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Summary: Disappointing...
Review: I hate to be negative, but this book is bad - it's poorly written, and I can only assume poorly researched - the author said he heard the band 'Fish' (complete with quotes) play in Burlington, VT. The band is Phish, and whoever fact checked the book should have picked this up.I actually expected typos, considering the caliber of the grammar. Luckily I didn't find any, but I didn't spend too much time looking. And Love Canal? I can't imagine it's a great place to visit/live no matter what the EPA says.
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Summary: Fun book, but a bit uneven.
Review: I love this book, but it wasn't as good as I hoped. The author rates places based upon such criteria as social and cultural diversity, pedestrian friendliness and mixed use zoning. For the review of my hometown, his description was correct, and funny. He gives good information--and ideas--for someone looking for a culturally vibrant place to call home. Unfortunately, he doesn't mention some key things, like how expensive it is to live there, whether you can really survive without a car, and whether or not there are any real jobs.
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Summary: Huh?
Review: I'm sorry. I don't understand the point of this book at all. The book is supposed to be about unique towns in which to live, yet by encouraging people to move to them the author is merely helping to destroy the very things about them that make them unique. Makes no sense.
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Summary: Fun book, but a bit uneven.
Review: Most books on the best towns in the USA rate things like education, or so-called quality of life. Funky Towns has it's own criteria... How much fun it is to live there. I reccomend this book to anyone alive enough to know they're not happy where they are, and willing to make a move... literally. (Literarily as well, I think i just made that word up.)
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Summary: Where to travel & live in the US of A
Review: Most books on the best towns in the USA rate things like education, or so-called quality of life. Funky Towns has it's own criteria... How much fun it is to live there. I reccomend this book to anyone alive enough to know they're not happy where they are, and willing to make a move... literally. (Literarily as well, I think i just made that word up.)
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Summary: Excellent sampling of funky life
Review: The book really gives a thoughtful and varied view of these towns. Cramer picked all the right categories to research and hit his reviews right on the nose.
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Summary: need more REAL books like this one
Review: This book gives a real 'feel' for the towns..I've been to many of the towns and he captures the energy of the place....that 'energy' , to me, is the most important part. most books I've found only tell me how many cinemas, golf courses and hospitals there are...I want to know how people freindly the place is and I feel he hits it on the spot. I hope a new edition comes out including Canada and these US towns: Pahoa HI, Ithica NY, Northhampton MA, Brattleborro VT. Davis Square in Somerville MA, (Hopefully we can get it before corporate america strips all character out of the few cool places left on in this country)
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