Roller Coaster: Wooden and Steel Coasters, Twisters and Corkscrews

by David Bennett and David Bennett

Book Overview

A history of the great roller coasters of the world traces their evolution from their pioneering designers to the creation of modern high-tech coasters, accompanied by trivia, anecdotes, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078580885X
• ISBN13: 9780785808855
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Booksales
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.3" x 12.3"

Customer Reviews

Rollercoaster - A Great Book

Hello, everyone. I definately recommend this book for anyone as crazy about rollercoasters as myself. It is an excellent book, with parks and rides from all over the world. There are many, many colorful photos. If you're into coaster history, this has about two whole chapters devoted to the coaster past and origin. If you want to know where you can ride all sorts of coasters, or want to know what coasters are in the park you are going to next, this book has it all. Unfortunately, however, with the constant changing of the coaster world, this book is going to be out-of-date shortly, however, it is a great buy right now! I encourage you greatly to buy this book.Happy Coastering!

Incredible!

I had always been on the prowl of an awesome roller coaster book. I could never find one though. They were hard to find! Well, I received this book as a gift, and when I got it, I immediately looked through it. It had tons of information, from the history of rollercoasters, to the science of them, to today's coasters (Although they are really yesterday's since we have had tons of new designs this year and the book was made in 1998). This book is completely filled with photos, and jam-packed with information. Almost 200 pages! Almost every page has full color photos (except old ones, which are still great quality)! If you are even one bit interested in thrill rides, this book is for you! Well worth the price! You won't be disappointed! I highly suggest this book to the roller coaster lover who is on a frantic search for a great book! In the back it contains a listing of every park with roller coasters, and lists every roller coaster in that park with the kind of coaster it is! VERY USEFUL! You're gonna LOVE this book. Countless number of Cedar Point photos! Need I say more? This is the best book yet! I'm sure better ones are due out in the near future, but this is the greatest book of THIS time! A must-buy!

It's awsome!

This book has everything from beautiful photographs to the history of roller coasters. it has how coasters work, some legendary deisigners and the records such as tallest or fastest.... This book is absolutly fabulous.

The Best Roller Coaster Book

This is the best roller coaster book. I own this book and it's the best. If you love roller coasters, this is a great book. It has awsome pictures. It has some great stuff about the history of the roller coaster. It tells about the greatest coaster designers of all time. It has info about almost all kinds of coasters. It has a downside though. Since the book was made in 1998, it doesn't have all the designs of the new coasters. If you expect a book with a bunch of pictures and info about the new coasters such as floorless, you won't find it. There will be a ton of brand new coaster designs coming in 2000, and this book doesn't even think they can exist. If you want to know some generaly info about the history of the roller coaster, and want the know how a basic coaster works, this will be a great book. You don't want this book if you expect all the technology info. Overall this is a great book.

The Best Roller Coaster Book In Existance!

This book is a must-buy for any major coaster enthusiast, or someone who is just interested in coasters in general. It contains huge color pictures and informing text. The book is a hardcover, so the price is great too. If you want to buy a great book on coasters, this is your best bet.