What is the best guide book for the small coastal towns on the Amalfi Coast? (not Naples)?

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What is the best guidebook for small coastal towns on the Amalfi coast and is that is not all about Naples? We are going next month, and are skipping Naples and heading to Positano, Capri and Ravello instead. I have TimeOut guide for the Amalfi coast, but the bulk of the book seems to focus mostly on Naples. Thanks.

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Rick Steves has one. It's about Italy but includes the Amalfi Coast.

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