The Vietnam War tore America apart culturally and ideologically—and this dramatic guide captures all the suffering, sacrifice, and heroism that resulted from that conflict. Featuring 12 rare facsimile documents—including personal letters, ID cards, and political memos—it explores the highs and lows of the world’s first televised war through the eyes of those who fought, from the commanding generals to the ordinary soldiers on the ground and in the air.

The Vietnam War Experience

History

SOUTER, GERRY

Souter, Janet

Military

Andre Deutsch

Buying and Selling Multimedia Services

This book is a comprehensive guide to buying and developing multimedia in the most cost-effective manner. Focusing on the human factors in producing multimedia, rather than just the software, Buying and Selling Multimedia Services is aimed at both buyers and sellers of multimedia services and draws on real-world anecdotes¦war stories¦from project diaries and first-hand experience, to provide examples of the key ideas delineated within the book. These are true stories culled from 25 years of working on both sides of the desk as a purchaser of creative services for a Fortune 500 company and as a producer and seller for one of the largest multimedia production shops in the country. This book helps the multimedia producer and buyer to recognize flaws in past performances and to anticipate situations in future projects in order to save money and eliminate boardroom confrontations. Accusations, altercations, and recriminations can be avoided and the bottom line enhanced with the production of an effective product targeted to a receptive audience. Souter examines the skills necessary to both the producer and the purchaser of multimedia, allowing each to see the others' problems and viewpoints. Viewing the multimedia project from both sides, as both buyer and seller, Souter highlights the issues which will allow for effective communication between parties, resulting in a better product and a more creative relationship among all involved. In the second part of the book, Souter provides a comprehensive guide to all the digital formats available, to help the buyer and the developer select the most appropriate for a given project. · Comprehensive guide to buying and developing effective multimedia for the least amount of money · Examples based on true anecdotes (¦war stories¦) from project diaries and first-hand experience · Focuses on the human factor in producing multimedia, rather than just the software.

Arts & Photography

Graphic Design

Routledge

The story of NASCAR's preeminent family and the multibillion dollar sport they helped create.• A chronology putting high points in the Earnhardts' careers in the context of pivotal moments in the rise of NASCAR and American motorsports• A rich bibliography of resources for further reading including books, journalism, archives, and websites

The Earnhardts: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)

Biographies & Memoirs

Greenwood

The Earnhardts: A Biography

In December 1900, a young inventor named Joshua Lionel Cowen devised a battery-powered train intended to help Manhattan toy-shop owners dress up their window displays. When the shops' customers began ordering the trains for themselves, Cowen launched Lionel Manufacturing Company. Beginning with those turn-of-the-century "cigar boxes on wheels," this colorful large-format history follows the world's most famous toy trains as they survive the Great Depression, bask in the height of their popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, weather several changes of ownership in the 1970s and 1980s, and celebrate their 100th anniversary at the end of the 1990s. The trains are richly illustrated with specially commissioned color studio photography, archival black-and-white images, and classic print ads. Also discussed are the business and marketing decisions, electrical innovations, and accessories upon which Lionel built its following. A definitive history for Lionel enthusiasts, railfans, and nostalgia buffs.

Lionel: America's Favorite Toy Trains

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Motorbooks Intl

As yesteryear's wooden fire wagons evolved into today's gleaming red fire engines, so too evolved the fire station. The American Fire Station examines how the evolution of this institution has been the result of advances in firefighting equipment, namely the fire engine. A collection of historical b/w photos is complemented by a selection of colour photography featuring of restored stations and firefighting equipment.

The American Fire Station

Science & Math

Technology

In the 20th century, perhaps no toy has enjoyed as much adulation as the toy train. It seems virtually everyone who came of age before the era of the computer chip was once a scale-size railroad baron, building empires on their parents' living room floors. As we debark for the 21st century, the popularity of toy trains as playthings has been somewhat displaced by high-tech electronic gadgetry, but their desirability to collectors and hobbyists rolls ahead more determined than ever. 
This chronological history of the toy train celebrates the wares of all prominent American toy train manufacturers from the turn of the century to the present, with special focus on the big three: Lionel, American Flyer, and Marx. All scales are discussed, and the trains themselves are richly illustrated with specially commissioned color photography, archival black-and-white shots, and classic print advertisements. Sure to appeal to collectors, hobbyists crafting sophisticated layouts, and those legions of former pint-size engineers.

The American Toy Train

Antiques & Collectibles

This red-hot tribute delivers the fascinating history of fire stations and the unique culture that surrounded them, from 1880s stables filled with horse-drawn fire wagons through the advent of "modern" styled stations of the late 1960s. The story of how fire-station design and fire-engine design effected each other is told through the use of historical black and white and modern color photography of restored stations, vehicles, and equipment. See how fire engines, firefighters, and their gear evolved in The American Fire Station.

Business & Money

Industries

The story of Lionel is a one-hundred-year saga of the world's most famous model trains. Yet in 1967, the company filed for bankruptcy, and in 1969 Lionel licensed its electric train manufacturing to breakfast-cereal conglomerate General Mills. This book examines the five distinct eras of Lionel's history, placing them in the context of real-life railroads and world affairs. No gauge is overlooked in the details of founder Joshua Lionel Cowen's most significant products and his crafty business decisions. Excellent color photographs focus on Lionel locomotives like the 1903 Electric Express, the 1937 Hudsons, and the famous Santa Fe F3 diesels, with attention on rolling stock such as the animated Poultry Dispatch Car and historic sets like the Blue Comet.

Classic Lionel Trains

This brilliant showcase of color looks at the evolution of the toy train industry and its miniature products from 1970 to today. Presented are the O- and G-gauge offerings of Williams, MTH, Weaver, Marx, Railking, Lionel and others. Collectors of these toy trains will delight in the contributions of major industry players as they examine the modern technologies incorporated by the manufacturers and the market trends that dictate their products.

Modern Toy Trains (Enthusiast Color Series)

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Books by SOUTER, GERRY

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The Vietnam War Experience

Buying and Selling Multimedia Services

The Earnhardts: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)

The Earnhardts: A Biography

Lionel: America's Favorite Toy Trains

The American Fire Station

The American Toy Train

The American Fire Station

Classic Lionel Trains

Modern Toy Trains (Enthusiast Color Series)