I'm for the books.
You don't have to go where they say, indeed one can use them to positively avoid places, but you would kick yourself if you found out later you passed by something awesome. Helps plan a route too.
I don't see any advantage in buying all 20 and then carrying them in your car, you may as well read them all for free in the library before you leave (they won't update as you travel!).
I've always tried to get hold of the next country's book where I am, usually left by other people travelling in the opposite direction. I tend to never find the country book I am in, always the ones adjacent...
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