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A few weeks ago my wife rediscovered a very Old waffle iron that had belonged to her grandmother! [We had packed it away years ago] Just for fun, tried it out and BINGO what a GREAT WAFFLE it made!!!
Of course that led to "-Where did this come from--who made it ,etc---" This just cried for a Goggle Look See,And This wonderfull book came up!! Antique Electric Waffle Irons 1900-1960: A History of the Appliance Industry in 20th Century America The author must have done a ton of research because this book has it all!!! It Is full of pictures and info about all kinds of "STUFF" Would HIGHLY Recommed Book for background on old co's and things they made. A Really Fun Read!!!!!!!! J.C.Byrdstown,TN. On the shores of beautiful Dale Hollow Lake!

For the small niche in this country who collect electric vintage waffle makers/irons, this book is the bible.
It is extremely comprehensive and full of facts and figures. The buying guide lists average (range) of prices for almost all known models from 1900-1960. Personally, I've come across a few models that aren't listed (2, to be exact) since I've bought my copy, but overall I'd say it doesn't get better than this.
The one thing I wish would have/could have been included would have been a list of clubs dealing with collecting these items.

Bill George has written a fantastic guide to American classic waffle irons. He has done a tremendous amount of research and covers his subject thoroughly from both the waffle iron and the appliance company perspective. The photos of the waffle irons are high quality.

His helpful hints in buying vintage waffle irons, waffle recipes, company and waffle iron model list with price guide all make this an invaluable reference. A must-have for any eBay buyer who likes vintage waffle irons.

Mr. George is without doubt the reigning guru of American waffle irons. One can only hope he would write a similar reference book on American toasters!

This book was a great read. I couldn't put it down. It is well written, and appears to be well researched. The time and locations are genuine, but is the characters that make this novel come alive. It makes you feel like you lived this piece of American History.

Great book which is easy to read and hard to put down.

This book is the keystone for a superb series of historical fiction novels focused around frontier times in Central Pennsylvania. It introduces you to many indian and colonial characters that you really get to know as friends and foes. If you like reading about frontier times with indian battles and inventive settlers this is the book for you. It is right up there with classics like "The Last of The Mohicans" and if it were made into a movie would blow away "Dances with Wolves". Once you finish this book you'll find yourself looking for as many of Mr. Chandler's stories that you can get your hands on.
Terrific!

These designs are a delight to paint and embroider! Each transfer is clear and easy to use, (almost like a stained glass pattern) and there are designs for several different types of projects, from small designs to intricate borders. Each time I look at the book, I'm inspired to start decorating.

This book is full of beautiful art nouveau designs that could be used for many varied applications. I bought this book to help me design my latest tattoo and it has been extremely helpful. I would recommend this book to anyone who needs detailed art nouveau floral patterns.

I love the designs, and recommend tracing with a knitting needle with dressmaker's carbon if you want to use the designs more than once.

the book gives concise information on all aspects of the pattern welded blade. A great how to on billet building, forging the pattern, and completing to finished blade.

This book is not intended for a novice at forge work. But if you have already hammered hot steel, and want to try something more challenging this book gives you all the information you will ever need about making forge welded blades. This book is an absolute must have for anyone who wants to start making pattered blades. The third of Dr. Hrisoulas' books, buy the other two as well (although if you're experienced enough to want this book, you've probably already got the others) and you won't need to ever buy another book on blade forging again. Buy this book. Buy it right now.

If you've read the author's previous books you will find some repetition (e.g., workshop, materials, weights, measures, compounds) yet this book really delves in-depth into the art of pattern-welding like no other I've read. It's his shortest book too, for that matter, but it really delivers on topic. You will learn everything you need to know to begin making stunning, functional Damascus creations. Well written, well illustrated, and very well done!

Lawrence Kane
Author of Surviving Armed Assaults, The Way of Kata, and Martial Arts Instruction

I would rate this one as an equal to the Sharpe series. The initial time period covered is one little written about. With both world wars coming up, the conflicts we participated in at the turn of the century seem to be forgotten. What is most interesting is that the time period then and our current involvement abroad seem to have some parallels. Can't wait to read the next one!

Blood And Iron by Dan MacGregor is the first in a series of action-packed adventure novels that chronicle the military adventures of young Marine Corporal Levi Rankin. In this exciting novel we are introduced to a man who must endure deadly conflicts in the Battle of Manila Bay and the Boxer Rebellion. Tense and with a heavy focus on danger, Blood And Iron is a well crafted, very exciting read from first page to last.

The year is 1898 and America is on the verge of becoming an imperial power. The book begins with the U.S. Navy sailing to Manila Bay to engage the Spanish. The hero, ex-cowboy from Wyoming, Levi Rankin, is a member of the U.S. Marine Corps on the U.S.S. Olympia and is about to experience his baptism of fire. The action never stops and continues to the Philippines and China, just in time for the Boxer Rebellion. The first of a six-part series, this is one book you can't put down 'til its done.

Probably the most well written and thought out book on Strength and Conditioning out there. The authors have succesfully written a book for the layman to apply to themselves or their football program. A perfect book for anyone who does not already have their CSCS, or just wants to help their program or child succed. Not a lot of complicated jargon and theories, rather material that can be applied strait away. Well done.

I bought this book for my son, who is aiming to be a Hokie in a few more years. The information is clear and precise, with great pictures and illustrations. My only disappointment is that the book does not have a hard cover as described; it has a soft cover which can easily be bent and torn with the use I expect it to get.

I have bought several 'bodybuilding' books from Amazon over the past 6 months, expecting a full body transformation. What happened was that I ran into a lot of thoeries on working out which often contradicted one another (HIT vs. Periodization) and it occured to me that I hadn't found what I was looking for.

I then concentrated on athletic performance as my goal instead of just 'looks' that the sport of bodybuilding strives for. What sport out there is more demanding than football?? NONE! I play for a flag football team and I want to get bigger, faster, and stronger. Luckily, I found "A Chance to Win" with my favorite player on the cover, Mike Vick. The selling point for me was that the workouts on Gentry and Tony are PROVEN time and time again by the quality of football players at V.Tech. This book really covers EVERYTHING you need to know about training your body to become a true athlete like diet, supplements, drills for speed and quickness, and a year long training routine. Excellent book which I'll be using it for a long time.

I worked for Bethlehem Steel during the latter time period that this book covers and I knew some of the players Strohmeyer mentioned. No one could have better described the times and circumstances that brought down this mammoth company as well this book did. Unfortunately, Strohmeyer died before the bitter end of Bethlehem Steel and so was not able to chronicle it's dying moments. At 99 years old, Bethlehem ceased to exist on December 31, 2003. The company's plants and other assets were either donated to a historical society or purchased at pennnies on the dollar by International Steel Group, a newly formed steel company which successfully revived several bankrupt steel companies and merged them together into a cohesive business. International Steel Group was subsequently purchased by Mittal Steel of the Netherlands and designated Mittal Steel USA. The old Bethlehem plants continue to operate under the new owner. This book is a fascinating, easy to read chronicle of corporate blundering so profound that one wonders how the company lasted for nearly a century. Sadly, even in its last days, Bethlehem managers simply couldn't fathom the drastic changes that were needed to save the company.

Bethlehem Steel is a huge part of my family history. My mother, father and both of their fathers all were employed for many years by this once-great company. Complacency seems too mild a word for what ailed this company. This book documents the fall of Bethlehem Steel [inventor of the H-beam... predecessor to the I-beam necessary for many of the tall buildings and skyscrapers we have today]. I really like this book but I am probably biased as I grew up in Baltimore, MD and Bethelehem, PA. Billy Joel even wrote a song about the influence of this company [not a pretty picture] in his song "Allentown". There's a lot of history here and a lot of explanation for why I had to leave all my childhood friends behind when the company started falling apart.

This was a fascinating page-turner, written by someone who was intimately familiar with Bethlehem Steel because he lived in its home town for decades, serving as the editor of the local paper. One of the best non-fiction (I almost didn't qualify this statement with that word) books I've read in a long time. Now that The Steel is gone forever, I'd love to be able to persuade Mr. Strohmeyer to write a companion volume to this one telling us just how the end came, in the same detailed analytic manner. We might be able to learn from others' mistakes. The failure of this once great company is a tragedy and is a sad example of what happens when American labor, management, and government all become too arrogant and complacent. Bye-bye profits. Bye-bye jobs. What's next? Bye-bye national defense? If steel was The Basic Industry, then everyone working in industrial America needs to read this book. Sooner or later, you'll probably deal with some of the issues raised here.

If you work on, weld, silver solder or generally mess with antique weaponry (and metal antiques in general) this book is a boon, a guide, a resource. It is pitched to the layman, highly readable and well researched. I use it as a reference more or less constantly when selecting tools, metals, temperatures etc.

This is an Excellent publication. Although I'm not an arms collector, as a hobby machinist I've long been fascinated by the metallurgy and heat treatment of carbon steel. Unfortunately, engineering texts on the subject are over my head, and Fighting Iron answered a lot of my questions. Further, since I work occasionally with both bearing bronze and brass, Mr. Gogan's thorough explanation of non-ferrous metals cleared up a lot of questions. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who works with, or is otherwise interested in, metals. This would include welders, machinists, blacksmiths, gunsmiths, and jewelers. Well done, Mr. Gogan!

Wether you are interested in firearms or in edged weapons, this is really a must have book. I deeply commend this book to anybody involved in collecting, or in museum conservation work. The book is small and compact, and contains a mine of interesting information. It is technical information, but written in a plain language, easy to understand to the reader, without the need of being an engineer. Surely, this is not a technical manual for engineers, but it is directed to the plain collector.

I found a lot of interesting facts, tables and drawings, as well as descriptions. I always keep my copy near me for refference, and I'm ordering additional copies, one to be presented to the library of the local National Museum of Arms, and one more for a close friend.

I HAVE BEEN AN INSTRUCTOR FOR 8 YEARS AND THIS IS NOW ONE OF THE REQUIRED BOOKS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN MY TRAINING CLASS FOR NEW DEALERS. AT MY SUGGESTION A LOCAL POKER ROOM HAS INCLUDED THIS AS THEIR RULE BOOK AND ALL SUPERVISORS ARE REQUIRED TO USE IT. THIS BOOKS HAS COMPREHENSIVE UP TO DATE RULES. AS WE KNOW RULES MAY CHANGE FROM ROOM TO ROOM, BUT SOMETHING THAT IS CLOSE TO STANDARD THE POKER ALMANAC HAS IT ALL. TDA RULES, ROBERTS RULES, GAMES, AS WELL AS A GREAT UP TO DATE GLOSSARY. THIS BOOK IS AN ASSET FOR TRAINING NEW DEALERS. I USE THIS AND THE PROFESSIONAL DEALER'S HANDBOOK AS A REQUIREMENT TO PURCHASE.

This is a concise encyclopedia of the rules for poker. The Official Rules will particularly appeal to novices as it explains the nature of the cardroom, the equipment integral to the game, and hand rankings. Much of it is based on Robert's (Bob Ciaffone's) Rules of Poker and is elaborated upon by the author. It provides an introduction to the game as well by experienced player, Kelli Mix. The various styles of games are also discussed: limit, spread limit, no limit, and pot limit. The text covers just about everything including seven card stud high low and deuce-to-seven high low. The explanation of tournament rules is valuable because, as those of us who watch HSP already know, tournaments and cash games are entirely different animals. It even tells you what should be done with the "odd chip" in casino games. I appreciated the definition of "kill pots" and wish I would have read it before I began playing in kill limit games online, lol. This is definitely something I could have really used back in 2004 when I first began learning about the game.

Game Day highly recommends this book as the standard poker book for use during all types of poker games. This book is especially helpful to players in home games of poker, where it is important to have a way to resolve rules disputes quickly and amicably.

We at Game Day saw that there was something missing in the current field of poker books: a standard poker rule book. Before we published the Official Rules of Poker, the only authorities on the rules of poker was Scarne and Hoyle, which were written in the Nineteenth Century. The game has changed, especially in the last ten years, and we realized that it was important to have a Twenty-First Century rule book.

When we put out the word that we were looking for an editor and for such a book, Kelli Mix came forward. Ms. Mix, or "Poker Mom" as she is known at the poker table, eagerly took up the challenge of gathering and writing the rules to suit the modern game of poker. This turned out to be a gargantuan task. Ms. Mix researched each rule, making sure that they were found in at least five independent sources. Mix turned out to be a wonderful choice as editor and author of the Game Day Poker Almanac Official Rules of Poker.

Mix is a professional poker player. She is still under most poker players radar, but she is quietly climbing the ranks of tournament poker players (she finished 11th in the 2007 World Series of Poker Texas Hold 'Em Women's tournament in a field of more than 1,200 players). However, she is more likely to be found at cash games, playing high stakes.

The Official Rules of Poker includes all the rules of poker, from the most basic hand rankings to the most obscure tournament rules.

Contents:
1: Elements of Poker. This chapter covers the most basic rules of poker, and also describes the way poker is played in casino card rooms. Mix wrote these rules in a way that makes them easy to use while playing a game.

2: Professional Poker Rules. These rules cover more of mechanical means of acting in a poker game, giving the finer definitions of what constitutes a raise, a call or a fold. They also discuss the penalties of rules infractions. There are four parts to this chapter.

a) Robert's Rules of Poker. These rules were written by professional poker player and authority, Bob Ciaffone, as a standard set of rules of cash games in casino card rooms. While local laws may require changes to these rules, and some casinos use their own rules, these rules are often cited as the official set of rules in professional play.

b) Robert's Rules of Poker for Private Games: This is Ciaffone's "Robert's Rules of Poker" which he adopted to home games where no impartial dealer or floorperson is present.

c) Poker Tournament Director's Association Rules (TDA Rules). Each year, the Professional Poker Tournament Directors Association updates its rules, which most casinos and poker leagues use as their official rule book in tournament play. Tournament rules add a new layer of rules to poker, as tournaments are about eliminating players, not about accumulating money.

d) World Series of Poker Rules: The World Series of Poker is considered the premier poker tournament event. Due to its sheer size and commercialism, the rules for WSOP tournaments are different than TDA rules. Many poker leagues use WSOP rules instead of TDA rules, as the WSOP rules are more popular among those who learned poker from television.

3: Poker Etiquette. There are types of behavior frowned upon in poker games, due to the fact that poker is a highly competitive game and may involve large sums of money. In some games of poker, violating etiquette may result in ejection from the game.

4: Variant Poker Games. Includes 69 different versions of poker, including 5-Card Draw, 5-Card Stud, Cincinnati, Chicago, Baseball, Anaconda, Mexican Stud, Chinese Poker, Iron Cross, Guts, English Stud, Kansas City Lowball, California Lowball, Pineapple,Spit, Three-Card Draw, and the ever-hilarious Indian Poker. Also includes rules for declaring wild cards and using jokers. WhIle professional poker players and casino card rooms will never play most of these games, home games are notorious for playing "dealer's choice" where the dealer chooses which of the many variations of poker will be played that hand. (Note: Mix and I had a really good time finding out about all of these games.)

5: Glossary. Again, Mix was very thorough in her research. Poker terminology is highly colorful and is a lingo all its own. from the Nuts to the Fish. Mix used multiple sources, as there are many local poker terms and terms used that do not last more than a few months. She excludes popular names for two-card Texas Hold 'Em hands, purposefully, although we plan to have a separate glossary for hand names in future editions. Still, this is one of the most complete glossaries I have seen in a poker book anywhere.

6. Index: Okay, I did the index. I believe that indexes should be thorough, and so I did my best to make the index easy to use in the heat of play. Still, this was a fairly easy index to create, as Mix's presentation of the rules and her organization of the material was straightforward, allowing me to easily pick out the rules.

The Official Rules of Poker has been wonderfully received. Professional poker dealers have been clamoring to get this edition. When we released the book at the WSOP 2007 in Las Vegas, the WSOP dealers practically knocked me over trying to get their own copy.

Thank you for considering The Game Day Poker Almanac Official Rules of Poker. I personally hope you will find it to be of great use, and that the book will provide you with years of fun--and fair--poker.

David A. Rozansky
Publisher
Game Day (an imprint of Flying Pen Press)

I learned all the stories of Judges as a child, but I realize now that I missed all the application and meaning God has for me. Inrig does an excellent job of bring the stories of the Judges to life, of showing how applicable they are to life in the 90's, and of revealing the truths God has for us today.

This is as good a commentary on the practical applications of the book of Judges as I have read. It takes the book of Judges from realm of Biblical history and presents it as a book that is totally relevant to today's Christian. Inrig has the ability to speak volumes with few words and he writes in a beautifully simple and eloquent style.

This book is full of great insights and practical application. This relevant commentary makes the book of Judges come alive! I found the explanation of Gideon's fleece most helpful.