I recently returned from a 3 month tour of Europe and took this book with me. While it did have a number of major European cities in it the actual information about them was definetly lacking. I found my self usually better off with out a book at all as opposed to only having this one. Several other travelers we met felt the same way and some were lucky enough to have Lonely Planet guides. For the money spent I'll stick to them or Rick Steves in the future. i.e. This book would take you to the train station/ subway but then fall short on what the heck to do to get a ticket!!! Which is important information stranded in 20 different stations/ subways a month each with different customs. Frommer's did do an excellent job of pointing out all of the gay and lesbian districs and bars in each city and the gay friendly hotels and shops... but they also have a strickly gay guide to Europe as well. The amount of space used for this information could have been better allocated for more pertinent information. I'll have to give a thumbs down on this book. Take something else with you or take nothing at all.

Frommer's does a good job with the general hints on travelling cheaper, but unless you plan on visiting only the major cities and capitals only, look for another book. There are 24 major cities and surrounding areas covered from Ireland to Budapest, but that's not many cities in comparison with all of Europe. I only will have a short time in Europe and that means that I will only be able to visit two of the cities listed and have to use another book for everything in between. Lonely Planet is much more inclusive and definitely covers the lower price scale.

Just returned from a 2 month trip using the 2002 guide. I found the recommendations for the restaurants to be excellent. After realizing that the Frommer's writers and I had the same tastes, I made it a point of seeking out all of their 'starred' recommendations for restaurants. The sightseeing descriptions and recommendations were also quite good. The hotel recommendations were not as good. A few of the hotels we stayed in that were not 'starred' or listed as a 'Find' were not as comfortable as hotels in other books.

We traveled with this Frommer's, Rick Steves, Lonely Planet and Rough Guides through France, Belguim, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Italy. We liked Rick Steves' recommendations for lodging, Frommer's for restaurants and both for sightseeing. Lonely Planet and Rough Guides were not used if in a Frommer's city. If in a Rick Steve's city (but not Frommer's) we used Lonely Planet for restaurant recommendations (not as good a Frommer's but better than Rick Steves).

Background: Two travelers, professional, early 30s with enough money to stay out of the hostels, but did not want to blow the bank of 5 star lodging. Rick Steve's packing philosophy. Both traveler's love to eat!!

I found this book to be the equivalent of a teen magazine puff piece. The tone can only be described as "fawning" and it misses all the hard questions-what do you DO with the qualities you have, and where do your decisions take you? The only real information to be gleaned from this is that the president lets his associates do most of his thinking, and that tidbit is available in better form elsewhere.

I am a former student of Dr. Kettl's at UW-Madison, and i very much enjoyed his class. I can honestly say that it was impossible to determine where he stood politically from his teaching, which is a huge credit to him. I found this book very informative. It was quite interesting to learn more about our current president. Dr. Kettl hits the nail right on the head when he says that G.W. is someone who is consistently underestimated. I enjoyed this book very much!!

I cannot fully explain what it is about this book that moved me.the colors and techniques used to create these masterful visions i cannot begin to guess. All i know is that there wes something in this artist's mind that he wished to express. and express it he did. He abviously felt a great passion on the subject. The texture and the shapes moved me greatly. i myself never write a review. But the minute i bought this book i new that i had to let everyone knoew that there is art out there that takes the classical techniques and the modern and throws them together producing a startlng and awstriking affect. i feel myself wondering exactly what the secret is that is causing the subject's expression. Then i turn the page and find my self thrown into a fantasy world of all my own. there is something hidden in each page. im still dying to find out all the answers to my questions. such as, what could create this artist to create such enthrawling visions? so what im trying to say is ...

if you are looking for something to make you warm with thought, buy this book.

Some of the charts and text explain simple concepts that are still valid today.

This book does not come with the microfilmed information and is practicly useless without access to the microfilm.

Although the books is correct in it's title, "Copper and it's alloys" leading you to believe it's mostly about pure copper items,,,,it's all about brass. The title should have been "Metalwork in America - Brass" Photos are black & white sepia toned. The book is physically well made and on good paper.