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2012 cover scanned from my private collection

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • In the Beginning: An Industry is Launched (1971 - 1977)
  • Video Games Move to the Masses (1978 - 1979)
  • A Phenomenon is Born (1980)
  • Fueling the Fire (1981)
  • The Peak of the Industry (1982)
  • the Last Hurrah (1983)
  • The Crash: The End of the Fad (1984)

SHIRE USA, The American Shire Library

I can't begin to express how very excited I am about this new Shire Series. I was just lamenting last week that there was no equivalent of the Shire books for the USA, and here they are, having begun in 2012 to make my dream come true. I will keep my fingers crossed that they start to include our neighbors to the North and South as well. There are only 20 of them so far, but I already see titles that I must have. May they publish a thousand more! ...and if they need suggestions...

Shire books has both a Facebook and Twitter presence, so you can see what's come out recently there!

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SHIRE USA CATALOG

Classic Video Games: The Golden Age 1971-1984, Book No. 1, by Brian R. Eddy (TPB:2012) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 56 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747810421;
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Pottery of the Southwest: Ancient Art and Modern Tradition, Book No. 2, by Allan & Carol Hayes (TPB:2012)
Notes: 64 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747810438;
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Breweriana: American Beer Collectibles, Book No. 3, by Kevin Kious, Donald Roussin (TPB:2012)
Notes: 56 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747810445;
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Ghost Towns: Lost Cities of the Old West, Book No. 4, by Clint Thomsen (TPB:2012)
Notes: 64 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747810858;
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Chicago Bridges, Book No. 5, by Nathan Holth (TPB:2012)
Notes: 64 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747811039;
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The Mother Road...Route 66, Book No. 6, by David Knudson (TPB:2012)
Notes: 56 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747811329;
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1950s American Fashion, Book No. 7, by Jonathan Walford (TPB:2012)
Notes: 64 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747811640;
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Steamboats: Icons of America's Rivers, Book No. 8, by Sara Wright (TPB:2013)
Notes: 64 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747811411;
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Amusement Parks, Book No. 9, by Jim Hillman (TPB:2013) Book Review Popup Window
Notes: 64 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747812098;
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The 1950s American Home, Book No. 10, by Diane Boucher (TPB:2013)
Notes: 64 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747812388;
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The Chicago School of Architecture, Book No. 11, by Rolf Achilles (TPB:2013)
Notes: 64 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747812395;
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Colonial Food, Book No. 12, by Ann Chandonnet (TPB:2013)
Notes: 64 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747812401;
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Classic Candy: America's Favorite Sweets, 1950-80, Book No. 13, by Darlene Lacey (TPB:2013)
Notes: 64 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747812432;
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American Barns, Book No. 14, by Jan Corey Arnett (TPB:2013)
Notes: 72 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747812494;
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American Movie Palaces, Book No. 15, by Rolf Achilles (TPB:2013)
Notes: 64 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747812821;
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Fashion in the Time of The Great Gatsby, Book No. 16, by LaLonnie Lehman (TPB:2013)
Notes: 64 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747812999;
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The Golden Age of Train Travel, Book No. 17, by Steve Barry (TPB:2014)
Notes: 64 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747813248;
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Harley-Davidson: A History of the World's Most Famous Motorcycle, Book No. 18, by Margie Siegal (TPB:2014)
Notes: 64 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747813439;
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Covered Bridges, Book No. 19, by Joseph D. Conwill (TPB:2014)
Notes: 64 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747814498;
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Making Craft Beer at Home, Book No. 20, by Gretchen Schmidhausler (TPB:2014)
Notes: 112 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 9780747814511;
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*Title*, Book No. *, by *Author* (TPB:20**)
Notes: ?? pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Bloomsbury, Oxford, UK; ISBN: 978074781****;
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