Sujet : Re: Request for a recommendation.
De : (at) *nospam* ednolan (ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan)
Groupes : rec.arts.sf.writtenDate : 02. Oct 2024, 19:46:05
Autres entêtes
Organisation : loft
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In article <
vdk2tj$t76$1@panix2.panix.com>,
Scott Dorsey <
kludge@panix.com> wrote:
William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
>
I am looking for a book which will interest a 12 year old kid who is
fascinated by things mechanical.
>
A fiction book or nonfiction?
>
When I was... younger than 12, might have been about seven... I got my
father to buy me the Chilton's engine rebuilding annual. I still have
it. I spent months poring over it.
--scott
L. Sprague deCamp actually wrote a non-fiction book about engines.
Huh, it's actually called _Engines_:
https://www.amazon.com/Engines-L-Sprague-Camp/dp/B0006BZMX8-- columbiaclosings.comWhat's not in Columbia anymore..