Plan a visit to the city that never sleeps… without losing any sleep! New York continues to be one of the top tourist destinations in the world—with more than 43 million visitors in 2006 alone. This book dispels the anxiety of planning a trip to such an enormously busy and exciting destination. Readers are given practical advice based on the kind of trip they are looking for, the length of their stay, and what they want to see. The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to New York City provides: • A reader-friendly list of visual icons and symbols that make navigating the book a breeze • Fifty pages of itineraries based on days in town, areas of the city, and Special interests like romantic, family fun, single in the city, and taking it easy • An eight-page color insert that captures the magic of the Big Apple

The Complete Idiot's Travel Guides the perfect choice for readers who are unfamiliar with a destination, for inexperieced traveler's -- or for travelers who just want extremely, opinionated advice that's easy to scan and enjoyable to read. In the candid, conversational tone of a friend who's already been there, the Idiot's Guides provide step-by-step pointers for everything from budgeting your trip and packing to learning your way around a city and hanging out with the locals. And they're not afraid to warn readers away from tourist traps that aren't worth their time and money. Unlike other daunting, text-heavy guidebooks, the Idiot's Guides feature: -- interactive quizzes and worksheets -- whimsical cartoons -- multiple indexes -- dozens of maps -- practical tips galore These guides have built-in audience appeal. They combine the straight-to-the-point, easy-to-follow, breezy style of the best-selling Complete Idiot's series with the accuracy, up-to-date information, and travel expertise of Frommer's. Following our quick and easy steps, travelers can plan the perfect trip -- without wasting time rummaging through hundreds of pages of text. Think of them as a straight-talking travel agent between two covers. Successful trip planning has never been this easy!

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Vegas, baby! The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Las Vegas takes the guesswork out of planning the perfect vacation. Readers are given practical advice based on the kind of trip they're looking for. ?A reader-friendly list of visual icons and symbols that make navigating the book easy ?Ultimate itineraries suited to different lengths of stay and special interests ?Everything readers need to know about gambling, shopping, entertainment, restaurants, activities, and hotels ?An eight-page color insert that captures the magic of the city

This guide is for anyone who is interested in learning or re-learning the art of embroidery or needlepoint. Containing a history of needlecrafts, as well as an updated look at its uses for your home and wardrobe, it explains how to deal with such concepts as color, balance, scale, and texture, and how to incorporate your own personal syle. Everything you need to know about the art of embroidery, including needle and thread types, materials, stitch types, frames, techniques, enlarging or reducing designs, monogramming, and project ideas, is in this book.

Invaluable advice for property managers-and how to keep an eye on the prize. Property managers often lose sight of advancing their careers because they get buried in the details of labor-intensive, day-to-day management. This guide helps the harried professional keep priorities straight with: advice on education, certifications and licenses; an overview of property management skills; information about regulations, finances, taxes, safety codes; advice on time management, prioritizing duties, and supervising staff; and how to start a property management business. Author is an experience certified Property Manager Easy, accessible, jargon-free style Concrete advice about everything from emergencies to boiler maintenance to building finances

c Quick & Easy Guidance so your customers will have more time to enjoy their trips and less time to rummage through pages of useless information. Heavy use of dynamic icons, maps, and indexes expertly developed by our Frommer's travel staff. c Idiot-Proof Instructions so your customer will know when to go where and why, all without the stress of wondering, "Will I get burned?" c Down-to-Earth Advice detailing the location by sights, hotels, restaurants, do's and don'ts, tourist traps, and time- and money-wasters to be avoided! Our new Complete Idiot's Travel Guides have the advice and opinions that matter for the perfect idiot-proof trip.

How to thrive in one of today's top ten "dream professions." Despite the long hours, arduous training, and grueling physical work, the allure of being a professional chef has made it one of the fastest growing career markets in America today. In this must-have guide, a master chef and baker gives practical, up-to-date advice on everything aspiring chefs (and expert chefs looking for the next career move) need to know, including how to apprentice at a 5-star restaurant, connect with renowned chefs and bakers, open their own restaurant, and much, much more. --Expert author with decades of restaurant experience --One of today's top ten "dream professions" in America --Culinary institutes have seen an explosion in their enrollment of between 50% to 100% percent annually --Covers gourmet restaurants, upscale hotels, catering, specialty food shops, gourmet takeout, bakeries, and much more

Helps readers write memoirs, personal essays, and life stories of every length and type.