Travel Titles, July 2004–April 2005 (Continued)
All titles are paperback unless otherwise indicated.
Compiled by Natalie Danford -- Publishers Weekly, 8/16/2004
HUGH LAUTER LEVIN ASSOCIATES
Spectacular Washington (Sept., $50 cloth) by Von Hardesty celebrates the nation's capital in images and text.
LONELY PLANET
Saudi Arabia (Sept., $26.99) by Anthony Ham et al includes a section for expatriates and another for pilgrims on the Haj. Arabian Peninsula (Nov., $27.99) by Frances Linzee Gordon et al covers all the Gulf states and offers a female perspective as well. East Timor discusses travel to Southeast Asia's newest nation. The Falklands & South Georgia Island (Nov., $27.99) by Tony Wheeler follows in the footsteps of Shackleton. Best of Milan (Jan., $14.99), although slim at 96 pages, is thick with information. Road Trip: Blues & BBQ (Jan., $10) by Tom Downs offers 10 pages of maps to the heart of the Delta, while ...Lake Michigan (Jan., $10) by Jim DuFresne offers top spots for sailing, swimming, hiking, cycling and more. The Travel Book (Oct., $39.99 cloth), edited by Roz Hopkins, represents every country in the world with slice-of-life coverage meant to inspire wanderlust. Simon Winchester's Calcutta (Oct., $14.99) by Simon Winchester and Rupert Winchester launches the new Writer and Place travel literature series with personal essays on the city.
MACMILLAN (Interlink, dist.)
Belize: A Concise History (Sept., $20) by Peter Thomson chronicles the unusual history of this small Central American state. Dominican Republic Guide (Dec., $15) by James Ferguson explores landscapes, natural attractions and cultural life.
McBOOKS PRESS
Wine Tour of the Finger Lakes: Where to Stop, What to Taste, and What to Buy in New York State's Premier Wine Region (July 2004, $19.95, $29.95 cloth) by Grady Wells looks at New York state wines and especially the Finger Lakes region, the second-largest wine producing area of the country.
MEDIAMARX/PASSPORTER TRAVEL PRESS
PassPorter Walt Disney World Resort 2005: The Unique Travel Guide, Planner, Organizer, Journal, and Keepsake! (Jan.) by Jennifer Watson, Dave Marx and Allison Cerel Marx is $21.95 with a spiral binding or $39.95 with a deluxe ring binding. Mickey on the high seas is the subject of a new edition of PassPorter's Field Guide to the Disney Cruise Line and Its Caribbean Ports of Call: The Take-along Travel Guide and Planner (Feb., $16.95) by Jennifer Watson, Dave Marx and Mickey Morgan. PassPorter's Walt Disney World for Your Special Needs (Apr., $22.95) addresses travel to the famed resort for those with special needs, including pregnant and nursing women, non-English speakers, large-size visitors, those with special dietary requirements and people in wheelchairs.
MENASHA RIDGE PRESS (Globe Pequot, dist.)
The Best in Tent Camping: Missouri (Feb., $14.95) by Steve Henry and ...New Jersey (Mar., $14.95) by Marie Javins describe campgrounds and local attractions. 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Richmond (May, $15.95) by Nathan Lott and ...Chicago (May, $15.95) by Ted Villaire rank trails by length, difficulty, scenery, traffic and more.
MICHELIN
New to the Must Sees series in February are Caribbean; Charleston, Savannah & the Carolina Coast; Chicago; Hawaiian Islands; London; Paris; and San Antonio, Austin & the Hill Country, $9.95 each. The Charming Places to Stay series adds three new titles: France 2005 (Dec.), Germany 2005 (Feb.) and Italy (Jan., $19.95 each). Eating Out in Pubs: Great Britain & Ireland (Nov., $19.95) offers assistance to gastronomes. A new editions of the grid-style Road Atlas 2005: USA, Canada, Mexico ($17.95) will be published in September.
MILE OAK PUBLISHING (Partners Publishing Group, dist.)
More than 100 full-color maps are featured in this guidebook to the 958-mile highway described in the 13th edition of Along Interstate-75 (Oct., $23.95) by Dave Hunter.
MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESS
A Guide to F. Scott Fitzgerald's St. Paul (Sept., $9.95) by John J. Koblas limns more than 100 places associated with the birthplace and early home of the famed author. Six Feet Under: A Graveyard Guide to Minnesota (Oct., $14.95) by Stew Thornley covers the final resting places of more than 375 famous and infamous Minnesotans.
MOBIL TRAVEL GUIDES
In October, Mobil Travel Guide Regional Travel Planners, comprehensive listings of destinations in particular regions, add the following new titles: Canada ($17.95), Coastal Southeast ($17.95), Florida ($17.95), Great Plains ($17.95), Mid-Atlantic ($19.95), New England ($19.95), New York State ($18.95), Northern California ($17.95), Northern Great Lakes ($18.95), Northern Plains ($16.95), Northwest & Alaska ($18.95), South ($18.95), Southern California ($17.95), Southern Great Lakes ($18.95), Southwest ($19.95) and Texas ($17.95). Coming in December is Hawaii (Dec., $16.95).
A new dining series, which covers everything from Mobil Five-Star rated restaurants to the best hot-dog stands, debuted in July with Where to Eat: New York, ...Los Angeles, ...Chicago and ...Boston/Cape Cod, $12.95 each.
The new America's Byways series, which debuted in the spring, derives from a partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Scenic Byways Program; first up were America's Byways All-American Roads, ...of the West Coast, ...of the Mountain Region and ...of the Midwest, $16.95 each.
MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS
The Milepost: Food, Gas, Lodging, Camping, Fishing, Sightseeing and Road Conditions Along the Highways and Byways of Alaska, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and Major Access Routes in Alberta and British Columbia (Mar., $25.95) by Kris Graef includes more than 500 photographs and more than 100 maps, as well as mile-by-mile details for 30 major highways and 58 secondary roads.
THE MOUNTAINEERS BOOKS
To celebrate the fall opening of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail--a 740-mile nature-travel route flowing through New York, Vermont, Quebec, New Hampshire, and Maine--the publisher will issue the official maps to the route (as designated by Northern Forest Canoe Trail Inc., the nonprofit organization that conceived and developed the trail). These waterproof, tear-proof, color contour maps offer detailed route descriptions, illustrated with color photos. The first four of a series of 13 maps will be out in September; all are two-sided, priced at $9.95 each. Trail Section 1: Adirondack North Country, West: New York, Fulton Chain of Lakes to Long Lake; Trail Section 2: Adirondack North Country, Central: New York, Long Lake to Saranac River; Trail Section 12: Allagash Region, South: Maine, Umbazooksus Stream to Umsaskis Lake; Trail Section 13: Allagash Region, North: Maine Umsaskis Lake to St. John River.
Those traveling with four-legged companions can check out the new additions to the Best Hikes with Dogs series, each of which offers some 75 trails guaranteed to be dog friendly, dog fun and dog safe. Best Hikes with Dogs: Arizona (Feb.) by Renee Guillory; ...Inland Northwest (Feb.) by Craig Romano and Alan L. Bauer; ...Bay Area and Beyond (spring 2005) by Thom Gabrukiewicz; ...Colorado (spring 2005, $16.95 each) by Ania Savage.
In Walking the Big Wild: From Yellowstone to Yukon on the Grizzly Bear's Trail (Oct., $16.95), wildlife biologist Karsten Heuer chronicles his 18-month journey--hiking, skiing and paddling--across 2,100 miles of wilderness. Trekking California (Oct., $18.95) by Paul Richins features 20 multi-day hikes 30-90 miles in length, including remote forays into Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Best Desert Hikes: Washington (Oct., $16.95) by Alan L. Bauer and Dan A. Nelson suggests 100 hikes, from short half-day trips to overnighters. Best Loop Hikes: Arizona (Feb., $16.95) by Bruce Grubbs details 75 loop hikes, from easy half-day trips to extended journeys.
New spring titles include Trekking the Southern Appalachians ($TBA), in which Corey Hadden and Jack Igelman present new twists on classic trails plus new routes never before published;.Best Short Hikes in Redwood National and State Parks ($15.95) by Jerry and Gisela Rohde; Weekend Climbs: Washington ($19.95) by David Whitelaw; and 75 Scrambles in Oregon ($16.95) by Barbara I. Bond.
Among the publisher's revised editions, due in the spring, are A Waterfall Lover's Guide to the Pacific Northwest, 4th Edition ($16.95) by Greg Plumb; Mount Rainier: A Climbing Guide, 2nd Edition ($18.95) by Mike Gauthier;. and Bicycling the Pacific Coast: A Complete Road Guide, Canada to Mexico, 4th Edition ($16.95) by Tom Kirkendall and Vicky Spring. Revisions of two titles in the Best Hikes with Children series are also scheduled for spring release: Best Hikes with Children in Colorado, 3rd Edition by Maureen Keilty and ...in New Jersey, 2nd Edition ($16.95 each) by Arline Zatz.
From the Colorado Mountain Club Press: The Trad Guide to Joshua Tree: 60 Favorite Climbs From 5.5 to 5.9 (Sept., $18.95) by Charlie and Diane Winger provides a varied "tick list" of routes for the moderate trad climber, illustrated in color photos and maps.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOOKS
Coming in March are four new national parks guides: National Geographic Guides to National Parks: Alaska, ...West, ...Southwest and ...East & Midwest, $22 each. New to the National Geographic Traveler series in May are National Geographic Traveler: Sicily (19.95) and ...Provence & the Cote d'Azur ($21.95). In October, updates become available to ...Greece, ...Paris, ...London and ...China, $22.95 each. The National Geographic Directions series collects travel memoirs such as Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya (Jan., $20 cloth) by Jamaica Kincaid and Into a Paris Quartier: Queen Margot's Chapel and Other Haunts of St. Germain (May, $20). November brings two tales of adventuresome journeys by Kira Salak: The Cruelest Journey: Six Hundred Miles to Timbuktu ($26 cloth) and a reprint of Four Corners: A Journey into the Heart of Papua New Guinea ($14).
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Artwalks: Delightful Discoveries of Public Art and Gardens in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island (Sept., $17.95) by Marina Harrison and Lucy D. Rosenfeld guides readers through 33 walks in all five boroughs of New York City. The Big Onion Guide to Brooklyn: Ten Historic Walking Tours (May, $17.95) by Seth Kamil and Eric Wakin connects the history of Brooklyn to its present-day incarnation.
NOMAD PRESS (IPG, dist.)
A new edition of the spiral-bound The Bahamas Cruising Guide with the Turks and Caicos Islands (Oct., $45.95 with CD) by Mathew Wilson, which is revised every two years, covers cruising in the entire Bahamian island chain.
W.W. NORTON
Peter Potterfield describes hikes all over the U.S. and several foreign countries in Classic Hikes of the World: 23 Breathtaking Treks (Feb., $39.95 cloth). Updated Blue Guides include Museums and Galleries of London (Jan.), England (Apr.), Northern Italy (Jan.), Florence (Mar.) and Greece (Apr., $26.95 each. The fledgling Art/Shop/Eat series adds Art/Shop/Eat Milan (Feb.), ...Madrid (Sept. 2005), ...Venice (Feb.), ...Prague (Sept. 2005), ...Los Angeles (Mar.), ...San Francisco (Mar.) and ...Berlin (Feb., $13.95 each).
PAULIST PRESS/HIDDENSPRING
The Spiritual Traveler: Chicago & Illinois (Sept., $24) by Marilyn Chiat covers gardens, parks and architectural landmarks from many faith traditions.
PERENNIAL
Las Vegas Weddings (Nov., $13.95) by Susan Marg profiles the creation, rise, myth and lore of the unique Vegas matrimonial practices and traditions.
POLYGON (Interlink, dist.)
Kenneth White travels from the Orkneys to Polynesia via the Iberian peninsula and North America in Across the Territories (Oct., $16).
RAINCOAST BOOKS (PGW, dist.)
Calling the Prairies Home: Origins, Attitudes, Quirks and Curiosities (Oct., $19.95) by Mike O'Brien and ...Maritimes... (Oct., $19.95) by Julie V. Watson pay tribute to the quirky and picturesque.
RAND MCNALLY
The spiral-bound Road Atlas & Travel Guide (Sept., $24.95) contains maps of the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
RANDOM HOUSE
Journalist Christopher Merrill recounts his encounters with monks on Mount Athos, where he traveled after spending several years covering the Balkan wars, in Things of the Hidden God (Feb., $24.95 cloth).
READER'S DIGEST
Treasures of China (Oct., $30 cloth) and The Beauty of China (Mar., $30 cloth) offer a glimpse of the richly diverse culture that has shaped one of the world's oldest civilizations. An updated version of Most Scenic Drives in America (Mar., $30 cloth) outlines plans for some 120 drives and features 400 color photographs.
RIZZOLI
The Guide to Jewish Italy (Sept., $24.95) by Annie Sacerdoti provides a city-by-city survey of every location in Italy with links to Jewish heritage.
ROUGH GUIDES
In September the Directions series, pocket-format books geared to travelers on short breaks, adds Amsterdam, Antigua, Barbados, Marrakesh, New York City and Tenerife & La Gomera ($10.99 each); each title contains an e-book CD. New first edition Rough Guides travel to off-the-beaten path locales--Slovenia (Aug., $26.99), The Philippines (Oct., $24.99) and Sri Lanka (Dec., $18.99). Updated editions include Devon & Cornwall (Aug., $17.99), Mexico (Aug., $24.99), Crete (Sept., $17.99), New York City (Oct., $17.99), New Zealand (Oct., $24.99), Romania (Oct., $17.99), St. Petersburg (Oct., $16.99), Argentina (Nov., $25.99), Belize (Nov., $16.99), Central America (Nov., $22.99), Hawaii (Nov., $21.99), Morocco (Nov., $21.99), Thailand (Nov., $24.99), Thailand's Beaches & Islands (Nov., $18.99), London Restaurants (Dec., $13.99), Bangkok (Dec., $16.99), Europe (Dec., $24.95) and Melbourne (Dec., $16.99). As of October, Rough Guide City Maps will include Madrid ($8.99). Country and regional maps, $9.99 each, will be available for Dubai & UAE (Oct.), Peru (Oct.), Kenya (Nov.) and South India (Nov.)
RUCKSACK READERS (Interlink, dist.)
The Cateran Trail (Nov., $15.95) by Jacquetta Megarry follows the footsteps of 16th-century cattle rustlers through Scotland.
ST. MARTIN'S
Seth Faison, former Shanghai bureau chief for the New York Times, discusses modern China in South of the Clouds: Exploring the Secret Sides of China (Oct., $24.95 cloth). Travels with My Donkey: One Man and His Ass on the Pilgrimage Way to Santiago (Feb., $24.95 cloth) by Tim Moore humorously reports on the author's attempt to follow the famed pilgrimage trail. Fabrice Moireau shares renderings of the city of the Doges in Venice Sketchbook (Nov., $30 cloth). High-Speed Cuisine: More than 200 Recipes and Reflections from America's Greatest Trains (Oct., $29.95 cloth) by James D. Porterfield presents chefs' recipes from today's luxury railroads.
SASQUATCH BOOKS
Updates of Best Places: Portland (Sept., $19.95) by John Gottberg and ...Northwest (Nov., $21) by Giselle Smith provide fresh looks at restaurants, lodging, sights, shopping and more.
SERIF (Interlink, dist.)
Travels in Wicklow, West Kerry and Connemara (Nov., $14.95) by noted Irish writer J.M. Synge is being published in paperback for the first time.
SERPENT'S TAIL
The End of Elsewhere: Travels Among the Tourists (Oct., $15.99) by Taras Grescoe weaves together humor, anthropology and an indictment of contemporary tourism, eco-tourism and exploitation of Third World travel.
GIBBS SMITH
Non-carnivores on the road might check out Veg Out Vegetarian Guide to Seattle & Portland by George Stevenson and ...Washington, D.C. (Oct., $12.95 each) by Andrew Evans.
STACEY INTERNATIONAL (Interlink, dist.)
Island Days: Galapagos Islands/Christmas Island/Tristan da Cunha (Sept., $25) by Roger Perry charts one man's experiences on some of the world's most remote islands. The Arab World Handbook (Sept., $19.95) by James Peters covers the language, etiquette and customs of the Arab world. Courtesies in the Gulf Area: A Dictionary of Colloquial Phrase and Usage (Sept., $12.95) by Sir Donald Hawley offers transliterated Arabic for ease of pronunciation.
THAMES & HUDSON
The Most Beautiful Villages of Scotland (Sept., $40 cloth) by Hugh Palmer joins this house's best-selling series with a trove of delightful villages in the land of mist and mystery. Simon Allix and Benoit De Vilmorin describe their journey to a sacred mountain in Tibet in The Rivers of the Mandala: Journey into the Heart of Buddhism (Sept., $21.95). StyleCity Berlin (Sept., $24.95) by Sian Tichar and Nils Peters and ...Sydney (Sept., $24.95) by Simon Richmond focus on the vitality and uniqueness of these cities. Island Dreams Mediterranean (Oct., $40 cloth) by Jeremy Horner evokes the islands of the Mediterranean, from Capri to the Croatian Vis. Deserts of the Earth (Oct., $60 cloth) by Michael Martin and Elke Wallner tracks the author's five-year motorcycle journey around the world. The Hip Hotels series adds Hip Hotels Orient (Mar., $29.95) by Herbert Ypma.
THORSONS/ELEMENT
The Megalithic European: The 21st Century Traveler in Prehistoric Europe (Oct., $59.95 cloth) by Julian Cope offers a visual tour of more than 300 of Europe's prehistoric sacred sights.
TIME OUT
New Time Out titles include Time Out Skiing & Snowboarding in Europe (Oct., $16) and ... California (Jan., $18.95). Updated guides include ...Country Walks Near London (Sept., $17.95), ...London Eating & Drinking Guide (Oct., $20), ...London Shopping Guide (Nov., $18), ...Copenhagen (Jan., $18.95), ...Stockholm (Jan., $18.95), ...Gay and Lesbian London (Feb., $16), ...London (Mar., $18.95), ...Paris (Mar., $18.95), ...Venice (Verona, Treviso & the Veneto) (Mar., $18.95), ...Naples (Capri, Sorrento & the Amalfi Coast) (Mar., $18.95), ...New York (May, $18.95), ...Barcelona (May, $18.95), ...Paris Eating & Drinking Guide (June, $18.95) and ...Toronto (June, $18.95).
TOURING CLUB OF ITALY
The new Authentic Italy series launches with Authentic Italy: Tuscany (Feb., $18.95), with subject-keyed design.
TRAFALGAR SQUARE
From Abacus: Indulgence: One Man's Selfless Search for the Best Chocolate in the World (Oct., $14.95) by Paul Richardson mixes travel narrative and literary gastronomy. Hearing Birds Fly: A Nomadic Year in Mongolia (Sept., $14.95) by Louisa Waugh describes a year spent in a remote Outer Mongolian village. Venice: Tales of the City (Oct., $13.95), edited by Michelle Lovric, collects prose and poetry about La Serenissima.
From Bantam Press UK: It's Not About the Tapas: Around Spain on Two Wheels (Sept., $13) by Poly Evens humorously depicts a biking and eating tour.
From Crowood Press: Malt Whisky: A Taste of Scotland (Sept., $50 cloth) by Graham Moore tours 100 regional Scottish distilleries.
From HarperCollins UK: Claridges: Within the Image (Oct., $50 cloth) by Maggie Koumi focuses on the ritzy London hotel.
From Headline: The Taste of Dreams: An Obsession with Russia and Caviar (Oct., $14.95) by Vanora Bennett describes the author's quest for the romantic Russia of her dreams and her adventures in the new anarchic Russia emerging from its Soviet constraints.
From John Murray: Patrick Moon tells of inheriting a house in the Languedoc and the ensuing crash-course in winemaking in Virgile's Vineyard: A Year in the Languedoc Wine Country (Sept., $14.95). Green Dragon, Somber Warrior: Travels to China's Extremes (Sept., $14.95) by Liam D'Arcy Brown tracks a 10,000-mile journey.
From Tempus: London: A Historical Companion (Sept., $50 cloth) by Kenneth Panton serves up London history and culture in dictionary format. The Olympic-Class Ships: Olympic Titanic, Britannic (Sept., $35 cloth) by Mark Chirnside profiles the famous sister ships. Cruise Britannia: The Story of the British Cruise Ship (Oct., $29.95 cloth) by Roger Cartwright and Clive Harvey illustrates the history of the British cruise ship. Cunard: A Photographic History (Oct., $35 cloth) by Janette McCutcheon records 165 years of glamour and travel on the North Atlantic. London Gardens: A Seasonal Guide (Sept., $16.95) by Lorna Parker includes a month-by-month section on what's in season.
From Times Books UK: The Times Explorers: A History in Photographs (Sept., $29.95 cloth) by Richard Sale records the achievements of those who have braved formidable environments over the last 150 years. On the Rails: Two Centuries of Railways 1804-2004 (Oct., $35 cloth) by Anthony Burton celebrates the bicentenary of the railway.
TRAVEL ORGANIZATION NETWORK EXCHANGE
Exploring America's Highways: Minnesota Trip Trivia, ...Michigan... and ...Wisconsin... (Aug. $19.95 each) feature information such as place names, local landmarks and prominent people.
TRAVELERS' TALES
A Sense of Place: Great Travel Writers Discuss Their Craft, Lives, and Inspiration (Sept., $18.95) by Michael Shapiro features 18 writers sharing secrets of their craft. Whose Panties Are These? More Misadventures from Funny Women on the Road (Sept., $14.95), edited by Jennifer L. Leo, collects humorous travel stories. Updates include Travelers' Tales Cuba: True Stories (Aug., $18.95), edited by Tom Miller; ...Australia (Oct., $18.95), edited by Larry Habegger; Safety & Security for Women Who Travel (Nov., $14.95) by Sheila Swan and Peter Laufer; A Woman's Passion for Travel: True Stories of World Wanderlust (Nov., $17.95), edited by Marybeth Bond and Pamela Michael; and The Gift of Travel: Inspiring Stories from Around the World (Sept., $14.95), edited by Larry Habegger, James O'Reilly and Sean O'Reilly.
TRAVELSMART
The second edition of Drive I-95: Exit by Exit Info, Maps, History, and Trivia (Oct., $22.95) by Stan Posner and Sandra Phillips-Posner combines color pictorial maps and up-to-date information on exit services.
TUTTLE PUBLISHING
Hans H. Krüger explores the beauty of modern Japan in Journey Through Japan (Mar., $29.95 cloth). Survival Chinese and Survival Korean (Jan., $6.95 each), both by Boyé Lafayette De Mente, contain basic expressions and key words.
From Periplus: Phuket Photo Book (Jan., $24.95 cloth) by William Warren contains 140 color photos of Phang Nga Bay. Bangkok: City of Angels (Jan., $24.95 cloth) by Joe Cummings examines the city's ancient traditions. India: Land of Living Traditions (Feb., $24.95 cloth) by Alistair Shearer captures India in full-color photographs. Indonesia Souvenir Book (June, $24.95 cloth), with photographs by Jill Gocher, ranges from Jakarta to the outer islands. Sydney Travel Map (Sept.), Penang & Langkawi... (Oct.), Peninsular Malaysia... (Oct.) and Indonesia... (Nov., $8.95 each) offer directions for travelers. Masano Kawana's photographs limn a noted tropical island in Absolutely Bali (Feb., $16.95) and lush rainforests and traditional temples in Absolutely Singapore (May, $16.95). Bangkok Confidential (Feb., $20) by Jerry Hopkins profiles 25 members of Bangkok's expatriate community. Ryokan and Onsen: Japan's Best Traditional Inns and Hot Springs (Mar., $22.95) by Alen Seki covers ancient and modern inns, including some that are 1,000 years old. The fifth edition of Bali Adventure Guide (Sept., $19.95) contains tips, articles and recommendations.
ULYSSES PRESS
New to the Hidden series are Hidden Maine (Feb., $15.95) by Laura Stone, ...Miami (Oct., $14.95) by Anne Boese and ...San Diego (Jan., $14.95) by Jim Lewis. Updates include ...Baja (Sept., $14.95) by Richard Harris, ...British Columbia (Dec., $18.95) by Eric Lucas, ...Cancún and the Yucatán (Sept., $16.95) by Richard Harris, ...Hawaii (Oct., $19.95) by Ray Riegert, ...Tahiti and French Polynesia (Sept., $18.95) by Rob Kay and Wine Country (Nov., $13.95) by Marty Olmstead. Picture-Perfect Escapes Charleston by Catherine O'Neal and ...Palm Springs (Oct., $14.95 each) by Ellen Clark describe getaways to warm climes.
UNIV. PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI
Great Houses of Mississippi (Sept., $45 cloth) by Mary Carol Miller captures the antebellum grandeur of 35 homes in text and photographs.
VILLARD
The Travel Detective: How to Get the Best Service and the Best Deals from Airlines, Hotels, Cruise Ships, and Car Rental (Dec., $15.95) by Peter Greenberg reprints advice for finding travel bargains.
VOYAGEUR PRESS
Backroads of New England: Your Guide to New England's Most Scenic Backroad Adventures (Sept., $19.95) by Kim Knox Beckius covers all corners of New England, from Cape Cod to Vermont's Mount Mansfield.
WESTCLIFFE PUBLISHERS
Colorado Above Treeline: The Complete Guide (Feb., $19.95) by Jeremy Agnew visits the rarefied world above the trees. Oregon's Sanctuaries, Retreats, and Sacred Places (Feb., $22.95) by Shari MacDonald describes more than 100 spiritual destinations. The Arizona Trail: The Complete Guide (Oct., $24.95) by Tom Lorang Jones covers 750 miles of Arizona's backcountry.
WESTHOLME PUBLISHING
Museums of Philadelphia: A Guide for Residents and Visitors (Oct., $14.95 cloth) discusses more than 100 museums in the City of Brotherly Love.
WILDERNESS ADVENTURES PRESS
Flyfisher's and Light Tackle Guide to Saltwater Florida (Oct., $28.95) by Larry E. Kinder offers angling options in Florida's inshore waters. Flyfisher's Guide to Montana (Mar., $28.95) by Chuck Robbins details fly fishing in Big Sky country.
YALE UNIV. PRESS
Touring Gotham's Archaeological Past: Eight Self-Guided Walking Tours Through New York City (Sept., $18) by Diana diZerega Wall and Anne-Marie Cantwell outlines eight peripatetic tours of New York City.
