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Peter Pauper Press Travel Guides
The Little Black Book of Paris 2014: The Essential Guide to the City of Light
This sleek guide to the City of Light and beyond will help you locate landmarks, arts and entertainment venues, restaurants, cafes, hotels, chic shops, and after-dark spots, with extra coverage of "Top Picks" attractions. 232 pages plus 10 fold-out maps.
- GenresTravelFranceNonfiction
230 pages, Hardcover
First published November 19, 2006
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March 22, 2018
I didn't love this book, and so didn't end up bringing it on my trip. The fold out maps might have been convenient, but I found the content to be very repetitive and limited. It provided a good overview while planning, but I never wished I'd brought it with me while in Paris.
June 8, 2015
This was quite simply, the most useful travel guide I've ever used. The hand sized book easily fits in your purse or bag and the black cover makes it inconspicuous if you find yourself off the beaten path and don't want to be recognized as a tourist.
The inclusion of unique locations, the variety of restaurants, parks and museums listed were more broad and varied than other travel guides. This was the ONLY book that we carried with us for daily travel. Broken down by neighborhoods, this layout matched our sight-seeing approach perfectly. I also loved the pages for notes in the back so that we could jot down stores that we discovered and wants to remember.
It will need to be used with a larger book for extra background information on the city, history, etc. but this is all you'll need to check prices, hours, locations and navigate. The maps included in each section were priceless and my daughter- our navigator, found the subway map the most clear of any that she viewed.
I will definitely be looking into other books in this series for other cities on future travels.
The inclusion of unique locations, the variety of restaurants, parks and museums listed were more broad and varied than other travel guides. This was the ONLY book that we carried with us for daily travel. Broken down by neighborhoods, this layout matched our sight-seeing approach perfectly. I also loved the pages for notes in the back so that we could jot down stores that we discovered and wants to remember.
It will need to be used with a larger book for extra background information on the city, history, etc. but this is all you'll need to check prices, hours, locations and navigate. The maps included in each section were priceless and my daughter- our navigator, found the subway map the most clear of any that she viewed.
I will definitely be looking into other books in this series for other cities on future travels.
August 13, 2019
Great maps and small enough to take with you, but very short on useful information.
June 19, 2011
This is one of the better travel guides I've found for Paris that is actually available in digital form. I wanted a short, concise book that I can put on my Android phone with the Nook application and this one fits the bill. It's information is also straight and to the point and perfect for what I needed. I also have the Lonely Planet Guide to Paris, but it's way too big to even load up on my phone (and also filled with a lot of extraneous information and not laid out very well).
This book is laid out very simply, as well. Each chapter focuses on one particular neighborhood of Paris and gives you everything in that neighborhood: attractions, shopping and where to eat. I like this better than Lonely Planet's book of separating up all of the categories so that you have to view three different chapters for info. on one neighborhood. That's especially annoying when using an e-reader.
This book is laid out very simply, as well. Each chapter focuses on one particular neighborhood of Paris and gives you everything in that neighborhood: attractions, shopping and where to eat. I like this better than Lonely Planet's book of separating up all of the categories so that you have to view three different chapters for info. on one neighborhood. That's especially annoying when using an e-reader.
February 21, 2013
I come from a French background, and am proud of it, but I'm ashamed to say I actually didn't know very much about Paris, other than wanting to visit it someday. I had bought this book, The Little Black Book of Paris: The Essential Guide to City of Light, as a decoration for my living room that is in a Paris theme. I thought it was pretty enough for that.
I finally got around to reading it, too. I got to learn a lot more about Paris, and I now have some ideas of exactly where in Paris I want to visit if I ever get to go there someday. As you can tell, this is the first book I've ever read on visiting Paris so I cannot tell you if this is the best book out there. I do want to mention it's small enough to take in your purse, and that's a big plus. It remains to be seen if this is actually a good guide book, but I liked it a lot.
I finally got around to reading it, too. I got to learn a lot more about Paris, and I now have some ideas of exactly where in Paris I want to visit if I ever get to go there someday. As you can tell, this is the first book I've ever read on visiting Paris so I cannot tell you if this is the best book out there. I do want to mention it's small enough to take in your purse, and that's a big plus. It remains to be seen if this is actually a good guide book, but I liked it a lot.
July 1, 2012
This book is indeed little. It`s very concise and if I haven`t read different guide before, I`d be completely lost. Those maps in ebook version are useless, as pictures are too small. What I didn`t like in this book, is that all informations are mixed up - there`s a name of a place, then address and opening hours and then - next place. It should b more clear, places could be listed one by one, instead of being mixed. Some places don`t even have descriptions - just name and address. There were some informations I haven`t found elsewhere, but some were also outdated - like the fact that zoo in Bois Vincenness is closed till 2014. There`s very little info about trips outside of Paris. I`d suggest it to people, who look for a very short quide, with quite a lot information about places to eat and shop. For description of famous sights - go somewhere else.
June 27, 2015
Getting ready to take this on vacation to Paris. I've been before, but not with this much free time. I love how quickly this references restaurants, shopping, hotels, and sightseeing by location (arrondissements). It includes suggestions and price ranges, along with the reality of what locations are just tourist traps. The pullout maps by each section will be so helpful as well. This will be the perfect pocket guide for quick information. *This is NOT a detailed guide book, so if that's what you're looking for, look elsewhere.
August 22, 2015
Wanted to give this 5 stars because early on it referenced the wonderful The Elegance of Hedgehogs and it appeared to be very similar in characters and setting. It is a delightful read and the characters are credible, flawed but likeable. Where it falls short is that it is a little long-winded in places and takes a bit too long to get to the denouement. It is a book to read in one or two doses and it will not disappoint you, it just won't last forever in your memory.
March 20, 2012
A smart little travel guide with nice fold-out maps for each section. It's easy to carry but also available as an eBook. There are other cities in this series and If they're anything like this Paris edition, I'd definitely recommend for any travel destination.
March 10, 2015
These little black books of cities are fantastic! Perfect for when I was traveling, MUST GET if you're in the city.
May 14, 2014
Great little travel book to cart around with you.
July 18, 2018
This book was very handy on our trip for the fold out maps, the information was excellent.
Popped it in my bag and took it with me!
Popped it in my bag and took it with me!
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