Links to Dandy and Amusing Places to Go and Things to See!

Note: These links may be outdated in the archived or CD versions of Mr. Eha's Place.

• Why you would want horribly biased information on Walter R. Brooks and his Freddy the Pig book series is quite beyond me, but if you absolutely must, go right to the mother lode, the official Friends of Freddy Site. (But don't tell 'em I sent you.)
  
  
• Of course there's a Wikipedia article about Freddy the Pig. Got anything to add to it?
  
  
• To find out about the publisher of the entirely-reprinted Freddy series, go to the Overlook Press Home Page.
  
  
• A nicely done Freddy tribute page that made its first appearance on August 20, 2006, may be found here: Freddy the Pig
  
  
• You actually want to see what the old Knopf editions look like?! Well...all right, I guess.... That’s completely up to you. Check out Jill Morgan’s Freddy page.
  
  
• On April 13, 1998, NPR’s All Things Considered ® presented a six-minute segment called “The Return of Freddy the Pig.” You’ll need the RealAudio Player (which you can download from the NPR site) to listen to this six-minute presentation. Who knows how long it will be available in the archives, so better hurry! The file was still there the last time I checked on January 20, 2008.
  
  
• Completely desperate for the old Knopf editions of the Freddy books? Recently won the lottery? Here are some book search engines you can employ to find used Knopf Freddies: Bookfinder, ABE, and Bibliofind. Be prepared for major heart palpitations and a rising gorge when you see the stupefyingly absurd prices some dealers are asking! In fact, to keep things in perspective, you ought to read “A Tirade and an Ode” at this site before venturing forth into dealer territory.
  
  
• Now that the Overlook Freddies have been on the market for a while, they are showing up as remaindered stock here and there. One place you might check for Overlooks (and the old Knopf editions) is eBay. Here's one for a search on Freddy. Good luck! Another is Overstock.com. Or you could try a power search at Hamiltonbook.com.
  
  
• You say your literary life involves more than just reading and re-reading the grubby Freddy books you've managed to find at the library book sales and the Salvation Army store over the last ten years? Perhaps you are interested in other juvenile series books? If so, this site may be of interest to you: The Children's Literature Web Guide.
  
  
• Why not go to Wikipedia and browse the List of Children's Literature Authors? You'll find Walter R. Brooks listed right above the nice lady who wrote Puss in Boots.
  
  
• You want new books? You don't want to pay an arm and/or a leg? Here's a service that helps you compare prices from a number of booksellers: Best Book Buys. Also, try the AddAll search on the Table of Contents
  
  
• Some keen bookstores to visit in person or online: Books and Books, City Lights Books, Elliott Bay Book Co., Powell's Books, Prairie Lights Books, Strand Bookstore, Tattered Cover Bookstore, and That Bookstore in Blytheville.

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Marlys Magazine is a tribute to the brilliant cartoonist and novelist Lynda Barry, who draws and writes compellingly of the real, the near-real, and the surreal experiences of life, among other things. Use the search link I have thoughtfully provided on the left to search for her titles at Amazon.com. I suppose you could order your Freddy books from there, too, but I'd recommend Lynda's most recent book, 100 Demons, instead. It is truly a work of art on several levels. (Is it too obvious that I am a great fan of Ms. Barry's work?)

A link to FlyPower®, "the only site on the Internet totally devoted to the intricacies and pursuit of fly powered avionics." Pages here include information on the FlyPower Model Airplane Kit ($4.95), historical FlyPower through the ages, how to catch an "engine," fly facts and other goodies, fly cryogenics (the fundamentals of "eternal life" for your engine), and engine maintenance.

If you want free plans, check out these complete schematics on Boy Scout Troop 117's Web site.