Rough Guides publishes travel titles to more than 150 destinations spanning the entire globe. They are designed for independent-minded travelers on any budget and are, according to Bill Bryson, "consistently readable, informed and, most crucially, reliable."

Rough Guides' reference titles span from Unexplained Phenomena to a handbook on Manchester United, the world’s most popular sports team (itself a bit of an unexplained phenomenon). An extensive series of online titles, from the Internet to Travel Online to buying PCs, cuts through the techie jargon.

Rough Guides offers the most user- friendly language phrasebooks available. With a clear A-Z format, simple pronunciation guides, travel scenario dialogues and menu readers, all enhanced by an easy-to-read design, these books will have you chatting with the locals in no time. As a bonus, each book has a web page where you can download the travel scenarios, recorded with native speakers, as audio files for your Mac, PC or iPod.

Rough Guide Maps forge a new standard in city maps. Packed with travel information and listings of city sights, monuments and attractions, the maps are printed on waterproof and virtually indestructible paper and designed to be tough, immensely practical, easy to read under street lights and foldable into a pocket format.

NEW! Rough Guides Digital Maps for your PDA. With these interactive versions of our print maps for your handheld device, you can scroll to view the entire city map, zoom in and out, and click on any labeled site to get more information about it. Click here for more information and to buy.