Roller Coasters: A Thrill Seeker's Guide to the Ultimate Scream Machines

By Robert Coker

Book Overview

More than 150 awe-inspiring images of the world s most terrifying rides put readers in the front seat of the largest, fastest, steepest, loopiest coasters ever built. From fifteenth-century Russian slides to the original Coney Island Cyclone to modern-day steel gigacoasters like Cedar Point s Millennium Force, this breathtaking, fabulously illustrated guide offers a wild trip through the evolution of roller coasters. Inside, there s coverage of 200 individual examples, including wooden wonders and steel marvels, inverted coasters, floorless coasters, suspended coasters, and modern hypercoasters. Profiles on coaster engineers and an in-depth look at the ever-evolving technology of coaster design and construction round out this fun survey."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402713339
• ISBN13: 9781402713330
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Main Street
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.0" x 0.8" x 12.0"

Customer Reviews

Roller Coasters: A Thrill-Seekers Guide to the Ultimate Scre

A Book that makes you love or continue to love rollercoasters. After his successful website ..., Robert Coker returns with a wonderful book that offers detailed ride dessriptions, beautiful pictures and helpful background on construction firms. A book from a rollercoaster-lover to rollercoaster-lovers. Those who were familiar with the content of ... will quickly recognize, that Coker has put the coasters he introduced to his website readers in detail into this classic book fomat. The book is divided into five chapters: 1. coaster history 2. wooden coasters (Shivering Timbers, Cyclone (the master's favourite), GhostRider, Lightning Racer, The Beast, 3. steel coasters (Riddler's Revenge, Alpengeist, Medusa, Batman & Robin: the Chiller, Volcano: the Blast Coaster, Stealth) 4. extreme machínes (Steel Force,Nitro, Goliath, Son of Beast, Millenium Force, Steel Dragon 2000, Oblivion, TA2000, Superman: the Escape, Tower of Terror, Let it Ride High Roller) 5. aftershock (X, ArrowBatic, Deja Vu, Air, Tilting Coasters) the last chapter is a look into the future (as far as the book was written (it does not contain pictures of the last rides, just giving small introduction of what (at the time of writing the book) is yet to come. An appendix listing selected coasters and parks worldwide and a glossary introducing the reader to selected coaster terms.

A Great Source

I really love rollercoasters and this book is a great guide to them. Rober Coker is the best source a coaster fan can have. This book sets up the different kinds of coasters as well as having great pictures.

Great

This was a excelent book that had great pictures and cool reviews and its worth buying or taking a look at. Chris

Great Reviews, Pictures and and overall great book!!!

This book is awesome!!!! It has HUGE pictures, with GREAT reviews!! This is a MUST for any coaster fan!!!

The Return of ...!

A Book that makes you love or continue to love rollercoasters. After his successful website ..., Robert Coker returns with a wonderful book that offers detailed ride dessriptions, beautiful pictures and helpful background on construction firms.A book from a rollercoaster-lover to rollercoaster-lovers.Those who were familiar with the content of ... will quickly recognize, that Coker has put the coasters he introduced to his website readers in detail into this classic book fomat.The book is divided into five chapters: 1. coaster history2. wooden coasters (Shivering Timbers, Cyclone (the master's favourite), GhostRider, Lightning Racer, The Beast,3. steel coasters (Riddler's Revenge, Alpengeist, Medusa, Batman & Robin: the Chiller, Volcano: the Blast Coaster, Stealth)4. extreme machínes (Steel Force,Nitro, Goliath, Son of Beast, Millenium Force, Steel Dragon 2000, Oblivion, TA2000, Superman: the Escape, Tower of Terror, Let it Ride High Roller)5. aftershock (X, ArrowBatic, Deja Vu, Air, Tilting Coasters)the last chapter is a look into the future (as far as the book was written (it does not contain pictures of the last rides, just giving small introduction of what (at the time of writing the book) is yet to come.An appendix listing selected coasters and parks worldwide and a glossary introducing the reader to selected coaster terms.