Customer Reviews:
camera Bible.......2007-07-16
Bought this McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 2005-2006 as a gift for my father and he loves to use it as a ref. the book has every camera in it.. Although it doesn't go in to detail about the camera's in it, it does go over the year it was manufactered and little know things about it.
McKeown's Guide, an indispensible tool for camera collectors.......2007-07-15
Anyone who is seriously interested in collecting antique cameras must have a copy of this Guide. It is indispensible to the auction arena, and particularly to EBay auction participation. The EBay camera world is frought with dangers and pitfalls when it comes to bidding and purchasing. It is important to know at least some fundamental levels of worth, and this book can provide you with this information. However, this "new" edition contains information that is at least 3-4 years old. So it is important to use judgement when bidding. Some camera prices have increased, but others have fallen over ranges given by the current Guide.
Another value of this book resides in the short histories it provides of the most important photographic manufacturers, such as Zeiss Ikon, Ihagee, Leica, and Kodak. Byond this, it is simply a great pleasure to leaf through at leisure all of the pictures of the multiplicity of cameras that have been produced over the last 150 years.
McKeowns the bible fpor camera collecting.......2007-06-27
This is pretty much the bible that all camera collectors, antique shops and photographers use to get info on old cameras.
it is just gotten so pricey in the last few years. I was able to buy one here on Amazon that was about $50.00 off the normal price to buy on-line. Even Ebay didn't have much either.
There is no need to say anything about the book. everyone knows it.
regards,
Nick Cz
McKeons Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras.......2007-06-18
Very concise and easy to use book.
Well compiled, even not so usual brands are found.
The suggested price is a good tool to start a negociation and the final price, of course, depends on the agreeement.
Good purchase for persons who take camera collecting seriously.
A Unique and Valuable Resource.......2007-05-13
I'm an avid collector who is getting ready to retire and am selling some of my collection. This guide is invaluable to me for determining the value of my collection and identifying the history of my cameras. I would highly recommend this book to any camera buff. It's fascinating reading.
Book Description
Each edition of the Price Guide reflects the state of the market in Leica equipment at the time it is compiled. Over the last 18 years of publication of the Leica Price Guide market conditions have changed considerably, both nationally and internationally. This is only a guide to prices and should be used as such.
Book Description
John Wade briefly introduces the collector to the early days of photography that led to the post-war period, then guides the reader through the many different styles, shapes, specifications and advances in technology that make up the era between 1945 and 1985. The result is a well-illustrated and comprehensive book.
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Collector's Photo Price Guide
George Gilbert
Manufacturer: Dutton Adult
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ASIN: 0801514096 |
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Tomart's Photo Checklist & Price Guide to Collectible Card Games Volume One
T.N. Tumbusch , and
Nathan Zwilling
Manufacturer: Tomart Publications
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ASIN: 0914293281 |
Customer Reviews:
Was my dream book.......2000-06-13
I bought this book way back in 1995. At that time, MTG wasn't as hot as now. As a MTG player and collector back then, I love this book so bad that I rarely flip through it (as I was worried that I could damage the book). I planned to buy an extra copy without success as it was sold out right away. This was the best book around for MTG collectors back then, it has photos of every card in MTG at that time. The Official Encyclopedia is better, but it didn't come out after 2 years (1997).
Grab one if you have a chance.
Book Description
Two kid geniuses in a world of parents that are either aliens or robots depending on which one you want to believe and is all a big conspiracy. Fast-paced, humorous series for all ages with a major twist you won?t see coming.
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A wild ride.......2005-11-18
The seeming tale of 2 smart teenage social outcasts taking on the world evolves into a convoluted journey through time, space and deceit. Matrix-esque with much fun. And now, I am a Trondheim fan.
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Compelling Book on a horrible disaster.......2001-01-22
this book was excellent. informing readers of the tragedy of that cold day in January in 1986 when Space Shuttle Challenger exploded killing all 7 on board. for me, it taught me a lot about the disaster and the months leading up to it. i was born in 1986, 9 months after the explosion and until recently, i had no knowledge of it. then i heard that the first teacher to go into orbit was on that flight and she had 2 kids and a husband, it prompted me to read this book. at first glance, i thought, ok, they're going to tell me that she won a contest, she did some training, and she went up in the shuttle. but the author went in depth so much more and explained the hardships the children faced, after learning their mother would be gone for months at a time. and he explained the exhausting life Christa McAuliffe lived prior to lift-off. I reccommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good and fact-filled book now and then. and for those of you who witnessed the explosion 14 years ago, that should make this book all the more important to you. email me comments or suggestions: rogcha_22@hotmail.com
Right to the heart.......1999-06-01
Having experienced the disaster as a middle school student, I have only just begun to research Christa and her glorious rise as an educational icon. As someone who aspires both to be an astronaut and a teacher, I wept at the epilogue. Simply put, Christa was far from normal and average--she worked herself very hard and never seemed to complain.
Hohler did her justice in this chronicle of Christa's final field trip. It should be required reading of all students who wish to make something of their lives.
A Great Loss Not Forgotten.......1999-04-05
In the book" I Touch the Future..The Story of Christa McAuliffe"we the readers get to have a closer look at the Challenger tragedy and see just what a tragedy it truly was. Anyone who saw the disaster as it happened probably already had developed an interest in Christa McAuliffe because she was an ordinairy person doing something most of us will never do,and mourned her death.But for those of us who are to young to remember the explosion and the loss of the Challenger crew,( I was only about three years old when it happened) we have to rely on books and old news segments to tell us about this tragedy, and I would have to recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Challenger and Christa McAuliffe. Robert T. Hohler shows the reader all about Christa's training ,homelife and also a clearer view about what her crewmates were like, something we know almost nothing about. I only wish the author could've wrote the biographies of all of Challenger's passengers as well.Read this book so you won't be like me: Not knowing anything about such an important part of history until it's victims had been dead for a decade.
A chance for us all to know the real Christa..........1998-01-13
This book by Robert Hohler is a well-written, very personal look at the life of a very special woman whom most of us only had a chance to know from a distance. From her childhood to the last few days of her life, Christa McAuliffe was constantly giving gifts of love, insight, advice, friendship and understanding to her family, friends, and students, and the last few months of her life to the rest of the world as well. I Touch The Future gives us all a chance to realize what a huge loss we were dealt on January 28, 1996. If only someone would write equally good biographies of the rest of the Challenger astronauts, we could all realize the full extent of this tragedy.
The biography of our beloved teacher-in-space........1997-12-07
This book is one of many that have touched the hearts of millions with the life of a historical role model. From the day of her birth to the day of the fatal teacher-in-space flight, this book shows the climaxes and downfalls of Christa McAuliffe's wonderful life. We find that through tough childhoods, even the most ordinary person can turn into the most respected role model in the nation. I suggest reading this book if you were at all inspired or touched by the 1986 space shuttle tragedy. You will always remember her touching moments as a child, her fantasitic teaching career for the future of many kids, and her sad ending of her young life. Please read this book as a motion of kindness and rememberance for this wonderful role model for thousands.
Book Description
As we mark the dual milestones of its 100th flight and the 20th anniversary of its first launch, this definitive electronic book on CD-ROM presents a magnificent collection of documents chronicling the history of the Space Shuttle program and the heroes who fly it. Over 130 documents provide an incredible 12,000 pages of important reference and research material. The heart of this collection: complete and official Johnson Space Center mission reports for every mission from STS-1 to STS-106, along with the Approach and Landing test program flights prior to STS-1. These official JSC reports - not available on the web - provide a thorough mission summary, SRB, ET, SSME and Orbiter performance and anomaly details, a sequence of events timeline and problem tracking summary, and associated charts, tables, graphs, and illustrations. The incredible detail in these reports is not available elsewhere!
A comprehensive set of NASA astronaut biographies is presented, with both current biographies (and official portraits) and historic reproductions of earlier biographies, including those for the original astronauts. Exclusive reproductions of Flight Readiness Review (FRR) minutes and presentations from five recent flights provide fascinating details about the vehicle and the program. Press kits for 13 recent missions are included. Looking ahead, we have several internal program documents that disclose NASA's ongoing work to upgrade the Shuttle and its systems. We round out our presentation by reproducing several interesting documents about Shuttle systems and hardware. Overall, this disc provides a remarkable overview of the past, present, and future of the Shuttle. This CD-ROM is perfect for anyone interested in the spectacular history of our Space Shuttle program!
Please see the Table of Contents section for a full list of documents.
The documents are reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows 95/98/ME, Windows 3.1, NT, and Apple Macintosh systems. Reader software is included on the CD.
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THIS CONCISE ENCYCLOPEIDA IS DESIGNED TO FILL THE GAP FOR THE LAYMAN AND TO ATTEMPT AN ASSESSMENT OF LATEST DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE SERIOUS STUDENT. IT SETS OUT SIMPLE DEFINITIONS OF BASIC TERMS AND DESCRIBES THE AIMS AND TOOLS OF THE RESEARCHERS AS WELL AS PROVIDING EXPLANATIONS OF THE FUNDENTAL PRINCIPLES AND BIOGRAPHIES OF IMPORTANT FIGURES IN THE FIELD.
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Even more interesting 17 years later.......2006-11-05
The book was written to go with the 20th anniversary of the first landing, and has interviews with 11 of the 12 moonwalkers. Neil Armstrong did not participate, so the authors included excerpts from the public record on Armstrong. Obviously, no book like this can be written today, as some have died. The authors are fortunate to have done this project then, as Jim Irwin was gone before the 25th.
I strongly recommend serious Apollo fans include this in their reading list. Most likely, though, you'll never be able to, as my guess is the book did not sell well and has mostly disappeared. Grab it if you see a copy. The casual space reader would be better served by others in the excellent collection of narratives and autobiographies.
The timing of the book makes for good copy years later. The American glow from the moon landings was long gone, with no follow-up toward permanent work toward the moon. The shuttle had its history of delays, and the Challenger disaster a couple years earlier had prompted re-examination of the role of space and NASA's priorities. The space station was still in the future, and the Soviets were actively working toward a permanent presence in space. Mars looked like a feasible goal that might prompt a serious commitment by now.
The astronauts talk about all of those topics and more, with excellent perspective and their own biases. Their predictions vary widely. There is no mindless optimism - these are serious guys concerned about the future. Many of them offer suggestions for revitalizing the space program and/or what its priorities should be.
The section for each astronaut has some basic bio information and a summary of his role in the space program and what happened in the years since. The bio material about who got what flights reminds the reader of the twists and turns that deviated from the projected crews (e.g., Bean owes his flight to the death of CC Williams). Then it's straight Q&A. Thus, the typical narrative content and weaving of a story is not here, which is what makes this different. What comes through for each astronaut is often what you might have expected. However, there is often a telling detail that I hadn't heard elsewhere.
One point several agreed on is that landing the LM was a lot simpler than night landings on a carrier.
Buzz Aldrin talks about his struggles after returning to earth, his relationship with his father, and re-hashes the decision of who went first. Jim Irwin talks mainly about religious aspects, as does Edgar Mitchell, along with his psychic work that became his focus post-Apollo.
Shepard declines again to say whether he would have overridden the abort on Apollo 14. Mitchell says they would have. Shepard said "The Right Stuff" movie was OK, but "did a disservice to a lot of people" in how they were portrayed. Conrad agrees ("it was terrible"), while liking the book a lot. The thought of Conrad and Tom Wolfe together makes me smile.
Aldrin says he wouldn't trade being on the first (short) mission for one of the last missions with the additional time on the moon, and debunks the story that he gave his second wife a piece of the moon.
Conrad sadly recalls the winding down of his career in NASA ("I would have had a very tough time staying there, living under the damn ground rules by which those guys had to build the Shuttle").
Mitchell's section is the longest and most philosophical, getting into man as a non-linear computer and what happens when a person dies.
Bean recounts the funny story that's in "From the Earth to the Moon" where Conrad says, "Look, I don't want anybody having to take a crap on the moon....". I liked Bean's comments about the crew as a team, and the whole space program as a team. He always comes across as a good guy. Bean also did the illustrations for the book.
Irwin talked a bit about the medical issues on the moon and his problems since then, all the sadder given his early death. Regarding the white "Genesis Rock": "the green rock that we brought back has an approximate age of about a half a billion years older than the white rock. So, really, the green rock should have been called the Genrics Rock, rather than the white one."
Schmitt on the Challenger: "Christa McAuliffe knew exactly what she was doing. She knew what the risks were. The first teacher that went west in covered wagons probably didn't make it either. NASA just didn't know how to handle it."
Scott gets asked a question I had never thought of before this book. What should happen to the landing sites when we go back some day? His interview has an excellent mix of about 90 questions.
In 1989, John Young thought he might get another shuttle flight or two. Never happened. Young also said the best book by an astronaut up to that time was "The Quiet Sun" by Ed Gibson.
Charlie Duke covers his religious conversion and work with Jim Irwin, et al. He and Young claim to have the land speed record on the moon in their excursions with the Rover.
Always-interesting Gene Cernan shines here, too. "100, 200, 300 years from now if you look back at the time it takes between when we first went and when we go back to the moon, even if it's fifty years, it's going to be just a blip in history. So, I'm not bitter because I know it's going to happen."
On a minor note, the book has too many typos for my taste.
P.S. My copy of the book is signed by Shepard, Bean, Cernan and author MacKinnon.
first real look at moonwalkers, and their lives.......2000-06-13
this was, to my knowledge, the first book done on all 12 moonwalkers,/together, and which tells about the men, their respective missions,and rest of lives,upto late 1980's!what they achieved as astronauts,men, and how they ended upin later life! interesting!
TELLS ABOUT ALL MOONWLKERS.......2000-05-28
This book tells the reader a little about all 12 men that walked on the Moon, and their reflections of their experience, their lives a little, and how Project Apollo and being an astronaut changed their lives forever! Could read 1000 books like this one, and never get tired of it
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- Future Visions from the 'Fifties
- The Current Best Resource for the Space Toy Collector!
- THE BEST Robot & Space Toy book available ! Buy It Now !
- Fantastic Space Toy Graphics!
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Future Toys: Robots, Astronauts, Spaceships, Ray Guns (Antique Collectors Club)
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Customer Reviews:
Future Visions from the 'Fifties.......2005-10-08
" Human slavery is wrong, insecure, and demoralising. On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the machine, the future of the world depends." That profound quote from Oscar Wilde leading off the robot section tells you that this is not simply another stylish, colour- drenched coffee table collector's book, but one which marries brief text and evocative photos to cast its subject in a new light. "This book celebrates the design, novelty and colour of these highly fascinating toys," the authors write, exactly the same elements that readers and collectors find so fascinating.
In 225 pages, they present hundreds of colour photos of rare and iconic robots and space toys, along with brief informative blurbs. A rare feature is a listing of manufacturers' marks, both fascinating and helpful in identifying toys. Another rarity is the many photos of original boxes, along with numerous colour and style variants. Amazon suggests you buy this book along with Blast Off! I'd make the same suggestion. Blast Off! has lots of reading, unusual in a collector's book, while the stunning photography and layout lift this British book well above the ordinary.
The Current Best Resource for the Space Toy Collector!.......2000-07-28
The authors have done a superb job in presenting a classic piece of collectible reference. The book is filled to the bubble with all the greats and done with taste and care. One of the nice sections is a complete listing of toy manufacturers trademarks. No effort was made to price the robots and space toys, which I'm gratefully thankful for, since any attempt would certainly have dated the work. As a collector this will be one of my future guides as I pursue what has become a rewarding if albeit expensive pastime! Bravo...and my compliments. To all others the least bit interested...get this book!
THE BEST Robot & Space Toy book available ! Buy It Now !.......2000-07-28
I have to agree with the comments made by the author himself, both " ...informative & visually stimulating ...". If that was what he set out to achieve by writing this excellent book, then he has surpassed it. Superb colour pictures of the type of tin robots & space toys we all played with in our younger days brought the memories flooding back. For collectors of this type of toy, this has to be a classic. Clear photography, excellent description of each toy, rare items and original boxes and a desirability guide. A must for both new & experienced collectors alike !
Fantastic Space Toy Graphics!.......2000-05-25
Altho I'm not a Space Toy collector, this will be on my shelf just for the quality and quantity of the fantastic vintage graphic images of the toys and their boxes.
For the Space Toy afficianado, this has the best, large scale, clearest photos I've seen. Thee is brief, but concise information on each toy that includes the size, maker, year, country, desirability, & description. There are several pages of trademark logos. It's a real trip down memory lane and should serve as one of the top ranked refrence books out there.
Book Description
Recent surveys have provided new and updated information into public insights of the nascent space tourism industry. Erik Seedhouse uniquely explores in detail the cutting-edge technologies, spacecraft capabilities, launch vehicles and the training that will define this commercial enterprise and also provides a manual for future suborbital and orbital private space explorers. This overview of the space tourism market is based upon choices the spaceflight participant must make, such as choice of agency, mode and spaceport. A detailed explanation is given of the medical requirements for spaceflight participants, with special reference to potential waiver criteria. Over half of the book is a comprehensive astronaut training/instructional manual that addresses each of the 15 subjects required for suborbital and orbital flight. A DVD with instructional lectures in the form of powerpoint slides might be included.
Following an Introduction examining the commercial potential for space tourism, Section 1 covers Suborbital Flight. Chapter 1 opens with a description and analysis of the significance of SpaceShipOne. Chapter 2 gives the Suborbital frontrunner profiles, mission architectures and technical aspects from launch to landing while the following chapter details the training and medical requirements for space tourists. Section 2 covers the same aspects for Orbital Flight, including a civilian astronaut training manual, enabling technologies, capabilities and personnel. A description is given of the anticipated on-orbit phases that will introduce the potential spaceflight participant or reader to the capsule, rendezvous, medical support, mission events and de-orbit phase. Section 3 gives a detailed assessment of the future of space tourism based on current technologies, commercial applications, military use and Lunar and Mars missions. Countries without space programs are also included.
Erik Seedhouse provides a much needed, well-rounded understanding of what promises to be the most dynamic, multi-faceted and exciting industry in the world. He shows how seemingly innocuous players are disproving long held beliefs about what can be achieved in space despite the inherent complexities, and why this industry may soon define the new norm in space travel.
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This digital document is an article from Science World, published by Thomson Gale on January 16, 2006. The length of the article is 1761 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: NASA: what's next? How future astronauts will travel to the moon and beyond.(Cover Story)
Author: Jeanna Bryner
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Science World (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 16, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 62
Issue: 8
Page: 14(6)
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