SAMANTHA COOK

Now in its sixth edition, this comprehensive guide to the 50 states includes accounts of every US city and thousands of reviews of where to stay, eat and drink. In depth blue boxes provide information on everything from the Delta blues to the geology of the Grand Canyon, and maps and plains cover every state and major city. The guide includes some background on the destruction of the World Trade Centre and the aftermath, as well as changes to the city that may affect visitors.