Guidebook
Guidebook is a book or manual that provides information and practical advice to help readers plan and carry out activities, often focused on travel, a geographical area, or a specific domain of knowledge. Travel guidebooks aim to support planning and decision making for trips, while field guides help identify flora, fauna, or artifacts, and instructional guides offer how-to coverage on skills or processes. Distinct subgenres include travel guides, field guides, and reference handbooks.
Typically, guidebooks are organized by place, topic, or step in a process. They commonly include maps, descriptions
The guidebook tradition grew in the 19th and 20th centuries with the emergence of standardized travel guides