WALK THIS WAY...TALES OF A TOURIST GUIDE
This, my first book, is my take on tourist guiding and tour directing. It is available on Bank house books which is a small digital publisher - ie the book cannot be bought in bookshops but is available over the internet or through the online/telpehone shops attached to Guardian, Telegraph, etc. Or it can be bought for me for £7:50 inc post and packing - cheque to Edwin lerner at 74 Saltoun Road, London SW2 1ER. Fifteen chapters outlining how guiding developed and what is involved with some personal reflections, a few half decent jokes, personal enthusiasms and a few pitfalls. Hazel Docherty, who has taken over the London guide training course, has recommended it to her new intake and so hope to have a few orders.
Take-up from colleagues in guiding a bit disappointing but plentyof tour directors bought it, with help of Margaret in gretna green, and a mention in the Guild of Registered Guides newsletter helped. Book explains difference between APTG/Guild/Institute of Tourist Guiding and between guide and tour director.
I liked Andrew Marr's book called My Trade on journalism (something I have dabbled in) and hope that Walk This Way does the same in a modest way for guiding.
Disappointments were not to proof read the book properly before publication - too many typos (largely my fault) and the silly umbrella on the front cover (I hate the things) but it is eye catching. Also lousy photo of me (my fault again - jsut too ugly)
Generally proud of WTW but hope to improve on it if I can get it reprinted.
Off to airport to greet other half who is returning from almost a month's work in Venezuela tomorrow (Leena also in the business).
E
This, my first book, is my take on tourist guiding and tour directing. It is available on Bank house books which is a small digital publisher - ie the book cannot be bought in bookshops but is available over the internet or through the online/telpehone shops attached to Guardian, Telegraph, etc. Or it can be bought for me for £7:50 inc post and packing - cheque to Edwin lerner at 74 Saltoun Road, London SW2 1ER. Fifteen chapters outlining how guiding developed and what is involved with some personal reflections, a few half decent jokes, personal enthusiasms and a few pitfalls. Hazel Docherty, who has taken over the London guide training course, has recommended it to her new intake and so hope to have a few orders.
Take-up from colleagues in guiding a bit disappointing but plentyof tour directors bought it, with help of Margaret in gretna green, and a mention in the Guild of Registered Guides newsletter helped. Book explains difference between APTG/Guild/Institute of Tourist Guiding and between guide and tour director.
I liked Andrew Marr's book called My Trade on journalism (something I have dabbled in) and hope that Walk This Way does the same in a modest way for guiding.
Disappointments were not to proof read the book properly before publication - too many typos (largely my fault) and the silly umbrella on the front cover (I hate the things) but it is eye catching. Also lousy photo of me (my fault again - jsut too ugly)
Generally proud of WTW but hope to improve on it if I can get it reprinted.
Off to airport to greet other half who is returning from almost a month's work in Venezuela tomorrow (Leena also in the business).
E
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