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Summary: WOW! What a Ride!
Review: This is a GREAT BOOK! Much better than I ever imagined!Scott takes the reader on a ride from the early beginnings all the way through to modern LIM marvels, including concept drawings for SOB, Lightning Racer and Thrust Air. The words tell the history in precise detail. This is the first coaster book I've read that wasn't riddled with small annoying errors. The writing is complete yet concise. I especially enjoy the special feature writings that supplement the major text. Discussions about such things racing coasters, coaster "mutants" (Virginia Reels), mad mice, and more are the enjoyable reading as sidelines that are included to really try to explain the roller coaster in wonderful detail. But the thing that blew me away were the pictures. Tons and tons of pictures of lots of obscure coasters from the past. Every shape, model and style of coaster is illustrated, with lots of side-bar features supplimenting the main text. The chapters have great titles that really preview what's inside: 1. Humble Beginnings, America Goes Coasting: 1880s -1920 2. The Golden Years, The Roller Coaster Comes of Age: 1920-1940 3. Nuts and Bolts, How Coasters Work 4. Postwar Coastering, A Lull Before the Storm: 1945-1972 5. The Coaster Renaissance, Steel Coasters Blossom; Wood Coasters Rebound 6. New Age Coastering, Now and Beyond. Excellent pictures, packed with history and information. This is a definite keeper up there with Carmell's book. From the cover picture of Adventureland's "Tornado" to the frontpiece's detail from the Lakeside "Cyclone" through Chapter 1's opening picture of West Views "Dips" to S&S's "Thrust Air 2000" every page of this book is wonderful. Thank you Scott. I know this book will be on the bedstand for a long while this summer.
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Summary: -------
Review: This is a pretty good book. Its more like a big timeline of rollercoasters. It starts out with the first chap being 1) Humble Beginnings 1880s-1920...then 2) The Golden Years 1920-1940... then 3) Nuts and Bolts...then 4) Postware Coastering 1945-1972 5) The Coaster Renaissance-Steel Coasters Blossom and finally 6) New Age Coastering-Now and Beyond! Overall a pretty good book. Not that much on the new rides but still good. I recomend it!
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Summary: Good Book Overall
Review: This is a very good book if you want a look back to the predecessors of today's coasters. The coverage is very thorough and informative. The coasters covered range from early 1900's to many of today. The photos are simply great -- they made the book wonderful (though the text could easily support itself). If you like coasters, this is the book for you.
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Summary: Good Book Overall
Review: This is a very good book if you want a look back to the predecessors of today's coasters. The coverage is very thorough and informative. The coasters covered range from early 1900's to many of today. The photos are simply great -- they made the book wonderful (though the text could easily support itself). If you like coasters, this is the book for you.
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Summary: solid book with lots of information
Review: very good book about rollercoasters with lots of information and good pictures
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