Maverick Guide to Berlin

Library Journal

Maverick Guides carry the accurate slogan "for the independent traveler." They don't just recommend sights, accommodations, and transportation, they include all the information you'll need to arrange things on your own. And they cover much more than the major tourist attractions. Maverick's timely revision of its 1992 Berlin guide coincides with the city's recent reemergence as a popular tourist destination. This detailed guide is arranged by neighborhood and provides historical and cultural information, suggested sights to visit, and a listing of lodgings and restaurants. Although it lacks the cultural emphasis and high production values of the Knopf City Guide, Berlin (1998) and the Michelin Green Guide Berlin Potsdam (1997), it is still wonderful: current, well rounded, and informative. Likewise, Maverick's guide to Scotland offers lots of detail (including glossaries of regional speech and listings of local tourist information centers). The author, a native of Scotland and a contributor to the Chicago Tribune, brings a wealth of knowledge to her subject, especially about the country's small towns and villages. Scotland is often just a chapter in guides to the whole of Great Britain, which makes the in-depth Maverick guide an especially wise purchase. Both titles are recommended for public libraries.--Megan S. Farrell, Univ. of Southwestern Louisiana Lib., Lafayette Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

This is the seventh title in the Maverick series (e.g., Don Turner's The Maverick Guide to Bali and Java , Pelican, 1992; Len Rutledge's The Maverick Guide to Malaysia and Singapore , Pelican, 1990) and the first limited to a single city. The series is aimed at the independent, but not necessarily budget-conscious or unconventional, traveler. This new addition, which provides concise descriptions of points of interest and some accommodation information, guides the readers through the city's 11 districts by public transportation. High on the list of attractions are World War II sites. Berlin will soon be the capital of Germany again and will resume its station as the dominant cultural and political center of Eastern Europe. While other sound guidebooks to Berlin are available, there is room for this up-to-date, reasonably priced volume. Recommended for most travel collections.-- Harold M. Otness, Southern Oregon State Coll. Lib., Ashland