guidebook
noun
guide·book
ˈgīd-ˌbu̇k 
plural guidebooks
: a book that gives useful information about a particular subject : handbook
I had been hired to write a cultural study, "how to" guidebook on being a Canadian …—
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especially
: a book of information for travelers
Most cities have some sort of restaurant guidebook that often proves helpful. —Jinx and Jefferson Morgan
Jinx and Jefferson Morgan Examples of guidebook in a Sentence
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In 2016, Pettitt published what turned out to be something between a guidebook to traditional womanhood and a memoir of self-transformation through faith.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
From recommendations of things to see, like the Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires or the Royal Palace of Naples, to full guidebooks created by users, you can get inspired, book experiences, and discover hidden gems within this app.
—Harrison Pierce, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024
Chu describes it as a memoir meets guidebook for aspiring storytellers.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
With a presidential election looming, the once-obscure guidebook for election management in the swing state of Arizona is taking legal fire from the right.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
In the box, expecting parents will receive guidebooks, cozy socks, a postpartum recovery latte, and so much more.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 27 Mar. 2024
The guidebook, with 78 unique creative prompts, is our nudge for everyone to explore the primacy of their imagination, artist or not, and to also encourage taking their creativity offline and interacting with the physical world in new and perspective-shifting ways.
—Jennifer Sodini, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2024
For each complaint that mentioned a worker injury or death and had a detailed enough description of what happened, ProPublica consulted a 300-page FRA guidebook to determine which cases appeared to fit reporting requirements.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2024
After 11 years of planning work, the Port of San Diego’s future-looking guidebook that dictates what can and cannot be built on thousands of acres in and around San Diego Bay is done — pending signoff from a higher-ranking regulatory agency.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
From recommendations of things to see, like the Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires or the Royal Palace of Naples, to full guidebooks created by users, you can get inspired, book experiences, and discover hidden gems within this app.
—Harrison Pierce, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024
Chu describes it as a memoir meets guidebook for aspiring storytellers.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
With a presidential election looming, the once-obscure guidebook for election management in the swing state of Arizona is taking legal fire from the right.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
In the box, expecting parents will receive guidebooks, cozy socks, a postpartum recovery latte, and so much more.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 27 Mar. 2024
The guidebook, with 78 unique creative prompts, is our nudge for everyone to explore the primacy of their imagination, artist or not, and to also encourage taking their creativity offline and interacting with the physical world in new and perspective-shifting ways.
—Jennifer Sodini, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2024
For each complaint that mentioned a worker injury or death and had a detailed enough description of what happened, ProPublica consulted a 300-page FRA guidebook to determine which cases appeared to fit reporting requirements.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2024
After 11 years of planning work, the Port of San Diego’s future-looking guidebook that dictates what can and cannot be built on thousands of acres in and around San Diego Bay is done — pending signoff from a higher-ranking regulatory agency.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
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guidebook
noun
guide·book
ˈgīd-ˌbu̇k
: a book of information for travelers
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