The Big Onion Guide to Brooklyn: Ten Historic Walking Tours

I take many Big Onion Tours. Love the Group, the purpose behind it and the knowledgeable tour guides. Was thrilled to find the books for sale (also purchased the new York Guide).Great group, great book. Thanks for many, many hours of pleasure.

As a fellow tour guide, I know Big Onion does good work, and this is no exception. As a rival tour guide (New York Like a Native), I'll also suggest that this book, like any guidebook, is no substitute for a live guided tour. There are a couple of errors (but not at an unacceptable level). More importantly, any tour enshrined in a book is already out of date--for example, a tour of Fort Greene & Clinton Hill should address the looming Nets arena complex. And any book has space limits; this omits numerous streets, buildings, institutions, and bars/restaurants/stores I'd want to mention.