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UNINA9910973449203321 |
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Walker Stephen <1948-> |
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Titolo |
Travel resources : an annotated guide / / Stephen Walker |
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Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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979-82-16-34843-6 |
0-8108-6947-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (376 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Travel |
Travel - Information services |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; What Travel Resources is and isn't; Selection; About Time; The Entries; Serials, Periodicals; And Series; Library of Congress Subject Headings and their Uses; Subject Categories in Travel Resources; Acknowledgment; Introduction; Are Guidebooks Necessary?; Broadening Travel Opportunities; Finding Information, Especially Online; Types of Information; Reference Works; What to do about Old Information; Country Guidebooks; Sources of Country Information; Day and Weekend Trips; Sources of Travel Information: A List |
Major Travel ReferencesAn Alphabetical List by Subject; Accommodations; Bed and Breakfasts; Home Exchanges; Hostels and Dormitories; Hotels and Motels; Rentals; Resorts; Adventure Travel; Air Travel; Amusement Parks and Fairs; Automobile and Recreational Vehicle Travel; Bicycle Touring; Book Reviews; Budget Travel; Bus Travel; Calendar Information; Camping and Campgrounds; Complaints; Computers and the Internet; Distances; Eating (and Drinking); Ecotourism and Socially Responsible Travel; Emergencies; Government Publications; Health; Health Resorts, Spas, and Healing Centers |
Hitchhiking and Car SharingHomestays; Language; Law; Libraries; Magazines and Newsletters; Mail and Mailing Addresses; Manners and Customs; Maps and Atlases; Money; Motorcycle Touring; Museums, Zoos, etc.; Newspapers; Parks, Safaris, and the Outdoors; Photography; Pronunciation; Publishers; Radio, etc.; Railroad Travel; Recreation, |
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Sports, and Ranch Vacations; Religion; Relocating; Safety and Security; Ships, Boats, Ferries, etc.; Shopping; Special Interests and Hobbies; Arts; Cemeteries; History; Industry; Nature; Off the Beaten Path; People; Study and Travel; Telephoning; Tickets; Time |
ToursTravel Advice; Travel Aids; Travel Writing; Travelers; African-American; Age (Over 55) and Retirees; Business; Disabilities; Families; Gays and Lesbians; Honeymooners; Military; Pets; Singles; Students; Women; Video, DVDs, and Television; Walks and Hikes; Walks (City); Weather; Work; Paid Work; Volunteer Work; Title Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Written for the traveler who needs information beyond what is provided in a general guidebook, Travel Resources: An Annotated Guide introduces the reader to comprehensive and specialized travel literature and resources. In this book, author Stephen Walker offers practical and accessible direction for anyone seeking detailed and valuable information on travel, while also instructing readers in ways to find information that may not be included in this guide. |
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