"The attention to detail is amazing" --Roger McGuinn 
"A joy to the eyes and a must-have reference guide" --Geddy Lee 
Electric guitars are not simply musical instruments. At their best they are iconic works of art, a marriage of form and function that has come to symbolize the very essence of 20th century pop culture. 
While Fender and Gibson maintain their positions as brand leaders in an industry that has helped shape popular music, Rickenbacker, a small family-run business with roots stretching back to the very invention of the electric guitar, remains one of the most important makers almost 100 years from inception. This book charts the company's history from its founding in 1931 to the present day. 
The authors traveled the world to bring together more than 350 original instruments -- including all 7 Beatles-owned Rickenbackers -- photographing them beautifully for this all-encompassing study of a unique brand. 
New interviews with legendary Rickenbacker players, including Roger McGuinn, Peter Buck, Susanna Hoffs, Johnny Marr, Geddy Lee and Paul Weller, make this book the most comprehensive history of the brand to date and a must for all guitar enthusiasts.

Rickenbacker Guitars: Pioneers of the Electric Guitar

Arts & Photography

Kelly, Martin

Kelly, Paul

Music

Firefly Books

Here's the PARENTS Magazine guide to great baby names. More than a list, here are fascinating facts to help you choose the perfect name, including: the origins, history, meanings, and derivations of hundreds of names, top ten favorites of yesterday and today, trouble names, religious names, and much more!

Parents Book of Baby Names

Parenting & Relationships

Ballantine Books

Aimed at readers ages 12 and up, the brand new "Colonial Life" series complements the world history and American history curriculum and follows the National Standards guidelines. Easy-to-read chapters featuring full-color maps and illustrations take students from the early days of discovery and exploration, through the establishment of the first colonies by the vying European powers, to the events leading to the Revolutionary War and the founding of the United States.Comprehensive in scope, the series covers events in North, Central, and South America, including the early settlements, the thirteen British colonies, Canada, the Spanish possessions of the southwest and California, and the French territories. Thematic volumes introduce students to daily life on the settlements, the diversity of the people, rule of government, religions and beliefs, and the regional and global economies involving trade and commerce. Coverage also includes material on Native American cultural groups from the pre-Columbian era through their interactions with the European colonists and settlers.Feature boxes and sidebars in each volume discuss high interest events and developments and offer biographical information, and primary source material displays historical documents along with quoted text from important figures and excerpts of their writing. A glossary and a guide to further information including Internet resources help make this set an invaluable addition to any school or public library.

Colonial Life: Cities and Towns

Business & Money

Altman, Linda Jacobs

Kelly, Melissa

Stefoff, Rebecca

Hinds, Kathryn

Economics

Routledge

First Published in 2015. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &amp; Francis, an Informa company.

Government (Colonial Life)

Teen & Young Adult

Education & Reference

All aboard the color train! Take a ride on a series of magical ribbons and end with a dramatic pop-up surprise! A remarkable, innovative format provides toddlers a thrilling ride, filled with dozens of point-and-say objects of all the primary and secondary colors. A cheerful engineer guides kids on a magical train whose cars appear amazingly one-by-one on every spread, then disappears into a long black tunnel, only to spring to life in a spectacular 3D finale. 
 An ultra-sturdy binding, high-quality full-color printed ribbons, and an unexpected ending makes this the perfect example of a play-and-learn book. Ages 2 to 4.

Color Train, Color Train!

Children's Books

Cars, Trains & Things That Go

Smart Ink Books

On a dark night, the skeletons climb out of their graves, stretch their bony bodies, play, enjoy snack, and dance around, in a book with openings in each page that reveal a stretchable plastic skeleton toy.

Skeleton Stretch: A Spooky Tale (Stretchies Glow-in-the-Dark Book)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

The Everything American Presidents Book is an excellent source of information about each of the forty-three men who have served as chief executive of the United States. This exhaustive guide provides you with all you need to know about this country's leaders, including:<ul>
<li>Their early childhood and formative years</li>
<li>The effect of the office on wives and children</li>
<li>The triumphs and tragedies that shaped them</li>
<li>The legacy of each man's term in office</li>
</ul> Written in an entertaining style by two experienced educators, this fun and informative guide is packed with facts and details about the life and times of each president and the major events that shaped his term. The Everything American Presidents Book has everything you need to know about the fascinating men who shaped U.S. history and policy.

The Everything American Presidents Book: All You Need to Know About the Leaders Who Shaped U.S. History

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Everything

Leo Fender's guitars have arguably had the greatest influence on modern music than any other make of guitar. Over 250 guitars in every model, style and finish are lovingly photographed and detailed, from the greatest to the rarest - Strats, Teles and the infamous Marauder. Includes hundreds of never-before-seen images from recently unearthed archives and specially commissioned shoots around the world. Working with a worldwide network of collectors each model has been photographed specially for the book and alongside these exceptionally rare guitars are reproductions of Fender ephemera - the largest collection anyone will have ever seen. Tracing the history and influence of the company, in an easy-to-read format, with a level of detail no other book can rival. These vintage guitars are among the most loved and collectible instruments in the world.

Fender

Foster, Terry

Cassell

A STUNNING NEW AND COMPLETELY REVISED EDITION OF THE FENDER BIBLE FOR 2025 Collects together more rare Fender guitars than have ever been seen before, an iconic American brand whose value to collectors keeps on rising. Leo Fender's guitars have arguably had the greatest influence on modern music than any other make of guitar. Over 250 guitars in every model, style and finish are lovingly photographed and detailed, from the greatest to the rarest - Strats, Teles and the infamous Marauder. Includes hundreds of never-before-seen images from recently unearthed archives and specially commissioned shoots around the world. Working with a worldwide network of collectors each model has been photographed specially for the book and alongside these exceptionally rare guitars are reproductions of Fender ephemera - the largest collection anyone will have ever seen. Tracing the history and influence of the company, in an easy-to-read format, with a level of detail no other book can rival. These vintage guitars are among the most loved and collectible instruments in the world.

Fender: The Golden Age: 1946-1970

The Stratocaster. The Telecaster. During the quarter-century following World War II, Fender guitars didn't just make music. They made musical history. Those spectacular years are remembered and celebrated in this definitive new book, which tells the story of the Fender company and the wondrous instruments it created. Featuring 250 photographs of Fender guitars-including some extremely rare guitars in private collections-as well as the largest collection of Fender advertising ever assembled, this gorgeously designed volume is a comprehensive account of Fender's golden age. It will be irresistible to anyone interested in guitars, rock 'n' roll, or mid-century American collectibles and ephemera. Like the guitars it documents, the book simply brings down the house.

Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970

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