The Rough Guide to Greece

I'll be attending a conference on the Greek island of Spetses soon, so I obtained the Rough Guide to Greece. I've not read the whole book (over 1000 pages!) but only the parts on Athens and Spetses that I'll need. The Rough Guide, more than any other guidebook, seems to evoke the feelings of visiting the country, although the prejudices are British. The history sections are concise, and aimed at explaining the Greece one will encounter.