Anderson Books

Starting Your Career as a Freelance Writer will not teach you how to write. You need to do that yourself, with practice and feedback from people around you.

What this book will do is take you step by step through the trials of becoming a paid writer: everything from coming up with ideas to write about to structuring to the finished product, from querying editors for the first time to building a lasting relationship. The "rules" set down apply to multiple forms of writing, and not just for magazines, and references to other work are instructional and welcome.

There is also an excellent overview of how to manage your personal business as a freelancer, which for those of us "creative types," is certainly helpful.

The greatest part of this book, though, is its ability to lead the reader into types of writing for pay that many of us would never even consider. For instance, there is a chapter (written by a different author, suggesting the book's author knows her limits) on writing copy. Though I would never have thought to write copy, and almost skipped the chapter, following reading it and having been convinced that maybe this was a good way to suppliment income, I made some cold-calls as the book suggested, and a few days later, I already have a copy writing gig.

I would highly recommend this book to any competent writer that is looking to make a bit of money doing something that they love. If you can bring the work ethic, this book can bring the game plan.

Starting Your Career As A Freelance Writer by professional author Moira Anderson Allen is an extremely practical and detailed career guide for the aspiring writer seeking to become a paid professional. Starting Your Career As A Freelance Writer comprehensively and accessibly covers how to make time for writing; honing research and interview techniques; find markets for written work of all kinds; writing and marketing nonfiction books and articles, and a great deal more. A no-nonsense advice guide packed with tips, tricks, and techniques, Starting Your Career As A Freelance Writer is an absolute "must-read" for anyone seriously interested in developing a successful career as a professional freelance writing.

The first third of the book is a review of how to write, how to do research, and what you should have in your office ("a chair," "a desk," "a place to store your writing supplies"), with which I am sure the average person looking to start a freelance writing career already knows. In fact, if you don't know how to write and conduct writing-related research, or have a place to put writing supplies, a career in writing probably never crossed your mind. For this, the book received four stars instead of five.

Still, I have to recommend this book to anyone trying to start a career in writing who doesn't know quite where to begin. The second two-thirds of the book are filled with a grand assortment of helpful hints and information that are vital to a successful freelance-writing career. In particular, her advice on figuring out exactly where you should look to publish your work is extremely valuable. An entire chapter is devoted to the submission process, which includes how to deal with editors who don't reply to your submissions and how to deal with rejections.

For me, the query letters she presents helped a great deal. She presents real letters-to-the-editor so there is no confusion about exactly what it should look like and what it must include. I didn't know about "hooking" with queries; I just assumed they were written like resume cover letters. Imagine how much failure I might have encountered, otherwise. And, not to be outdated, she even includes a chapter devoted to e-mail queries.

Overall, I thought this book was an excellent resource for a budding freelancer. I felt as though it would have been better for her to leave out the first few chapters and get to the point. However, once she got to the point, I was thrilled to pieces that I found this book. I'm sure you will be, too.

I remember very vividly when I sold my first article to a major Canadian newspaper. It was in the mid 1960s, when I had just graduated from law school and I decided that the only way to fame, and perhaps jump- start my non-existent law practice, was to write articles on Quebec Civil Law. Fortunately for me, I was in the right place at the right time, and the newspaper was looking for someone to contribute articles pertaining to this subject matter. They purchased the first several of my articles, and boy was I excited!

However, unfortunately, my free-lance writing days came to an abrupt end when no one else was interested in the topic. That is when I decided to devote all of my time and energies into practicing the legal profession. Perhaps, if I had at my disposal Moira Anderson Allen's book entitled Starting Your Career As A Freelance Writer, things would have been different. Remember, it was the 1960s, and at the time there were few writing guides pointing you in the right direction to a free -lance writing career.
I did not have Allen to show me how to start my articles, find the right markets, queries and submissions, rights and contracts, and how to expand my horizons.

It is these topics and many more where Starting Your Career As A Freelance Writer excels. The book is a splendid, in-depth analysis where even the more experienced writer can reap some benefits.

Divided into six parts, there is no shortage of vital and interesting information as to what goes on in the minds of an editor to how to interview, and from exploring and evaluating markets to writing for special interest publications and markets. The reader is also exposed to such topics as queries and submissions, legal technicalities pertaining to rights and contracts, as well as setting fees and keeping records. After all, without these essential tools, we will never get to first base with our budding writing career, no matter how talented we may be.

What is noteworthy about Allen's writing is her ability to cut away the fat from the meat. Furthermore, she never presumes that the reader should know certain fundamental concepts, and consequently Allen leaves nothing unturned.

Allen's writing credentials are impeccable, as proven by the hundreds of articles she has contributed to several publications over her twenty- year writing career. In addition, she has also being called upon to speak at writers' conferences and workshops, and to act as an instructor at many of these events. Commencing a career, as a free-lance writer, is a difficult task, and one in which a great deal of perseverance and patience is required. It is Allen's vast experience and her ability to effectively convey her knowledge from these experiences that is very much in evidence throughout book, and will surely prove to be invaluable to aspiring free- lance writers.

Norm Goldman Editor of Bookpleasures and Travel Writer

This book contains all of the essential information I needed to jump start my career as a freelance writer. Having some experience in the field in the distant past, I needed a refresher course and this book provided it. (It would be even more useful for someone without previous experience in the field.) Besides providing proper form for query letters and instruction on how to go about finding and approaching markets, it gives specific guidelines on the right way to pursue a freelance writing career, reasonable expectations and how to organize your work as a business.

I coach middle school track and found that this book helped me think beyond drills. My students love the games, and I see improvement in their running!

This book has some great ideas to spice up your workouts. It is organized very well and offers different ideas that range from simple to complex.

Training for cross country or distance track events can often become tedious work. Anderson does a great job of providing simple, ready-to-use games and techniques that will help combat this problem. I found many of the ideas useful and easy to use right away. Other ideas were not so adaptable to my team, but I still used the nuggets he have in the book and manipulated them to meet my needs. My athletes responded with enthusiasm. While nothing can take the place of mileage, the mindset an athlete has during the mileage can set the tone for the whole training experience. Although this book may not meet the needs of the reader to a tee, it is broad enough to enable the reader to create his/her own variation on the theme. Solid book for coaches.

"Training Games" is a rather tiny publication compared to others relating to the same topic, but it is loaded with great ideas! It is to the point. Everything relates to practice and there is no wasted page! I used this book over and over and still discover new things. It also leads the user to create and add own ideas. Invaluable for any teacher and coach! It is money well spent.

Lots of fun and useful information. The kids are always asking to play a game or practice one of the techniques found in the book. I have had the book for a year, and there is still so much yet to use! A great tool for finding new and different ways to improve your coaching/training.

Trickster, by Laurie Halse Anderson, is one of the best books that I have ever read. It's about a boy named David whose parents get a divorce. He has to go and live with his mom. To help David take his mind off of things, she takes him to the farm where he used to ride horses. One day, David rides away from his group. David gets a chance to work at a vet clinic and David and the rest of the kids and Dr. Mac are going on a trip to the same farm. Find out what happens next in Trickster.
I like the book because the book is interesting, funny, exciting and sometimes you can't even put the book down. It's one of my favorites in the whole world.
I think that the author (Laurie Halse Anderson) could have put a little more past times in the book, maybe a little more exclamatory events too.
The message to this book is to help others when they are in trouble. Also, be responsible and don't always play around.

I liked Trickster a lot and I want to read a lot more wild at heart books!

I absolutely LOVE any Wild at Heart Books, and I can never put them down. I would strongly suggest that you buy this book for you, friend, or a family member. Anyone could find something that they enjoy in these books!!!

If you want to read this book go for it. This book is one of my favorit books. If you like books about horses this is a book for you. this is an exiting book. once you read this book and you love it look for other wild at heart books such as Masks, fight for life, teachers pet,homeless and lots more! if you think you might like it I say go for it!

David, and avid horse lover and one of the five kids volunteering at Wild At Heart Animal Clinic finds a new opportunity to get into Quinn's Stables after a past mishap that left him out for good--or so he thought. David meets up with a horse named Trickster and the two of them instantly get along. Trickster has an injured leg, and David wants to help out--provided he gets to ride Trickster when the horse gets better. But David's plan backfires when he gets Trickster hurt worse and almost causes Brenna to fall off a horse. Mr. Quinn has banned David from coming back, that is until Mr. Quinn's own horse, Starfire gets sick with an unknown disease. When Trickster and three other horses get the same disease--cantharidin--David knows he must help at all costs. But will Trickster survive? I liked this book a lot--this series just seems to keep building up and getting better. The book also has a section in the back on the history of horses and how to behave around a horse.

Su libro, Un Pacto Con Dios y Su Poder en Mi Vida, me ha sido de gran ayuda en momentos que la fe me ha fallado y he podido encontrar, a traves de sus paginas, la fortaleza espiritual y la seguridad que Jesucristo hace milagros hoy en dia como los hacia antes. Veo que es una historia original donde se mezclan la realidad y lo sobrenatural, haciendo que el lector no lo suelte hasta que lo termine. -Lo recomiendo- Pues segun sea el problema de las personas que lo lean, asi recibiran respuestas de como enfretarlo. O. Pacheco

El buen gusto en una flor de exquisitez que no nace sino en los jardines delicados de las almas de gran refiniamento, leer "Un Pacto Con Dios, Y Su Poder En Mi Vida" donde su autora la señora Julia Alzamora hace de lo mas profundo de su corazón un lira donde ensalla todas la musicalidades del recuerdo hasta la fecha actual evidenciando feasientemente los problemas cotidianos de la vida, y ella con su fe y nuestro señor en su pecho por un culto ligado a su belleza estètica que fluia de su angustia interior, supo unir a sus seres amados y llevarlos por el camino dificil del bien, fue una meta que se fijo y con fuerza espiritual supo hacer suya. Gracias a nuestro señor y su poder oculto en nuestras vidas, la paz del alma es la mayor riqueza que el ser humano pueda tener, este libro yo lo califico como un regalo de dios; es Facinante
-Sarah Garcia
Orlando, FL

Pude leer el libro de Julia Alzamora, "Un Pacto con dios y su poder en mi vida" un libro donde su escritora extrajo de las mas bellas profundidades de si misma por la practica de la bondad, ella supo fijar los cimientos de los mas altos logro de la conciencia espiritual, ante la verdad que daña supo con su fe guiada por el señor ante un vencido de la vida en la poca flor de su edad, encontrar redención al bien la buena conducta es causa de la felicidad familiar. La atmosfera mental que hizo respirar a su alrededor fue de las mas alto refinamientos espirituales solo posible de alcanzar a las almas superiores y ella como una campeona del señor Hoy su hijo a un joven es feliz y respira el sol de la libertad, curado y alejado de la dependencia del mal. El amor de madre supo sacar a la luz las cualidades mas sublime que vive en el seno del corazón de uno mismo; el equilibrio mental es la esencia para vivir un vida mas armoniosa esa heroína se llama Julia Alzamora.
-Elio Arcia

"Un Pacto con Dios y Su Poder en mi Vida" te ensena que con Dios en tu vida puedes lograr o cambiar todo lo que deseas. Este libro es como un tesoro, leerlo trae el descubrimiento de muchas verdades de la vida. Hay personas que no creen en los milagros y el libro habla sobre una madre que poseia mucha fe en Dios y que llego a ver milagros del cambio por la fe.

Este libro impacto mi vida y yo lo recomiendo para la comunidad latina. Gracias y que Dios te bendiga.

This book was very impacting to my life, to see a very youmg women come from a very poor country and be able to be transformed into a women of God is awesome. I can't wait till it comes out in English so I can recommed it to my friends.

In a world where people indefinitely hesitate to take that first huge leap from the world of corporate B.S. to 'really live life to it's fullest', I applaud Burke in taking that step and sharing his amazing experience. The author invites you into his vivid world and shares his fears, joys, new found friends and the simple pleasures in doing what he loves, "Surfing."

What a great read to help encourage one to take the first leap!

Awesome read! I loved the way Anderson makes you feel like you're right there with him with vivid descriptions and colorful wording. Enough levity to make you laugh out loud, enough somberness to make you think about where your own life is going and realize that the rat race is not the way to happiness, and enough adventure to make you want to experience his travels for yourself! I hope there's another book from him in the not-too-distant future!

Anderson Burke delivers an adventure most of us only fantasize about - leaving an unsatisfying corporate job to fulfill a wanderlust desire.
From Fiji to Austraila to Vietnam to Africa, West of Indigo Blues takes
you on a wild ride through fascinating countries and cultures. This book
will have you packing your bags for Mr.Burke's next adventure.

If you have a) any appreciation for travel (e.g., desire to experience new people, cultures, foods, etc.), OR b) been squelched by working for 'the man', GET THIS BOOK. This book is filled with unique characters, lessons in history & geography, appropriate & intermittent social commentary and a WHOLE LOT OF LAUGHS.

His journey from Corporate Boardroom to Fiji surf breaks to Mumbai's "untouchables" should be required reading. Bring on some more Mr. Burke.

I truly enjoyed this book. Its immense readability allows you to follow the author effortlessly through many countries. There are many interesting characters in this book, some of which seem as restless as the author. Through his travels, Burke shows you a world in flux. The constant movement is a plus for the reader. The book never stagnates as he moves from country to country. This book may serve the reader as a basis for the reader's own search for a more meaningful existence.

A quick read and packed with great ideas and new ways of thinking about transitions in your life.

The author combines research, resources and information with real life stories to make a comprehensive guide to transition. It's written in a very reader-friendly tone. I've worked with people in transition for several years and have not seen a work that was so all-encompassing. Perfect for women in transition because it addresses all the issues we balance in the process of our daily lives. Highly recommend this book to any growth-oriented woman.

The most inspiring part of this book is its wonderful real-life case studies of other women in transition. These studies really augment the how-to steps that Sandy Anderson offers in the text. My favorite: 36-year old University Lecturer and Researcher. She declared bankruptcy to pursue her life's work to teach in a university setting part-time. Unbelievable and ever-so inspiring.

--Kimberly Stansell, author Bootstrapper's Success Secrets: 151 Tactics for Building Your Business on a Shoestring Budget (Career Press)

Dr. Anderson has written an incredibly thorough book to help women through all aspects of career and life transitions. Her research and attention to every detail make this a powerful, practical and easy-to-use tool. The exercises create an interactive environment for optimum learning. The stories of women going through transition help bring the information alive. The resources encourage women to reach out for more support. Most any woman at any stage of her life can find something valuable in this book. Since most women change careers more than seven times over their lives and go through at least one life change per year, every woman should read this book.

As a person who has had careers in human resources and business management, I found this book to be informative and practical. As a woman in career and life transition myself, I found this book to be a necessity. The author presents an abundant amount of information that every woman in career transition will find useful. The anecdotes interspersed throughout the book make the book enjoyable and easy-to-read.

This book clearly outlines the steps needed to write queries and proposals. I would recommend this to anyone just starting out who needs to find good information.

This book helped me get an assignment to write an article on speculation with my first response to a query. Using Ms. Allen's advice, I decided to try freelance writing and sent out 7 queries. My first two responses arrived on the same day--the assignment and a form rejection letter; her book prepared me for both!

Her concrete examples, understanding of what editors look for, and detailed explanation of query construction were invaluable. This is a great book!

With chapters on everything from Fiction Proposals to selling your Syndicate Column, this book will be a big help to anyone seeking to inprove their chances of getting published. The book has 23 chapters, one which deals with succeeding in a scheduled online chat, another with tips for international writers. There are many sample queries, a full sample fiction synopsis, anatomy of a synopsis, etc. I found this book very helpful and highly recommend it.

I found Moira Allen's book on "Queries, Pitches & Proposals" to be very inspiring and helpful in my quest to become a published author. I would recommend this book to anyone seeking publication!

Moira Allen's well-written and attractively-presented guidebook hits time and again on a central theme: follow the rules.

Allen succeeds in communicating the editor's task in facing an enormous quantity of queries and proposals. The quantity of work gives an edge to the proposer who has respected his intended publisher sufficiently to find out just how they want the proposal and then to follow those guidelines. There is more here, but staying between the lines is a recurring bit of wisdom. The good news: it's not hard advice to follow.

Though Allen authors most of this reference guide's 23 chapters, she has the good sense to call in expert help when addressing various niche markets. Each contributor's work is well edited and so fits helpfully into Allen's established format.

A substantial introduction outlines ten steps to writing the perfect pitch. The remaining chapters are grouped in five sections: `Querying periodicals', `Columns and syndication', `Selling a nonfiction book', `The fiction proposal', and `Other opportunities'.

`Querying periodicals' (Section 1) establishes Allen's method. She not only tells you how to do things correctly. She also provides examples of queries that worked, and then indicates her familiarity with her topic by offering sage counsel on tactics that backfire or simply fall like duds. Finally, she offers a wealth of contacts, some of them inevitably outdated five years from publication but many of them suggestive of others that have taken their place.

By the time you finish the four chapters of section one, you know a lot more about the topic than when you started, almost without feeling the effort you expended. Allen and her contributors facilitate the task with crisp writing that respects its reader. This also provides a sense of solidity that permeates the book. That is, Allen is more than a How-To Queen. She actually knows how to write.

Allen and Company carry this method forward to their various topics with agreeable consistency. They also throw in some items that you might not expect to find in a book like this (speaking opportunities, chat opportunities) and a delightful paragraph entitled `When to give up" (`As long as you find satisfaction in your work, the answer is, never.')

There is a healthy number of books in this category on offer. Allen's is one of the smartest, most in the know, and most satisfying of them. Buy it first.

I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was devastated. A friend, a 10 year breast cancer survivor, brought this book to me. I wrapped it in a paper book cover because I didn't want anyone to know I had cancer. I read the book and it changed my life. I took most of the 50 suggestions to heart and I am a survivor. I highly recommend this book for all people who have a diagnisis of cancer.

I was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer Stage 3+ and given 6 months to live. That was five years ago. My daughter, a nurse, bought both of these books for me which I read with voracity. I also turned to prayer and positive thinking. I am still here, doing fine and trying to instill hope in others.

Hearing the doctor say, "It's cancer," is a devastating experience. Greg Anderson shows a proven plan, based on the actions taken by hundreds of cancer survivors, for recovering from the devastation--and the cancer! From gaining the vital understanding that having cancer does not automatically mean dying (no matter WHAT the doctor said!) and knowing the difference between statistics and you, to taking effective charge of your conventional medical treatment, to harnessing exercise, diet, meditation and the joy of living to effect your healing, "50 Essentials" is a practical manual for living a great life and fighting to become cancer-free.

Of all the books I bought or was given after my diagnosis, this is the one that I connected with. It is written in a language anyone can understand. It is not frightening rather, empowering. I can't believe that I am now ordering my 12th, 13th, and 14th copies because sadly, I give them as gifts when someone I know is diagnosed. Too many - but Thank God we have Greg!

My cancer happened so fast and before I knew it, I had a lung removed. After I came out of the hospital, I bought this book and it has really helped me in dealing with the stages of the disease. I highly recommend it to anyone who learns they have cancer and/or any friend, relative, spouse etc., of someone who does. It will help in their journey to survival. Buy this and read it as soon as you know of the cancer and read it again and set up the wellness journal.. It will help...I guarantee it...

I'm not usually a big fan of mysteries, but thanks to this book, I'm a new convert to the genre! Not too graphic, delightfully humorous, even a bit or romance--Everything I love! I simultaneously couldn't wait for it to end/didn't want it to end. I'm ordering the 2nd book now....

Takes place in England during the 1930s.

This mystery is about a weekend country house party with murder and mayhem. There's espionage, a jewel thief, secret agents, blackmail, and guests who are not who you think they are. Inspector Wilkins rivals Poirot and James Anderson rivals Agatha Christie.

I found myself relaxing after the first chapter, knowing I was settling down to a good British mystery. I tried to deduce who the murderer was, but couldn't. And never did figure out the bloodstained cozy until it was revealed in the story line. When the Inspector finally revealed the murderer I was stunned.... This is how a mystery should be written!

Excellent read. I am looking forward to reading his second title "The Affair of the Mutilated Mink."

Hmm. Now, let me see. Was it the Earl of Burford in his collection-room with a candlestick? Or maybe it was Mrs. Peabody in her boudoir with one of her husband's weapons. Naw. More likely it was -- just who was it, anyway? I know! It was the Baroness out in the carpark with her trusty spanner.

For certain, there are laughs on every page--nearly every line, in fact, of this delectable, delicious parody of the classic 1930s-type English Country House Mysteries. Mr. Anderson has done his homework wonderfully well; the settings are absolutely spot-on, the characters a delightful mélange, and the plotting is, quite simply, to die for! And of course, someone does just that.

The twelfth Earl of Burford, current resident of Alderley, a medium-sized stately home, is Britain's foremost collector of firearms--all sizes, all kinds. For several years, he has been corresponding with Hiram Peabody, who is America's foremost collector. When the Peabodys decide to stop off in Britain for a look around, well, naturally, they would go visit the Earl and his Countess.

The earl has a daughter, Lady Geraldine and a younger brother, Richard Saunders, who has been making his way steadily upward in the diplomatic service. Into this family enclave comes Jane Clifton, a schoolfriend of Gerry's, Giles Deveraux, a retired Navy man, now writer who has been commissioned to do a book on stately homes, and a brace of diplomats from an unnamed Duchy on the continent. Richard and a gentleman from the HO are to negotiate a support treaty with the representatives of the small country.

Of course, Peabody has a secretary, and the care of Alderby is in the capable hands of Merryweather, the butler. And then, when her car has a sudden accident, the Baroness de la Roche is added to the mix, creating merry mayhem for all concerned. Well, maybe not merry for everyone. But for you, as reader, most assuredly. You can't go wrong with this slightly loopy and very loving modern-day look back at a treasured convention of the past. Clues, indeed. They're all over the place, just waiting for the 'not-at-all-sanguine' little gray (or whatever colored) cells of Inspector Wilkins to winnow them down to those precious few that will really solve the marvelous puzzle, even to the bloodstained egg cosy of the title! Simply amazing, and totally awesome!

The Affair of the Blood-Stained Egg Cosy is one of many mysteries whose plot centers around a house party. However, Affair is unusually creative, funny, and clever. Affair was written in 1975, and takes place in the 1930s, but its humor and wit is timeless. Walter Satterthwait's Escapade would seem to owe a debt to Affair, as there are several similar elements and plot points. However, Affair succeeds in all the areas in which Escapade failed. James Anderson's plot is complex but never feels ridiculously contrived, and does not base plot points around ignorant, mistaken assumptions about ballistics, as Satterthwait does. Anderson also does a much better job with his characterizations, and is better able to make key characters charming rather than unintentionally obnoxious. AFFAIR is a really delightful book. Now if only the sequel would be back in print!

This book is far and away the best reading possible. I am an avid reader of the classic, country house murder mystery from Britain's golden age of mystery writing, and James Anderson just nails it here. Masterfully. He somehow combines complex plotting, excellent writing, and humor so that the story is both a suspenceful whodonit as well as an entertainment tour de force. You simply must buy this book.

To be more specific:

1) The setting: Alderly, the ancestral pile of the Earl of Burford. And an alarm system that makes entry or exit from Adderly impossible at night.

2) The time: 1930s.

3) The cast of characters: an eccentric peer, his stately wife, their spirited daughter, an "Honourable" on hard times, a beautiful but mysterious woman who fascinates, obscure dimplomats and foreign office men, a secretary of questionable skill, rich Americans carrying diamonds, an author of dubious intent, and Merryweather - the omniscent, ever-present, yet dignified butler.

4) The clue: a blood-stained egg cosy.

5) The plot: epsionage, jewel theft, murder, impersonation, a secret passageway, in fact everything but the kitchen sink. It's right on par with Agatha Chirstie's "The Secret of Chimney's."

How could this go wrong? It doesn't. It goes very right. And you will NOT figure out who the murderer is. Save some shipping and order this book with Anderson's other masterpiece "The Affair of the Mutilated Mink."

I've used other editions and they've been great - but this latest edition is big in every way. I like it best for restaurants - but have also made some great antique finds from using it and love the tips. Anyone who lives in Greenwich, or is thinking of living in Greenwich or lives near Greenwich should own this book.

A fabulous compendium of what to do and where to go in Greenwich. It's a great guide for newcomers to the town as well as an enlightening read for Greenwich natives who have likely overlooked some of the notable resources the author has unearthed. Just imagine - 180 restaurant reviews - fitness and sports, culture, entertainment, schools... Move over Zagats and make room for Anderson's Enjoying Greenwich!

Know somebody that just moved to the area? Don't give them a plant...give them the guide! This book is an invaluable resource to anybody looking to get the full Greenwich experience. It gives information about everything, from dancing to dining and tennis to taxi listings. There's nothing the Anderson Guide to Enjoying Greenwich doesn't cover.
If you are new to the area, this is essential reading. When I came to the area, a friend that has lived in the area for years gave me the book. After I included her in some of my adventures, now she owns a copy too. Whether you're a guy or girl, single or part of a large family, the Anderson Guide to Greenwich will find you something fun to do.
I cannot say enough good things about this book, and don't have the time to continue. I'm headed out right now to grab my guide, and head out for a night on the town!

The Greenwich Guides are invaluable for those who live, work, or play in Greenwich. They are exhaustively researched and contain an incredible range of useful information. Each edition has been bigger and better than the one before, and this one is huge.

This is a fantastic and irreplaceable resource for residents and visitors of Greenwich. It gives reliable reviews of the best restaurants and shops in town. The guide also explores the town's parks, beaches, and festivals. Most importantly, the authors have exquisite taste! After some research I've found this is the most complete guide to enjoying Greenwich, far more valuable than internet resources. This well-written, affable book makes you feel as though you have a friend showing you the best spots in town. I highly recommend it!