Absolutely adorable, and appropriate for any Nancy Drew fan. This is the first volume of a turn-of-the-last-century mystery series for girls. Our spunky lead is a teenage girl who has just gotten her first "machine" -- slang for a giant honkin' automobile. Her strong, independent streak will appeal to today's girls, and their moms. There's plenty of action and comedy as silly boys challenge our girl to road races (she's very safety-minded), and financial dasterdly deeds begin to appear. There are several more books in this series, many of them available right here.
Odd and interesting little 10-page piece filled with barely-disguised hatred for the Warner Brothers. The author even accuses young Sam Warner of "running a portable gambling hell" at the age of 12, for working a Spin-To-Win booth in a street fair, charging the customers a nickel for the chance to win a one cent cigar. (Something the author calls, "a cruel percentage against the public".) Oddly heated, with faint hints of something far uglier (the author makes sure to point out that the Warners "are heavy subscribers to Jewish charities"), this book is an interesting reaction to the widespread chaos of the film industry's adoption of sound technology.
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