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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Explore RoversRovers traverse parts of space that people can't easily get to. While they explore they use special tools, take samples, and search for signs of life. Readers will love learning about these space machines, from their history to their current missions and where they...
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Acoustical Materials: Solving the Challenge of Vehicle NoiseWhat is acoustics? What is noise? How is sound measured? How can the vehicle noise be reduced using sound package treatments? Pranab Saha answers these and more in Acoustical Materials.Acoustics is the science of sound, including its generation, propagation, and effects. Both types of...
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Discovering Six Days: A story about a Motorcycle, Friendship and ISDT HistoryMalcolm Smith once said, "Without motorcycles, people live very boring lives." Author Keith Geisner lives by these words and invites readers to join him as he uncovers an incredible true story behind one of off-road racing's most grueling competitions - The International Six Days...
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Girls are Born to FlyAll children dream.Extraordinary, amazing, magnificent dreams, and they just need one person to say "Yes, you can!" To say," Yes, Girls are Born to Fly!" In this aviation for kids book, a young girl dreams of taking to the sky, but society has other...
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Dragster ManiaDrag racing is like a sprint between two racers down a straight track. Get the facts on what makes a car a dragster, the rules of drag racing, and what a burnout is and why drivers do it.Author: Craig StevensPublisher: Crabtree SeedlingsPublished: 01/17/2022Pages: 24Binding...
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Classic CarsSome cars are so popular that people still want them decades after they were made. Take a closer look at some of the greatest classic cars in history and learn why collectors prize them so highly.Author: Rob ColsonPublisher: Crabtree Publishing CompanyPublished: 01/01/2022Pages: 32Binding Type:...
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Berlin U-Bahn Architecture & Design Map: Berliner U-Bahn ArchitekturkarteThis two-sided, bilingual map is a guide to Berlin's most distinctive U-Bahn stations. The map is an invitation to explore Berlin's extraordinary history from 1902 through today, as reflected in the remarkable creativity, colour and variety of its underground network's architecture and design. This...
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Devotion (Adapted for Young Adults): An Epic Story of Heroism and FriendshipA young adult adaptation of the national bestseller that details the true story of two Navy pilots from divergent racial and economic backgrounds who forge a deep friendship during the Korean War as they face extraordinary circumstances. Soon to be major motion picture starring...
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Car Racing 1969- The DPPi (Diffusion Presse Photo International) agency is the brainchild of a handful of men showing a shared a passion for both photography and automobiles - especially racing cars- This is the fifth book in the series Includes commentary by the photographersThe fifth...
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World's Fastest MotorcyclesThis book introduces readers to the world's fastest motorcycles, highlighting record-setting motorcycles from the past, as well as the technology and innovations that helped them achieve those speeds. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging...
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The Racial RailroadReveals the legacy of the train as a critical site of race in the United States Despite the seeming supremacy of car culture in the United States, the train has long been and continues to be a potent symbol of American exceptionalism, ingenuity, and...
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The Last of the Welsh Coal TrainsDespite the substantial decline of coal mining in the UK over the last three decades, until recently, coal was still a vital energy source for the nation's power stations. During 2013 and 2014, coal accounted for 36 percent of all UK rail freight, but...
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Whitland to Pembroke DockWhitland to Pembroke Dock is the latest book in the West Wales Railways series which continues the previous South Wales Main Line series covering the line from the Severn Tunnel through to ends of the main line in West Wales. This volume covers the...
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Mariners' Memorabilia: Volume 4This fourth volume of Peter Laister's work illustrates further examples of china and crockery used on board British merchant ships. It gives brief historical details of the companies themselves, and the trades in which they were involved. Information about identifying patterns of china and...
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Amelia Earhart's Final FlightOn June 1, 1937, famous pilot Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, took off in their small plane. Earhart's goal was to make a record-breaking flight around the world. On the last part of the flight, they approached Howland Island to refuel. Before...
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Disappearance of Skyjacker D. B. CooperOn November 24, 1971, a man boarded a passenger plane in Portland, Oregon. Later, he would become known as D. B. Cooper. But that wasn't his real name, and he was no ordinary passenger. He hijacked the plane, demanded $200,000, and parachuted out of...
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Inland and Coastal Navigation: For Power-driven and Sailing Vessels, 2nd EditionThis book is an updated and expanded edition of a text that has been used in navigation courses for 30 years. It covers practical small-craft navigation (sail, power, or paddle), starting from the basics and ending with all that is needed to navigate safely...
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The Unseen Mauretania 1907: The Ship in Rare IllustrationsShowcasing photographs and illustrations from a variety of collectors' archives, The Unseen Mauretania 1907 reveals the Cunard company's most luxurious ocean liner of the early twentieth century. When the Mauretania took to the North Atlantic for the first time in November 1907, she was...
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US Air Force Equipment and VehiclesThis title introduces readers to vehicles and equipment used by the US Air Force, from fighter jets to parachutes. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a fast facts summary, a glossary, and an index. Kids Core is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.Author:...
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Us Special Operations Forces Equipment and VehiclesThis title introduces readers to vehicles and equipment used by the US Special Operations Forces, from Navy SEAL rebreathers to Green Beret "War Pigs." The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a fast facts summary, a glossary, and an index. Kids Core is an...
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