Word: guidebooks
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...book’s lucid and plain language matches its fundamental nature as a guidebook and allows Dershowitz to walk the reader through his own thoughts on preemptive policy in a methodical, unpretentious...
...lost and ask for directions, the locals will rarely have any idea of what's in their backyard. The city authorities may not be much help either: a policeman in the heart of Delhi recently assured a bewildered tourist that the photo of the marble-domed building in a guidebook showed the Tomb of Hanuman, a Hindu monkey god. (It's actually the Tomb of Humayun, a 16th century Mughal Emperor). That's why Lucy Peck's Delhi: A Thousand Years of Building is one of the best things in years to have happened to Delhi's architecture enthusiasts...
...known for creative fare, such as this poached-pear dessert. Sandra Gustafson's guide also recommends Picchi's adjoining, cheaper trattoria. Paris: Le Petit Fer a Cheval This cozy hot spot, named for its horseshoe-shaped bar, joins 50 of Paris' best bistros in a new pocket-size guidebook devoted to the classiest of the city's dinner joints. London: Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road Time Out's latest London edition spotlights gourmet newcomers alongside this famously fancy restaurant, which Zagat's gave London's highest food and service marks...
...PARIS Le Petit Fer a Cheval This cozy hot spot, named for its horseshoe-shaped bar, joins 50 of Paris' best bistros in a new pocket-size guidebook devoted to the classiest of the city's dinner joints...
...intelligent than college experts, major publishing houses, and the general public. If the labyrinth of college admissions truly is a puzzle to be solved or a game to be won, then this rhetoric of superiority and altruistic disclosure is an effective one. In the promotion of his 500-page guidebook Marc Zawel, a first-time author and recent graduate of Cornell University, claims that he has consulted “the people who know best.” There is a system to be beat, so why shouldn’t Ivy Leaguers be the ones to reap the benefits...