DK Eyewitness Guides: Whale - Vassili Papastavrou

Advantages: a good read before a trip
Disadvantages: to bulky to take on holiday

.... When I have to travel to another country I always try to obtain An Eyewitness travel Guide.... Read review

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Advantages: very interesting and educational
Disadvantages: none

...We all listen to the weather forecasts in the morning before work and of an evening before we go to bed, and often moan when the meteorologists get it wrong. However weather is a very complex thing and unless you paid great attention during geography lessons at school or work for the met office then like myself there's probably an waful lot of things about the weather which we don't know. The book called simply 'WEATHER' from the eyewitness guides range is a fantastic book. Although primarily aimed towards school children it contains some very interesting information, and answers some key questions, ie how hot is a lightning bolt?, why are clouds different shapes?, what goes on inside a thundercloud? etc. It really is a great reference book and I guarantee that if you read it for a few minutes you'll learn something that you didn... Read review

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Advantages: Detail, Pictures & Diagrams
Disadvantages: Friends kept stealing it

...for your trip to this fascinating region. Then again, I am a fan of Eyewitness guides in general but I know some people absolutely hate the format! The best endorsement I can give it is that this book was regularly passed around all the other people who came to stay for a few weeks and I actually left it in India with my friend who was going to be there for a few months as the preferred it to the guide he had bought. In addition, when I returned for a few weeks in 2007, it was the first thing in my suitcase - well, after my torch!! The RRP for the book is £14.99 although I got mine for £10.99. I have seen it on Amazon Marketplace for around the £6 mark (used) and on Ebay for £5.99. It may also be worth checking out the publishers website www.dk.com as they regularly have offers such as 3 for 2.... Read review

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