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| Introduction | |
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| Step Right Up, Ladies and Germs! The Carnival Experience Revealed | |
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| Preparing the Devil's Sandbox | |
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| Interior Design | |
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| The Carnival Lot | |
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| Carny Psychology 101 | |
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| Dressing Right | |
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| Dressing Wrong | |
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| Sneaking In: Amusement Parks | |
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| Worth the Risk? | |
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| Sneaking In: Fairs and Carnivals | |
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| Safety Standards? What Safety Standards? | |
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| Top 10 Amusement Parks | |
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| Top 10 State & Local Fairs | |
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| Fighting the Crowds | |
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| The Dirt on Disney | |
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| Stuff Yourself Sick: Carnival Food Revealed | |
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| Buying the Best | |
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| The Carnival Food Pyramid | |
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| Our Friend Sal(monella) | |
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| Cotton Candy | |
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| The Great Debate: Elephant Ears vs. Funnel Cake | |
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| Make it at home: Funnel Cakes | |
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| Sno-Cones | |
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| Corn Dogs | |
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| Make it at home: Corn Dogs | |
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| Food-on-a-Stick | |
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| Pie in the Sky | |
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| Superior Munching Technique | |
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| Milking the Midway: Carnival Games Revealed | |
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| The Economics of Play | |
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| The Gaff | |
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| The Keys to Winning | |
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| The Guessing Game | |
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| Darts | |
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| Pyramid | |
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| Shoot Out the Star | |
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| Shoot the Freak | |
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| Milk Can Toss | |
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| Whiffle Ball Toss | |
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| Ring Toss | |
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| Ping-Pong Goldfish | |
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| The Test of Strength | |
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| The Rope Ladder | |
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| Make it at home: The Rope Ladder | |
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| The Water Gun Race | |
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| Hanky-Panks | |
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| Buildup Games | |
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| Thrills, Chills, and Kills: Carnival Rides Revealed | |
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| Amused to Death? | |
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| Keep Hands and Feet Inside the Vehicle at All Times | |
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| How to Spot a Spine-Cracker | |
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| Operator Error: The B&B Himalaya Tragedy | |
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| Don't Drink the Water: The Log Ride | |
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| Over the Edge | |
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| The Vomitorium | |
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| Beware the Clown Head | |
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| Romance on the Rides | |
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| Coaster Park U.S.A. | |
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| Roller Coaster Science | |
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| G-Force and the Brain Scrambler | |
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| Killer Coasters | |
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| Backseat Action | |
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| The Front Seat Exception | |
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| A Field Guide to Roller Coasters | |
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| Fastest, Tallest, Longest Drop: Superman the Escape | |
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| Fastest, Tallest, Longest Drop Honorable Mention: Millennium Force | |
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| Longest Coaster: Beast | |
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| Best Wooden Coaster: Ghost Rider | |
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| Best Steel Coaster: Steel Force | |
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| Most Disappointing: Gemini | |
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| Oldest Coaster: Leap-the-Dips | |
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| The Coaster of the Future: X | |
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| A Pretty Boy Gets His | |
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| Rocket Rods: Disney's Big Dud | |
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| Freaks and Geeks: Sideshows Revealed | |
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| The 10-in-1 | |
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| Freaks | |
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| Classic Freak Acts | |
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| Freaks of the Animal Kingdom | |
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| Make it at home: Shrunken Head | |
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| The Talker | |
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| From Fakirs to Entertainers | |
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| Melvin Burkhart: King of the Freaks | |
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| Human Blockhead | |
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| Sword Swallowing | |
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| Death by Swallowing | |
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| Glass Eating | |
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| Breathing Fire | |
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| Bed of Nails and Hot Coals | |
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| Beware the Flame ... and the Booze | |
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| Be a Freak | |
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| So You Want to Be a Carny: The Life Revealed | |
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| A Field Guide to Carnies | |
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| The New Kid | |
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| The Skinny Guy | |
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| The Pro | |
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| Mumbles | |
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| The Old-Timer | |
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| The Retiree | |
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| Greenies | |
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| Help Wanted to Travel: No Hard Habits | |
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| Meet the Bossman | |
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| Carny Quarters | |
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| Riding Solo | |
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| Making Money on Snacks | |
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| A Community of Carnies | |
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| Sources and Acknowledgments | |