Access Boston (6th Edition) - Softcover

Richard Saul Wurman

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9780062772916: Access Boston (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0062772910 ISBN 13: 9780062772916

Publisher: Access Pr, 2002

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With Access Boston, your visit will be an easy, enjoyable experience -- the city's intimacy, authenticity, and above all its rich history and varied culture come alive in these pages.Boston has been divided and organized by neighborhoods, so you know where you are and where you're headed.Unique color-coded and numbered entries allow you to discover the best:

Hotels

Restaurants

Attractions

Shopping Sights

Parks and Outdoor Spaces

Large, easy-to-read maps show where each of these numbered listings is located -- ensuring that you will instantly find what you must not miss.Access is your indispensable walk-around guide to Boston. Our writers, who live in and love Bean Town, lead you down each street, pointing out the local haunts and revealing all the glorious splendor and charm that onlyBoston has to offer.

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Organized by neighborhood, the way travellers really explore, these popular guides feature an exciting new design that instantly communicates the unique ACCESS system.

About the Author:

With the publication of his first book in 1962 at the age of 26, Richard Saul Wurman began the singular passion of his life: that of making information understandable. A holder of both M. Arch. & B. Arch. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, he has been awarded several grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Graham Fellowships & two Chandler Fellowships. In 1991, Richard Saul Wurman received the Kevin Lynch Award from MIT for his creation of the ACCESS travel guides. In 1994, he was named a Fellow of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland & awarded a Doctorate of Fine Arts by the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. In 1995, he received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Art Center College of Design & was Chairman of Graphic Design & Product/Industrial Design of the1995 Presidential Design Awards.

Richard Saul Wurman continues to be a regular consultant to major corporations in matters relating to the design & understanding of information. He is married to novelist Gloria Nagy, has 4 children & lives in Newport, Rhode Island.

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