The Ludwig Book detail the Ludwig family background and the complete business history of Ludwig Drums. Ludwig was the world's largest drum company in two eras: the 1920s under the direction of founder William F Ludwig Sr, and the 1960s under the direction of William F Ludwig II. The book also serves as a dating guide for Ludwig drums and includes information on every catalogued snare drum and drum outfit as well as all standard production features; color, shell, lug, strainer, badge, hoop, etc.

The Slingerland Book is a Slingerland family and business history. Slingerland was the world's largest drum company in two eras; the 1920s and 1960s. The company was family owned through both eras. While no Slingerland family members were actually drummers, most company executives were, and many were interviewed for this book. This book has a section dedicated to the many famous drummers who used and endorsed Slingerland products, most notably Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. The many products that Slingerland produced through the 20th century are surveyed; every catalogued snare drum and drum set are pictured and described as are a great many uncatalogued instruments. Additionally, there are sections on drum features that drum collectors and dealers use to identify and value drums and drum sets; finishes, badges, mufflers, strainers, etc. This third edition continues the business timeline from where the second edition left it in 2005. Also hundreds of images that were black and white in previous editions have been replaced with color images.

The Slingerland Book is a Slingerland family and business history. Slingerland was the world's largest drum company in two eras; the 1920s and 1960s. The company was family owned through both eras. While no Slingerland family members were actually drummers, most company executives were, and many were interviewed for this book. This book has a section dedicated to the many famous drummers who used and endorsed Slingerland products, most notably Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. The many products that Slingerland produced through the 20th century are surveyed; every catalogued snare drum and drum set are pictured and described as are a great many uncatalogued instruments. Additionally, there are sections on drum features that drum collectors and dealers use to identify and value drums and drum sets; finishes, badges, mufflers, strainers, etc.

This third edition continues the business timeline from where the second edition left it in 2005. Also hundreds of images that were black and white in previous editions have been replaced with color images. Additional images have been added. A great deal of detailed Slingerland information compiled through the arduous research of Carl Wenk has been posted at the site vintagedrumguide.com. This edition of The Slingerland book includes QR codes that take the reader directly to the relevant pages of Wenk's articles.

Includes samples of the various colors and finishes used by the major American drum companies from the 1920s through the late 1970s. Includes Camco, Fibes, Gretsch, Leedy, Ludwig, Rogers, and Slingerland.

Autobiography of Maurie and Jan Lishon, and the history of Franks Drum Shop of Chicago. Maurie Lishon was one of the top show and studio drummers of Chicago in the 1940s and 1950s. From 1951 to 1978 he owned and operated the iconic Franks Drum Shop, one of the largest drum shops in the USA, with an international reputation. This history of Franks Drum Shop provides a great many insights into the history and development of the percussion industry in the USA.

The Rogers Book is a family and company history of the Rogers drum company. It includes a section on Rogers drum endorsers, and an extensive dating guide of Rogers drums. The dating guide section includes: Catalogs, Badges, Colors, Strainers, Hoops, Tom Holders, and all catalogued snare drums and drum outfits.

The Gretsch Drum Book includes a family history of the Gretsch family and business history of the Gretsch drum company. A section on Gretsch endorsers in included as well as a Gretsch drum dating guide. All catalogued Gretsch snare drums and outfits from 1912-2010 are included.

REGENER8 is an 8-week teen devotional, but it's so much more than that. It's a foundation builder--a blueprint for life. It's relevant and controversial. It's in your face. REGENER8 takes the training wheels off your spiritual sprint and rips down the speed limit signs. This fast-paced devotional will challenge you in every area of your life.

Leave your preconceived notions about God and Jesus at the door. That's Mom's faith. It's Dad's lecture.

You need a friend, a Jesus who cares about you right now, right where you are. Commit to a journey of hope based on God's spiritual truths. Are you up for the challenge of REGENER8? Are you tough enough to handle 8 weeks, 8 lessons, and 8 truths? Are you tired of playing life? If so, REGENER8.

WARNING: Graphic Content

This book deals with sensitive matters like: pornography, suicide, depression, gang affiliation, bullying, drug use, sexual activity, peer pressure, violence, and alcohol use.

A compilation of all 29 issues of The Leedy Drum Topics published from 1923 to 1941 by the Leedy drum company. This was a company newsletter for Leedy dealers and percussionists which included new product news, playing tips, local and nationally known Leedy product endorsers

The Rebeats Calfskin Head book details how animal hides are made into drum heads, how they are mounted on drums, and how drummers tune and care for the skin drum heads. Also included is a section on oil-painted scenes on drum heads, and a directory of skin drum head suppliers.

The Leedy Way details the lives of U.G. Leedy and George Way and explains the structure of their enterprises. Both men were professional musicians whose needs for better gear led them to manufacturing and marketing careers. The book provides business histories of Leedy Manufacturing, George Way Drums, the Advance Drum Company, General Products (L&S Drums), Leedy & Ludwig Drums, the Camco Drum Company, and GHW, Inc. Dating guides for the gear produced by these companies are included.

Rob Cook can be as unerring as a dream in fitting an image to the mood he wants to convey. His subconscious seems to be guiding him, but he is taking us through the real world and not a construct of fantasy. There is more than the title to make a reader nervous in Blueprints for a Genocide, although the simple insight in We will be returned to the cubicles/that have been dug for us must bring a glow of satisfaction as we find the modern workplace recognized And in nature, in a world seeming to be spinning in reverse, there are winds/at the velocity of mountains/drifting deeper inside a goshawk. Ever imaginative, the sequence unfolds with the language beautifully matching the adventurous vision of the poem. David Chorlton This poem, this leap, crawled out of a dime's sigh and washed up on the shores of our happy little dust bowls. If you can quiet your metabolism down to a cigarette child groping/ through the salt storms/ and tenement blizzards you will feel it too. But it won't be easy. Rob Cook has placed a startling and inspired text in the hedges of dead currency and saturated attention spans. He has snuck into the opinion coliseums/ and anonymous mating fortresses... searching for an unsafe word. He's been listening to the ticking of ant hills where silence is the new transgression... If you haven't tried to do that, and won't try, you will be lost. And it will be your fault. John Goode

Compilation of all Chicago Drum Show print programs from the 20th show in 2010 to the 30th show in 2021. Each program includes the show exhibitor diagram and directory, information on the show clinicians, show schedules, and informational articles.

This is a great book for the young in preparation for life and as a self-examination of character, values and choices. For the older it is a reminder that life is what you make it, and it's never too late to make the right choices for ourselves.We all make choices in life everyday about little things and big things. These choices define who we are. You choose who you are and who you become through YOUR decisions. You control who you become.The purpose of this book is for me to share my viewof the choices we all have and how I have tried to live my life. My views have been acquired throughthe relationships and interactions I have had withfamily and numerous friends over the years, particularly with my parents. I have been fortunate over my lifetime to have had many great friendshipswith many ethical, caring people of high integrity. You know who you are.My hope is that in the future this text may provide comfort and insight for my future family about how I lived and what I believe, not necessarily as a guide, but one way, my way, to look at the world. It seems to me that history repeats itself and I hope that sharing my view can be helpful to others. I don't always follow my own advice, but I do the best I can.Who do you choose to be