Selected Travel Titles, July 2005 - April 2006: Abbeville to Mountaineers Books

Compiled by Robert Dahlin and Charles Hix -- Publishers Weekly, 9/12/2005

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Sacred Landscape and Pilgrimage in Tibet: In Search of the Lost Kingdom of Bon (Sept., $65 cloth) by Geshe Jinpa et al. records a journey looking for Zhangzhung. Jean-Marie Perouse de Monclos provides an up-close and richly illustrated view in Versailles (Sept., $95 cloth). More than 150 images by photographers Roland and Sabrina Michaud capture modern life in India: Journey Through the Heart of a Continent (Sept., $75 cloth) by Olivier Germain-Thomas.

ABRAMS

Want to peer inside opulent homes and gardens belonging to some 70 families in Palm Beach? John Loring provides the key and shines a particular light on the owners’ Tiffany objects in Tiffany’s Palm Beach (Nov., $65 cloth), which is timed to coincide with the reopening of the renovated Tiffany & Co. in that city later this year. Digital satellite imaging helped create Mountains from Space: Peaks and Ranges of the Seven Continents (Oct., $50 cloth) by Stefan Dech and Reinhold Messner.

ACCESS

Richard Saul Wurman has been on the road updating earlier works, and the results are a ninth edition of Access Washington, D.C. (Aug.), an 11th edition of …San Francisco (Oct.) and a seventh edition of …California, Wine Country (Nov., $19.95 each).

ALASKA NORTHWEST BOOKS

Folks dreaming of visiting our northernmost state will find information galore in the 29th edition of The Alaska Almanac: Facts About Alaska (Nov., $12.95). Edited by Nancy Gates, it covers annual events and many other matters of geography, cultures and peoples.

ALGONQUIN BOOKS

More than 10 million people visited the Big Easy last year, and paying tribute to the city’s manifold elements is Very New Orleans: A Celebration of History, Culture and Cajun Country Charm (Jan., $15.95 cloth) by Diana Hollingsworth Gessler.

ALLEN & UNWIN

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Brian Thacker bravely soldiered on through a six-month, four-continent trek seeking out some of the world’s strangest and silliest festivals. He tells about Haiti’s Voodoo Festival and the woman in Roswell, N.M., who claims to have been used by aliens in perverted medical experients, in The Naked Man Festival and Other Excuses to Fly Around the World (Oct., $14.95).

AVALON

With sales up 10% for Avalon Travel Publishing so far this year, the house announces new Moon Handbooks: Guadalajara (Sept., $16.95) by Bruce Whipperman, Panama (Sept., $19.95) by William Friar, Puerto Vallarta (Oct., $17.95) by Bruce Whipperman, Patagonia (Oct., $21.95) by Wayne Bernhardson, Nicaragua (Nov., $19.95) by Randy Wood and Joshua Berman, Mexico City (Nov., $17.95) by Chris Humphrey, Australia (Oct., $24.95) by Marael Johnson and Andrew Hempstead, Cancun & Cozumel: Including Isla Mujeres, Playa del Carmen and the Costa Maya (Nov., $16.95) by Gary Prado Chandler and Liza Prado Chandler, Florida Gulf Coast (Nov., $17.95) by Laura Reiley, Yucatan Peninsula (Nov., $19.95) by Liza Prado Chandler and Gary Prado Chandler, Ecuador (Nov., $19.95) by Julian Smith, Mexico City (Nov., $17.95) by Chris Humphrey, Pacific Mexico: Including Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, Acapulco and Oaxaca (Nov., $21.95) by Bruce Whipperman and Buenos Aires (Nov., $17.95) by Wayne Bernhardson. Moon Metro Los Angeles (Oct., $16.95) focuses on the west coast mecca.

New editions to Rick Steves’ handbooks are Rick Steves’ Florence & Tuscany 2006 (Oct., $17.95) by Rick Steves and Gene Openshaw, …Venice… (Oct., $17.95) by Steves and Openshaw, …Italy… (Nov., $19.95) by Steves, …Portugal… (Nov., $17.95) by Steves and …Spain… (Nov., $19.95) by Steves.

When mere vacationing isn’t enough, there’s Living Abroad in Mexico (Oct.) by Ken Luboff, …Ireland (Oct.) by Steenie Harvey, …France (Oct.) by Terry Link and …Belize (Nov., $17.95 each) by Lan Sluder.

Canines and their pals will find helpful information in The Dog Lover’s Companion to Los Angeles: Including Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties (Oct., $17.95) by Maria Goodavage and …Florida (Nov., $21.95) by Sally Deneen and Robert McClure.

BARRON’S

Large dollops of travel advice—such as notes on cultural sites, customs, making travel arrangements and dining out—are included in the new series, Barron’s Traveler’s Language Guides, which launches in October with Chinese by Wu Shu-hsiung and Ulrich Hoss, French by Jacqueline Sword, German by Rupert Livesey, Italian by Rafaella Marini, Japanese by Fumiko Kimura-Hoffmeister and Gerhard Hoffmeister, Russian by Holger von Rauch and Spanish ($12.99 each) by Josep Rafols.

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Head across the Pond with The Unknown Hebrides (Oct.) and The West Highlands (Oct., $16.95 each), both with photos by John MacPherson. Cailean Maclean provides the photography for Skye (Oct., $16.95).

JOHN F. BLAIR

More than 600 cascades are rated and can be located with the help of North Carolina Waterfalls (Oct., $19.95) by Kevin Adams. A Taste of Maryland History (Nov., $19.95) by Debbie Nunley and Karen Jane Elliott is a combination travel guide/cookbook that includes two recipes from each of 75 historic restaurants.

BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS

The Silk Road, Spice Route and Incense Trail are the three adventurous paths laid out by John Lawton in Silk, Scents and Spice: Retracing the World’s Great Trade Routes (July, $24.95 cloth).

GEORGINA CAMPBELL

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Guests to the Emerald Isle will find much to savor in Dublin: The Best Places to Eat, Drink and Stay (Oct., $10.95) by Georgina Campbell and Georgina Campbell’s Ireland for Gourmet Golfers: Ireland’s Tip-Top Golf Courses and the Very Best Places to Stay and Dine on Your Golfing Trip (Nov., $15) by Georgina Campbell and Dermot Gilleece.

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Isis temples in Egypt and Italy, the Snake Goddess’s home in Crete and Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly are three of the sites identified in Sacred Places of Goddess: 108 Destinations (Feb., $19.95) by Karen Tate.

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People who want to make a difference can turn to Volunteer Vacations: Short-Term Adventures That Will Benefit You and Others (Feb., $17.95) by Bill McMillon et al., which has a foreword by Ed Asner. Fans of films by Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin and many others will be able to visit real-life settings with Celluloid San Francisco: The Film Lover’s Guide to Bay Area Movie Locations (Feb., $16.95) by Jim Van Buskirk and Will Shank. The world’s only Cockroach Hall of Fame is one of the irresistible attractions cited in Oddball Texas: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places (Feb., $14.95) by Jerome Pohlen.

CHRONICLE BOOKS

Lovers headed for Arizona, New Mexico or Colorado can choose among 50 locales that Bill Gleeson has singled out as perfect for romance. They can be found between the pages of the revised and updated Weekends for Two in the Southwest (Feb., $18.95). Twenty posh spas dotting the countryside from Vancouver to Mexico are recommended in Pacific Spas: Luxury Getaways on the West Coast (Jan., $22.95) by Gina Hyams. And what can be said about Phaic Tan, the seldom-visited country dubbed “The Armpit of South-East Asia,” where the Orient Star Hotel in the capital, Bhumpatabumppah, is so luxurious that every room has a mini bar complete with a live-in cocktail waiter? Phaic Tan (Apr., $13.95) is from Quadrille Publishing in association with Jetlag Travel Guides (wink, wink).

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Arizona Getaways for the Incurably Romantic (Apr., $17.95) by Pamela Swartz is a revised and updated second edition.

COUNTRYMAN PRESS

A stunning world of harsh beauty comes to the fore in Canyon Country: A Photographic Journey (Sept., $29.95 cloth) by John Annerino. Lodging, dining and the outdoors are all part of Montana & Wyoming: An Explorer’s Guide (Sept., $19.95) by Alli Rainey Wendling, Georgia… (Oct., $18.95) by Carol Thalimer and Dan Thalimer and South Florida… (Jan., $19.95) by Sandra Friend and Kathy Wolf. Places foodies love are pointed out by Juliette Rogers and Barbara Radcliffe Rogers in Eating Napa & Sonoma: A Food Lover’s Guide to Local Produce and Local Dining (Sept., $19.95). Cameras will be at the ready for The Photographer’s Guide to the California Coast (Jan., $16.95) by Doublas Steakley and …Canyon Country (Feb., $15.95) by John Annerino.

DISNEY EDITIONS

The Disney brand receives rounds of celebration in six October titles: Birnbaum’s Walt Disney World 2006: Expert Advice from the Inside Source ($16.95), …Walt Disney World Without Kids 2006: Expert Advice for Fun-Loving Adults ($13.95), …Walt Disney World for Kids by Kids! 2006 ($12.95), …Walt Disney World Dining Guide 2006 ($11.95), …Disney Cruise Line 2006: Set Sail with Expert Advice ($13.95) and …Disneyland Resort 2006: Expert Advice from the Inside Source ($14.95).

DK

The established Eyewitness Travel series grows by a half-dozen titles: Eyewitness Travel: China (Aug., $30), …Costa Rica (Nov., $20), …Denmark (Nov., $25), …Las Vegas (Nov., $20), …Philadelphia (Nov., $20) and …Turin (Nov., $22.50). Maps galore lead the way in Traveler’s Atlas (Oct., $30).

DOWN EAST BOOKS

Interviews with full-time residents on 15 small pieces of land fill Islanders: Real Life on the Maine Islands (Oct., $16.95) by Virginia Thorndike. Further information on the great northeast is contained in Enjoying Maine’s Islands: The Essential Guide to 15 Destinations You Can Reach by Ferry (Oct., $15.95) by John Gibson and Exploring the Spirit of Maine: A Seeker’s Guide (Oct., $14.95) by Karen Batignani.

FODOR’S

Fodor’s Costa Rica 2006 (Oct., $18.95), …Italy… (Oct., $23.95) and …Cancun, Cozumel, Yucatan Peninsula… (Oct., $16.95) are three of the redesigned 2006 guides from Fodor’s that are intended to involve travelers more deeply and to provide them with richer experiences. Among others due in October are …New Orleans… ($16.95), …France… ($22.95), …Great Britain… ($22.95) and …Caribbean Ports of Call… ($15.95). First editions in the Fodor’s See It series are set for November: Fodor’s See It Costa Rica ($21.95), …Mexico ($23.95), …New Zealand ($24.95), …South Africa ($24.95) and …Vietnam ($23.95). Compass: Coastal California (Nov., $21) and …Minnesota (Dec., $21.95) are third editions. January brings a second edition of Fodor’s Central America ($21.95), while February sails in with The Complete Guide to Caribbean Cruises ($22.95) by Linda Coffman. March’s first editions are Fodor’s Las Vegas’ 25 Best and …Orlando’s… ($11.95 each). Sightseeing on the run is encouraged by Elise Allen in The Traveling Marathoner (Apr., $19.95). Compass American Guides: Alaska’s Inside Passage (Apr., $18.95) by Ann Chandonnet is a first edition. Meanwhile Kelly Milner Halls connects the past with the present in The Random House Dinosaur Travel Guide (Apr., $10.99).

FORDHAM UNIV. PRESS

James Agee was assigned to write an article on Brooklyn for a special issue of Fortune focusing on New York City. It was rejected and remained unpublished until Esquire printed it in 1968. The work now appears in book form for the first time—with a preface by Jonathan Lethem—as Brooklyn Is: Southeast of the Island: Travel Notes (Oct., $18.95 cloth).

FROMMER’S

The house announces an ambitious list of first editions. Frommer’s Los Cabos & Baja (Oct., $15.99) by Lynne Bairstow, …Moscow & St. Petersburg (Jan., $19.99) by Angela Charlton, …Vietnam (Jan., $21.99) by Charles Agar, …The Amalfi Coast with Naples, Capri & Pompeii (Mar., $19.99) by Alessandra de Rosa and Bruce Murphy and …Croatia (Apr., $21.99) by Karen Olson visit foreign cultures. So does The Unofficial Guide to Ireland (Apr., $21.99) by Menasha Ridge. Day by Day is a new portable color guide series cover-priced at $12.99 that steps out in December withFrommer’s London Day by Day by Lesley Logan, …Paris… by Christi Daugherty, …New York… by Hilary Davidson, …Rome… by Sylvie Hogg and …San Francisco… by Noelle Salmi. …Amsterdam… by Haas Mroue and …Venice… by Stephen Brewer appear in January. …Chicago… by Laura Tiebert and …Florence & the Best of Tuscany… by Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince will be published in April.

A prominent youth brand bursts onto the guidebook scene in April with MTV Guide to Europe ($24.99) by Valerie Conners, …Ireland ($21.99) by Olivia Edward and …Italy ($23.99) by Sylvie Hogg. Costa Rica for Dummies (Oct., $19.99) by Eliot Greenspan and Rome… (Feb., $16.99) by Bruce Murphy and Alessandra de Rosa cover the basics, and so does Suzy Gershman’s Born to Shop San Francisco (Nov., $15.99), when it comes to buying all kinds of goodies. The Unofficial Guide to Adventure Travel in Alaska (Feb., $19.99) by Melissa DeVaughn guarantees any number of thrills. Catering to the younger set, there are Frommer’s London with Kids (Nov., $15.99) by Rhonda Carrier, …500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up (Apr., $19.99) by Holly Hughes and …National Parks with Kids (Apr., $19.99) by Kurt Repanshek. Frommer’s Memorable Walks in Rome (Mar.) is by the prolific Alessandra de Rosa and Bruce Murphy, while …New Orleans (Mar., $12.99 each) is by Julia Kamysz Lane. No Car, No Problem: Great Escapes from New York City Without Wheels (Apr., $16.99) by Lisa Marie Rovito covers everything from culinary classes to kayaking. Frommer’s French PhraseFinder & Dictionary, …Spanish… and …Italian… are due in March at $7.99 each.

GLOBE PEQUOT

A new series highlighting state-specific attractions begins with You Know You’re in Michigan When…101 Quintessential Places, Events, Customs, Lingo and Eats of the Great Lakes State (July) by Colleen Burcar, …Arizona…Grand Canyon State (July) by Sam Lowe, …New Hampshire…Granite State (July, $8.95 each) by John Clayton. Another new state-specific series includes Disasters and Heroic Rescues of North Carolina: Twenty True Stories of Tragedy and Survival (Aug., $13.95) by Scotti Cohn. Everything from elaborate displays to hidden gems are covered by Gardenwalks in the Mid-Atlantic States: Beautiful Gardens from New York to Washington, D.C. (July) by Marina Harrison and Lucy D. Rosenfeld and …California: Gardens from San Diego to Mendocino (July, $14.95 each) by Alice Joyce. Dozens of eye-catching beacons are featured in each of the following July releases: Lighthouses of California: A Guidebook and Keepsake, …Florida…, …Massachusetts… and …Michigan…. Each is by Bruce Roberts and Ray Jones and each is $9.95. Vacationers who want to linger at the lighthouse can find out how in Staying at a Lighthouse (July, $11.95) by John Grant. Revised editions include Fun with the Family: Pennsylvania (July, $12.95) by Faith and Emily Paulsen and Girlfriend Getaways (July, $12.95) by Pam Grout. Updated Insiders’ Guides are The Insiders’ Guide to North Carolina’s Central Coast and New Bern (July, $14.95) by Vina Hutchinson-Farmer and Tabbie Merrill, …North Carolina’s Southern Coast and Wilmington (July, $15.95) by Gretchen Saule and Gwynne Moore, …St. Louis (July, $16.95) by Dawne Massey and …Pocono Mountains (July, $18.95) by Janet Bregman-Taney and Kenneth R. Clark. Revised Quick Escape guides entail Quick Escapes Boston (July) by Sandy MacDonald, …Las Vegas (July) by Heidi Knapp Rinella and …Pacific Northwest (July, $13.95 each) by Marilyn McFarlane and Christine Cunningham. For making the escape on one’s own, there is Traveling Solo (July, $17.95) by Eleanor Berman. A diverse twosome are revised editions of Napa Valley (July, $15.95) by Kathleen and Gerald Hill and Paris Inside Out (July, $19.95) by David Applefield.

From Bradt Travel Guides: New Bradt City Guides are Ljubljana (July, $12.95) by Robin and Jenny McKelvie and Vilnius (July, $12.95) by Gordon McLachlan. The Bradt Travel Guide series welcomes Hungary (July, $21.95) by Adrian Phillips and Jo Scotchmer, Slovenia (Aug., $20.95) by Robin and Jenny McKelvie, Serbia (July, $21.95) by Laurence Mitchell and Panama (July, $20.95) by Sarah Woods.

From Cadogan Guides: A trio of destinations combine in Vienna Prague Budapest (July, $17.95) by Mary-Ann Gallagher et al. Time-pressed travelers get an assist with Flying Visits Central & Eastern Europe (July, $18.95) by Mary-Ann Gallagher et al., …Croatia & the Adriatic (July, $17.95) by James Stewart et al., …Iceland, Finland & the Baltic (July, $19.95) by Joan Gannij and Rose Baring and …Mediterranean (July, $18.95) by Dana Facaros et al. Visitors looking to make a permanent move can find advice in Working and Living New Zealand (July, $19.95) by Georgina Palffy, Working…Australia (July, $19.95) by Jane Eggington, Buying a Property: Cyprus (July, $19.95) by Paul Hellander and Buying…Eastern Europe (July, $21.95) by Jane Eggington and John Howell.

From Falcon Publishing: A FalconGuide to Big Sur Country (July, $14.95) by Barry Parr describes the region along the spectacular Highway One.

From Lyons Press: Randy Wayne White exults in the act of exploration with An American Traveler: True Tales of Adventure, Travel and Sport (July, $12.95). The Beaverkill, the Schoharie and the Delaware are planned stops for Austin M. Francis in Catskill Rivers: Birthplace of American Fly Fishing (July, $21.95).

GRAPHIC ARTS BOOKS

Six first editions in the series, Culture Smart! Quick Guides to Customs & Etiquette, are due in October. Underscoring what to do and—sometimes more importantly—what not to do in particular countries, the new $9.95 titles are Argentina by Robert Hamwee, Czech Republic by Nicole Rosenleaf Ritter, Norway by Linda March, Portugal by Sandy Guedes de Queiroz, Vietnam by Geoffrey Murray and Denmark by Mark Salmon. For September, the house has updated, redesigned and resized the Culture Shock! Guides to Customs and Etiquette. The 19 $14.95 titles are now 4 7/8” x 8 7/8” and include Australia by Ilsa Sharp, Britain by Terry Tan, Germany by Richard Lord, Japan by Rex Shelley, Taiwan by Chris and Ling-li Bates, Thailand by Robert and Nanthapa Cooper and USA by Esther Wanning. Also updated and redesigned are three At Your Door guides: Beijing At Your Door by Anthony Pan and Kay Jones, Shanghai… by Rebecca Weiner and Tokyo… by Yuko Morimoto Yoshida. Iditarod Glory (Oct., $39.95 cloth), a photographic chronicle of the famous sled dog race, has text by Brian Patrick O’Donoghue and photos by Jeff Schultz.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Jamaica Kincaid is the editor this year for The Best American Travel Writing 2005 (Oct.; $14, cloth $27.50). Catastrophic events from virtually every corner of the world are described by Amitav Ghosh in Incendiary Circumstances: A Chronicle of the Turmoil of Our Times (Jan., $25 cloth).

HUNTER PUBLISHING

Adventure Guides are now produced with color photos, and new editions include Maui (Aug., $16.99) by Sharon Hamblin, Canada’s Atlantic Provinces (Sept., $21.99) by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers and Stillman Rogers, Thailand (Sept., $19.99) by Christopher and Lindsey Evans, Venice & the Veneto (Sept., $19.99) by Marissa Fabris, Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia (Oct., $19.99) by Janet Arrowood, Barbados (Oct., $18.99) by Lisa J. Yarde, The Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska (Oct., $19.99) by Ed and Lynn Readicker-Henderson and Rome & Its Surroundings (Nov., $19.99) by Amanda Castleman. Annual editions are B&B Stops in England, Scotland & Wales 2006 (Jan., $16.95) and The Golf Guide 2006: Where to Play & Where to Stay in Britain & Ireland (Jan., $18.95). Four titles add to the $13.99 Pocket Adventures series: Bolivia (Oct.) by Vivien Lougheed, Dominican Republic (Oct.) by Liza Bencosme and Clark Norton, Guatemala (Nov.) by Shelagh McNally and Panama (Nov.) by Particia Katzman.

Revised Ulysses Travel Guides are Cuba (Sept., $19.95), Vancouver & Victoria (Oct., $14.95), Montreal (Jan., $17.95), Quebec (Jan., $22.95) and Western Canada (Jan., $24.95).

IMPACT PUBLICATIONS

The latest in the Treasures and Pleasures series is The Treasures and Pleasures of Southern Africa: Best of the Best in Travel and Shopping (Sept., $19.95) by Ron and Caryl Krannich. Some stories are funny and some not in Air Travel Tales from the Flight Crew: The Plane Truth at 35,000 Feet (Sept., $14.95), a second edition by A. Frank Steward.

INTERLINK

Important niches in the world of art are mapped out in 100 Best Paintings in London (Nov., $22) by Geoffrey Smith, Art for Travellers: Greece (Oct., $20) by Bill and Lorna Hannan and Art for Travellers Prague: The Essential Guide to Viewing Art in and Around Prague (Oct., $20) by Deanna MacDonald. Visitors will know where to pause and rest with Café Life Paris (Oct., $20) by Christine Graf and Café Life Florence: A Guide to the Cafes and Bars of the Renaissance Treasure (Sept., $20) by Joe Wolff. Another Italian attraction is portrayed in A Traveller’s History of Venice (Oct., $14.95) by Peter Mentzel and Charming Small Hotel Guides: Venice: Lakes and Mountains (Nov., $15.95), edited by Fiona Duncan and Leonie Glass. Showing what the news media doesn’t, Mariam Shahin provides Palestine: A Guide (Sept., $24.95). Gillian and John Souter take it slowly in Walking in France: Exploring France’s Great Towns and Finest Landscapes on Foot (Oct., $20). The natural world is the celebrity in Costa Rica: An Ecotraveller’s Guide (Nov., $23.95) by Hannah Robinson, Traveller’s Wildlife Guides: Australia—the East (Nov., $27.95) by Les Beletsky and Traveller’s Wildlife Guides: Hawaii (Nov., $27.95), also by Les Beletsky. Also concerning our island state is Hawaii: On-the-Road Histories (Dec., $20) by John Chambers, and for one of the lower 48, there is Michigan: On-the-Road Histories (Dec., $20) by David Lee Poremba. Additional titles for those hitting the road are On the Road History: Alaska (Sept.) by Ryan Madden, …Minnesota (Sept.) by John Radzilowski, …Texas (Sept.) by Mary Jo Powell and …New Hampshire (Oct., $20 each) by Russell Lawson. Budget-friendly advice fills Boston for Families (Sept., $15) by Larry Lain.

INTREPID TRAVELER

Florida is the dream destination envisioned in three titles: Disney on a Dime: Money-Saving Secrets for Your Walt Disney World Vacation (Oct., $14.95) by Chris and Kristal Carlson, The Hassle-Free Walt Disney World Vacation, 2006 edition (Oct., $14.95), edited by Steven M. Barrett, and Universal Orlando: The Ultimate Guide to the Ultimate Theme Park Adventure, 2006 edition (Nov., $15.95) by Kelly Monaghan.

JUSTIN, CHARLES & CO.

Bachelor parties, aka “guy’s weekends,” have become the norm in Las Vegas with reportedly more than 19 million men hitting the strip in 2004. David deMontmollin and Hiram Todd Norman introduce males looking for a good time to many of the dealers, chefs, bartenders and exotic dancers in Las Vegas Little Black Book: A Guy’s Guide to the Perfect Vegas Weekend (Oct., $11.95).

KNOPF

The comprehensive Knopf Guides expand by two in September with Knopf Guide to Croatia and the Dalmation Coast ($26.95) and …Quebec ($27.50). In April, five new map guides will be published at $9.95 each: Knopf Mapguide: Beijing, …Edinburgh, …Rio de Janeiro, …Warsaw and …Washington, D.C. A couple who started looking for a summer home in New Hampshire and wound up in Italy relate their journey in Palladian Days: Finding a New Life in a Venetian Country House (July, $23.95 cloth) by Sally Gable with Carl I. Gable. John Gimlette follows his great-grandfather’s journal to explore the edge of North America and tells about it in Theatre of Fish: Travels Through Newfoundland and Labrador (Sept., $24.95 cloth). Little Money Street: In Search of Gypsies and Their Music in the South of France (Oct., $24.95 cloth) by Fernanda Eberstadt is an account of these people’s traditions and hangouts.

KODANSHA

According to Kodansha, 760,000 Americans stopped in Japan in 2004, a 16% increase over 2003. These visitors and those planning future trips will be some of the audience for three richly illustrated $35 hardcovers: Seeing Japan (Oct.) by Charles Whipple, …Kyoto (Feb.) by Juliet Winters Carpenter and …Tokyo (Mar.) by Kaori Shoji.

LANGENSCHEIDT

Within the Insight Guides series, Great River Cruises of Europe (Apr.) is a new first edition, while updated titles include Austria (Feb.), Israel (Feb.), Spain (Feb.) and Bermuda (Mar.). Each is $23.95. Insight City Guides were introduced last fall, and new first editions enlarging the series at $15.95 each are a half-dozen for October: Bangkok, Boston, Brussels, Cape Town, Hong Kong and San Francisco. Bologna (Jan.) and Warsaw (Mar.) are two first edition additions to the Insight Pocket Guides series. Revised editions include Vietnam (Feb.) and Provence (Mar.). These titles are $13.95 each. Chile and Vietnam are two revised February titles ($9.95 each) in the Insight Compact Guides series. A new series of road atlases will be released in March at $19.95 each: France, Australia and China. Another new series of Insight Travel Maps appear in February: Peru, Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, Canada, New Zealand and Hawaii ($11.95 each). Among 15 laminated folding maps in the Insight Fleximaps series are Houston (Nov.), New Delhi (Nov.), Baltimore (Dec.), Mexico City (Apr.), Morocco (Apr.) and New England (Jan., $8.95 each).

From Berlitz: Cruising & Cruise Ships (Oct., $24.95) by Douglas Ward will be its 16th edition under the Berlitz Cruising and Cruise Ships imprint. First editions in the Berlitz Pocket Guides series are Alaska (Oct., $9.95), Valencia (Feb., $8.95), French Riviera (Mar., $8.95), Grand Canyon (Mar., $8.95) and Shanghai (Mar., $8.95). Cape Town (Feb., $8.95) and Moscow (Feb., $8.95) are updated editions. Designed for teens and 20-somethings longing to learn the local lingo pertaining to sex, extreme sports, fashion, partying and more, Hide This Book Italian (Oct., $9.95) by Nadja Rizzuti follows similar Berlitz titles on Spanish and French. European Phrase Book and Thai Phrase Book are second editions due in February at $8.95 each. A brand-new series is the Berlitz Night & Day Guides, which uses a folding card format with daytime activities on one side and nightly suggestions on the reverse. Intitial titles at $8.95 are eight for March: Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami & Miami Beach, New York City, Orlando and Washington, D.C. Four more are scheduled for April: London, Paris, Rome and Philadelphia.

HUGH LAUTER LEVIN

With 300 and 200 color photos respectively, Spectacular Hawai’i by Roger Rose et al. and Spectacular London (Sept., $50 each cloth) by Julian Shuckburgh offer deluxe portrayals of these two perennially popular destinations.

THE LITTLE BOOKROOM

The venues still carrying on a musical tradition are celebrated in Paris Jazz: From the Jazz Age to the Present—A Guide (Oct., $19.95) by Luke Miner. A morning coffee or an afternoon aperitif can be easier to sip by following the maps in The Authentic Bistros of Paris (Nov., $16.95) by Francois Thomazeau. Turin will host the 2006 Winter Olympics, and those heading to the games in Italy can avail themselves of A Civilized Traveller’s Guide to Turin (Jan., $14.95) by Eugenia F. Bell.

LONELY PLANET

Signspotting (Oct., $7.99) by Doug Lansky reproduces odd and silly signs from around the world. David Andrew demystifies animal behavior in Watching Wildlife Galapagos Islands (Nov., $24.99). New $14.99 editions in the Best Of series include Best of Mumbai (Jan.) by Joe Bindloss, …Shanghai (Jan.) by Damian Harper, …Buenos Aires (Jan.) by Danny Palmerlee, …Los Angeles (Feb.) by Sam Benson, …Marrakesh (Feb.) by Alison Bing, …Dubai (Feb.) by Terry Carter and Lara Dunston and …Prague (Mar.) by Richard Watkins. Numbered among regional guides are Caribbean Islands (Oct., $22.99) by Conner Gorry et al., Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra (Oct., $23.99) by Abigail Hole, East Coast Australia (Oct., $22.99) by Lindsay Brown, Southwest USA (Oct., $24.99) by Becca Blond et al., Western Balkins (Feb., $22.99) by Richard Plunkett et al. and Greek Islands (Mar., $22.99) by Paul Hellander and Victoria Kyriakopoulos. Belize (Oct., $18.99) by John Noble, Myanmar (Oct., $23.99) by Robert Reid and Michael Grosberg, Italy (Jan., $25.99) by Damien Simonis, Sweden (Apr., $21.99) by Becky Ohlsen and Jordan (Apr., $22.99) by Bradley Mayhew are a few of the country-specific editions on tap.

Guides to cities include London (Jan.) by Sarah Johnstone and Tom Masters, Sydney (Jan.) by Sandra Bao, Dublin (Mar.) by Fionn Davenport and Rome (Apr., $19.99 each) by Duncan Garwood. Trans-Siberian Railway (Apr., $21.99) by Mark Elliott et al. recreates the striking journey by train. New $8.99 language books include Indonesian Phrasebook (Mar.) by Laszlo Wagner, Vietnamese…(Mar.) by Ben Handicott and Portuguese… (Mar.) by Robert Landon. After selling 130,000 copies in hardcover, The Travel Book edited by Roz Hopkins, which visits every country on the planet, will be available as a $40 paperback in September.

MACMILLAN CARIBBEAN

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Nevis: Queen of the Caribees (Oct., $12.95) by Joyce Gordon is described as a “guide to one of the last Caribbean islands untouched by mass tourism.” Building styles influenced by European colonizers, Africans, Amerindians and East Indians are shown in all their variety in Searching for Sugar Mills: An Architectural Guide to the Eastern Caribbean (Oct., $24.95) by Suzanne Gordon and Anne Hersh. Visitors can learn what happened before they arrived with Out of the Crowded Vagueness: A History of the Islands of St. Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla (Oct., $29.95) by Brian Dyde.

MEDIAMARX/PASSPORTER TRAVEL PRESS

Dave Marx and Jennifer Marx are the editors of PassPorter’s Treasure Hunts at Walt Disney World (Dec., $11.95), which is a guide to things hiding in plain sight. The Marxes are the authors of PassPorter Disneyland Resort and Southern California Attractions: The unique travel guide, planner, organizer, journal and keepsake! (Nov., $39.95 ring-bound). The same subtitle is affixed to PassPorter Walt Disney World Resort (Nov., $21.95 spiral-bound) by Jennifer Marx et al. Vacationers heading to sea can use PassPorter’s Field Guide to the Disney Cruise Line and Its Carribean Ports of Call: The take-along travel guide and planner (Mar., $18.95) by Jennifer Marx et al.

MEDTOGO

Yucatan: Healthy Travelers Handbook (July, $15.95) by Robert H. Page and Curtis P. Page is a directory of physicians and health care facilities in 10 of the region’s most frequently visited destinations.

MENASHA RIDGE PRESS

Walking the Cape and Islands: A Comprehensive Guide to the Walking Trails of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket (July, $16.95) by David Weintraub profiles over 80 of the area’s best walking adventures, describing difficulty, length and available restrooms.

MERCAT

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Chinese expatriate Chiang Yee writes about England from a different perspective in The Silent Traveller in Lakeland (Oct., $12.95).

MILE OAK

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More than 100 full-color maps as well as detailed information about exits and services along I-4, I-10, I-75, I-95 and the Florida Turnpike are assembled in Along Florida’s Expressways (Oct., $23.95 spiral-bound) by Dave Hunter.

MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESS

Twin Cities Album: A Visual History (Aug., $34.95 cloth) by Dave Kenney is a 150-year retrospective of Minneapolis and St. Paul. More than 1,000 color and b&w photos recall halcyon times in Minnesota Vacation Days: An Illustrated History (Sept., $34.95 cloth) by Kathryn Strand Koutsky and Linda Koutsky.

MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS

March is the month for the 58th annual edition of 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 ($26.95), edited by Kris Valencia.

MOUNTAINEERS BOOKS

Thailand: A Climbing Guide (Oct., $21.95) by Sam Lightner, Jr., outlines more than 350 sport routes and rates their appeal from one to five. Two new entries in a doggy series are September’s Best Hikes with Dogs: Las Vegas & Beyond by Kimberly Lewis and Paula Jacoby-Garrett and …New Hampshire & Vermont ($16.95 each) by Lisa Densmore. Best Short Hikes in Arizona (Jan., $15.95) by Don and Barbara Laine points out paths that range in length from a fraction of a mile to just over seven miles for a round trip. Walkers won’t need to retrace their steps with Best Loop Hikes: New Hampshire to the Maine Coast (Apr.) by Jeff Romano and …Colorado (Apr., $16.95 each) by Steve Johnson. Climbs that can be achieved in a day or two are described in Weekend Rock: Washington (Feb., $19.95) by David Whitelaw. Cascade fanciers will tumble for Waterfall Lover’s Guide to Northern California: More than 300 Waterfalls from the North Coast to the Southern Sierra (Mar., $16.95) by Matt and Krissi Danielsson. The Galapagos Islands: The Essential Handbook for Exploring, Enjoying & Understanding Darwin’s Enchanted Islands (Aug., $16.95) by Marylee Stephenson, Olympic Mountains: A Climbing Guide (Mar., $18.95) by Olympic Mountain Rescue and An Outdoor Family Guide to Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks (Mar., $14.95) by Lisa Gollin Evans are revised editions. Five new entries complete the 13-section Northern Forest Canoe Trail Maps: Adirondack North Country, East; Northeast Kingdom; Great North Woods (all August); Greater Jackman; Vermont/Quebec, Missisquoi River to Lake Memphremagog (both March, $9.95 each).