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Here's what the experts have to say about Inside The Lionel Trains Fun Factory 

"A model of meticulous scholarship, thoroughly ‘reader friendly', and a welcome addition to personal, community, and academic library American Popular Culture History collections."

Midwest Book Review

"Osterhoff's book is a tour de force. Lovingly designed and illustrated."

Phil Angelo, The Daily Journal

"Recommend for academic and larger public library business collections."

Library Journal

"Meticulously documented, lavishly illustrated historical coverage of what was once the greatest toy train manufacturer in the world. Simply put, the book is a triumph."

Jim Bunte, Toy Collector Magazine

"I could go on and on, but I don't want to take away the thrill you'll get while reading this book."

Bill Schmeelk, The Lion Roars

"I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone interested in big business in America or the fun of playing with Lionel Trains."

Fred G. Nix, Madera Tribune

"Phenomenal! This never-before-seen research makes vivid how a brash Joshua Lionel Cowen created the Fun Factory of the world."

Ron Hollander, author of All Aboard! The Story of Joshua Lionel Cowen & His Lionel Train Company

  Inside The Lionel Trains Fun Factory’s Numerous Awards

• Winner best interior design and finalist history & cover design from the Benjamin Franklin Awards™ sponsored by the Independent Book Publishers Association
• Winner best cover design & best interior design and finalist business book from Midwest Independent Publishers Association.
• Winner silver award best Pop Culture book from ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards.
• Finalist best cover design from National Indie Excellence Awards®.
• Winner best cover design and finalist overall design from Next Generation Indie Book Awards.

Click on links below to read full reviews from:

• Amazon.com Reviews
• Toy Collector Magazine
• Train Collectors Association (TCA) e-Train
• Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) Lion Roars
• Lionel Operating Train Society (LOTS) Switcher
• Library Journal
• Midwest Book Review
• The Daily Journal
• Madera Tribune
• Oklahoma Gazette
• The Bloomsbury Review
• Plasticville Collectors Association The Villager
• Toy Collector
• St. Louis Post Dispatch
• Finalist Foreword Magazine Book of the Year

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Here's what the experts have to say about the Authoritative Guide to Lionel's Promotional Outfits 1960 - 1969

"The BEST Research EVER Published On Postwar Lionel."

 Paul V. Ambrose - Ambrose Bauer Trains

"This work is one that is unequaled by anything previously available."

Bill Schmeelk - Lionel Collectors Club of America The Lion Roars

"I am unaware of any publication equal to this work and highly recommend it."

John Niehaus - Plasticville Collectors Association The Villager

"Impressively informative and enthusiastically recommended."

Midwest Book Review

"A Valuable Addition To Americana, Vintage Toy, and Public Access Library Collections."

Library Journal

"It stands out as among the most significant pieces of research in the history of this great American toy maker."

Roger Carp - Classic Toy Trains magazine

The Authoritative Guide To Lionel's Promotional Outfits 1960 - 1969's Numerous Awards 

• Winner of the best reference book (IPPY Gold Award) from the Independent Publisher Book Awards.
• Winner of honorable mention reference book from ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Awards.
• Finalist reference book and best new voice (nonfiction) from the Benjamin Franklin Awards™ sponsored by the Independent Book Publishers Association.

 Authoritative Guide to Lionel’s Promotional Outfits 1960 - 1969 Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold IPPY Winner for Best Reference Book Book Expo America - Los Angeles, CA - May 30, 2008

Click on links below to read full reviews from:

• Amazon.com Reviews
• Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) Lion Roars
• Train Collectors Association (TCA) e-Train
• Midwest Book Review
• Library Journal
• Lionel Operating Train Society (LOTS) Switcher
• Plasticville Collectors Association The Villager
• Book of The Year Award Press Release

Click here for Authoritative Guide to Lionel's Promotional Outfits 1960 - 1969's media kit

Here's what the experts have to say about the Authoritative Guide to Lionel's Postwar Operating Cars

"The most scholarly work I have ever read on the subject of postwar Lionel trains."

Joseph Lechner, Winter 2005 issue of TCA's e-Train

"I haven't read a book as interesting and as informative as this one since Ron Hollander's All Aboard."

Bill Schmeelk, December 2005 issue of LCCA's The Lion Roars

"Any Lionel operator and especially collectors will really enjoy the detail and information this book provides."

Chris Matuszak - Lionel Operating Train Society Switcher

"I doubt you will find another more comprehensive and extensively documented book on the subject."

John Niehaus - Plasticville Collectors Association The Villager

Click on links below to read full reviews from:

• Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) Lion Roars
• Train Collector Association (TCA) e-Train
• Plasticville Collectors Association The Villager
• Lionel Operating Train Society (LOTS) Switcher

 Click here for Authoritative Guide to Lionel’s Postwar Operating Cars' media kit