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Frommer's Boston 2004 by Marie Morris. From Fenway to the Freedom Trail, Frommer's hits all the highlights of Boston, covering Cambridge in detail, and taking readers to popular excursion areas, including Lexington, Concord, Plymouth, and the North Shore. Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's Boston features gorgeous color photos of the sights and experiences that await you. Our author, a longtime resident of Boston's North End, hits all the highlights, from Fenway to the Freedom Trail. She's checked out all the city's best hotels and restaurants in person, and offers authoritative, candid reviews that will help you find the choices that suit your tastes and budget. You'll also get up-to-the-minute coverage of shopping and nightlife; in-depth coverage of Cambridge; detailed walking tours; accurate neighborhood maps; advice on planning a successful family vacatioin; and side trips to Lexington, Concord, Plymouth, and the North Shore. Frommer's Boston also includes a color fold-out map.

Streetwise Boston by Michael Brown, Streetwise Maps. STREETWISE is the best-selling map of BOSTON, with coverage from Northeastern University to Somerville. Localities covered are Brookline, South Boston, Cambridge, East Boston, Charlestown, and Allston. Points of interest such as museums, parks, and popular sites are highlighted and fully indexed. The Boston Rapid Transit stops are clearly indicated on the main map, while a separate bus map of BOSTON is also included. Laminated for durability, accordion folded to fit in your pocket or purse, STREETWISE gives you BOSTON in a clear, concise, and convenient format.

Relocating to Boston and Surrounding Areas: Everything You Need to Know Before You Move and After You Get There! by Adam Gaffin (Author), Adam Gaffin. Boston and its neighboring communities are among the most historic and cosmopolitan in the country. But moving there can be an overwhelming and expensive experience without the right guidance. This book gives you all the information you need to make the transition smooth and affordable, including:
·How to find a place to live in Boston fast
·Where to look for a job in Boston
·How much it costs to live in Boston
·Where to find the best schools in Boston
·How to choose the Boston neighborhood you'll love
·What to do in and around Boston. Bursting with information on everything from post offices, banks, and health clubs to restaurants and movie theaters, Relocating to Boston and Surrounding Areas will help you negotiate the city like a native on your very first day. Everything You Need to Know Before You Move to Boston and After You Get There! Boston and its neighboring communities are among the most historic and cosmopolitan in the country. But moving there can be an overwhelming and expensive experience without the right guidance. This book gives you all the information you need to make the transition smooth and affordable, including:
·How to find a place to live in Boston
·Where to look for a job in Boston
·How much it costs to live in the area
·Where to find the best schools in town
·How to choose a neighborhood you'll love
·What to do in and around Boston
Bursting with information about Boston on everything from post offices, banks, and health clubs to restaurants and movie theaters, Relocating to Boston and Surrounding Areas will help you negotiate the city like a native on your very first day.

Newcomer's Handbook for Boston by Marietta Hitzemann, Ed Golden. This book is really great!! There are so many details that you don't really think about or are aware of until you pick this book up. This gives you such in depth details on Boston & the surrounding areas that it's uncanny. When you move as much as I do it's good to know all the local tidbits about the area you are in so not to be surprised by things such as town waste taxes or registering your pet. This book is extremely helpful so don't hold back, grab one if your heading to Boston!

Zagatsurvey 2003/04 Boston Restaurants (Zagatsurvey: Boston Restaurants, 2003-2004) by Zagat Survey. Zagat's provides an easy-to-use directory for all different types of food in the Boston area. If you're craving sushi or anything else, it's easy to open the guide and find the nearest or cheapest or classiest restaurant. Great Boston restaurant guide.

Boston Neighborhoods: A Food Lover's Walking, Eating, and Shopping Guide to Ethnic Enclaves in and around Boston by Lynda Morgenroth. Is this a travel book or a food book? Morgenroth, a regular contributor to the Boston Globe's Calendar section, knows that when it comes to Boston it is a mistake to separate the two. Whisking the reader through 13 neighborhoods, Morgenroth points out the best restaurants and the most exotic shops while providing a smattering of history and concise walking and driving directions. The glossary alone is a gastronomical education. The focus is definitely the hidden ethnic treasures and not the tourist sites. If you want to know the hours for the New England Aquarium or when the swan boats run in the Public Garden, this book is not for you. But if you want to know where to buy moon cakes in Chinatown or pupusas in Jamaica Plain, no other guidebook to Boston provides this kind of information in this much detail. Recommended for public libraries and Bostonians who wonder what lies beyond the next block.
Is this a travel book or a food book? Morgenroth, a regular contributor to the Boston Globe's Calendar section, knows that when it comes to Boston it is a mistake to separate the two. Whisking the reader through 13 neighborhoods, Morgenroth points out the best restaurants and the most exotic shops while providing a smattering of history and concise walking and driving directions. The glossary alone is a gastronomical education. The focus is definitely the hidden ethnic treasures and not the tourist sites. If you want to know the hours for the New England Aquarium or when the swan boats run in the Public Garden, this book is not for you. But if you want to know where to buy moon cakes in Chinatown or pupusas in Jamaica Plain, no other guidebook to Boston provides this kind of information in this much detail. Recommended for public libraries and Bostonians who wonder what lies beyond the next block.
Praise for the previous edition: "Boston Neighborhoods is an expansive, spicy, much-needed contribution to the literature of Boston guidebooks "An ode to the delicious markets, bakeries, and restaurants awaiting culinary explorers."
If a bowl of clam chowder is not your idea of an adventurous ethnic dining experience, hop on the T and discover thirteen of Boston's incredible ethnic neighborhoods.
Boston is steeped in history and tradition. It is also a melting pot, where generations of immigrant cultures mingle. Lynda Morgenroth, a Boston-based writer and longtime resident, leads you on artfully crafted walking tours that will let you discover the diverse neighborhoods created by the interweaving of people. Sample authentic Korean and Portuguese dishes plus eighteen other ethnic cuisines. Navigate like a native through Russian groceries and Latin bodegas. Visit Chinese herbalists and become well-versed in local history and architecture.
Hidden treasures await you in neighborhoods such as The North End, where pasta and the pastry are multilayered; Little Armenia, where a gourmet Armenian grocery is also the neighborhood gathering place; Dudley Square, where you'll find limbo pies, a Victorian bus station, and majestic murals in unlikely places.
Ms. Morgenroth has truly explored the Boston area to offer this cornucopia of choices of restaurants, markets, and shops in ethnic areas of the city and its surrounding areas. She explores such diverse areas as the North End and Coolidge Corner and even makes forays to lesser-known places such as Watertown's Little Armenia and East Cambridge. A must for the urban walking tour enthusiast or anyone who enjoys ethnic food and experiencing the beautiful city of Boston. The only guide to the city that truly takes one beyond the historic sites, museums, and affluent districts to unveil the true city. Highly recommended for the "off the beaten path" traveller or the Bostonian who wishes to discover more of their city.

Map of Boston & Surrounding Communities Street Guide by Arrow Map. Including Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Boston, Braintree, Brookline, Burlington, Cambridge, Canton, Chelsea, Concord, Danvers, Dedham, Everett, Lexington, Lincoln, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Milton, Needham, Newton, Peabody, Quincy, Randolph, Reading, Revere, Saugus, Somerville, Stoneham, Swampscott, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown, Wellesley, Weston, Westwood, Wilmington, Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn.

Fodor's Around Boston with Kids : 68 Great Things to Do Together in Boston by Fodor's. Each book focuses on 68 terrific ideas for family days in Boston, from museums and puppet theaters to skyscrapers and parks. Written by parents who live in Boston they cover, these books are smart about what kids like -- and about what parents need. All the details for planning are included: Boston addresses, phone numbers, admission prices, and age-appropriateness. "Hey, Kids!" info boxes provide fun facts and interesting trivia about the destination, and "Kid-Friendly Eats" features recommend three or four places to grab a bite to eat nearby. Fun to read and easy to use, these handy little guides make it easy to plan an enjoyable, hassle-free day with children in Boston. They're perfect idea books for every city parent and grandparent, and indispensable aids for families on vacation in Boston. Plan 68 great days with kids in Boston! For this smart, cheerful little book, Fodor's parent-experts have hand-picked 68 simply fabulous things to do around Boston with a child in tow. It's a perfect idea book for every Boston parent and grandparent, and indispensable for families on vacation. This book focuses on 68 terrific ideas for family days -- check out the table of contents for specifics! Written by parents who live in Boston it covers, this book is smart about what kids like -- and about what parents need. All the details for planning are included: Boston addresses, phone numbers, admission prices, and age-appropriateness."Hey Kids!" info boxes provide fun facts and interesting trivia about Boston. "Kid-Friendly Eats" features recommend two or three places to grab a bite to eat in Boston. The cool "Games" section will keep everyone happily occupied on the road or while waiting in line .Colorful graphics of Boston and flip art that animates as you turn the pages -- fun for both parents and kids in Boston.

A Short History of Boston by Robert J. Allison. Boston has a topographical history and an encyclopedia. There are histories of the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Symphony, and other great institutions in the city. But there is no good short history of the city itself, not in print anyway, not until now. With economy and style, Dr. Robert Allison brings Boston history alive, from the Puritan theocracy of the seventeenth century to the Big Dig of the twenty-first. His book includes a wealth of illustrations, a lengthy chronology of the key events in four centuries of Boston history, and twenty short profiles of exceptional Bostonians, from founder John Winthrop to heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan, from "heretic" Anne Hutchinson to Russian-American author Mary Antin. In his course on Boston history at Suffolk University, Allison leads students on walking tours of the city. A Short History of Boston is a tour through history with an engaging, knowledgeable guide.

50 Simple Steps You Can Take to Sell Your Home Faster and for More Money in AnyMarket by Ilyce R. Glink. America’s bestselling real-estate expert offers a highly practical, reader-friendly guide to selling your home quickly and for the best pricein any market. In 50 Simple Steps You Can Take to Sell Your Home Faster and for More Money in Any Market, Ilyce Glink takes home sellers through the process of readying their homes for sale, offering inside tips and expert advice about how to get the most value from any house or apartment in the shortest time possible. Inside you’ll find:
• Rules every seller should live by
• Mistakes every home seller makesbut can easily avoid
• Steps you have to take before you sell, including great ideas for keeping your house ultraclean and organized
• Room-by-room improvementsincluding the basement, attic, garage, and the exteriorthat will add instant value to your home
• Information on timing your sale
• Inside advice on pricing your house
• Tips for navigating the paperwork and closing documents
It is a breeze to read. The writer adds examples from her own experience which are interesting and keep it from being a dry how-to book. The tips are very straightforward and useful. Maybe some of the steps are common sense, such as cleaning and de-cluttering the house for sale, but she adds some extra tips, such as the best place to quickly stash your junk mail & other clutter before a showing (where won't they look?). Many of the tips focus on less obvious aspects of selling, such as what wording to look out for before signing a listing contract. I appreciate the fact that the author recommends honesty to home sellers - fix or disclose problems with the house rather than covering them up. Most home inspectors will find everything anyway, and a seller who seems to be hiding something will raise red flags with buyers. I found it to be an enjoyable and helpful book.

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