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Covers the essential techniques needed to make electrical connections for a three-rail toy train layout of any size or complexity. Addresses fundamental electrical concepts, wiring and expanding a layout, accessory wiring, automatic train control, and troubleshooting. By Peter Riddle.
In the author's own words: "In 1955, I survived torture to bring back information that prevented a raid on one of our nuclear arsenals. The psychological problems caused by the nature of the torture was so deep that I couldn't physically talk about it for years. I describe six separate and distinctly different rescues I was involved in. The sequence of events puts me in position to volunteer for a mission that changed my life forever. The conclusion of my book is intense. It describes the mission, torture, and a scoop the American people need to examine. This is a true story. I'm just a common man, no less or more than anyone else. Nobody's Hero is my story, but it's just one story out of thousands of stories out there waiting to be told."
Shows how to wire a basic Lionel layout. Explains standard electrical principles and recommends tools and supplies. Includes detailed photos and diagrams for powering track, operating accessories, and troubleshooting circuits.
Presents tips and techniques for designing and constructing layouts, control panels, track, and scenery for toy trains made before World War II. Includes photos, diagrams and explanations for restoring and operating vintage toy trains. By Peter H. Riddle. 8 1/2 x 11; 144 pgs.; 131 b&w and 34 color photos; 25 diagrams; softcover.
Peter Winkler is at it again. Following the enthusiastic reaction to Mathematical Puzzles: A Connoisseur's Collection, Peter has compiled a new collection of elegant mathematical puzzles to challenge and entertain the reader. The original puzzle connoisseur shares these puzzles, old and new, so that you can add them to your own anthology. This book is for lovers of mathematics, lovers of puzzles, lovers of a challenge. Most of all, it is for those who think that the world of mathematics is orderly, logical, and intuitive-and are ready to learn otherwise!
More than a historical reference, this volume includes a collector's guide to current values, tips for starting and developing a collection, and plans for constructing functional displays of standard gauge trains. 250 photos, 200 in color.
A collection of riddles on a wide range of topics for jokesters of all ages.
What is it about musical theatre that audiences find entertaining? What are the features that lead to its ability to stimulate emotional attachment, to move and to give pleasure? Beginning from the passion musical theatre performances arouse and their ubiquity in London's West End and on Broadway this book explores the ways in which musical theatre reaches out to and involves its audiences. It investigates how pleasure is stimulated by vocal, musical and spectacular performances. Early discussions centre on the construction of the composed text, but then attention is given to performance and audience response. Musical theatre contains disruptions and dissonances in its multiple texts, it all...