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|  | Knopf City Guide by Lionel Moneger These striking new guides to seven major destinations are so appealing that you wont be able to put them down--even after youve stopped traveling. Slender and light, they fit into your purse or pocket. The traveler gets a rich flavor of a city through 600 vibrant color photographs while being guided through the 400 best hotels, restaurants, shops, and cultural sights.Each guide is divided into nine sections: Everything You Need to Know takes you into a given city and explains local transportation once you are there; Where to Stay lists 80 hotels with a wide range in price; Where to Eat includes everything from diners to four-star restaurants; After Dark shows you the clubs, discos, theaters, and concert halls; What to See guides the traveler from museums to cultural monuments and other places of interest; Further Afield provides 36 excursions just outside the city to historic houses, botanical gardens, zoos, or museums; and Where to Shop features 80 different boutiques, department stores, and markets. At the back are subway and bus routes and 10 double-page spreads of city Maps. Also included is the Business Reference Guide, with information for the business traveler on the city`s stock exchange, major banks, business newspapers, television and radio stations, as well as a schedule of conventions.SOME HIGHLIGHTSThe guide to PARIS features such exquisite museums as the Gustave Moreau and the most interesting restaurants, including Taillevent and La Coupole. AUTHOR: Lionel Moneger PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: Travel 
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 | Modern Sports Karate by Jakhel Rudolf Analyzes karate techniques commonly preferred by contestants in sport bouts. Explains the kinetic composition of individual fighting actions. Includes 340 photos, drawings, diagrams and tables. Appeals to karate sportsmen of all styles. AUTHOR: Jakhel Rudolf PUBLISHER: Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors 
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 | The Kids Winter Handbook by Ann Love, Heather Collins, Jane Drake Description not available.A wonderful guide is filled with an abundance of activities and ideas for winter fun, from enjoying an outdoor picnic on a blanket of snow to sewing up a pair of warm fleece mittens. Simultaneous. AUTHOR: Ann Love, Heather Collins, Jane Drake PUBLISHER: Kids Can Press, Limited FORMAT: Hardcover CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors 
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 | Nascar for Dummies by Juliet Macur, Mark Martin Description not available.The accessible guide to NASCAR offers an inside look at the sport, featuring personal annecdotes from racers, coering the Winston Cup series, tips for spectators, and much more. Original. AUTHOR: Juliet Macur, Mark Martin PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors 
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 | Route 66 Postcards by Michael Wallis, Suzanne F. Wallis Before the advent of frequewnt-flyer miles, 8-lane interstate highways and cellular phones, dream vacations took place on America's highways, and no road was greater than Route 66. Here are 30 of the finest classic postcards from that golden era of America's past. AUTHOR: Michael Wallis, Suzanne F. Wallis PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: Travel 
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 | Youth League Basketball by Joe Williams, Stan Wilson Youth League Baseball demonstrates effective ways to teach the fundamental skills and strategies that players of all ages must master, while also emphasizing teamwork and unselfish play. AUTHOR: Joe Williams, Stan Wilson PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Trade FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors 
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