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Fourth Wing
Fourth Wing
"The most brutally addictive fantasy I've read in a decade!" --#1 NYT bestselling author Tracy Wolff"Fourth Wing will have your heart pounding from beginning to end. Brutal games, grumpy dragons, complex characters, sizzling sexual tension, magic, and war...a fantasy like you've never read before."...
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by Grann, David
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The...
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Maame by George, Jessica
Maame
"An utterly charming and deeply moving portrait of the joys--and the guilt--of trying to find your own way in life." --Celeste Ng, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Meeting Maame feels like falling in love for the first time: warm, awkward, joyous, a little...
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The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants by Ortega-Medina, Orlando
The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants
Award-winning author and immigration attorney Orlando Ortega-Medina returns to 1990s San Francisco in The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants, a powerful family drama that plays out within a captivating legal thriller.Attorney Marc Mendes, the estranged son of a prominent Rabbi and a burned-out lawyer with...
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Divine Rivals by Ross, Rebecca
Divine Rivals
When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever. After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to...
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Big Swiss by Beagin, Jen
Big Swiss
"Wild...hilarious...so good." --Cosmopolitan, Best Books of the Year * "A laugh-out-loud bad romance for Gen Xers and an ode to misfits who just want to belong." --Oprah Daily * "Always interesting...too fun to stop." --Vanity Fair "One of the funniest books of the last...
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Transportation

Explore the best books on transportation, featuring engaging reads on buses, trains, and cars for all ages, including top picks for preschoolers and captivating picture books. Find your next favorite transportation book at our online bookstore, showcasing bestsellers and highly recommended reads.

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  • Pass Your Private Pilot Checkride by Schappert, Jason
    Pass Your Private Pilot Checkride
    Your Private Pilot Checkride simplified. Now in it's 4th edition Pass Your Private Pilot Checkride has helped thousands pass their checkride. See your FAA checkride examiners favorite questions before the test. Updated to meet and exceed ACS guidelines.Author: Jason SchappertPublisher: Independently PublishedPublished: 03/25/2019Pages: 150Binding...
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  • The Killing Zone, Second Edition: How & Why Pilots Die by Craig, Paul
    The Killing Zone, Second Edition: How & Why Pilots Die
    Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.WARNING!Don't fly solo before you understand all the dangers of the killing zone.It could save your life!This survival...
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  • The Ultimate Texas Drivers Handbook 2024: Your Complete Guide to Getting Your License, Understanding Traffic Laws, and Driving Safely in Texas by Hanson, Charles
    The Ultimate Texas Drivers Handbook 2024: Your Complete Guide to Getting Your License, Understanding Traffic Laws, and Driving Safely in Texas
    The Ultimate Texas Driver's Handbook 2024: Your Roadmap to Safe and Confident Driving! Buckle up and get ready to master the roads of Texas with "The Ultimate Texas Driver's Handbook 2024"! Whether you're a new driver getting behind the wheel for the first time...
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  • Beast: The Top Secret Ilmor-Penske Engine That Shocked the Racing World at the Indy 500 by Gurss, Jade
    Beast: The Top Secret Ilmor-Penske Engine That Shocked the Racing World at the Indy 500
    Beast was the nickname of a shocking new race engine unveiled for the 1994 Indianapolis 500. The massive effort to design and build it in a seemingly impossible timeframe is still hailed as one of the most herculean efforts and well-kept secrets in the...
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  • The Evolution Of The Land Rover Defender by Psaila, Etienne
    The Evolution Of The Land Rover Defender
    Discover the remarkable journey of an automotive icon in 'The Evolution of the Land Rover Defender.' This meticulously crafted book takes you on a historical adventure, tracing the roots of the Defender from its inception as a post-war utility vehicle to its rise as...
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  • Thomas and Friends: My Red Railway 4-Book Boxed Set: Go, Train, Go!; Stop, Train, Stop!; A Crack in the Track!; Blue Train, Green Train by Awdry, W.
    Thomas and Friends: My Red Railway 4-Book Boxed Set: Go, Train, Go!; Stop, Train, Stop!; A Crack in the Track!; Blue Train, Green Train
    Requested again and again, here, at last, is the Thomas Bright and Early Board Book Box Set. All four of the enormously popular Thomas board books are here: Go, Train, Go!; Stop, Train, Stop!; A Crack in the Track!; and Blue Train, Green Train....
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  • Vehicles coloring book for toddlers ages 2-5: (Beautiful cover design coloring book for Children Ages 1-3) - Digger, Car, Fire Truck And Many More Big by Press, Brownish
    Vehicles coloring book for toddlers ages 2-5: (Beautiful cover design coloring book for Children Ages 1-3) - Digger, Car, Fire Truck And Many More Big
    This coloring Book is for those who love various vehicles, they can enjoy this coloring book with great pages. What you will discover in this book: Creative 45 unique pages, Ideal as a holiday gift suitable by our pleasant softcover, A handy format for...
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  • Mobile Solar Power Made Easy!: Mobile 12 volt off grid solar system design and installation. RV's, Vans, Cars and boats! Do-it-yourself step by step by Prowse, William Errol, IV
    Mobile Solar Power Made Easy!: Mobile 12 volt off grid solar system design and installation. RV's, Vans, Cars and boats! Do-it-yourself step by step
    Finally, an easy approach to mobile solar design and installation: -Add a solar system to your RV, Van, Trailer, Car or Boat-Step-by-step instructions that anyone can follow-Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced methods for calculating your solar system. You choose -Tips and tricks that will save you time and...
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  • How to Rebuild Your Nissan & Datsun Ohc by Monroe, Tom
    How to Rebuild Your Nissan & Datsun Ohc
    Concise text leads you through each engine rebuilding step for all Nissan/Datsun 4- and 6-cylinder L-series engines. Gives comprehensive information on how to diagnose, remove, tear down, inspect, recondition, assemble and install. Includes all steps necessary to do a professional, quality rebuild. Bonus sections...
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  • How to Modify Your Nissan & Datsun OHC Engine by Honsowetz, Frank
    How to Modify Your Nissan & Datsun OHC Engine
    Frank Honsowetz, Nissan/Datsun racer, tells how to choose L-series engine parts, prepare and assemble them for optimum power and durability. Lubrication, ignition and exhaust systems are covered in detail. Bonus section covers how to choose, tune and maintain Mikuni/Solex, DCOE Weber and SU carburetors....
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  • Minnesota Driver's Practice Tests: 700+ Questions, All-Inclusive Driver's Ed Handbook to Quickly achieve your Driver's License or Learner's Permit (Ch by Vast, Stanley
    Minnesota Driver's Practice Tests: 700+ Questions, All-Inclusive Driver's Ed Handbook to Quickly achieve your Driver's License or Learner's Permit (Ch
    Want to Ace your Minnesota DPS Driver's License Exam, even if you've never Driven before? Are you afraid of failing your driver's license test? Or have you failed the test before and still aren't sure what the right answers are? Do you want to...
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  • Benchmark: Oregon Recreation Map by Benchmark Maps
    Benchmark: Oregon Recreation Map
    The Oregon Recreation Map is a folded map version of the Recreation Guide pages within Benchmark's Oregon Road & Recreation Atlas. One side provides a full state map that features Public Lands, extensive highway detail, point-to-point mileages, recreation attractions, campgrounds, parks and wildlife areas,...
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  • Touring New Jersey's Lighthouses by Temple, Mary Beth
    Touring New Jersey's Lighthouses
    New Jersey's coastal heritage is a proud one, with lighthouses playing a starring role. This book visits eleven lighthouses accessible to the public, exploring their history as proud community sentinels and guardians of sea traffic passing treacherous rocks and shoals. From the Sandy Hook...
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  • Land Rover 110 Perentie Cargo & General Service 4x4: Electrical & Mechanical Repair Handbook and Instructions by Army, Australian
    Land Rover 110 Perentie Cargo & General Service 4x4: Electrical & Mechanical Repair Handbook and Instructions
    In the 1980s and 90s the Australian Defence Force introduced a much-modified Land Rover 110 as the Defence Force's basic lightweight utility vehicle. The basic cargo and general service models of the Australian Land Rover 110 are known as the "Truck, Utility, Lightweight, MC2"...
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  • How to Rebuild Any Automotive Engine by Kluczyk, Barry
    How to Rebuild Any Automotive Engine
    The photos in this edition are black and white.There comes a time in every automobile's life when the engine just doesn't perform as it should anymore. It may be burning oil, it may be leaking, the compression may be so low that it only...
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  • World War II Shipwrecks of Newfoundland: In Pictures by Power, Chris
    World War II Shipwrecks of Newfoundland: In Pictures
    World War II Shipwrecks of Newfoundland: In Pictures brings readers under the surface of the cold north Atlantic to the ghostly remains of ships sunk off the coast of Newfoundland. Diver and photographer Chris Power's breathtaking photographs offer a rare view of iconic World...
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  • Wind Strategy by Houghton, David
    Wind Strategy
    The wind powers everything a sailor does and this book will help you to understand it. As a result you will be more prepared for your race, able to anticipate changes in the wind better and know what to do when they come. The...
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  • Triumph TR6 by Williams, Roger
    Triumph TR6
    A small investment in this book could save you a fortune ... With the aid of Roger Williams' step-by-step expert guidance, you'll discover all you need to know about the TR6 you want to buy. Its unique point system will help you to place...
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  • Ticket to Ride(tm) an Unexpected Journey: Volume 1 by Kress, Adrienne
    Ticket to Ride(tm) an Unexpected Journey: Volume 1
    All aboard the journey of a lifetime! Ticket to Ride is an immensely popular board game where players test their skills in teamwork, strategy, and luck. This new, 100% official, and high stakesTicket to Ride book will whisk readers all throughout the North America,...
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  • The Ultimate Machine: The History of BMW by Jakobsen, Robert
    The Ultimate Machine: The History of BMW
    The Ultimate Machine: The History of BMWFor over a century, BMW has been synonymous with precision engineering, innovation, and the sheer thrill of driving. From its early days crafting aircraft engines to its iconic cars and motorcycles, BMW has become a global symbol of...
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Best Transportation Books on Bus, Train, and Car Travel

Transportation books are a fascinating genre that cater to a wide range of readers, from curious preschoolers to dedicated enthusiasts of buses, trains, and cars. These books not only entertain but also educate readers about various modes of transportation and their histories. This article highlights some of the best books on transportation, including picture books about transportation.

For young children, "The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper is a classic picture book about a brave little train. Its story of determination and positivity is paired with colorful illustrations, making it a perennial favorite among preschoolers.

"Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site" by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld is another popular choice. This picture book takes children to a bustling construction site where different types of vehicles, including trucks and cranes, wind down for the night. Its rhythmic text and engaging illustrations captivate young readers.

For children interested in a broader view of transportation, "Things That Go" from the DK Readers series is an excellent option. This book offers a comprehensive look at various vehicles, from buses and trains to cars and airplanes, with vivid photographs and easy-to-understand text.

Older readers and adults might enjoy "The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger" by Marc Levinson. This book delves into the history of the shipping container and its transformative impact on global trade and transportation.

"Car: The Definitive Visual History of the Automobile" by DK is a must-read for car enthusiasts. This book provides a detailed and visually stunning history of cars, from their inception to modern designs.

For train aficionados, "The Great Railway Bazaar" by Paul Theroux offers a captivating travelogue of the author’s journey by train through Europe, the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia. Theroux's vivid descriptions and personal anecdotes bring the world of rail travel to life.

FAQ's

Q. What are some must-read transportation books for preschoolers?

A. Some must-read transportation books for preschoolers include "The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper and "Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site" by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld. These picture books are engaging and educational, making them perfect for young children.

Q. Are there transportation books that cover multiple types of vehicles?

A. Yes, "Things That Go" from the DK Readers series is an excellent book that covers a wide range of vehicles, including buses, trains, cars, and airplanes. It provides vivid photographs and simple text that are easy for children to understand.

Q. Where can I find a list of the best transportation books?

A. You can find lists of the best transportation books on websites like Goodreads, Amazon, and various online bookstores. These sites offer curated lists, reader reviews, and ratings to help you choose the best books for your interests.

Q. What are some recommended transportation books for adults?

A. For adults, some recommended transportation books include "The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger" by Marc Levinson, "Car: The Definitive Visual History of the Automobile" by DK, and "The Great Railway Bazaar" by Paul Theroux. These books provide in-depth insights into different aspects of transportation.

Q. Can I find transportation books in digital formats?

A. Yes, many transportation books are available in digital formats. You can find e-books and audiobooks on platforms like Amazon Kindle, Audible, and Google Books. Digital formats offer the convenience of accessing books on your electronic devices anytime, anywhere.

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