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Two Letters: One to play ball with the Yankees and one to fight the war in Korea At the time I was drafted, I had no idea what an impact my experiences in Korea would have on my life. The first few days looking at the children lying about with no place to go, I was deeply moved and could think of nothing else. I found myself praying for them, soon food and clothes were in order. At this point, I began asking God for help.

A fascinating and scholarly look at the machines that revolutionized office communication from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Nearly 700 color photographs display mechanical typewriters produced by Adler, American, Corona, Grundka, Hall, Monarch, Remington, Royal, Smith Corona, and many others. An overview of the historical development of the typewriter includes patents and brief histories of the manufacturers. Additionally, a detaile...

Humanitys hunt for calculating devices probably started with the use of small pebbles to keep track of numbers. The counting inventions progressed through the abacus, early mechanical calculators, and other ingenious devices culminating in todays computers. In this new book, Thomas Russo chronicles 600 years of caculating devices, providing valuable information for historians and collectors alike. Stretching from ancient times to the earliest ...

This book presents the most comprehensive collection of antique and collectible office technology that has appeared to date. 645 beautiful color photos capture the marvelous mechanical inventions that paved the way for the electronic age of computers. See an incredible array of typewriters, adding machines, calculators, check protectors, copiers, duplicators, coin changers, and dictating machines. Items like ribbon tins, medals and awards, nov...

Jede Kleinstadt hat ihre Geheimnisse. Das englische "Little Wallop" ist dabei keine Ausnahme. In einem gemütlichen, kleinen Haus mitten in der schönsten ländlichen Idylle lebt die Familie Goodfellow. Vor den Nachbarn und der Gemeinde versucht die Familie den schönen Schein aufrecht zu erhalten, doch langsam bröckelt der Putz von der perfekten Fassade. Dabei hat Familienoberhaupt Walter Goodfellow (ROWAN ATKINSON) nur die besten Absichten. Weil...