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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Holley Carburetors: How to RebuildDelve into all aspects of Holley carburetors with knowledgeable instruction from this guide, which shows you how to disassemble, select new parts, rebuild, and calibrate all of the major models.Veteran engine-building expert and automotive author Mike Mavrigian guides you through each important stage of...
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Sailing Into History: Great Lakes Bulk Carriers of the Twentieth Century and the Crews Who Sailed ThemThe Great Lakes create a vast transportation network that supports a massive shipping industry. In this volume, seamanship, cargo, competition, cooperation, technology, engineering, business, unions, government decisions, and international agreements all come together to create a story of unrivaled interest about the Great Lakes...
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A History of the Boston & Maine Railroad: Exploring New Hampshire's Rugged Heart by RailOn June 27, 1835, New Hampshire chartered the Boston & Maine Railroad, and a juggernaut was born. By 1900, the B&M operated some 2,300 miles of track in northern New England, having taken over an astonishing forty-seven different railroads since its incepAuthor: Bruce D....
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P Is for Pirate: A Pirate AlphabetThe word pirate means one who plunders on the sea, and piracy has been around for as long as men and women have longed for adventure and lusted for riches. But it wasn't all fun and pillaging Being a pirate was not an easy...
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The Mopar Six-Pack Engine Handbook Hp1528: How to Rebuild and Modify the 440 6-Barrel and 340 6-Barrelor Convert Your La SM All-Block (318-360 C.I.),A step-by-step guide to rebuilding, restoring, and modifying the famous Mopar 'Six-Pack' engines that appeared in all of Chrysler's muscle cars from 1969 through 1971, as well as the late- model small-blocks and crate performance motors currently offered by Chrysler.Author: Larry ShepardPublisher: HP BooksPublished:...
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Off & AwayHow would you get mail if you lived in the middle of the sea? It's Jo's dad's job to deliver it, taking bottles wherever they need to go. He always comes home with exciting stories to tell--but Jo is far too afraid to go...
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Barons of the Sea: And Their Race to Build the World's Fastest Clipper Ship"A fascinating, fast-paced history...full of remarkable characters and incredible stories" about the nineteenth-century American dynasties who battled for dominance of the tea and opium trades (Nathaniel Philbrick, National Book Award-winning author of In the Heart of the Sea). There was a time, back when...
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The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington MetroAs Metro stretches to Tysons Corner and beyond, this paperback edition features a new preface from the author.Drivers in the nation's capital face a host of hazards: high-speed traffic circles, presidential motorcades, jaywalking tourists, and bewildering signs that send unsuspecting motorists from the Lincoln...
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The Real History of the Transcontinental RailroadThere is more to the history of the railroads than connecting the eastern United States to the western ones. Most of the workers were of Chinese descent and were treated unfairly. Learn how workers protested for better treatment. Have you ever considered what's missing...
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Ice Road TruckersWithout ice road truckers, people in the coldest regions of the world wouldn't be able to survive. These trucks bring the food, fuel, and other necessary supplies to very isolated communities. Learn about brave journeys across frozen roads, and see how truckers stay safe...
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Turnaround Time: Uniting an Airline and Its Employees in the Friendly SkiesGo behind the scenes of the aviation industry as Oscar Munoz tells soulful lessons about how he rose from humble immigrant origins to lead United Airlines through one of modern business' greatest turnarounds, navigating crises and even a heart transplant along the way, but...
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VehiclesMany kids love vehicles, which makes them a high-interest way to introduce the concept of comparing and contrasting. Early learners are presented with a group of vehicles and are asked to find the odd one out. This helps them learn the names of common...
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More Vintage Years of Airfix Box ArtThe 1960s and early 1970s might be called the vintage years of Airfix, when some of their best and most popular kits were produced. For ten years up to 1974, renowned artist Roy Cross produced some of the stunning paintings that appear on the...
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Being a Blue Angel: Every Kid's Guide to the Blue AngelsThe Blue Angels are amazing The Blue Angels are cool Do you want to be a Blue Angel? In Being a Blue Angel, you will meet these heroes in Blue, see what they do and how they live, be inspired by them, and learn...
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The Legendary Douglas DC-3: A Pictorial TributeFollowing on from the epoch-making DC-2 technology, the DC-3 is generally considered the greatest single commercial transport plane in history, and certainly the most famous. Indeed, the DC-3 revolutionized air travel to an extent not equaled until the arrival of the jet age. Many...
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Bing! Bang! Chugga! Beep!Bing! Bang! Chugga! Beep! is the latest charming tale from rhyming pair Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. This old car has been everywhere from the backyard to the sky, from the hills to the water. Bouncing between the mud in the ground and...
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Auto FundamentalsAuto Fundamentals leads students through the design, construction, and operation of all major automotive systems. Ideal for entry-level automotive courses, this textbook establishes a foundational knowledge of the overall automotive industry and the different career opportunities available. Written in a manner easily accessible to...
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East Coast Main Line Locomotive HaulageThe East Coast Main Line (ECML) runs from London King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley, with branches to Leeds and Hull, and a continuation on to Aberdeen. Historically, it has been the West Coast route's high-speed competitor for Anglo-Scottish traffic and has traditionally featured the...
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Volkswagen Beetle and Karmann Ghia Service Manual, Type 1: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969Just as the Beetle started a long tradition of Volkswagen automotive excellence, these are the manuals that created the Bentley reputation for clarity, thoroughness, and indispensability. Our air-cooled Volkswagen manuals provide both do-it-yourself owners and professional mechanics with clear explanations and illustrations, detailed service...
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Farmer John's TractorRhyming read-aloud text and atmospheric illustrations tell a satisfying tale of a family stranded in a flood -- and a reliable old tractor to the rescue. Farmer John's tractor lies locked in the shed, rusty yet trusty and orangey red.When the rain comes that...
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