Backyard Astronomer's Guide

The newest edition of The Backyard Astronomer's Guide includes the latest data and answers the questions most often asked by home astronomers, from beginners to experienced stargazers.

Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer provide expert guidance on the right types of telescopes and other equipment; photographing the stars through a telescope; and star charts, software and other references. They cover daytime and twilight observing, planetary and deep-sky observing, and much more.

This is one of the best-written and most complete reference books on astronomy that we have seen. It is written in clear language that everyone will understand and yet technical enough to enable the amateur to accomplish amazing feats. If you are considering astrophotography, that chapter alone will save you more money than the cost of the book! We highly recommend this book

$49.95

Mozart Bike Trail - Maps plus Guide

Salzkammergut, Chiemgau and Tyrol. These three regions along the Austrian-German border dazzle with stunning landscapes, verdant Alpine pastures, meadows filled with wildflowers, crisp clean air and refreshing lakes.

This bicycle touring guide includes detailed maps of the countryside and of many cities and towns, precise route descriptions, information about historic and cultural sites as well as background information and a comprehensive list of overnight accommodations.

The one thing this guide cannot provide is fine cycling weather, but we hope you encounter nothing but sunshine and gentle tailwinds.

$19.95

Eccentric California

Jan Friedman’s Eccentric America proved that the most unlikely events and landmarks could become tourist attractions. This new title is dedicated to the sheer lunacy of California and her citizens, covering the biggest, the best, the wackiest and weirdest of the state’s people and places.

From art-car and golf-cart parades to the Valentine’s Day Sex Tour at the San Francisco Zoo; from a festival that moons Amtrak to a town with its own language; from obsessed collectors of Pez, yo-yos, and bananas to kitschy theme motels and a man who built a three-story mountain out of hay, adobe, and old paint. Eccentric California takes an in-depth look at one very peculiar place.

$14.96

Tokyo City Guide

Tokyo Insight City Guide features sections on areas of interest, including the Imperial Palace, Shinjuku and Asakusa.

Other sections cover temples and shrines such as the Gokoku-ji Temple and the Yushima Seido Shrine, and museums such as Edo-Tokyo museum, the Mori Art Museum, and the Nezu Institute of Fine Arts.

Photo features include festival and street performances, landscaping and Sumo. This guide contains information panels on the royal family, the "pink trade" and Tokyo's fashion tribes, as well as helpful travel tips on transportation, accommodation, activities, practical information and language, and twelve area maps

$11.96