It’s
difficult to believe that the United States landed a man on the Moon almost 50
years ago.
Without
the mighty Saturn V rocket such a trip would have never been impossible.
Speaking
as someone who witnessed the birth and development of the United States space
program I can testify that it was a long, arduous and dangerous road to
complete the Saturn V rocket.
Lives
and equipment were lost on the way to the historic flight that propelled the
Apollo astronauts to the Moon.
Author
Eugen Reichl and Schiffer Books
present the complete chronicle of the development and launch of the historic
rocket in Saturn V America’s Rocket To
The Moon.
The
book is brimming with archival photos, charts and graphs accompanied by
gripping text that delves into the history behind the rocket and its
development.
The
Saturn V took man to the Moon but it did far more than that, including launching
Skylab into orbit around the Earth.
Have
you ever wondered whatever happened to the musicians and performers who transformed
music in the 1980s? Are they still
producing music? Exactly what are they
doing and where are they?
All
those questions are answered in photographer Mike Hipple’s 80s Redux.
Mike
has compiled a photo gallery of 40+ musicians from over 40 years ago as they
appear today.
Included
with each photo study includes individual biographical text telling the history
of each performer and what they have been doing since their heyday.
Musician
fans are sure to want this fascinating book that proves once again that
musicians never die, they simply fade away.
When
I first started teaching nearly 15 years ago the big fashion craze of the time
was Gothic.
Students
strode around dressed in all black with white face makeup, darkened eyes and
black lips.
Boys
tended to wear long black trench coats and girls often wore lace enhanced black
skirts, blouses and slacks complete with black platform shoes and equally kinky
and decorative purses, bags, etc.
A
lot has chnged in the world of Gothic.
Modern Gothic by Jamie Mahon provides
a photographic art gallery of the here and now of Gothic fashion and lifestyle.
Gothic
has come along way as it pertains to fashion, makeup and overall appearance.
Black
is still basic but the dowdy look is passé as women dare to dress provocatively
and seductively.
This
ain’t your Granma’s Gothic!
If
you’re familiar with my website then you’re probably aware that I also review
model kits-plastic model kits.
But,
what if models were made of brass and required a sophisticated skill set few
people can master?
Model Building With
Brass,
by Ken Foran, demonstrates how model making has reached a whole new zenith with
a beautiful selection photos of models skillfully constructed out of brass.
Airplanes,
cars, ships-all are shown along with complete photographic instructions as to
how to build them
Learn
what tools are required, how to weld, form parts and there’s even a section on
how to correct your mistakes when you mess up.
It
is truly amazing conglomeration of photos and text that demonstrate the
incredible amount of skill, patience and creativity it takes to build
sophisticated models out of brass.