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This deluxe, entertaining dream guide showcases the experience and savoir-faire of such luminaries as Prince Charles on architecture, Arnold Palmer on favorite golf courses, Bob Ellsasser, head of the esteemed Country Walkers, on the best walks and hiking tours, and Baron Philip de Rothschild on the best vintages. Scores of experts name the 10 best islands, poshest pubs and polo clubs, best things to do on Sundays in the world's best cities, and a treasure trove of musts for the high-end traveler or anyone who aspires to be. But there are simple pleasures that fit even the humblest budget here, too, including top-rated 'burgers, flea/antique markets on several continents, and awe-inspiring cathedrals.
Sprinkled throughout the book, Lande and Lande weave colorful tales ("For the Love of the Game," about polo; "The Unique Irish Pub," "Flying the Coral Route") that will make you wish you'd been along for the ride--and will inspire you to start planning your own experiences.
Anyone with a sense of nostalgia for travel will appreciate the book's second part, The New Grand Tour, featuring detail-filled itineraries including South Africa via the Blue Train; the Orient Express from Singapore and Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok; and retracing literary steps along the Amalfi Coast.
Studded with colorful illustrations, cosmopolitan sidebars, and savvy tips, as well as a wealth of options for getting there via land, sea, or air, this elegant and sophisticated book will awaken yearnings for exotic travel in readers everywhere.
The 2012 edition is expanded with much new material--latest discoveries of the jet-set authors in hotels, restaurants and resorts, plus many up-to-date revisions in their top-ten lists.
Sprinkled throughout the book, Lande and Lande weave colorful tales ("For the Love of the Game," about polo; "The Unique Irish Pub," "Flying the Coral Route") that will make you wish you'd been along for the ride--and will inspire you to start planning your own experiences.
Anyone with a sense of nostalgia for travel will appreciate the book's second part, The New Grand Tour, featuring detail-filled itineraries including South Africa via the Blue Train; the Orient Express from Singapore and Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok; and retracing literary steps along the Amalfi Coast.
Studded with colorful illustrations, cosmopolitan sidebars, and savvy tips, as well as a wealth of options for getting there via land, sea, or air, this elegant and sophisticated book will awaken yearnings for exotic travel in readers everywhere.
The 2012 edition is expanded with much new material--latest discoveries of the jet-set authors in hotels, restaurants and resorts, plus many up-to-date revisions in their top-ten lists.
著者について
NATHANIEL LANDE logged more than four million miles, circumnavigating the globe a dozen times as he led a staff of 100 correspondents for TIME. He was an executive at CBS, NBC, and BBDO Worldwide Advertising, taught at UNC and Duke, and is the author of nine books.
ANDREW LANDE is co-author with Nathaniel Lande of The Cigar Connoisseur and co-writer of the award-winning A&E Biography special, Bob Hope: America's Entertainer.
ANDREW LANDE is co-author with Nathaniel Lande of The Cigar Connoisseur and co-writer of the award-winning A&E Biography special, Bob Hope: America's Entertainer.
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"The Ten Best" gets even better!
2012/5/26
形式:ペーパーバック|Amazonが確認した購入
I enjoyed the first (2006) and second (2008) editions of this unique and splendid book so much that I just bought the third (2012) edition, and it's absolutely terrific. Despite my familiarity with the earlier versions, I've been spending hours completely absorbed in this one, both for the sheer pleasure of reading and re-reading it and as a tremendously useful resource for my upcoming summer travel. There's not one page that isn't captivating.
Fortunately, the enchanting format, appealing design, elegant layout, high quality paper, exquisite artwork, engaging style, and vast international scope of the previous editions have been retained, and updates, additional recommendations, and five new chapters make the 2012 edition well worth purchasing (especially since its price is amazingly reasonable for such a sumptuous book containing such a wealth of information).
The rich content is organized efficiently and imaginatively, lending itself equally to reading straight through or dipping into at random. This book doesn't only provide information; it feeds the soul and the imagination as well. Reading it is a memorable and rewarding journey in and of itself.
My 2006 review of the first edition of "The Ten Best of Everything" is below; everything I wrote at that time applies to its excellent 2012 successor:
<<This superb book immediately earned a place of honor on the shelf of Very Special Favorites in my personal library, and has retained that position each time I've succumbed to the delightful temptation of re-reading it. I recommend it enthusiastically and wholeheartedly.
Unique in purpose and content, "THE 10 BEST OF EVERYTHING: PASSPORT TO THE BEST, An Ultimate Guide for Travelers" stands well above today's flood of look-alike travel and "best-of" books, and measures up to top travel literature from the past. Selective without being superficial, it's a great read. It evoked resonant memories of places I know and love (New York, Buenos Aires, the Amalfi Coast...), offered new takes on subjects I *thought* I knew (cameras, coffees, Paris...), and enticed me to add to my agenda much I might never have considered (Antarctica, comfy hand-made mattresses from London, a jet-boat safari through a New Zealand World Heritage area...). And it's great fun: the colorful tales with which these two master travelers and raconteurs regale us ("Waiting for MacPherson", "The Chair: Backstage at the Bolshoi"...) make me wish that I'd been along for the ride on their past adventures and that they'd accompany my future ones -- or at least plan my itineraries!
The clever organization and interweaving of this book's rich contents exemplify "thinking outside the box". It's really several books in one. Aside from the authors' personal recommendations and reminiscences and their wealth of ingeniously arranged lists, from which you'll be hard-pressed to tear yourself away, you also get what amounts to an exquisite art book -- the text is lavished with gorgeous historic travel posters and other travel-related art, providing evocative scenery for an armchair tour.
I marveled at the authors' combined range of experience and expertise, from high-end pursuits (Argentine polo, vintage wines, escapes to paradisiacal Malaysian resorts...) to equally satisfying simple pleasures that fit even the humblest budget (top-rated `burgers, flea/antique markets on several continents, awe-inspiring cathedrals for quiet contemplation, the religious experience of eating Arthur Bryant's barbecue in Kansas City...).
This book is a perfect and very classy gift at a reasonable price -- my holiday shopping will be VERY easy this year! It's already received raves from seasoned travelers to whom I've recommended it, and has inspired some friends who are confirmed homebodies to think about setting out to see the world.
More than all its absorbing narratives and intriguing recommendations, though, the real glory of this book is that it's a rare, totally unpedantic education in how to truly live well -- not necessarily expensively (although those seeking luxury couldn't have more savvy mentors than the Landes!), but to the fullest. The book has been a beacon illuminating the path between my dreams and the memorable journeys they're becoming.>>
Fortunately, the enchanting format, appealing design, elegant layout, high quality paper, exquisite artwork, engaging style, and vast international scope of the previous editions have been retained, and updates, additional recommendations, and five new chapters make the 2012 edition well worth purchasing (especially since its price is amazingly reasonable for such a sumptuous book containing such a wealth of information).
The rich content is organized efficiently and imaginatively, lending itself equally to reading straight through or dipping into at random. This book doesn't only provide information; it feeds the soul and the imagination as well. Reading it is a memorable and rewarding journey in and of itself.
My 2006 review of the first edition of "The Ten Best of Everything" is below; everything I wrote at that time applies to its excellent 2012 successor:
<<This superb book immediately earned a place of honor on the shelf of Very Special Favorites in my personal library, and has retained that position each time I've succumbed to the delightful temptation of re-reading it. I recommend it enthusiastically and wholeheartedly.
Unique in purpose and content, "THE 10 BEST OF EVERYTHING: PASSPORT TO THE BEST, An Ultimate Guide for Travelers" stands well above today's flood of look-alike travel and "best-of" books, and measures up to top travel literature from the past. Selective without being superficial, it's a great read. It evoked resonant memories of places I know and love (New York, Buenos Aires, the Amalfi Coast...), offered new takes on subjects I *thought* I knew (cameras, coffees, Paris...), and enticed me to add to my agenda much I might never have considered (Antarctica, comfy hand-made mattresses from London, a jet-boat safari through a New Zealand World Heritage area...). And it's great fun: the colorful tales with which these two master travelers and raconteurs regale us ("Waiting for MacPherson", "The Chair: Backstage at the Bolshoi"...) make me wish that I'd been along for the ride on their past adventures and that they'd accompany my future ones -- or at least plan my itineraries!
The clever organization and interweaving of this book's rich contents exemplify "thinking outside the box". It's really several books in one. Aside from the authors' personal recommendations and reminiscences and their wealth of ingeniously arranged lists, from which you'll be hard-pressed to tear yourself away, you also get what amounts to an exquisite art book -- the text is lavished with gorgeous historic travel posters and other travel-related art, providing evocative scenery for an armchair tour.
I marveled at the authors' combined range of experience and expertise, from high-end pursuits (Argentine polo, vintage wines, escapes to paradisiacal Malaysian resorts...) to equally satisfying simple pleasures that fit even the humblest budget (top-rated `burgers, flea/antique markets on several continents, awe-inspiring cathedrals for quiet contemplation, the religious experience of eating Arthur Bryant's barbecue in Kansas City...).
This book is a perfect and very classy gift at a reasonable price -- my holiday shopping will be VERY easy this year! It's already received raves from seasoned travelers to whom I've recommended it, and has inspired some friends who are confirmed homebodies to think about setting out to see the world.
More than all its absorbing narratives and intriguing recommendations, though, the real glory of this book is that it's a rare, totally unpedantic education in how to truly live well -- not necessarily expensively (although those seeking luxury couldn't have more savvy mentors than the Landes!), but to the fullest. The book has been a beacon illuminating the path between my dreams and the memorable journeys they're becoming.>>
1 人中、1人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
The Best!
2012/5/10
形式:ペーパーバック
I just bought the Third Edition of the 10 Best of Everything and I'm glad I did.
The book is fun and engaging. It has been updated with current and accurate
information and five new chapters have been added, including Best Spas, Theatrical
Events and Dispatches and Snapshots. I still stand by my previous review of the First Edition.
The book exceeds and expectations and more. It is just not a collection of lists, but
filled with first hand accounts.
Each selection meets a very high criteria set by the authors.
Nathaniel and Andrew Lande have crafted a beautifully written book,
taking you around the world in 480 pages that are informative and entertaining!
There is not another book like it.
The personal narratives landmark this travelers' companion miles over
any other guide. Seasoned experts, while subjective, have researched
every selections. It is unpretentious and hits a home away form home.
The 10 Best of Everything is illustrated with rare vintage travel
posters and labels, and perfect photography. Along with passport to the
best top ten lists including hideaways, sports, restaurants, cruises,
cameras, chocolates, marketplaces, beaches, tailors, patisseries and
perfumes, are historical and literary journeys to engage every armchair
traveler. Lande's List is a treasure of inside impressive information
combined with famous contributors, sidebars, and wonderful amusing
stories; personal narratives interspersed throughout the book.
The Guide sets a new standard. I know. I collect travel books and
travel a lot.
A perfect gift for travelers to explore everything everywhere.
National Geographic has again, published a 10!
The book is fun and engaging. It has been updated with current and accurate
information and five new chapters have been added, including Best Spas, Theatrical
Events and Dispatches and Snapshots. I still stand by my previous review of the First Edition.
The book exceeds and expectations and more. It is just not a collection of lists, but
filled with first hand accounts.
Each selection meets a very high criteria set by the authors.
Nathaniel and Andrew Lande have crafted a beautifully written book,
taking you around the world in 480 pages that are informative and entertaining!
There is not another book like it.
The personal narratives landmark this travelers' companion miles over
any other guide. Seasoned experts, while subjective, have researched
every selections. It is unpretentious and hits a home away form home.
The 10 Best of Everything is illustrated with rare vintage travel
posters and labels, and perfect photography. Along with passport to the
best top ten lists including hideaways, sports, restaurants, cruises,
cameras, chocolates, marketplaces, beaches, tailors, patisseries and
perfumes, are historical and literary journeys to engage every armchair
traveler. Lande's List is a treasure of inside impressive information
combined with famous contributors, sidebars, and wonderful amusing
stories; personal narratives interspersed throughout the book.
The Guide sets a new standard. I know. I collect travel books and
travel a lot.
A perfect gift for travelers to explore everything everywhere.
National Geographic has again, published a 10!
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