[.ca] Roller Coaster Lovers Companion (ISBN 0806523093)

This book made a roller coaster lover out of me!:
I have to say that i was never very interested in roller coasters, but had a trip planned for the summer, so I decided to purchase this book. It was facinating! The book was well written and not only held my interest, but made me want more. The photographs are exciting, and I really like the "coaster facts" which appear throughout the book. I would urge everyone to get a copy of this book. It will make a coaster fan out of you!

The complete guide to rollercoasters as of 1997.:
A absolute must have for any coaster enthusiast The detailed descriptions of how a rollercoaster works and of the rides themselves are amazing. This is definitly one of the difinitive sources for rollercoaster information and rewiews of our time.

The BEST amusement park book out there:
This book is definetly the best amusement park book out there!! It has so many great features like listings of all coasters around the US, Top 5 wood-inverted-steel-etc..., Coaster Trips that are very usefull in planning a multi park trip!! Overall it has everything a coaster enthusiasts wants in a book, a MUST for any coaster enthusiasts

Must have for coaster enthusiasts:
This is a great book. An absolute must have for coaster enthusiasts. Even for the casual coaster fan there is a wealth of information and great unbiased comparisons of roller coasters the world over. The only catch is that it current up to 1997, and there have been so many incredible coasters built since then. Regardless, this is still a wonderful point of reference. This book includes a history of roller coasters, lists of the top ten steel and wood coasters (as of 1997), a very full list of all the coasters in the world as of the printing, a top ten list of great amusement parks, and a trip planner that allows you to maximize your coaster experience anywhere in the United States.

A Thrill-free Ride!:
I regret having to be a party-pooper, but the list of glowing Amazon reviews for this paltry sum of a book is unbelievable. Of the many rollercoaster titles out there, this has to be the most lackluster, primarily because the underambitious author set out ONLY to make a superficial guidebook that -- due to the ever-mutating coaster technology -- is already dated. Worse, the uninspiring black and white photographs fail to do these rides any justice. Most of them seem to have been culled from the same theme park publicity departments to whom the author (judging by the text) apparently ingratiated himself. As a history, it offers nothing but the same litany of facts stated again and again in such other -- much more engaging -- rollercoaster tomes as Robert Cartmell's groundbreaking THE INCREDIBLE SCREAM MACHINE. Be wise and look elsewhere on this site for other recommendations on books of this nature.