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- From: sysop@elan.glassboro.edu (Ken Denton (Supervisor))
- Subject: Re: Roller Coaster Book Worth Reading?
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- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 14:01:40 GMT
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- In article <69392@cup.portal.com> Tom_-_Obszanski@cup.portal.com writes:
- >From: Tom_-_Obszanski@cup.portal.com
- >Subject: Re: Roller Coaster Book Worth Reading?
- >Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 18:18:54 PST
- >>If it is the book I am thinking of, it is a rather thin book of
- >>probably only 100 pages. It seems to have been written mainly for
- >>younger people (maybe ages 10-14). What I mean by that is that it
- >>really doesn't get very deep into the subject. I think it was written
- >>by some woman (used to be a member of ACE at least at one time). Do
- >>you know the authors name. I have a copy of it at home and I will try
- >>and remember to look it up in the next couple days. It is really not
- >>that bad of a book and to the best of my knowledge it was accurate.
- >>Try looking up Amusement Parks in you library. A real good book to
- >>get your hands on is called the Great American Amusement Park by Gary
- >>Kyriazi. It is a rather old book (over 10 years old) but is still
- >>full of great pictures and information about the history of old and
- >>some new parks.
- >>
- >> Bill "any book on roller coasters is good to read" Figie
- >
- >
- >Another great place to look for information on coasters and amusement
- >parks is the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. There are
- >literally hundreds of articles listed for the past several years under
- >these two topics. Not all of the articles are good, some are just short
- >blurbs, but you'll come across a number of in-depth articles this way.
- >
- >Tom "Anything on roller coasters is good to read" Obszanski
- > ^^^^^^^^
- > slightly amended here.
-
- I have found really good articles in Scientific American, Smithsonian,
- Newsweek, and Popular Mechanics, and this was only 1988-present. There is a
- wealth of stuff out there.
-