I selected this book over the Elliott (AZ with Georgia) because of the superior map quality in the LP book -- a huge mistake in retrospect. The information on sights, culture, history -- all of which are so fascinating and rich for this region -- is so vapid and thin that it is hardly worth lugging around. I'd suggest anyone coming to Az (or elsewhere in the region) buy the Elliott book and augment it with photocopies of the LP maps.