Guidebook in a box.Instead of lugging a bulky guide around, just pluck pluck 1. an abattoir term for the thoracic viscera plus the liver, after separation from the esophagus and the diaphragm. Includes the larynx, trachea, lungs, heart and liver, plus the spleen in sheep. 2. individual attractions from a small box and toss them in your purse. Place Notes are the brainchild of out designer-editor Kevin Keim, who wanted to "create a travel guide that would lead people to unique places, based on the late Charles Moore's sly observation that the best test of architecture could be whether or not people send postcards of your building." The front of each sturdy "postcard" (45 in a box for $19.95) features original photos of unique streets, restaurants, and buildings. The back contains useful information. Current titles include Austin and San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. . Boxes for Houston (the gay Montrose neighborhood gets a card); Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. , N.M.; and New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. art museums debut in spring 2006. Call 800-252-3206 for more information. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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