Gourmet Ghosts Pocket Guides

A mix of mystery and history, Gourmet Ghosts is a unique guide to more than 40 haunted bars and restaurants in Los Angeles. Including new and previously-unpublished stories, photographs and eyewitness accounts, this book also digs into the newspaper archives to find out if there's any truth to the tales - and offers tips on the best food, drink and Happy Hours. From Downtown to Hollywood and from West Hollywood to the Westside, you can find out which booth to choose if you want to dine with a ghost, read about ""The Night Watchman"" at the Spring Arts Tower, walk in the steps of ""Glover's Ghost"" at Yamashiro or examine the strange pictures from the Queen Mary and the Mandrake Bar. Your table is ready!

With an arsenal of poison, jealousy, despair, serial killers, scandals, guns, and the ghost stories left behind, Gourmet Ghosts 2 is a collection of murder, mystery and history at dozens of bars, restaurants, hotels and landmarks across Los Angeles.These weird tales, unpublished accounts, shocking photos and treasures uncovered in the newspaper archives will take you from Downtown to The Valley - and beyond. Learn the truth about "The Romeo Slasher," "The Rose Murder," the Deadliest Hotel in L.A. and many more, plus discover where you can drink with the devil or dine with a ghost!

A collection of murder, mystery, and history, Gourmet Ghosts 2 is the latest guide to dozens of haunted and blood-stained bars, restaurants, and hotels in Los Angeles. Featuring more unpublished stories and bizarre events from the city's dark past, this volume scours the newspaper archives to find out the truth behind the tales.

Berlitz Pocket Guide Singapore is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the very best that this diverse city-state has to offer. The Where To Go chapter details all the key places, from the colonial heritage sights in the Civic District to the dazzling new development at Marina Bay, by way of the city's colourful Little India, Kampung Glam and Chinatown districts. Handy maps on the cover help you get around with ease.To inspire you, the book offers a rundown of the Top 10 Attractions in the city, followed by an itinerary for a Perfect Day in Singapore. The What to Do chapter is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from shopping on Orchard Road to enjoying the city's lively performing arts.You'll also be armed with background information, including a brief history of the city and an Eating Out chapter covering its eclectic choice of cuisines. There are carefully chosen listings of the best hotels and restaurants, and an A-Z to equip you with all the practical information you will need.

Berlitz Pocket Guides: iconic style, a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to Singapore Newly updated edition of Berlitz Pocket Guide Singapore Over 45 million copies sold across the series worldwide High production values - fresh colour-coded design, full-colour throughout, with glossy maps on the inside cover flaps Exciting opportunities for bespoke promotions - please contact your Account Manager for details Content overview: - Top Ten Attractions and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions, including Clarke Quay, Sentosa Island and Orchard Road - Insightful overview of landscape, history and culture - Essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around

A whimsically illustrated yet authoritative guide to the "taxonomy" of dim sum, based on a popular Lucky Peach story. Author and illustrator Carolyn Phillips demystifies the rich, nuanced culinary institution of teahouse snacks in The Dim Sum Field Guide, a pocket-size, definitive resource featuring 80 hand-drawn illustrations. With entries for all the dim sum classics--including siu mai, xiaolongbao, char siu, roast duck, and even sweets like milk tarts and black sesame rolls--this handy reference is perfect for bringing on-the-go to your next dim sum outing. Armchair travelers and Asian food enthusiasts alike will be delighted by this detailed yet accessible look at the distinctly Chinese art of eating well. — NPR's Best Books of 2016

The Pocket Rough Guide Paris is your essential guide to Europe's most elegant city; covering all the key sights, hotels, restaurants, shops and bars you need to know about. The easy-to-use Pocket Rough Guide Paris includes brand new itineraries and a Best of Paris section picking out the highlights you won't want to miss, plus detailed listings to guide you from the iconic Eiffel Tower and boat trips on the Seine to the city's offbeat art galleries and hidden-away gardens. Whether you have a few days or a week to fill, The Pocket Rough Guide Paris will help you make the most of your trip. Now available in epub format.

The Pocket Rough Guide Paris is your essential guide to Europe’s most elegant city; covering all the key sights, hotels, restaurants, shops and bars you need to know about. The easy-to-use Pocket Rough Guide Paris includes brand new itineraries and a Best of Paris section picking out the highlights you won’t want to miss, plus detailed listings to guide you from the iconic Eiffel Tower and boat trips on the Seine to the city’s offbeat art galleries and hidden-away gardens. Whether you have a few days or a week to fill, The Pocket Rough Guide Paris will help you make the most of your trip.

Haunted by History, Volume I, by Craig Owens uncovers little known facts about eight prominent historic hotels in Southern California and the origins behind many of their ghost stories. Not only does his well-documented research separate facts from legends, but Owens also keeps the subject matter interesting by interweaving historic photos with his own elaborately staged Old Hollywood-style photos shot in the most haunted rooms, hallways, and lobbies. This unique book blends solid research, fascinating insights, and haunting photography that will appeal to believers and non-believers alike. Hotels and inns featured in Vol. 1 are the Hotel del Coronado, the Victorian Rose Bed & Breakfast, the Julian Gold Rush Hotel, the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, the Alexandria Hotel, the Wyndham Garden Pierpont Inn, the Banning House Lodge, and the Glen Tavern Inn.