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Martin, Donald Walter was born on April 22, 1934 in Grants Pass, Oregon, United States. Son of George E. and Irma Ann (Dallas) Martin.
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Northern California Discovery Guide: A Remarkably Useful Travel Companion for Motorists, Rvers, and Other Explorers
(Book by Martin, Don W., Martin, Betty Woo)
Book by Martin, Don W., Martin, Betty Woo
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0942053125/?tag=2022091-20
The Best of Phoenix and Tucson: The Ten Best
( Entertaining, opinionated, and thorough, The Best of Ph...)
Entertaining, opinionated, and thorough, The Best of Phoenix and Tucson features the best attractions, restaurants, and lodgings in Arizona's two largest cities. Beginning with an introduction to these popular Sunbelt cities, the guide continues with unauthorized histories, and then moves on to offer the authors' 250 ten-best selections for each city. These comprehensive, detailed lists cover the best tourist spots, hidden attractions, desert hikes and bike routes, hotels, desert resorts, and watering holes. A "Proud Paupers" chapter points out the ten best free attractions and the cheapest sleeps and eats.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0942053362/?tag=2022091-20
Arizona in Your Future: The Complete Guide for Future Arizonans: Job-Seekers, Retirees, and Snowbirds
( This third edition of Arizona in Your Future is a compr...)
This third edition of Arizona in Your Future is a comprehensive relocation guide to one of the fastest-growing states in America and the second most populous state in the West, after California. Completely revised and updated, with every listing rechecked for accuracy, it offers detailed information for relocating families, retirees, and "snowbirds," or seasonal winter visitors. Written by award-winning guidebook writers Don and Betty Martin, it covers essentials such as climate, population trends, job opportunities, schooling, living costs, taxes, economic trends, medical facilities, and state laws -- just about everything the prospective newcomer needs to know. The book divides Arizona into three components: the state, the communities, and the attractions. The state section covers tax rates, automotive laws, and more, with chapters on schools and colleges, where to find jobs, and retirement communities. The communities section lists Arizona's 54 largest cities and towns, with locator maps and specific details on living and housing costs, hospitals and clinics, shopping, community services, and more. The attractions section is a mini travel guide listing the state's visitor highlights and recreational facilities area by area. "Part employment guide, part Arizona directory, part welcome wagon…an excellent introduction." -- Travel Reference Library
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0942053400/?tag=2022091-20
Seattle: The Best of Emerald City: An Impertinent Insiders' Guide ("Best of . . ." City Series)
( Comprehensive "ten best" lists provide essential inform...)
Comprehensive "ten best" lists provide essential information on just about everything Seattle offers. The authors share their opinions on everything from bike routes to seafood restaurants, romantic spots to photo angles.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/094205332X/?tag=2022091-20
Adventure Cruising: The Complete Guide to Specialty and Small Ship Cruises : Featuring "Curise Closeups" of Several Great Voyages
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0942053192/?tag=2022091-20
The Best of Denver and the Rockies:
( The Best of Denver and the Rockies begins with an intro...)
The Best of Denver and the Rockies begins with an introduction to the Mile High City, then it moves quickly to the authors' favorite things. Lists are embellished with background material and include their picks for the Ten Best tourist attractions, hidden locations, restaurants, hotels, B&B inns, watering holes, walks, and bike routes. A spicy unauthorized history of Denver's colorful past is included along with an exploration of the Rockies North (Boulder and Rocky Mountain National Park), the Rockies West (winter-summer resorts around the Vail Valley), and the Rockies South (Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, and Pikes Peak).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0942053354/?tag=2022091-20
Nevada in Your Future: The Complete Relocation Guide for Job-Seekers, Businesses, Retirees and Snowbirds
( More than 37 million people visit Nevada each year, and...)
More than 37 million people visit Nevada each year, and an increasing number of them are deciding to stay. Nevada in Your Future is a complete relocation guide for this booming state that contains everything a prospective Nevada resident needs to know. Written in the Martins’ trademark breezy, informative style, the book is aimed at job seekers, small-business owners, retirees, and snowbirds, covering all the essentials such as climate, population trends, job opportunities, schooling, living costs, economic trends, medical facilities, crime stats, and state laws. Because the state is famous for its advantageous taxes and pro-business climate, there’s a special section written by a resident expert that discusses in depth how to incorporate in the state and/or move a small business there.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0942053427/?tag=2022091-20
Hawaii: The Best of Paradise: A Haole Insiders' Guide to Honolulu and Beyond (DiscoverGuides)
( An upbeat and whimsical insiders' guide to the Aloha St...)
An upbeat and whimsical insiders' guide to the Aloha State, Hawaii: The Best of Paradise provides a close-up view of Honolulu, plus coverage of the islands of Maui, Kauai, the Big Island, Lanai, and Molokai. "Ten Best" lists in more than 50 categories give visitors all the details they need to find the very best that Hawaii has to offer. Scores of Hawaii guidebooks have been published, yet no other guide approaches the tropical paradise in this unique, opinionated fashion. Readers can discover at the flip of a page the ten best resorts, attractions, restaurants, nightspots, and shopping areas. For those who want to play in the sun, it lists the ten best beaches and the ten best places to snorkel, dive, hike, and bike. Other lists include the ten best places to take hula lessons and the ten best places to snuggle with your sweetie. For visitors on a budget, a "Proud Paupers" chapter points out the ten best free attractions and the cheapest eats and sleeps. In addition, an "unauthorized history" of Hawaii reviews the islands' controversial occupation by outsiders.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0942053419/?tag=2022091-20
The Toll-Free Traveler: The Complete (800) and (888) Directory for Pleasure and Business Travel in the U.S. and Canada
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0942053222/?tag=2022091-20
The Ultimate Wine Book: Everything You Need to Know About Wine Appreciation, Wine with Food, and the Latest Health Findings
( A complete consumer's handbook to appreciating wine, fr...)
A complete consumer's handbook to appreciating wine, from buying and serving it, to cooking with it and understanding its health benefits. This guide is packed with useful information and candid humor.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/094205329X/?tag=2022091-20
Inside San Francisco: A Witty, Opinionated, and Remarkably Useful Guide to Everybody's Favorite City
(Book by Martin, Don W., Martin, Betty Woo)
Book by Martin, Don W., Martin, Betty Woo
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0942053087/?tag=2022091-20
Washington Discovery Guide: A Remarkably Useful Travel Companion for Motorists, RVers, and Other Explorers
( Completely updated, Washington Discovery Guide has desc...)
Completely updated, Washington Discovery Guide has descriptive driving routes and maps for each locale and suggestions for rewarding side trips.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0942053311/?tag=2022091-20
San Diego: The Best of Sunshine City: An Impertinent Insiders' Guide (The Best of...Series)
(In this entertaining, information-packed book of "top ten...)
In this entertaining, information-packed book of "top ten" lists, Don and Betty Martin show travelers how to get the most out of a trip to the Sunshine City, home of the world's largest zoo. From the Ten Best Seafood Restaurants and the Ten Best Vistas to the Ten Best Watering Holes and the Ten Best Art Galleries, they cover nearly 50 different categories, including trips to beaches, the back country, and Tijuana.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0942053273/?tag=2022091-20
Utah Discovery Guide: A Remarkably Useful Travel Companion for Motorists, Rvers, and Other Explorers
(Book by Martin, Don W., Martin, Betty Woo)
Book by Martin, Don W., Martin, Betty Woo
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0942053184/?tag=2022091-20
California-Nevada Roads Less Traveled: A Discovery Guide to Places Less Crowded
(Every year, millions of people visit the top tourist dest...)
Every year, millions of people visit the top tourist destinations in California and Nevada but often come away disappointed because of the crowds and congestion. This unique guide skips the usual tourist traps and focuses instead on out-of-the-way places that are just as fascinating and picturesque, but far less crowded and much more friendly. With wry humor, veteran travel writers Don and Betty Martin guide drivers to novel attractions along scenic routes, from a perfectly preserved 1930s beach resort to undiscovered wine country and uncrowded national parks. Along the way, they identify intriguing towns, museums, restaurants, and campgrounds and pinpoint the best hikes, bike rides, fishing spots, and rafting sites.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0942053281/?tag=2022091-20
Undiscovered America: 250 Great Places You Might Have Missed
( The ideal vacation planner for people who’ve been ther...)
The ideal vacation planner for people who’ve been there, done that,” this upbeat guide profiles a wealth of fascinating destinations, some of which may be well known regionally but virtually unknown nationally. In their most ambitious project to date, veteran travel writers Don and Betty Martin have selected the 250 very best hidden getaways, from Alaska to Florida and Hawaii to Maine. Undiscovered America , based on the authors’ 35 years of travel, reveals intriguing vacations in all 50 states. These include an obscure but grand vacation island on the Great Lakes; California’s best wine country (not Napa Valley!); a little-known Nevada town oozing with cowboy cool”; and the world’s oldest Shakespeare festival, which is not in England but in Oregon. These destinations represent an irresistible mix of interesting towns, national parks and monuments, vacation regions, and driving tours that are ideal for an afternoon’s respite, a weekend getaway, or an extended visit.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/094205346X/?tag=2022091-20
The best of the gold country: A complete, whimsical and somewhat opinionated guide to California's Sierra gold rush area
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0942053001/?tag=2022091-20
San Diego: The Best of Sunshine City ("Best of . . ." City Series)
( This guide to San Diego is different from the rest: an ...)
This guide to San Diego is different from the rest: an expanded book of lists and insider's information that highlights the city's Ten Best offerings in more than fifty categories. Not just lists, these are comprehensive listings, giving visitors all the detail they need to find exactly what the city has to offer. San Diego: The Best of Sunshine City begins with an unauthorized history that gives away some of the city's secrets and clears up misconceptions. It tells readers how to get around California's second largest city, providing lists with valuable tourist information. The lists -- embellished with background material -- include the ten best tourist attractions, hidden attractions, hotels, resorts, bed and breakfast inns, watering holes and more. Hungry? The book has eleven different categories of restaurants, from seafood places to burger joints. On a budget? A chapter entitled "Proud Paupers" points out the ten best free attractions and the cheapest eats and sleeps. Outdoor types can learn about the ten best walks and bike routes. And of course, the authors rate the ten best beaches. Some of their lists are fun or simply offbeat -- the ten most romantic spots, the ten best photo angles, the ten naughtiest diversions, and the ten dumbest things visitors can do.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0942053370/?tag=2022091-20
- The Best of San Francisco: An Impertinent Insiders' Guide to Everybody's Favorite City by Don W. Martin (2002-06-01)
- Las Vegas the Best of Glitter City: An Impertinent Insiders' Guide (Discoverguides Las Vegas) (In this completely revised travel guide, "Ten Best&#...)
- Arizona in Your Future: The Complete Guide for Future Arizonans: Job-Seekers, Retirees, and Snowbirds by Don W. Martin (2002-11-06)
- Washington Discovery Guide: A Remarkably Useful Travel Companion for Motorists, RVers, and Other Explorers by Betty Woo Martin (2000-02-17)
- The Best of the Wine Country 4th Edition (Completely revised and updated, this edition of The Best ...)
Donald Walter Martin
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Enlisted, United States Marine Corps, 1952; advanced through grades to staff sergeant, United States Marine Corps, Japan, Republic of Korea, Republic of China, 1956-1961; reporter, Blade-Tribune, Oceanside, California, 1961-1965; entertainment editor, Press-Courier, Oxnard, California, 1965-1969; managing editor, Argus-Courier, Petaluma, California, 1969-1970; associate editor, Motorland magazine, San Francisco, 1970-1988; founder, principal, Chief Executive Officer, Pine Cone Press, Inc., Columbia, California, since 1988.
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Undiscovered America: 250 Great Places You Might Have Missed
( The ideal vacation planner for people who’ve been ther...)
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Hawaii: The Best of Paradise: A Haole Insiders' Guide to Honolulu and Beyond (DiscoverGuides)
( An upbeat and whimsical insiders' guide to the Aloha St...)
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Arizona in Your Future: The Complete Guide for Future Arizonans: Job-Seekers, Retirees, and Snowbirds
( This third edition of Arizona in Your Future is a compr...)
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San Diego: The Best of Sunshine City: An Impertinent Insiders' Guide (The Best of...Series)
(In this entertaining, information-packed book of "top ten...)
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The Best of the Wine Country 4th Edition
(Completely revised and updated, this edition of The Best ...)
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San Diego: The Best of Sunshine City ("Best of . . ." City Series)
( This guide to San Diego is different from the rest: an ...)
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Las Vegas the Best of Glitter City: An Impertinent Insiders' Guide (Discoverguides Las Vegas)
(In this completely revised travel guide, "Ten Best" lists...)
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The Best of Phoenix and Tucson: The Ten Best
( Entertaining, opinionated, and thorough, The Best of Ph...)
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California-Nevada Roads Less Traveled: A Discovery Guide to Places Less Crowded
(Every year, millions of people visit the top tourist dest...)
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Washington Discovery Guide: A Remarkably Useful Travel Companion for Motorists, RVers, and Other Explorers
( Completely updated, Washington Discovery Guide has desc...)
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The Best of Denver and the Rockies:
( The Best of Denver and the Rockies begins with an intro...)
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The Ultimate Wine Book: Everything You Need to Know About Wine Appreciation, Wine with Food, and the Latest Health Findings
( A complete consumer's handbook to appreciating wine, fr...)
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Nevada in Your Future: The Complete Relocation Guide for Job-Seekers, Businesses, Retirees and Snowbirds
( More than 37 million people visit Nevada each year, and...)
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Seattle: The Best of Emerald City: An Impertinent Insiders' Guide ("Best of . . ." City Series)
( Comprehensive "ten best" lists provide essential inform...)
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Northern California Discovery Guide: A Remarkably Useful Travel Companion for Motorists, Rvers, and Other Explorers
(Book by Martin, Don W., Martin, Betty Woo)
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Inside San Francisco: A Witty, Opinionated, and Remarkably Useful Guide to Everybody's Favorite City
(Book by Martin, Don W., Martin, Betty Woo)
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Utah Discovery Guide: A Remarkably Useful Travel Companion for Motorists, Rvers, and Other Explorers
(Book by Martin, Don W., Martin, Betty Woo)
- The Best of San Francisco: An Impertinent Insiders' Guide to Everybody's Favorite City by Don W. Martin (2002-06-01)
- Adventure Cruising: The Complete Guide to Specialty and Small Ship Cruises : Featuring "Curise Closeups" of Several Great Voyages
- The Toll-Free Traveler: The Complete (800) and (888) Directory for Pleasure and Business Travel in the U.S. and Canada
- Arizona in Your Future: The Complete Guide for Future Arizonans: Job-Seekers, Retirees, and Snowbirds by Don W. Martin (2002-11-06)
- Washington Discovery Guide: A Remarkably Useful Travel Companion for Motorists, RVers, and Other Explorers by Betty Woo Martin (2000-02-17)
- The best of the gold country: A complete, whimsical and somewhat opinionated guide to California's Sierra gold rush area
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Undiscovered America: 250 Great Places You Might Have Missed
Membership
Member Society of America Travel Writers, North America Travel Journalists Association.
Interests
Connections
Married Kathleen Elizabeth Murphy, July, 1970 (divorced May 1979). Children: Daniel Clayton, Kimberly Ann, Tory Lynn. Married Betty Woo, March 18, 1985.
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Republican
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1956 - 1961
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1961 - 1965
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1965 - 1969
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1969 - 1970
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1970 - 1988