March 2012 | Lime San Francisco

Top Trails San Francisco Bay Area: Must-do Hikes for Everyone Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I think one could plausibly argue that San Francisco and the surrounding Bay area offers more immediately accessible outdoor recreation than any other metropolis in the country. Between the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, numerous state parks, Point Reyes National Seashore, and perhaps the best...

Coalescence (I Found My Heart in San Francisco, Book Three) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Finally! They're actually going to get busy! This is the honeymoon book. It's a bit light on plot, but the love scenes are very well-written. This author knows the difference between a hot sex scene & a hot love scene! Jamie discovers the joy of lesbian sex & Ryan finally ends months of tortuous...

The Unofficial Guide to San Francisco (Unofficial Guides) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I've bought several of the Unofficial Guides and they are my first choice in travel books. The rating system for hotels, restaurants, and attractions makes it very easy to compare one to the other and choose whatever is appropriate for your needs. More importantly, they are upfront about what to avoid....

Maids of Misfortune: A Victorian San Francisco Mystery Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This historical mystery set in the foggy gas-lit world of Victorian San Francisco is a complete package of a modified locked room puzzle, more than one murder, daring undercover snooping, romantic tension and a few twists and turns for a powerhouse of a debut novel.When I finished this book I immediately...

Historic Walks in San Francisco: 18 Trails Through the City's Past Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)If Adah Bakalinsky's Stairway Walks in San Francisco (see my review) is like touring the city with your eccentric, but lovable aunt, Rand's book is like a walk with her history professor husband.Rand's book is very well organized and presented. He provides maps and directions, like Adah, but adds in...

The Cable Car and the Dragon Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)You don't have to be from San Fran to love this little story, although I am sure that it helps. The plot follows Charlie the cable car as he and a favorite passenger (the narrator, who is Caen himself, of course) leave the cable car routes and decide to explore their hometown of San Francisco, coming...

Reclaiming San Francisco: History, Politics, Culture (A City Lights Anthology) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)If you're live in or are academically interested in the Greatest Town On Earth, this is a good book. It's a collection of studies and essays that well illustrate how we became the City we are today. Thoughtful, somewhat balanced, but unafraid of being controversial, it's a solid read.Click Here to see...

Bohemian San Francisco, Its Restaurants And Their Most Famous Recipes; The Elegant Art Of Dining Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Very fun and interesting book that combines local history, food history, restaurant history with tons of recipes. From 1914.Also at gutenberg and manybooks.Recipes are simple, whole foods kind: Chinese, Japanese, American, German, etc.Sample:Oyster Omelet - (For two): Take six eggs, one hundred California...

PhotoSecrets San Francisco & Northern California: The Best Sights and How to Photograph Them Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is not a book for pro photographers looking for insight or technical secrets. The pictures in this book have interesting composition, but they are not world-class photos. In fact there are some which are plain poor (... there are several out of focus pictures and some with poor exposure). This book...

Weekend Adventures in San Francisco and Northern California (Weekend Adventures in San Francisco & Northern California) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Carole Terwilliger Myers, author of the 8th Edition of Weekend Adventures in San Francisco & Northern California, points out in her introduction that there is nothing more disappointing than returning home from a vacation and finding out that you had missed an interesting attraction or you overpaid...

Lonely Planet San Francisco Encounter Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The Lonely Planet Encounter guide to San Francisco follows the snappy, concise format of the other books in the series--a highlight chapter, followed by sections (by neighborhood) on where to Shop, Eat, See, and Play, and a conclusion with page-long snapshot essays and details on transportation, history,...

The Tablehopper's Guide to Dining and Drinking in San Francisco: Find the Right Spot for Every Occasion Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have purchased 23 books for touring San Francisco. I live about 45 minutes away and I love to go there as much as I can. Marcia's book is the BEST book for me! It is all about the drinking and eating, not about sites and tourist traps. I would recommend that a tourist forgo the sites and dive straight...

Photographing San Francisco Digital Field Guide Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I consider myself an amateur photographer and in my free time enjoy taking pictures of people, landscapes, and cats. A friend of mine gifted me Bruce Sawle's "Photographing San Francisco: Digital Field Guide" and I love it. This book takes the guess work out of where to get the best shot of famous landmarks,...

Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin, With a New Preface (California Studies in Critical Human Geography) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)There are books that change the way you think about things. "Imperial San Francisco" changed the way I look at the city I live in, revealing the machinations behind the development of the Bay Area and its environs. Brechin's book is part academic treatise, part shrill denouncement, and part insightful...

San Francisco Then and Now (Compact) (Then & Now Thunder Bay) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It's remarkable how the view of many corners and streets of San Francisco have been preserved, despite the city's growth and the intervention of natural disasters. In "San Francisco Then and Now," we are treated to dozens of photos and stories about how the city looked in previous years, some reaching...

The San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market Cookbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Impeccable Produce Plus 130 Seasonal Recipes Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"The San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market Cookbook" is filled with fabulous photographs, appetizing recipes and excellent tips about seasonal fruits, vegetables, herbs, meats, cheese, eggs and fish!Peggy Knickerbocker has done an excellent job at researching seasonal foods and the San Francisco...

Walking San Francisco: 30 savvy tours exploring the CityAEs distinctive enclaves, colorful history, and back alley intrigues Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Being a pedestrian in San Francisco can be adventurous enough given the wild-eyed drivers here. However, if you are not worried about making appointments, getting to work or simply too exhausted to look beyond your feet when you trudge home, this compact, well-organized book is a good reminder of what...