Overview

Staggering feats of engineering and ingenuity move the world's biggest structures. Moving house is a logistical nightmare, but imagine the challenge of moving an entire house -- fixtures, fittings, walls, chimney and roof -- all at once. If that isn't enough, how about moving the house through a major city, over a mountain range or across a frozen lake? That's the kind of impossible feat tackled in the dramatic hit TV series Monster Moves. This companion book explores the why, how and who of extraordinary monster moves from around the world, every one a stunning feat of engineering skill and a compelling story of determination. The book uses the series' trademark features, which include clear, color photographs and blueprint graphics that explain the engineering solutions. No matter how monstrously large, it can be moved. The book covers the planning and journeys of: Mammoth mansions Huge homes Tall towers Lofty lighthouses Colossal churches Massive machines Historic homes Sunken ships Titanic trains. No structure is off limits! Monster Moves chronicles how a 100-foot tall church is rolled down the road to an Iowa community in need of a church and how a wooden heritage house is sliced and diced to fit through tiny Nova Scotia streets. Monster Moves is a major TV brand in the U.S. and 170 countries around the world, shown to a diverse audience on the major TV networks TLC, Discovery and National Geographic. Premiere episodes and reruns consistently earn high ratings. BONUS! A DVD containing 2 episodes is bound into each book.

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If you're thinking about moving your cabin to a new location, this book may help you feel less anxious about the logistics. Full color photos and blueprint graphics walk you through the engineering feats of uprooting the world's most massive structures, including mansions, churches, lighthouses and trains. Ride along and encounter the challenges of traversing major cities, mountain ranges, oceans and frozen lakes. Bonus: The book includes a DVD with two episodes from the TV series Monster Moves. -- (04/01/2012) While preservationists prefer to see buildings preserved where they stand in situ as they say, there are times when that's not possible.... One option is to undertake the ambitious moves that [has chronicled] on television's Monster Moves series.... Let's be frank. Most TV shows shouldn't be turned into a book. But when a show is essentially a documentary about the Herculean efforts involved with preserving and caring for some of man's largest and most remarkable achievements, then such an endeavor can be quite well, moving.-- (01/01/2012)

The great thing is how well all of these moves are illustrated. Most every page contains at least one picture--Robert Behre Charleston Post and Courier (01/01/2012)

While preservationists prefer to see buildings preserved where they stand in situ as they say, there are times when that's not possible.... One option is to undertake the ambitious moves that [has chronicled] on television's Monster Moves series.... Let's be frank. Most TV shows shouldn't be turned into a book. But when a show is essentially a documentary about the Herculean efforts involved with preserving and caring for some of man's largest and most remarkable achievements, then such an endeavor can be quite well, moving.--Robert Behre Charleston Post and Courier (01/01/2012)

Author Information

Carlo Massarella is an Emmy-award winning producer and director and the creator and series producer of Monster Moves.

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