Are black cats lucky or unlucky? What should you do when you hear the first cuckoo? Since when have people believed that it's unlucky to shoot an albatross? Why does breaking a mirror lead to misfortune? This fascinating collection answers these and many other questions about the world of superstitions and forms an endlessly browsable guide to a subject that continues to obsess and intrigue.

Visitors can know before they go with this guide to the Land Down Under. Maps, advice, shopping, and attractions are all included in one handy volume. Fifteen sections provide in-depth information on every topic.

Sound, accurate advice is the hallmark of this handy guide to Italy. Everything from accommodations to attractions is included in fifteen separate sections. Special suggestions recommend out-of-the-way places that make a trip memorable.

Spine title: England & Wales. Provides recommendations for sights, activities, hotels, restaurants, nightlife, and shopping.

Designed to provide reliable information, this guide to France contains sections on virtually everything the traveler would need to know from hotels to history, shopping and saving.