Phil Philcox and Beverly Boe are the Directors of The Press Association and a husband-wife magazine, newspaper, and book writing team with publishing credits around the world. They have been freelance writers for over forty years and have traveled extensively for publishers in the U.S., Canada, Australia, England and Europe. They've authored 51 non-fiction books published by Prentice-Hall, Harper and Row, Chilton, Motorbooks International, Kensington, Renaissance/St. Martins, Pilot, Pharos, Carol, and others. Their articles have appeared in Family Circle, Consumer's Digest (57 times! - the first time in 1975, the last time in mid-2001), the New York Times, Playboy, Popular Computing, Travel Holiday, the London Times, and others.
An accomplished jazz pianist, Phil formed his own groups and played
clubs around the country, Phil's music, video and musical product
reviews and articles have appeared in JazzLine (Egland),
Downbeat, Variety, Keyboard, Guitar Player, Modern Drummer and
other publications. .
All told, they have sold over 1200 magazine and newspapers articles and 50 books on travel (15), computers (4), legal issues (1), self-help (5), testing (1), food (1), prescription medicine (1), city guides, etc. Many of their books are listed on amazon.com under phil philcox. click for amazon link.They are the authors of (among other things) the best-selling Executive's Business information Sourcebook,The Great Castle Hotels of Europe (Volumes I and II), and the 12-volume set of Where-To-Stay Books http://philcox.homestead.com/wts.html).check these WTS book comments by national and New York papers and magazines on the web sites shown.
Phil is the founder and the Director/Editor-in-Chief of The Press Association, former European Travel Editor of the Overseas News Media in New York, East Coast Editor of Touring Bike Magazine, and European Correspondent for Skin Diver Magazine. They are members of the Computer Journalist Society of America, International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association and Freelance Writers Association. Phil's syndicated columns (The Smart Traveler, and Would You Believe...?) have appeared in newspapers and magazines around the country, including The San Francisco Chronicle, The Tampa Tribune, The Atlanta Journal, and others.
The Great Castle and Historic Hotels of Europe - a deluxe accommodations
guide with descriptions of properties, histories, color exterior and interior
photos, rates, reservation information, addresses, etc.
The Florida Meeting Planner's Guide - How To Schedule A Trouble-Free Event
In The Sunshine State - city by city listings of facilities, contacts, venues,
statistics, accommodations, hundreds of sources of services, etc.
I Saw It First...A Back-Seat Survival Guide For Parents Traveling With Kids -
page after page of images children look for while traveling. The one to see it
first gets points and the person with the most points at the end of the game wins.
The Live-In Florida Book - A Relocation Guide For Job Hunters, New Lifestyle
Seekers and Retirees - covers all of the areas in Florida for anyone considering
moving to the fastest growing area of the country: information on housing, jobs,
salaries, education, healthcare, activities, etc. Part Two is Information Sources
including over 500 employers by category with addresses.
The Logo Design Book - How To Earn $50 To $500 Each Designing Simple Logos
With Your Computer : how to earn money designing logos for local businesses, includes
step-by-step instructions, the software to use. Part Two is our collection of hundreds of
logos to stimulate the reader's logo designing imagination.
I Should Have Been...a book of unique tests anyone can take to see if they qualify
to be a gourmet chef, a Miss America contestant, a witch, a bomb disposal expert,
a psychiatric nurse, a prison guard, a nutritionist, a professional ballet dancer,
a London taxi driver, , etc.
The Wedding Where-To-Book - 101 Interesting and Exotic Places To Tie The Knot - information on unique places
to go to get married, legal requirements in different states and countries, contact sources for services, etc.
The Potato Cookbook...How People Around The World Cook America's
Favorite Vegetable - over 100 recipes from South America, Japan, Europe, Australia,
China, Mexico and other locations around the world, potato facts, etc.
A Parent's Guide To Kid's Resorts - U.S. and Canada Edition: Special Vacationing Areas and Resorts, programs for kids only (resorts that have kids programs that wll educate and entertain and keep them occupied while the parents enjoy themselves.
The Florida Where-To-Stay Guide - Thousands of Places To Bed Down In The Sunshine State - an accommodations guide covering all of Florida with information on each city and what they offer in the way of hotels, motels, resorts, bed and breakfasts, country inns, townhouse, condo and private home rentals, thousands of listings with description of facilities.
The Senior Citizen's Survival Guide - Everything You Wanted To Know About Everything You Should Know Something About Surviving After Age 50 - information on every consumer subject. Easy Living is a similar guide for all ages.
The Off-Season Travel Guide - How To Save 25% to %50 By Vactioning Off-Season - a state-by-state
guide to vacationing where the bargains are during the off-season (ski resorts, beaches, cities, etc.)
to save money
How To Tour Europe By Motorcycle - An Adventurer's Guide - how to participate in one of the most exciting motoring vacations available anywhere - riding the streets of Paris, Rome and Vienna and over the Alps in Italy and Switzerland. Do it like we did (ride, eat in restaurants, sleep in hotels) or rough it (cooking over a campfire, camping, etc. ) Covers how to plan the trip, where to get motorcycles, what to take, where to go, costs, solutions, contacts.
The Internet Shopping and Unique Gift Guide - find unique gifts and save 20%-50% shopping over the Internet, lists over a thousand sources of discounted stuff, classified by category (clothing, furniture, jewelry, etc.) anyonecancontacfor best buys and hard-to-find and unique items.
101 Amazing Things To Do On The Internet
The Computer Owner's Survival Guide - everyone with a computer occasionally has a problem. This guide lists
thousands of software and hardware manufacturers and distributors with name, address, toll-free number,
e-mail address, web site, bulletin board location, tech support numbers, etc. Shows how to get in touch undera ll conditions.
Sand Castles - How To Build Neat Things From Sand On The Beach - A How-To Guide
The Florida Dining-Out Guide - A Visitor's Guide To Where The Residents Dine Out Around Florida
