Frommer's Irreverent Guide to London (Irreverent Guides)

Whether you realize it or not, London shaped your destiny. There's hardly a quarter of the globe that it hasn't changed. The United States was founded in reaction to London's edicts. Australia was first peopled with London's criminals. Modern Canada, South Africa, and New Zealand were cultivated from London. India's course was irrevocably changed by the aspirations of London businessmen, as were the lives of millions of Africans who were shipped around the world while Londoners lined their pockets with profits. You're holding proof in your hands of London's pull: that you bought this book, written in English somewhere other than in England, is evidence of London's reach across time and distance. And its dominion continues to this day: London is the world's most popular destination for foreign tourists.