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Insiders' Guide to Columbus, Ohio (Insiders' Guide Series)
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #666151 in Books
- Published on: 2006-01-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 368 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information. Each guide is written by locals and true insiders and offers a personal, practical perspective that readers everywhere have come to know and love.
The nation's fifteenth largest city, Columbus offers small-town atmosphere with big-city culture, cosmopolitan shopping, top-notch dining, and a competitive cost of living. Whether you plan to pursue an education, start a business, or raise a family, let this authoritative guide lead you through the rapidly growing Discovery City.
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Customer Reviews
Positive review by a thankful grad student
As a relatively new Ohio State doctoral student (new to Columbus), I am relieved to have access to a guidebook about the city. It is difficult feeling your way around a new territory- especially when many of your friends and colleagues are in the same boat. One of the first things I looked for was information about parks and bike trails- and was pleased with the overall information. A previous review states the absence of Inniswood Gardens, but I beg to differ- it's one of my favroite retreats and I was very excited to see it included. In fact, there are five pages dedicated to the city's MetroParks (pgs. 151-156) and there is even a helpful insiders' tip about Inniswood (pg 154). One thing I did notice, is the index does not include several places that are discussed in the book- such as Inniswood. The indexer seems to have overlooked quite a few things, but it's not to say it isn't in there. As a critical, but conscientious reader I suggest not expecting the index to be a definitive listing of everything in this guide. What I like particularly is how the author manages to spread information across the various chapters. Random restaurants, stores and history pop up in unrelated chapters, keeping it interesting for those of us who do read the book. Like someone else wrote earlier- this isn't a boring book of lists and it isn't arranged as such. The Insiders Guide to Columbus is receiving this positive review by a very thankful grad student. --DJM
Excellent guide...even for locals.
As a resident of Columbus for over 38 years, I was curious to see what info one could glean from Ms. Kelley's book. After spending a few hours sifting through the chapters, I was amazed at how little I actually knew about my own city. Particularly helpful were the obvious efforts by the author to visit the establishments about which she wrote. I now have a desire to visit some places in Columbus that I had written off in the past. Although Columbus is not quite New York City, it is a growing, vibrant town with plenty to see and do. I think the author does an excellent job of highlighting the best our city has to offer.
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in visiting or relocating.
Lifetime In Columbus
Being a life-long resident of this great city of ours, I began to realize the tough job it had to of been in writing this book, with the ever changing facets in our city. I briefly reviewed Ms. Kelley's reviews and found the 1 Star quite unfair. This was meant to be a "guide' not an encyclopedia of Columbus and I have it on my shelf now as just that..." A Wonderful Guide". It's astounding all of the new places I have discovered in this book, even living here all of my life. A GREAT 5 ***** First Edition and looking forward to the Second. Thanks so much to Ms. Kelley BORN in Pittsburgh, but an exceptional writer and resident of OUR"S and HER city, Columbus. Thanks so much for taking the time and effort in writing this. Wonderful job!
