Houston (Lone Star Guides)

By Joanne Harrison

A travel guide to Houston. It offers information on accommodation, restaurants, galleries, museums, entertainment, events, points of interest, sports, and more. Selected material is provided by... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877192723
• ISBN13: 9780877192725
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Gulf Publishing Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

I can hardly wait to visit

Our son has just moved to Houston, and I bought this book in an effort to learn about his new home. I'm glad I did. Maybe the restaurants reviews ARE out of date, but Joanne Harrison writes in a breezy, conversational tone, throws in enough history to give a sense of place, gets in the traditional and off-beat sights to see, and organizes it all well. There are even sections on nearby places to visit such as Galveston. I felt I learned a lot about the CHARACTER of the city. I'll let the son take us to the latest hot restaurants (although I bet House of Pies is still there)!

Quirky, informative and highly entertaining.

Unlike many other guides of this sort, Ms. Harrison's book gives you much more than just the facts, ma'am. Indeed, while reading it, you get a strong sense of a quirky and perceptive intelligence behind the words. The facts are there, in abundance. But there's more: amusing anecdotes, clever turns of phrase and fascinating historical detail.