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Contemporary Saxophone
Published in Paperback by Hal Leonard (May, 1999)
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Lacking in substance
There's not much to this book besides dated photos of people with '80s big hair and a few introductory paragraphs about getting acquainted with the saxophone. More to the point, there's little to the contents that makes its focus anymore "contemporary" than any other Volume 1 saxophone book. And there are plenty of better books like that out there. I wish I'd passed this one by.
contemporary saxophone
a great book made even better with the addition of the CD instead of the cassette.
Harley Davidson Sportsters 1970-1997 Owner's Workshop Manual (Haynes)
Published in Paperback by Motorbooks International (January, 1998)
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not so good for evo sportys
Whilst this book would be very good for 1970-1985 model sporsters it has not much useful information on belt drive evo sportsers eg. no information on belt tention or even how to drain the oil tank.
Must have book for all backyard harley mechanics.
Breaks down each job you have questions about. Shows you pictures that help with the written steps on how to do it yourself.
The Classic Harley-Davidson: A Celebration of an American Icon
Published in Hardcover by Salamander Books (14 July, 1999)
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Not exactly Truth in Packaging.
...I ordered this book as a gift for my brother-in-law, who's into motorcycles. I thought the book would be exactly what the title said: a celebration of the long, proud history of Harley-Davidson, replete with gorgeous, suitable-for-framing photos of the company's products. The book arrived. I took one look at it, and gave it instead to my friend Bob, who has a taste for oddities. Bob took one look at it, and exclaimed, "THIS IS A COFFEE-TABLE BOOK ABOUT HELL'S ANGELS!" As indeed it is, down to the last bike-chain-wielding bruiser and Jello-wrestling biker babe. Sure, they all ride Harleys, but Harley-Davidson itself is--shall we say--peripheral to the book's actual theme. The photos are very well-done, if suitable-for-framing pix of Hell's Angels are what you want.
¿Classic Harley-Davidson,¿ Hardback
Considered a classically American symbol of freedom, the Harley-Davidson motorcycle is captured in 150 full-color photographs and engaging writing in this Thunder Bay Press hardback. "Classic Harley-Davidson" focuses on the machines' emotive power as well as biker lifestyle. Written by Mark Williams. 144 pages.
Harley-Davidson: Design and Development
Published in Hardcover by Thunder Bay Press (September, 2002)
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Harley-Davidson design and development
As a technical officer for the local HOG chapter I read HD books and magazines for over 25 years. I frequently visit Amazon.com to see if there are any interresting new books on the market. And even though sometimes a few pages can be seen online you can only have a good book impression after it arrived at home. And normally it does, but not this time.
So I just got this book recently. And as always I started nosing through the book, not reading all the lines but first the picture describtions. After a few minutes I already found several 'big' technical mistakes. Pictured Twincam Fat Boy and Road King is listed as an Evolution powered bike (?) A Heritage Softail is called an Electra Glide, even though in the same lines the softail suspention is mentioned (?) The 80 CID Shovelhead has 10 cooling fins on the cylinder instead of 9. This is also not true, because the 74 CID V-twin has 10. Just count them and you know, right? The belt drive runs on the right side of a 80 CID big twin Harley. I never seen one, but the Sportster. The 80 CID Evolution makes 58 hp at 7200 (!) rpm. Everybody knows that the V-twin revs die at engine speed about less over 5000 (Twin cam some more). The Twin cam has its name after the rocker covers who resemble the overhead camshaft layout. Are we talking V-Rod here or what? Every 80/88 CID V-twin has the cam below and the valves are actuated by the pushrods. Evolution big twins have ONE cam and the Twincam has TWO cams, hence the name. These mistakes go on and on. So I had a real quick thought about the reliability of the rest of the describtions.
It seems to me that you can write a book after reading some recent sales brochures. Oups, did I say that.
One thing is OK and that are the pictures.
I am not telling you that such a book should 100% serve the needs of technical die-hards like myself, but telling fact that are not true over and over again, goes too far. I'm sorry. It doesn't happen much that I regret purchasing a new Harley book, but where can I have my refund?
So I just got this book recently. And as always I started nosing through the book, not reading all the lines but first the picture describtions. After a few minutes I already found several 'big' technical mistakes. Pictured Twincam Fat Boy and Road King is listed as an Evolution powered bike (?) A Heritage Softail is called an Electra Glide, even though in the same lines the softail suspention is mentioned (?) The 80 CID Shovelhead has 10 cooling fins on the cylinder instead of 9. This is also not true, because the 74 CID V-twin has 10. Just count them and you know, right? The belt drive runs on the right side of a 80 CID big twin Harley. I never seen one, but the Sportster. The 80 CID Evolution makes 58 hp at 7200 (!) rpm. Everybody knows that the V-twin revs die at engine speed about less over 5000 (Twin cam some more). The Twin cam has its name after the rocker covers who resemble the overhead camshaft layout. Are we talking V-Rod here or what? Every 80/88 CID V-twin has the cam below and the valves are actuated by the pushrods. Evolution big twins have ONE cam and the Twincam has TWO cams, hence the name. These mistakes go on and on. So I had a real quick thought about the reliability of the rest of the describtions.
It seems to me that you can write a book after reading some recent sales brochures. Oups, did I say that.
One thing is OK and that are the pictures.
I am not telling you that such a book should 100% serve the needs of technical die-hards like myself, but telling fact that are not true over and over again, goes too far. I'm sorry. It doesn't happen much that I regret purchasing a new Harley book, but where can I have my refund?
Windows 95 Connectivity: Easy Networking for Everybody
Published in Paperback by Que (July, 1995)
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The 1988-89 Hockey Scouting Report
Published in Paperback by Sterling Publications (November, 1988)
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1990-1991 Hockey Scouting Report
Published in Paperback by Summerhill Pr Ltd (October, 1990)
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1999 Guidelines for Infectious Diseases in Primary Care
Published in Paperback by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins (November, 1998)
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ACLS for EMT-Basics
Published in Paperback by Jones & Bartlett Pub (15 November, 2002)
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Agrarian Letters: The Correspondence of John Donald Wade and Donald Davidson, 1930-1939
Published in Hardcover by Mercer University Press (June, 2003)
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