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Enhanced by color-coded entries, up-to-date maps, and colorful illustrations, this user-friendly series of travel guides explores some of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States and abroad, describing some of the unique features of each locale, presenting a range of itineraries and tours, and providing new sections devoted to gay and lesbian travelers.
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With the publication of his first book in 1962 at the age of 26, Richard Saul Wurman began the singular passion of his life: that of making information understandable. A holder of both M. Arch. & B. Arch. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, he has been awarded several grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Graham Fellowships & two Chandler Fellowships. In 1991, Richard Saul Wurman received the Kevin Lynch Award from MIT for his creation of the ACCESS travel guides. In 1994, he was named a Fellow of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland & awarded a Doctorate of Fine Arts by the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. In 1995, he received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Art Center College of Design & was Chairman of Graphic Design & Product/Industrial Design of the1995 Presidential Design Awards.
Richard Saul Wurman continues to be a regular consultant to major corporations in matters relating to the design & understanding of information. He is married to novelist Gloria Nagy, has 4 children & lives in Newport, Rhode Island.
A guide to the Windy City's rich cultural and historic sites, its architectural treasures, its popular blues and jazz clubs, its sports arenas and its many shops and restaurants. Each city block is shown with colour-coded entries describing the restaurants, hotels, shops and parks, and cultural and historic sites of interest to visitors. Along with maps keyed to these entries, each guide in this series features prices and quality ratings, notes on the city's history and architecture and "Bests" sections in which well-known residents share their personal recommendations.
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- PublisherCollins
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0061373354
- ISBN 13 9780061373350
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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