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DiscountDelight - Sunset
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List Price: $59.88
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Manufacturer: Sunset Magazine
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Binding: Magazine
First Issue Lead Time: 6-10
Format: Magazine Subscription
Issues Per Year: 12
Label: Sunset Magazine
Magazine Type: Time magazine
Manufacturer: Sunset Magazine
Number Of Issues: 12
Publisher: Sunset Magazine
Studio: Sunset Magazine
Subscription Length: 365
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Summary: Dream Ideas
Comment: I enjoy looking at and reading the articles in "Sunset". We plan to retire in Montana and I save articles that have information on houses, yards, etc. Someday, we hope to use some of this information. Great, healthy recipes also included in the magazine.
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Summary: Sunset Fills You With Visions of the Western U.S.
Comment: Sunset is a magazine dedicated to the people, culture, and lifestyle of the American west. This magazine divides its space among many different topics, such as food and entertainment, travel, recreation, gardening and more.
I have been reading this magazine for about six months now and there are several things about it that make it worthwhile. The thing that stands out the most are the photographs, and I'm not talking about just the stunning scenery one normally associates with the West (like the National Parks or the coastline). Even the ordinary pictures are striking. In the Gardening section, for example, it is common to find pictures of family homes that have beautifully landscaped yards full of blossoming flowers and colorful plants. In the Home & Design section, one can find nice photographs of home interiors, showing different designs and furniture.
One of the most unique qualities of Sunset is the fact that it is published in five different editions. There is a specially designed issue for the Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, and British Columbia), Northern California (Northern California and the majority of Nevada), Southern California (Southern California and Hawaii), The Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, and the Las Vegas area of Nevada), and Rocky Mountain (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah). This is a nice idea and it's one that other magazines should consider emulating. Based on where you live or where you have an active interest, this will be the region that your issue spends its pages covering. My subscription is for the Northern California region, so I am treated each month to articles about places like San Francisco, Sacramento, Reno (Nevada), Lake Tahoe, etc.
One of the specialties of this magazine is food and it is common to find recipes throughout every issue. There is a special section set aside for food, but one can expect to find food articles and recipes everywhere as they read. Even the cover page of each issue features a food dish. And as you might guess, the featured recipes are generally those types of cuisine normally associated with each specific region of the west, with plenty of generic recipes thrown in to make sure everyone has something to cook.
One of the specialty sections of this magazine that I like is the "Value Vacation"- a subsection of Travel & Recreation. This section highlights a specific place to travel and then offers a day by day breakdown of things to do and places to see, with the cost for each itemized so you know exactly what to expect. The highlighted city or tourist area can be anyplace in the west and isn't limited to the region that your issue covers. This section is nice because it lets you see in black & white what it will cost for a few days of budget entertainment. It reminds me of some of the television programs shown on the Travel Channel.
Advertisements cover about 40 to 50 percent of the pages of each issue and they are often found in bunches in the front and back and on alternating pages for much of the rest of each issue (typical for most magazines). The ads can center on all sorts of different things. Because this is a combination travel/culture/food/entertainment/home & garden/living magazine, the ads cover a wide range of products and services, from laundry detergent to credit cards to cat food.
Overall, Sunset has proven itself an enjoyable magazine. I don't live in the western United States but this region is my favorite part of the country, so it makes sense that I would find something of value in this publication. I like the photography, the personal stories, the gardening and decorating ideas, and most other aspects of this magazine. If you're dead set in your ways and refuse to read about anything that deviates from your Eastern, Southern, or Midwestern lifestyle, then you may not like Sunset. But for the majority of people, Sunset has much to offer with pages and pages of eye- catching pictures and friendly articles about life in the American West.
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Summary: A must if you live in the western states
Comment: Sunset is like a western states version of Saveur. Travel, recipes, interesting events... Plus some really good gardening and decorating articles. Its not preachy or pretentious, always informative and a joy to find in the mailbox.
Its also printed on paper that is easy to turn pages and read along as opposed to other magazines with a huge number of cardboard and foldout ads and static-y paper. It jumps around a lot less than some magazines too.
I read somewhere that they just had a big layoff and reorg, but the magazine is still as good as ever as far as I can tell.
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Summary: Don't let the Sun Set without reading this magazine!
Comment: I'm a California author and culinary historian of "CALIFORNIA PIONEERS", their stories, culutre and cuisine. Naturally, with a credit like that, I read the California/West Coast edition of SUNSET magazine. Here's what I like about it:
1. Articles about California history and culture are always well researched...as a California historian, I am very particular about this aspect.
2. The travel stories and section are the best: they offer the touristy side aa well as the lesser-known aspects.
3. Excellent advice on gardening (flowers, fruit and vegetables) relative to the actual climate where people live.
4. Food/Recipes section often offers ideas and recipes for doing something new with common ingredients, especially seasonal ingredients.
There are other features that represent a variety of interests: Entertainment outings, conservation issues and just about any thing else making the news on the West Coast. It is a good all around lifestyle magazine.
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Summary: delivery
Comment: the ability to order subscriptions economically through Amazon is great, and we are looking forward to reading it regularly, and perhaps seek other subscriptions; BUT WHERE IS IT????????????????????
ALEC NELSON
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Editorial Reviews:
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Better living guide for the Western states, covering the areas of travel, food & entertaining, home & building and gardening.
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