Equipment Books

Kit does an excellent job of giving credit where credit is due. The highly classified low altitude, silent, Army-Lockheed YO-3A with the second generation night vision and infrared illuminator (1st Lockheed production stealth aircraft) was able to locate the largest Russian Trawler and coordinate activities with the gallant Broncos to destroy this ship and its munitions during the Vietnam War.

Lovell's book is an excellent read. If you want to know what Forward Air Control and Support really means, read this book.

Unfortunately the soldiers today do not understand or appreciate what it is to have a soldier, in the air, in direct contact with the guys on the ground.

I hope we never forget the lessons Kit Lavell tells in this great book.

As a lay person (i.e. one who has never been in the military or in Vietnam), I found this book very exciting and educational. While those like me will struggle slightly with the military vernacular and acronyms, there is plenty of real life drama to keep you riveted. Kit Lavell does an excellent job in bringing the reader into the backseat of the amazing OV-10 as it flies missions in the Mekong Delta, all the while giving you an extremely detailed chronological account of this attack squadron from its conception to decommission. Anyone interested in war history will love this book, which uncovers an untold chapter of the Vietnam war. The Black Ponies are truly some of the unsung heroes of this controversial war. The testimonies of those who received life-saving support from these men are astounding. You can't help but be amazed by the capabilities of this unusual aircraft and the skilled pilots who "drove" them. As much as I enjoyed this book, I can only imagine that those with a military background and those who served in Vietnam (especially in the Mekong Delta) will appreciate it even more.

This is the story of Navy Light Attack Squadron Four. It began in the very late 60's and was decommissioned in mid 1972. It's mission was close air support and protection of the US and Viet Namese Navy's riverine forces/brown water navy, including the SEALS. It was started with odd looking but agile light aircraft borrowed from the Marines to fill a mission that jet aircraft and helicopters could not. The Navy had eliminated in the mid 60s the only aircraft that had been able to support these forces on the ground.

It provides historical data with foot notes that makes it valuable for students of the era and scholars. It has interspersed personal information and stories - funny and sad - from the author's recollection, interviews with persons involved, copies and originals of official documents, private letters, scripts and casette recordings done at the time by some of the subjects.

Some of the characters- real people- include the brave and the foolish, the disturbed, the failed, the reborn. One commanding officer is as classical a martinet as any in literature or history.

It reads well and the technical and military allusions always are accompanied by a subtle/parallel plain language description which makes it enjoyable for non-military readers.

For craft and reading pleasure it's remininscent of Flight of the Intruder and Hunt for Red October.

This is the aircraft that has a special place in my heart ( beautiful lines ). Dietmar Hermann has written 3 great books on the fighter and they cover the Focke Wulf 190A, the Focke Wulf 190D and this book, the TA 152. Fascinating to follow the development of this great aircraft in these 3 books. They are all well documented, many high quality photo's and drawings, very accurate descriptions and you will even find the original factory drawings. In my opinion these 3 books belong together on your bookshelf.
I'm happy they are on mine !

Finding information on this plane is not that easy. Of all the books I have bought on the 152 this is the best. I highly recommend this book to any TA-152 enthusiast.

Very good work. Good amount of technical, as well as personnel information. Great photos and performance charts are a nice addition. This is, so far the best "single referance" for these aircraft that I've purchased of nearly a dozen.

My wife and I live in New England and are always looking for somewhere to spend a quiet weekend hiking, fishing, or hunting. The foghorn guide has colorful and accurate reviews of some fantastic cabins and cottages. We've already stayed at a few! Check it out, yo.

My wife and I travel often to New England, and this is a great resource for anyone who wants to see the sights, go foliaging, climb mountains, paddle in a kayak, or just relax near a lake. It has detailed reviews of cottages throughout the region, complete with information geared to specific outdoor interests (canoeing, hiking, etc.).

I am a Los Angeles, CA based resident & traveler who enjoys frequenting the more quaint areas of the world, New England being one of those areas and, incidently, a favorite destination. For the longest time I scoured the book shelves for the quintessential New England travel guide but most often would only come up with the more esoteric titles such as "Famous Haunts of Salem" or "The Spiritual Guide to New England". Finally, a book has arrived that spells out simply and beautifully the information I want and need to know about cabins, resorts and B&Bs throughout the entire region. Kudos to the Foghorn series of guides and to Ericson for designing such a helpful resource. I am very pleased with this discovery!

Not only does From Tip to Tail provide you with a WORKING knowledge of ski tuning, it offers up something that other ski tuning manuals don't‹simplicity and focus. I found that after having read this small, but potently illustrated book, the art of ski tuning suddenly was within my grasp. Now I'm keeping that money I used to dole out to ski techs and buying the author a ceegar

I read this book and I must say I was quite pleased with it. It offers a good guide to ski tunning, with step by step instructions. I particularly liked the checklist at the beginning of each chapter that made the whole book as a sequential script on how to fine tune our skis. It doesn't, however, go too much into the details of ski tunning, but that was not its purpose anyways. I would say that this book is a wonderfull complement to Seth Masia's book, where more detailed stuff can be found.

After reading this book and following its direction, I am able to tune my whole family's skis to a high precision. Three of my children race and their performances have clearly improved. Now they really notice when their skis are out of tune. Mr. Rader does an excellent job of describing every step involved in tuning/waxing skis - Great book!

This book gives the inside view from one of the designers and principal investigators of the LIGO ( Laser Interferometry Gravitatonal Wave Observatory ) project. The scientific goal of that collaborative effort is to look for 'gravity waves'. The detection of such waves would confirm some key aspects of Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, and open up an entirely new way of viewing the cosmos.

Amongst other sources, measurable waves are thought to be produced by enormously heavy stars colliding and exploding in neighbourhoods of the universe that would be very unfriendly for us if they were nearby. Out here in the quieter galactic suburbs very small effects are sought - fractional length changes with 20 zeroes after the decimal point!

The kicker is not only listening for such whispers but having any confidence about those signals in the presence of substantially larger disturbances. The noise is far greater than the signal sought after. Here some very clever design aspects must be considered and translated into functioning apparatus. If you liked the Michelson-Morley experiment then this is your update!

The author steps the reader through the overall brush-stroke level issues involved in such detectors. He examines and explains the design choices and technical challenges to be confronted for success in this area. He manages to serve to the reader a course of 'bites at the cherry' which summate and meld to a good overall view. There are liberal references to branch from should one be curious about some aspect. Some basic physics is probably needed - at least a late high school or early undergraduate level I would think. If you are a math-o-phobe, please don't worry as it's not an absolute requirement for understanding. If you aren't one, then you will enjoy and appreciate the discussion and derivations even more.

This is a terrific and engaging text presented by one who is clearly at one with the topic.

Covers all of the basics of the subject very well. I still refer to it occasionally. Easy to read, explanations very clear as one would expect from such a great teacher.

However, it could use a follow up. Maybe "Advanced Topics in Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detection"...?

This book is a great introduction to the basic theory behind gravity waves and their detection. It assumes knowledge of physics through special relativity, but not general relativity (although I'm sure it would help). You should probably have a decent understanding of tensor notation, but the ideas (as well as a lot of historic backround) are clear regardless. I am an undergraduate working on LIGO over the summer, and this book has been immensly helpful to me. Anyone who wants to review the fundamentals in this area should definitely read this book.

I had a glance at this book some fithteen years ago in o book-store and... I didn't buy it! My interest in garden design was fairly recent I thought "I can't buy every book on the topic". But the name and the images keept haunting me as other writers referred to Mr Page and pictures of some of his gardens flickered by. By then the book was out of print and unavailable alas. So one snowy day I went to a second-hand book-seller and there it was in the window! I got it instantly and spent the next weeks travelling to England, Italy, USA and his other places of work over and over again, slowly turning the pages of this book. If you have an interest in classical gardens of the Renaissance and Baroque - here is the modern version of their ideals to make you gasp. But it doesn't stop there; wood-lands, ponds and pools, Arab-style and more are to be found in excellent photos. The Italian projects (La Landriana, Villa Silvio Pellico, La Mortella e.g.) are perhaps the most famous ones. They are showed of course, along with the best kept of the many places he designed (far from all his gardens have survived to the present). This is actually the only book on a single designer that I've felt I've had to own. But then I am a lover of classical art and design...

No words to describe this genius!.How as a landscape gardener,could I have taken ten years to discover his works!!.He is obviously and sadly unknown for his contribution to timeless gardening.This is the "Bible" of landscape gardening,and he is the Van Gogh of gardeners.How can such a valuble and essential book be unavailable!?

I hadn't even heard of Russell page until I perchanced upon this book in my local bookstore some 5 years ago. I was moved to tears by some of the photographs, and that doesn't happen easily to me. The man was a genius, clear and simple, and his designs reached out and spoke to me in a way very few designers ever have. In my own landscapes, I have been immensely influenced by Russell Page, both through this wonderful book, and his own 'Education of a gardener'. This book is superbly illustrated with colour photographs throughout. The photography is excellent, and the written descriptions are well penned, informative, decriptive but not too long-winded. My copy of this book would be on my list of my top ten material possessions.

The A7V tank was Germany's not terribly distinguished answer to the British and French tanks of World War I. In fact, it was sufficiently second rate that the Germans frenetically put into service every British Mark IV they could find and repair. Only about 24 A7Vs served in the war; at least one was finished afterwards and served with the Freikorps, but it differed from the war tanks in several important ways. Although several A7Vs survived the war (including one which succumbed to a particularly mindless bout of scrapping at Aberdeen Proving Grounds during WWII), only one original tank remains, 506 Mephisto, captured by Australian forces and preserved in Australia. The German Army several years ago had a replica A7V constructed for their museum at Munsterlager, filling an important gap in their collection of German AFVs.

This book, published by Haynes (better known for their excellent series of auto manuals) is an important reference for this unusual vehicle and includes dozens of photographs of the preserved tank Mephisto, contemporary photos, and plans and drawings. The origins of the German tank program are covered, followed by detailed chapters covering the chassis, the armored body, the armament, the numbering of the tanks, and the identification of one from the other (especially helpful because the A7Vs were surprisingly individual). The relatively short operational life of the tanks is then discussed, followed by a useful section on the German use of captured British Mark IV tanks. A final section covers the camouflage and markings of both the A7Vs and the German-operated Mark IVs, and the uniforms worn by their crews.

With the recent release of a model of the A7V in 1/72nd scale by Emhar, this book is a vital reference for anyone interested in building an accurate A7V, or for those non-modelers who are curious about the little known German employment of armor in World War I.

Let me start by saying that this is an excellent book, I have no reservations about saying that. It contains a wealth of knowledge on the Kaiser's tanks and if you want anything more than the blurbs in the Schiffer series (not knocking them, for $12 thier book on the A7V is a steal) this is it, the only book that you'll need and the only one out there! It contains several detail drawings and what have you.

However, it is not everything that a modeller could hope it to be. The interior shots are somewhat limited, being either the few period shots still out there as well as plenty of photos of Mephisto. Unfortunately, Mephisto has no driver's station so there is scant reference on it. Frankly, from a modeller's standpoint, the Schiffer title holds up pretty well.

In sum, it's a very good book on the A7v, you'll never see a better one. That said, it is not equivalent to a Jentz book in photographic coverage and those who buy it for that will be somewhat disappointed. Of course, how many photos of a few dozen tanks from WW1 can one expect to survive?

I'm very happy with this book, but I paid $30 for it. For the $120-150 that the used book-sellers are often asking, I'd be a bit heisitant.

Matt

Although the best available reference on the a7v, the interior photos of Mephisto were incomplete. This text contains comparative charts and diagrams needed to differentiate between every a7v tank made. Camoflage and unit markings are also described and diagramed. Definitive color references would have been helpful. I recommed this book highly to WWI armor buffs.

The imagery and interviews are awe inspiring! If WWII aviation is your thing, then this is your book. Get it now.

The photography alone makes this a 10 as far as WWII aviation books go, but this book has a lot more including snipits of history and some of the most meaningful quotes from WW2 heroes and leaders.

Dear Buyers,

This has to be the most beautiful documentation of World War II aviation. Looking at the amazing pictures, I think of my days flying Hellcats in the Pacific. This book brings tears to my eyes reading Phil Makanna's beautiful writing. This book is nothing short of superb. Thank You.

One of a kind. Exceptional resource for general glass information and a pragmatic resource for building annealing ovens. Easy to read with great graphics and illustrations. I especially appreaciated the glossary of glass terminology.

I agree it is a must have if you are considering setting up a studio. It is also an excellent book for learning how the basic equipment works. This book has plans for building both gas fired and electric equipment for large and small scale operations. The book goes further and covers the concepts behind the designs with information that will allow you to work towards your own designs if so desired.

contains designs for: 5 different glory holes,10 dif. melting furnaces,4 styles of annealers and slumpers, pipe heater,electric hot cane pick up, electric garage, bit box, and a hanger box. also contains information on firing , gas safety systems , burner heads, and mixers. this is a must for people who haven't had the opportunity to have there hands held at ritzy art academies.

p.s. it also contains interesting tidbits on ceramic core vessel making!!!

This remains an excellent reference for any lab. We still utilize it in teaching conference. Always more reliable than a digital projector and a powerpoint set.

This book is now out; I have seen the edition. I consider it one of the most useful texts I have ever read. It is worth twice the price.

The best EEG book ever to come along. Since EEG is a visual art, combining actual, full size EEG pages with a text explaining the relevant findings is the only way one can learn it, and the authors have done an outstanding job of this.