Roller Coasters: A Thrill-Seekers Guide to the Ultimate Scream Machines

Thrill seeking knows no limits -- and roller coaster rides are a major food group for the thrill seeker's diet. From fifteenth-century Russian slides to the original Coney Island Cyclone to modern day steel gigacoasters like Cedar Point's Millennium Force, this breathtaking guide offers a wild ride through the evolution of roller coasters, bringing you close up to the world's scariest gravity-defying feats of fun. Robert Coker's engaging and informative work puts you into the front seat of the largest, fastest, steepest, loopiest coasters ever built, and includes: -- More than 150 awe-inspiring images of the world's most terrifying rides-- Coverage of 200 individual roller coasters, 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 constructionCoker, Robert is the author of 'Roller Coasters: A Thrill-Seekers Guide to the Ultimate Scream Machines' with ISBN 9781586631727 and ISBN 1586631721.