This Paperback Book item from Artel Books was reviewed on 6-Nov-2008.
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1) Paperback Book Prague: Artel Style by Artel Books. I gave this to my friend for her birthday. She flew to Prague yesterday and is there right now for a week. She went with someone who grew up there and showed him the book. He loved it and read it before she did. He found it very interesting & having lived there thought it was well written. They are using the book this week and I am sure it will come in handy.¤ 2) Paperback Book Prague: Artel Style by Artel Books. I have to agree with the other reviewers...this book is a gem! One of the best guide books I´ve ever read. Useful, funny, and engaging style. Leaving for Prague in October, and this is the only guide book I´ll need. Highly recommend!¤ 3) Paperback Book Prague: Artel Style by Artel Books. The changes in Prague since 1990, when we were last there, are utterly amazing and somewhat overwhelming, although not surprising -- Prague was fantastic to visit in 1990, even though it was not yet quite geared up to receiving visitors. We were fortunate on the second day of our second (2007) trip to find Karen Feldman´s little guidebook. It is absolutely terrific! As a native of North America but a longtime resident of the city, she has an excellent sense of the kinds of things that "anti-tourist" tourists will find interesting. Her summaries and descriptions are well written, and the book is well laid out and easy to use. As a guidebook author myself, I think I know a good guide when I see one! I only wish we´d known about it before we got there. Buy it and enjoy -- it´s the next best thing to an actual visit and indispensable for a real visit.
¤ 4) Paperback Book Prague: Artel Style by Artel Books. We´ve visited Prague four times in four years, and are constantly buying more guide books. This one is clearly the best of the dozen or so Prague guides that we own.
If you plan to buy only one guide, this should be the one, even though the author says this book should be used as a supplement to more conventional guides. The Artel Guide will point you to more of "inside" Prague than any other guide.
If you plan to buy more than one, then there are a couple of ideas that may prove helpful. First, Prague is constantly changing. New guides are obviously going to cover those changes better than old ones. Keep publication dates in mind. Second, the book does not really try to cover the history of Prague. Consider one of the more ´traditional´ guides from Lonely Planet, Frommer, or the like to plug this gap. Third, while Prague is eminently walkable, it is also an easy and wonderful place to get lost. The best map guide we´ve found, out of about four we´ve tried, is from Knopf. A new version came out in 2007.
Beyond that, we agree with all the others who´ve made this Amazon´s top rated guide to Prague. Buy it.¤ 5) Paperback Book Prague: Artel Style by Artel Books. This is the book for people who want to learn what the natives know: where to find the real character of the place, like the one-ring circus, the art house cinemas, model trains, the puppet museum, the best toys and antiques... I could go on! The author has found every single cool, offbeat thing to do in Prague and if she didn´t have the personal expertise, she found an someone who did. There are concise, informative sections the local music scene, hipster bars and night clubs, Czech wines, etc. Of course, it also has all the major tourist attractions, including castles and museums, and a ton of tips on getting around and getting along. The gorgeous design and amazing vintage pictures are worth the price alone! This is the most fun I´ve ever had reading a travel guide.¤ 6) Paperback Book Prague: Artel Style by Artel Books. This is not your standard guide to Prague. Rather, it aims to fill an important niche in the existing tour book market. Beginning with insights drawn from her 14 years living in Prague, Feldman spent a year personally visiting hotels, boutiques and restaurants as research for the book. The result is an unconventional insider´s guide to the best Prague has to offer from the perspective of a self-professed shopping expert. (´Look, everyone has a skill set; apparently mine includes locating, and spending money, on fabulous finds,´ she intones in the book´s introduction.) Written in a conversational, first-person style, Prague: Artel Style includes ideas for uniquely Czech items to buy, and offers practical tips not often found in traditional guidebooks from off-the-beaten-path dining destinations to which rooms to ask for at hotels. Complemented by vintage images and Bethca didn t know facts, the book embodies quirky (but chic) Artel style. Most recently, the book was recognized by the 12th annual Independent Publisher Awards with a gold medal in the organization s Travel Guidebook category.¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 4-Dec-2008, 09792856079780979285608, 880-070-051-771-141-081-8 
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