Meet an average Joe, a GI Joe. In fact we'll call him "Joe," but that's not his name. Joe is content being just another cog amongst cogs in the Big Green Machine. He's average, he knows it, but he enjoys what he does. One day chance flips his world upside down. Joe finds himself dragged up to the CEO level of the Corporation for apprenticeship. Now looking down from the top, he sees the system for what it is and what he sees makes him nauseous. This is an Army he never knew existed and you might not either. Come and find out about coffee, fixing computers, the different versions of being "on time," the problems with talking to aviators, and the one perk of working for the Man. Marionettes, Puppet Masters, and Poobahs will take you where few have gone and no one talks about. Meet Joe and learn the system.

Puppet maker has dolls with human qualities that express his philosophies.

DIVHow to construct and manipulate puppets, build little theaters, set up and furnish a stage, light scenes, and more. Over 200 illustrations. /div

Inspired by a marionette show he saw, C.S. Forester, a novelist and theatre lover, decided to create his own puppet theatre at home. In Marionettes at Home, first published in 1936, he shares his experience and enthusiasm for amateur puppeteering and takes the reader step-by-step through the stages of creating one's own theatre; from stage construction and puppet making, to acting and production. Written with passion and sense of humour Marionettes at Home is a little gem that anyone interested in the theatre and puppeteering history would enjoy.

Gustave Baumann was a superb woodcarver, who was captivated by puppet theatre. In the 1930s, Baumann carved a collection of marionettes for plays he wrote about New Mexico's cultural heritage. Featuring the photographs of twenty-five marionettes, this book tells the story of Baumann's theatre, describing the plays, sets, and costuming.