Rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip with Day Trips from Phoenix, Tucson, and Flagstaff. This guide is packed with hundreds of exciting things for locals and vacationers to do, see, and discover within a two-hour drive of these popular Arizona cities. With full trip-planning information, Day Trips from Phoenix, Tucson, and Flagstaff. helps makes the most of a brief getaway.

This is the official report of the independent inquiry into the events leading up to the death of Victoria Climbie, an eight-year-old child who died in hospital in February 2000 of injuries sustained after months of abuse. The report by Lord Laming finds that the death represents a gross failure of the system of public agencies involved to protect vulnerable children from deliberate harm, and this failure is primarily due to widespread organizational malaise.

The diverse land of Arizona -- mountains and desert, cities and wilderness -- is at your fingertips with these 42 day trips and two-day vacations radiating from the state's three largest cities.

Enjoy a welcome change of pace and discover a world you may not know exists in your own backyard. Day Trips(R) describes hundreds of fascinating and exciting things to do, many free-of-charge and most within a two-hour drive of Phoenix, Tucson, or Flagstaff. View a bald eagle's nest, Native American ruins, and sandstone cliffs while riding on the Verde Canyon Railroad in Clarkdale. Feast on a chuck wagon supper and watch staged gunfights at Rockin' R Ranch, Arizona's Wild West town in Mesa. Bathe in tiled Roman-style tubs and enjoy a massage at the Kachina Mineral Springs Spa in Safford. Take a guided hike to Keet Seel, Arizona's largest cliff dwelling, in a remote canyon at Navajo National Monument. Each Day Trip Includes Travel directions; destination highlights; other places to visit along the way; choice restaurants and lodging (including price ranges); shopping.

For visitors looking to experience more than just the urban attractions of a metropolis, as well as natives needing a change of pace, the Day Trips RM series offers unforgettable jaunts within two hours.

This third edition of Arizona in Your Future is a comprehensive relocation guide to one of the fastest-growing states in America and the second most populous state in the West, after California. Completely revised and updated, with every listing rechecked for accuracy, it offers detailed information for relocating families, retirees, and "snowbirds," or seasonal winter visitors. Written by award-winning guidebook writers Don and Betty Martin, it covers essentials such as climate, population trends, job opportunities, schooling, living costs, taxes, economic trends, medical facilities, and state laws -- just about everything the prospective newcomer needs to know. The book divides Arizona into three components: the state, the communities, and the attractions. The state section covers tax rates, automotive laws, and more, with chapters on schools and colleges, where to find jobs, and retirement communities. The communities section lists Arizona's 54 largest cities and towns, with locator maps and specific details on living and housing costs, hospitals and clinics, shopping, community services, and more. The attractions section is a mini travel guide listing the state's visitor highlights and recreational facilities area by area. "Part employment guide, part Arizona directory, part welcome wagon...an excellent introduction." -- Travel Reference Library

Unlike most purported barbecue books, which are really about grilling, this book deals with true barbecuing--closed-pit and open-pit--with prize-winning recipes from the nation's great barbecue cooks and instructions on barbecuing properly using a variety of equipment. 18 drawings.