A large-format, nicely produced photo-essay on suggested places to visit in the Hudson River Valley, featuring dozens color photographs by Hardie Tuesdale. Joanne Michaels, former editor of Hudson Valley magazine, supplies the captions and driving directions. The duo (residents of Woodstock and Gardiner), include many of our favorite places including historic lighthouses, a few mansions, the Shawgunks, High Falls, Hudson Highlands and the Escarpment Trail near Kaaterskill Falls.  (NYC98, $29.95)