Definitive Hip. Herbert Ypma is the creator of a series of well illustrated travel books on boutique hotels called Hip Hotels. There's a Hip Hotels book for every region on the planet. With Atlas, every region on the planet is now in a single Hip Hotels book. Six sections/regions to be exact; Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, North America, and South America, each with its own introduction and atmospheric historical map. It's a biggie, 528 pages, more than 1000 photos, hardcover and $31.50 at Amazon. Due in November of 2005.

+ Hip Hotels Atlas at Amazon