Radio Books

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Wow! This is my fave TV show. This is good info, fine photos.. and if you missed the first part of the first year, it's a MUST!

It would be morally wrong for me to give this book anything less than five stars, seeing as it was written by my granfather. However, while, this book is outdated by some years it is extremely informative and quite interesting to read. And for the radio lover, electrician, or engineer this book can be useful for a weekend project with children.

The title of David Bouchier's latest book says it well. "A Few Well Chosen Words: More Wit and Wisdom from Public Radio" is a pleasurable, hilarious read. According to studies, laughter improves our health and extends our life span. By all means, then, launch 2008 with this excellent read, for it will have you laughing aloud, thereby enhancing your own well-being even as it deepens your insight into our quirky customs. An award-winning author, radio essayist, retired professor and humorist, Bouchier offers his droll wit in this collection, which contains just the right number of well-chosen words. Each topic is presented with a unique twist. For instance, in his introductory essay "All American," he begins his inimitable satire with "everybody in the world, except the French, wants to be American." Preceding this essay is a quote from E. M. Forster: "If one cannot reform the world, one can at least laugh at it." Bouchier knows how to do that, and he knows how to entice the reader to do the same.
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Dolly Withrow
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As well as being a good overall book covering many traditional wireless topics, this book also offers detailed information on several subjects like propagation databases (terrain, buildings, etc), traffic loading models for cell sectors and spectrum utlization that are not found in any other books I've seen on wireless engineering. Other books I have on propagation modeling (like Rappaport's or Bertoni's) don't treat the subject of database construction and potential errors. This book also brings together traditional microwave link design (rain fades,etc.) with design of multipoint systems using new CDMA and OFDM technologies - again, not found together in other books. Even the stuff of WiFi is useful, but I would have liked more included on this subject. Highly recommended if you're involved in fixed wireless design.

I have read a number of restoration books. This book deals with radios from the 20's to the 40's. The book is written in a relax style and is one of the better books it can be read by a beginner and also by a experienced repair person.

This is an excellent audiobook, but it is an audio dvd and would not play on my portable cd player. I had to play it through my TV. Just thought prospective buyers should know. It is a great listen though!!!!

As with many Radio series, Casey, Crime Photographer had its origins in pulp fiction. A new book by J. Randolph Cox and David S. Siegel covers the Casey character from the first stories in a pulp magazine, to novels and comic books, plays, motion pictures, Radio and television. The authors have uncovered much previously unpublished information and have presented it in a very readable format.

The Casey character was created by award-winning mystery writer George Harmon Coxe and premiered in a short story in a popular pulp magazine of the 1930s, Black Mask. Included in Flashgun Casey are that original short story, "Return Engagement," and a biography of Casey's creator, who was twice President of the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) and recipient of the MWA Grand Master Award in recognition of his lifetime contribution to the mystery genre.

The non-Radio manifestations of Casey are thoroughly documented in the book. Background information is provided on the various literary, theatrical, motion picture and video productions involving the crime-fighting photographer. The authors trace how the Casey character and supporting cast changed with the demands of the different media. They also provide synopses of all 21 short stories and novelettes, six novels, four comic books, two films and a play. Additionally, there is a broadcast log for the 1945 and 1951-1952 television series.

The sections on the Radio series cover approximately 40 percent of the book. There are photographs and an illustration of all main cast and crew members. A variety of topics relating to the Radio series are elaborated on:
how Casey came to Radio;
an overview of Casey's Radio career; cast and crew information and program changes;
series title, times slot, and opening changes;
an assessment of Casey's popularity;
ratings; and
a sampling of plot summaries.
Radio scripts for two Casey episodes that are not in circulation, "Hanged by the Neck" and "The White Monster," also have been included by the authors.

The Radio log was compiled from many sources including CBS archives materials, the scripts of the primary writer, Alonzo Deen Cole, and information from a variety of newspapers and other sources. The log includes broadcast dates for all episodes, titles for all but 19 episodes, writer credits, broadcast days and times, and whether or not an episode is in circulation. The log also lists those episodes whose scripts were reused.

Flashgun Casey, Crime Photographer: From the Pulps to Radio and Beyond is well-written and researched and highly informative. David S. Siegel and J. Randolph Cox should be congratulated for bringing much new information into print. If you are a fan of this popular radio series and/or would like to learn more about the various incarnations of this character, this book is for you.

Complete music on 2 cds, complete libretto, history of composer, history on this opera, historical performance notes...What else could you ask for for under $...! AND you end up getting so much more out of the performance when you know the story to the music. You spend less time reading the sub-title screen and more time enjoying the performance. (Not to mention you can be a "smarty pants" and share the operas history with other patrons.)

I wish they had more than 14 operas in this collection. Also great for the opera collection is "The Book of 101 Opera Librettos" also by Black Dog.

(About the story...Love forsaken, love found, love lost, love ultimately saves the day. Ahhhhhh....Can't wait to see this one.)

Black Dog? Are you reading this? I want more!

This companion to Don Ross's "Rubber Powered Model Airplanes" covers updated information on flying and building rubber powered models. But best of all it now includes information related to flying the new immensely popular micro models. Micro radio control models powered by electric, CO2, as well as rubber are included in this book. Most everything needed to be successful with small model airplanes is included in this book. Everything from tools, materials and construction to flight trimming is addressed. I would highly recommend this book as well as Don's first book "Rubber Powered Model Airplanes" as two books that most any small model airplane enthusiast should have in their library.