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Much has been written in the West on the history of the Soviet space program but few Westerners have read direct first-hand accounts of the men and women who were behind the many Russian accomplishments in exploring space. The memoir of Academician Boris Chertok, translated from the original Russian, fills that gap. In Volume 1 of "Rockets and People," Chertok described his early life as an aeronautical engineer and his adventures as a member of the Soviet team that searched postwar, occupied Germany for the remnants of the Nazi rocket program. In Volume 2, Chertok takes up the story after his return to the Soviet Union in 1946, when Stalin ordered the foundation of the postwar missile program at an old artillery factory northeast of Moscow. Chertok gives an unprecedented view into the early days of the Soviet missile program. With a keen talent for combining technical and human interests, Chertok writes of the origins and creation of the Baykonur Cosmodrome in a remote desert region of Kazakhstan. He devotes a substantial portion of Volume 2 to describing the launch of the first Sputnik satellite and the early lunar and interplanetary probes designed under legendary Chief Designer Sergey Korolev in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He ends with a detailed description of the famous R-16 catastrophe known as the "Nedelin disaster," which killed scores of engineers during preparations for a missile launch in 1960.

The Western Railroader, Vol. 22, No. 10, Issue No. 238, from September 1959, features a history of the Monterey and Pacific Grove Railway in California from 1890 to 1923.

80 pages, 108 black & white illustrations, size 6 x 9 inches. Originally published by BMW this is a faithful reproduction of the owner's handbook and service manual. It includes detailed instructions for the service and maintenance of the major mechanical and electrical components. There is a comprehensive section on routine servicing, maintenance and tune ups, normal operating instructions, control locations etc. plus detailed technical specifications and maintenance charts. The technical maintenance section deals with the more advanced servicing procedures such as setting ignition timing, adjusting valve clearances, carburetor adjustment, clutch and brake adjustment and the electrical system. There is a double-page lubrication chart and wiring diagram plus nine additional pages of exploded drawings for the major components taken from the BMW parts manual that include: engine, exhaust, carburetor, transmission, suspension, steering, chassis and components, body and components, clutch and emission control components. This is a - must have - reference for any BMW 600 enthusiast and would certainly assist in helping any potential purchaser better understand the inner workings prior purchasing of one of these classic automobiles. This manual is extremely difficult to find on the secondary market and we are pleased to be able to offer this reproduction as a service to all BMW enthusiasts worldwide.