typical boundaries of your "Me-Too" competitors. Once you pick it up, you won't put it down.

On content I would rate this book a solid 5, but I found the readibility of this book to detract from its message. The book is filled with scientific evidience in masse when it comes to proving that beauty reigns when it comes to popularity, picking out a mate, professional success, and just about anything else in life. This book is more of an academic book than it is for general pleasure reading. In fact this book would be an excellent choice for research, as experiments are solid, and come in such large quanity it would be of value to many.

The major distraction of this book is the complex language was written in. Constant complex-compound sentences with a post college level vocabulary makes Patzer's book a slow read. If this would have been easier to read, I would have given this book a solid five.

Content in this book is solid, ever wondered what impact attractiveness has in intimate relationships, work relationships, and relationships with strangers? What characteristics of physical attractiveness does each gender find the most important? It may surprise you that each gender cares for different qualities than we tend to normaly think of. This book would an excellent resource for anyone wanting to quantify how attractiveness plays a part in daily lives.

Dr Patzer is clearly an expert on this interesting topic. Unfortunately, his writing style is ponderously academic. He manages to make physical attractiveness seem dull and surprisingly uninteresting.

I think it is likely this is part of a larger work, split up to facilitate large print publication.

The first part contains stories taken from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and the latter some older stories from well-known authors, one having nothing to do with the supernatural at all, really.

In fact, even though this mentions horror at the start, the only story that really goes anywhere significant in that direction beyond supernatural mystery is the Collins tale.

The Clairvoyant Countess is a book extract, and doesn't particularly work on its own as a story presented as an extract, reading exactly like a slice of a book, and a very mild old-fashione mystery with a bit of voodoo, at that.

Fatal Attractions 2 : The Healer [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] - George C. Chesbro
Fatal Attractions 2 : Rowena's Brooch - Donald Olson
Fatal Attractions 2 : Fat Jow and the Manifestations - Robert Alan Blair
Fatal Attractions 2 : The Clairvoyant Countess [short story] - Dorothy Gilman
Fatal Attractions 2 : The Dream-Woman - Wilkie Collins
Fatal Attractions 2 : The Stolen Rubens - Jacques Futrelle
Fatal Attractions 2 : The Story of the Bagman's Uncle - Charles Dickens


"Those are the kinds of flashes you get when you're a dwarf criminologist-college professor private detective."

3.5 out of 5


Pot psychic subterfuge.

3 out of 5


Afraid of the dark.

3 out of 5


Voodoo prediction.

2.5 out of 5


Listen to your mum, don't marry alcoholic night stabbers.

3.5 out of 5


Sneaky painting nicking tricks are not sneaky enough to get past The Thinking Detective.

3.5 out of 5


Swordplay and ghost carriages.

3.5 out of 5

If you are looking for the definative guide to all things Disney and Universal, this is not your book. In fact, you'd be much better off with "The Unofficial Guide."

But, if you are looking for the quirky and less well populated, the odd and the sublime, and sites which will give you a taste of the "old" Florida, this book can be worth the read.

It provides good information on many of the area attractions which are not so "Disney"-fied, but be prepared -- due to the age of this edition you may need to make some phone calls to verify these places are still in operation.

Lacked some depth about Disneyland in terms of tips and tricks

My family and I just returned from our first trip to Disney World. (It was as blast!) Because it was our first time and we were essentially clueless to the Disney experience, we bought several guides.

The 2004 version of The Everything Family Guide was one of five guides that we bought, but after the initial perusal, I didn't even look at it. Instead, I find myself drawn to the Birnbaum guide with its colorful, glossy pages and The Unofficial Guide to Disney World 2006 which is a critical, analytical treatment of just about everything.

Don't get me wrong: author Jason Rich is pretty thorough. It's just that nothing gets any critical remarks (although there's a star system rating likely appropriateness of attractions to age groups), and it's hard to tell what's really "not to be missed" (even though he makes recommendations).

Not only that, even though it's a 2004 edition, it already needs updating. Expedition Everest, the Lights, Motors, Actions! Stunt Show, and other newer attractions are mentioned as "upcoming", but hadn't yet debuted before publication. I get the feeling that the Stitch's Great Escape (which replaced the Alien one) hadn't debuted yet, either, yet he ranked this ride "not to be missed". (Everyone I talked to--and every review of this attraction I've read on the internet--describe this as an AWFUL attraction. No one likes it!)

Also, he mentions attractions that are no longer there--like Tarzan Rocks. There is no mention of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (MGM), Mickey's PhilHarmagic (the best 3D show in all the parks), Test Track (Epcot- The Land) or Crush's Turtle Talk (Epcot-The Seas)--further showing that this book should be updated YEARLY in order to be relevant for visitors.

So if you'd like an overview of Walt Disney World in a gentle, upbeat tone--including restaurant and hotel overviews--this is not a bad guide. Yet, I only consulted it once, preferring the other guides over this one.