The Chopper

The chopper is quintessentially American and, since Easy Rider, has embodied the American dream. This book tells the true story of the most rebellious of all motorcycles. The chopper is a quintessentially American invention, rivaling jazz and abstract exp

All hell breaks loose... ...in Little Bang, Texas, when two citizens are found shot to death in their luxury cars, each with one hand missing — chopped off! One victim is the wife of TexNext Industries CEO Gideon Moore; the other is Moore’s chief financial officer Frank Winckelmann. As reported by Gazette city editor John Wiltsey, the tragedies first appear to implicate Moore, a businessman who is already in serious professional and marital trouble. But The Chopper Case, as it is known locally, soon becomes the epicenter of further fatalities and mysteries which involve a surprising number of logical suspects — beautiful divorcees, mistresses, athletes, executives, rogue cops, private eyes, high tech engineers. If the closing chapters of Lewis Kornfeld’s ingenious fast-paced novel lead you to believe its multiple manhunts and torrid love affairs just fade away without certifiable denouements...well, you might be right. But then again, you might be terribly wrong! • Longtime president of Radio Shack and father of the first personal computer to be widely retailed nationally (the TRS-80 in 1977), Lewis Kornfeld turned to authoring after retiring as vice chairman of the then parent corporation, Tandy Corp. His first book, To Catch a Mouse, Make a Noise Like a Cheese, a best-selling primer on advertising and marketing, was published by Prentice-Hall, later by the University of Texas Press and The Summit Group. He has B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Denver, and an honorary (LHD) degree from Boston University. A native of Boston MA, and a WWII Marine Corps officer, he lives in Fort Worth TX. His e-mail address is [email protected].

A retrospective view of the role played by helicopters in some of Africa's conflicts in the past, with six new chapters on more recent developments on the world's most volatile continent.

True custom choppers are unlike anything else on the road. Breaktaking, awe-inspiring and sometimes downright frightening, they are often spectacular works of rolling art that showcase the unique character and talents of their builders and riders. &break;&break;In Anatomy of the Chopper, Doug Mitchel focuses his expert camera lens on some of the most radical bikes in existence and provides an up-close look at what makes these machines so jaw dropping.

Discusses the television series American Chopper and its stars, father Paul Teutel Sr. and his sons Paulie and Mikey, and their store, Orange County Choppers.

A parable about a toy helicopter illustrates God's plan for all children.

A follow-up to one of the most successful books on choppers ever published presents 21 new artist profiles and more than 300 new bikes.