Top Travel Macau Books and Titles

Find all your resources here. All the favourites and popular materials about China, Hong Kong and Macao. Hong Kong and Macau usually have their own categories. Often they fall under the category China. Below you will find the best online sources of both old and new books.

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Obviously Amazon.com is the largest online source of books about Macau. In the following pages we provide direct links to some of the books and authors. Click here to check the discounts of the top macau travel books. Free shipping available.

 

Lonely Planet Hong Kong & Macau (City Guide) by Andrew Stone, Piera Chen, and Chung Wah Chow (Mar 1, 2010)

Discover Hong Kong & Macau Spot your hotel room from the twinkling heights of the Peak Hang out in a maze-like walled village, where prostitution and gambling once thrived Escape from the skyscrapers to the trees as you hike the region's mountain, coast and jungle trails Savor the finest Portuguese egg-custard tarts in Macau.

"99% of the content is useful and accurate, with insightful background information and great restaurant, sights, and outings recommendations... Overall, I highly recommend this book." Amazon Reviewer

 

Frommer's Hong Kong (Frommer's Complete) by Beth Reiber (Feb 24, 2009)

"The book's walking tour and site seeing info is spot on especially since these things are easy to keep consistent!"

"has an honest and thoughtful tone; it also offers some of the more astute observations about Hong Kong to be found in the current crop of guidebooks."

"Loved this guide, excellent contents, great walks and suggested itineraries. It's a pitty it doesn't have pictures. It will be the ideal travel guide."

 

Fodor's China, 6th Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides) by Fodor's (May 19, 2009)

"In terms of comprehensiveness of coverage, the very accessible format, and the enthusiastic tone, this series remains one of the best on the market." –Booklist

Experience the juxtaposition of ancient and new in Beijing, take a slow boat through the spectacular Three Gorges, or soak up the surreal landscape of Everest Base Camp: it’s no wonder that China’s tourism market is a booming $70 billion industry and growing. With more maps, a language guide, and in-depth illustrated features on local food, culture, and customs, our savvy coverage will enable travelers to unravel the mysteries of China.

Time Out Hong Kong: Macau and Guangzhou (Time Out Guides) by Time Out (Mar 30, 2007)

This lively guide, written by expert local writers, shows visitors an extraordinary diversity of attractions, urban and rural. The best hotels, nightclubs, restaurants, cafés, and bars (with a guide to all types of Chinese cuisine); the best stores for everything from designer fashions to electronics (with pointers for haggling); fun places to walk, hike, bird and dolphin watch; festivals and events — all are detailed in Time Out Hong Kong, along with detours to Macau and Guangzhou. This edition includes new sidebars, rechecked information, updated maps, and a special culture chapter for context.

 

Moon Living Abroad in China: Including Hong Kong and Macau by Barbara Strother and Stuart Strother (Oct 13, 2009)

If you have always dreamed of living in China and are ready to take that step, Moon Living Abroad in China delivers what you need to know about your move—in a smart and organized manner. Husband-and-wife author team Stuart and Barbara Strother have extensive experience working, traveling, and living in China. With their expertise, you'll receive the information you need, including essential information on setting up your daily life, applying for visas, tackling finances, and looking for employment. You'll get practical advice on education, health care, and how to rent or buy a home that fits your needs. The book also includes color and black and white photos, illustrations, and maps to help you find your bearings. With insight into navigating the language and culture of China, Moon Living Abroad in China is a helpful resource for tourists, business people, adventurers, students, teachers, professionals, families, couples, and retirees looking to relocate.

 

The Rough Guide to Hong Kong & Macau (Rough Guides) by David Leffman and Jules Brown (Oct 19, 2009)

"The Rough Guide to Hong Kong & Macau" is the comprehensive guide to this region, taking into account the vast rate of change and giving a clear focus from both a Western and Chinese perspective. Packed with information and clear maps of old buildings and local historical sites, it also has detailed accounts of outdoor activities and revised restaurant listings, from world cuisine to local Chinese dim sum lunch. The guide caters to all visitors whatever their budget. For shopping, there are comprehensive listings on where to find clothing, jewellery, electronics, art or simply souvenirs, plus advice on how to avoid getting ripped off. For those on a budget, the guide is packed with tips on how to stay, travel, eat and enjoy yourself cheaply (including a list of all the free things to do in town). Anyone in Hong Kong with more time to explore will find coverage of everything from taking the Star Ferry Ride to shopping at Temple Street market, with in-depth coverage of downtown bars, remote villages, stunning mountains and the best beaches. Make the most of your holiday with "The Rough Guide to Hong Kong & Macau".

 

Southern China (Insight Guides) by David Henley (Feb 15, 2008)

* full run-down on the essential places to see from the South China Sea to the Himalayas, with detailed coverage of the provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Hainan Island and Yunnan, as well as Hong Kong and Macau. * lively essays narrate the area's long and turbulent history. * local writers profile the people, food, culture and the "New China". * comprehensive hotel and restaurant listings. * Stunning, full-color photography on every page. * detailed, cross-referenced maps and floor plans. * complete listings and recommended sights.

Lonely Planet China (Country Guide) by Damian Harper (May 1, 2007)

Walk the watchtowers at Badaling, where President Nixon once said, 'this is a great wall,' p. 163 Knock back a shot of Confucius baijiu firewater in Qufu, hometown of the sage, p. 218 Find out how a local farmer first uncovered the Army of Terracotta Warriors, p. 428 Perfect your Monkey Offers Peach strike at Wudang Shan, birthplace of taichi, p. 481 12 authors and 483 days of in-country research special coverage of pristine Ming and Qing dynasty villages for the first time in English

 

Lonely Planet World Food Hong Kong (Lonely Planet World Food Guides) by Richard Sterling and Elizabeth Chong (Mar 2001)

Hong Kong cuisine is the world in your mouth. Emperors, colonialists, sailors and stylists have all brought ingredients to this culinary microcosm. And in turn Hong Kong has given the world the flavors of the orient, the occident and all in between. On yum cha trolleys, at chic bars and in this guide you’ll taste the invention and innovation of Hong Kong. So whether you crave Peking duck, snake soup or high tea, Hong Kong cuisine will surprise and delight. Includes a culinary tour of Macau; the essential guide to the culture of food & drink in Hong Kong; markets & shopping in Hong Kong’s hidden alleyways; celebrating moon festivals & appeasing hungry ghosts; the definitive culinary dictionary, a quick reference glossary and useful phrases for every food & drink occasion tantalizing photography and recipes.

 

Lonely Planet Hong Kong & Macau by Robert Storey (Jan 2006)

You'll fall in love with Hong Kong. And why not? Glittering skyscrapers and a world-famous shopping scene. Frenetic wet markets and the best dim sum ever. Spectacular hikes through jungle-covered islands. And don't forget the devil-may-care casino-hop through Macau. This indispensable guidebook is the key to all your Cantonese adventures. FIND YOUR WAY up winding side streets, navigate through every district - detailed and accurate maps make exploring easy. UNLEASH the gastronome within - insider reviews of the city's outstanding restaurant scene, from HK$10 noodles to decadent Chinese banquets. ESCAPE TO MACAU - extensive coverage takes you to historic cathedrals, temples, and the infamous casinos. SLEEP LIKE AN ANGEL in this city of bustle - the best accommodation options for every budget. EXPERIENCE a taste of China - shop to your heart's content in Shenzhen, then soak your tired feet in one of Zhuhai's hot springs.

 

Insight City Guide Hong Kong: Macau & Guangzhou (Insight Guides) by Tom Le Bas (Oct 15, 2005)

This 258-page guidebook to Hong Kong presents the city's highlights in a comprehensive but portable format. The book has the following key features: The Best of Hong Kong - overview of vital information for visitors, including money- and time-saving tips and the most family-oriented attractions; Places - district-by-district guide, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; Restaurant guide - a pull-out, pocket-size "Z" map, with review listings of 60+ recommended restaurants and bars; Photo Features - magazine-style full-color features on some of the city's most famous sights, including its green and white ferries in Victoria Harbour to pigs and chickens in Central Market; Essay Features - incisive essays on history, people and culture, from traditional feng shui to its booming commercial powerhouse; Travel Tips - practical listings, covering Accommodation, Entertainment, Transport and more; and a Street Atlas - color maps of downtown Hong Kong, with grid-referenced index.

 

Fodor's Hong Kong, 21st Edition: With Macau and the South China Cities (Fodor's Gold Guides) by Fodor's (Mar 3, 2009)

Fodor’s Hong Kong features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime. If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Hong Kong. Experience Hong Kong like a local! Fodor’s Hong Kong includes unique photo-features that impart the city’s culture, covering markets all over the city, Chinese spirituality, gambling in Macau, and much more!

 

MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2011: Hotels & Restaurants (Michelin Red Guide Hong Kong & Macau) by Michelin (Feb 16, 2011)

MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2011 helps travelers find great places to eat and stay, with obsessively-researched recommendations to approximately 50 hotels and 200 restaurants. This guide, updated annually, appeals to all tastes and budgets. Local, anonymous, professional inspectors carefully select restaurants, using the celebrated Michelin food star-rating system. The guide is not a directory-only the best make the cut; so travelers can feel confident in their choices.

 

 

Other and Older Macau Travel Guides

 

 

Lonely Planet Hong Kong and Macau by Steve Fallon, Victoria Buntine, Phil Weymouth

Description: A tale of two cities: Hong Kong, reclaimed from rock, sea and sky; Macau, Europe's first enclave in Asia. Vivid, varied, fascinating and flavoursome. And that's just what they've got in common!hikes and haunts: discover the hidden secrets of urban and rural Hong Kong over the border excursions to bustling Shenzhen or leafy Zhuhai food section with Chinese script: your key to the real thing from dim sum to Asian fusion Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese - an easy-to-use Language chapter 32 page section of colour maps, plus 20 black and white maps. ISBN: 1740594487

Customer Review: Steve Fallon is a perfect guide for walking tours, itinaries, transport (Octopus card), accomodation, eating and shopping in both ancient Western colonies. He gives us also an excellent summary of their histories. This guide has also a useful map section, although it was not ... [read more]

 

Hong Kong and Macau: Short Stay Guide
ISBN: 1863151478

 

Timeout Macau by TimeOut

Description: This guide explores Hong Kong's best restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars, with an in-depth look at all types of Chinese cuisine. It also includes a round-up of the best festivals and events in the area, from rugby tournaments to arts festivals, and, or course, Chinese New Year. Also goes beyond the city to include the outlying islands, the former Portuguese colony of Macau and booming modern city of Guangzhou (Canton). ISBN: 0141013532

 

Moon Handbooks HK by Kerry Moran

Description: If you're keen on delving into Hong Kong's culture, you'll do well with Moon Handbooks' guide (which also includes chapters on Macau and Guangzhou). Moon offers an amazingly thorough look at this vibrant city--from its historical beginnings under the Tang Dynasty to its dramatic hand over to China in 1997. Throughout, there are sidebars on a variety of topics, from Confucianism to Chinese medicine to mahjong. as well as the descriptions of meals made from snake, dog, and shark's fin. ISBN: 1566912202

 

Macau Books on Culture and society

Macau: City of Commerce and Culture by R.D. Cremer
ISBN: 0295966084

 

Macau Streets by Cesar Guillen-Nunez, Tai Ka Leong

Description:Encased in hand-painted tiles on the sides of buildings, Macau's street signs hint at the vagaries of its historic development over the past four centuries. This book provides colorful descriptions of forty-five of these unusual signs for street names along with a series of delightful color photographs by award-winning Hong Kong photographer Leong Ka-tai. ISBN: 0195877667

 

Macau: A Cultural Janus by Christina Miu Bing Cheng

ISBN: 9622094864

Viva Macau by Mark Brazier

Description: The book records many old scenes of charming Macau ASIN: 9620301617

Reviewer: A reader
Macau is such a charming and beautiful place. This book takes me back to my childhood...wandering the streets and shopping in the markets. I love and cherish this book.

Macau History

 

Between China and Europe: Person, Culture, and Emotion in Macau by Joao De Pina-Cabral

ISBN: 0826457495

Product Details: Paperback: 256 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.80 x 8.48 x 5.58; Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group; (September 1, 2002); In-Print Editions: Hardcover | All Editions; Amazon.com Sales Rank: 1,690,203

 

Macau Foreign Policy and Government Guide by International Business Publication

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ISBN: 0739764519

 

 

Macao Remember by Jill McGivering, David Hartung

Description: On 20 December 1999, the longest-running chapter in Macau's history will close. After over 450 years of administration, Portugal will hand over one of the oldest colonies the world has ever known to China. This book commemorates this vital juncture in Macau's history through interviews with thirty people, representing most of Macau's unique mixture of races, creeds, classes, and traditions. ISBN: 0195917359

 

Macau Imaginary city by Jonathan Porter

Description: The author looks at a series of images of Macau's history and reflects on the character and meaning of the multiple cultural and social influences that met and mingled there. For this, the first paperback edition of the book, Porter has written an epilogue examining the impending reversion of Macau to Chinese rule and offering perspectives on the present and future of the city. ISBN: 0813337496

 

Cuisine and Leisure

 

Matthew's Dad Is a Missionary by Kathy Shawn

Description: A young boy observes his father, a missionary doctor in Macau, as he helps sick people and teaches them about Jesus. ISBN: 0936625384

 

Cuisine Portuguese Encounters by Cherie Hamilton

Description: Recipes from Macao, Angola, Azores, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Goa, Guinea-Bissau, Madeira, Malacca, Mozambique, Portugal, and Sao Tome.

(from Amazon Reviewer Paul Franklin) I had never seen such a happy combination of food and history. I have tried quite a few recipes in the book. They are all delicious. The cooking instructions are quite straightforward, and work. But that's not all. With these recipes you travel around the world, with the Portuguese in their 16th century travels. That's great. Another thing I enjoy in the book is that you get to know how the different ingredients came together in past centuries to make these delicious dishes, cakes, you name it, of today. This is a five star job! (more reviews) ISBN: 0781808316

 

 

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