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Hardback

A compilation of issues 1 through 5 of the Journal of Ride Theory, the zine about amusement parks, rides and strange forms of transportation. WIRED called it "...Singularly charming and witty," the Willamette Week named it one of Portland's "Best 'Zines for Inducing Bafflement and Awe" and Cory Doctorow said it was "one of the best zines I ever subscribed to in the golden age of zinedom."

Articles include: Rex Everything of Negativland on the Haunted Mansion; Teresa Bergen on the Tiger Balm Gardens; "Power to the People Mover"; Jacques Bouchard on the American Carwash; the Pep Boys; Carl Houston on Ride Brut; Roger Rabbit's Car-Toon Spin; Universal Studios Hollywood; World's Fairs of the 20th Century; the 1939 "Futurama" ride; Flying Saucers at Disneyland; submarine busses; Freedomland.