Seattle Survival Guide: The Essential Handbook for Seattle and Eastside Living

by Eric Lucas

The Seattle Survival Guide boasts 13 chapters of information designed to help newcomers and residents negotiate life in the city. Chapters cover everything from buying and selling a home, public... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570613397
• ISBN13: 9781570613395
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Sasquatch Books
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

This is a useful book with a personality

Unlike many guidebooks that give you maps and addresses but not a personal viewpoint, this book is the product of insiders who love their city. I was born and have lived in Seattle most of my life, so I can concur with the advice and insights it contains. It's just a bit out of date, having been published in 2005, and it isn't in color, but it includes many of the places and people that give Seattle its distinctive character: inside lingo, ethnic groups, movers and shakers, politics, crime, music, weather, publications, kid stuff, school recommendations, heath care, and much more. With lots of stats and historical background, this book helps people who want to really understand the region. There are lots of books for tourists who want to see pretty pictures, but this is a genuinely useful book.

Everything One Could Need and So Much More!

I bought this book to gain a bit of knowledge about Seattle other than the usual "best hotels, restaurants, and other tourist-y things" you find in so many travel books. Couldn't have found a better book! It is precisely what I was hoping to find. Loads of info (and map/diagrams) on every major neighborhood and several surrounding areas! Chapters on things one would need to know if (like myself) they're planning on actually moving to (not just visiting) the city, like information on schools, housing, and jobs. Not to say there isn't plenty of handy information for visitors as well, though. Furthermore, with a book so full of information, it's nice to know that the writing style of the author is very low-key; reading it makes you feel like you're having a good conversation with the author, not just a lecture on the topic at hand. And the book itself is a very handy size. I actually have it tucked in my purse for continual reading! Bottom line: If you're looking for a great book on Seattle, I say your search is over! Click "Add to Cart" with confidence, my friend!