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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Tesla Model SThe Tesla Model S sets the benchmark for the future of cars Not only does it run 100% on an electronic battery, but it has a system of sensitive cameras and sensors that allow it to safely drive itself. This title covers the ins...
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Walking on Air: The Aerial Adventures of Phoebe OmlieAviation pioneer Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie (1902-1975) was once one of the most famous women in America. In the 1930s, her words and photographs were splashed across the front pages of newspapers across the nation. The press labeled her "second only to Amelia Earhart among...
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Brake Repair: How to Diagnose, Fix, or Replace Your Car's Brakes: Step-By-StepSave time and hundreds of dollars by learning how to repair and overhaul your car's brakes.There are many automotive tasks that are best left to qualified and certified professionals when considering repairing your automobile. There are also many tasks that can be tackled by...
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Ford Bronco: A History of Ford's Legendary 4x4GIs returning after World War II created an entirely new automotive market niche when they bought surplus Jeeps and began exploring the rugged backcountry of the American West. This burgeoning market segment, which eventually became known as sport utility vehicles (SUVs), numbered about 40,000...
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Honda Engine SwapsThe photos in this edition are black and white.When it comes to their personal transportation, today's youth have shunned the large, heavy performance cars of their parents' generation and instead embrace what has become known as the sport compact-- smaller, lightweight, modern sports cars...
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The Freedom Ship of Robert SmallsThe true story of an enslaved African American man who escaped to freedom and became a military and political leaderRobert Smalls, born a slave in 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina, gained fame as an African American hero of the American Civil War. The Freedom...
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Maritime Tales of Lake OntarioBattles, shipwrecks and abundant adventures await in this volume of maritime tales by local author Susan Gately.Easternmost of the Great Lakes, Lake Ontario is bordered by both New York and Ontario. Upon its pristine surface, countless vessels have sailed, but its bottom depths are...
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Seagoing Ships & Seamanship in the Bronze Age LevantDuring the Bronze Age, the ancient societies that ringed the Mediterranean, once mostly separate and isolate, began to reach across the great expanse of sea to conduct trade, marking an age of immense cultural growth and technological development. These intersocietal lines of communication and...
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Lighthouses of AmericaA spectacular collection of America's most iconic and stunning lighthouses. Through gorgeous photography, this book celebrates these unique and magnificent beacons and their history. The construction of lighthouses began as this new nation's first public-works project in 1789 and established the United States as...
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Cincinnati's Incomplete Subway: The Complete HistoryLocal author Jacob R. Mecklenborg reveals a fresh, thought-provoking, full examination of the Cincinnati subway's demise and what its future might hold.What of those ghostly catacombs that lie dormant below city streets? Those subway tunnels, never finished, never filled with the screeches of trains...
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Armoured Trains: An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1825-2016Completely revised and expanded since its French publication, Armoured Trains: An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1825-2016 is the first English-language edition of the authoritative work on the subject.Military forces around the world were quick to see the advantages of railways in warfare, whether for the rapid...
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BMW 2000 & 2002 1966-1976 Workshop Manual170 pages, 358 illustrations, size 8.25 x 10.75 inches. Revised and updated to a larger format than the original, this Floyd Clymer publication includes complete technical data, service and maintenance information and comprehensive detailed instructions for the repair and overhaul of all major and...
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SECOND BOOK OF THE LAMBRETTA ALL Li & Tv MODELS 1957-1970124 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, size 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Originally published under the title The Second Book of the Lambretta by R.H. Warring, this book is one of The Motorcyclist's Library series published in the USA by Floyd Clymer by arrangement...
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The Physics of Sailing ExplainedWhat is the best shape for a sailboat? How does turbulence affect a sailboat's movement through the water? Why do some keels have wings? Is it true that some sailboats can sail faster upwind than downwind? Authoritative yet accessible, The Physics of Sailing Explained...
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Vintage Motorcycles Coloring Books for Adults: A Biker, men and tattoo coloring bookAdult Coloring Book For Men Featuring Biker Designs Our Adult Coloring Book for Men With Biker Designs is a whimsical and humorous take on popular coloring books. Instead of the pictures of flowers, butterflies, and woodland creatures that we see in most adult coloring...
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Flash, the Little Fire EngineIt's Flash's first day on the job as a little fire engine--and it's going to be a busy one But Flash is ready to jump into action and save the day. The only problem is, every time Flash tries to pitch in, he is...
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A History of the Chesapeake & Delaware CanalA thousand hands shaped its banks and a thousand ships have traversed the waters of a canal that defined a region. The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal has both provided an important route between the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays and acted as a secondary and...
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A History of Georgia RailroadsBefore the start of the Civil War, Georgia had ten railroads, five of which figured significantly in General William T. Sherman s Atlanta Campaign and March to the Sea. The number of rail lines in the state ballooned after the war. Many were founded...
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Strasburg Rail RoadWhen the Strasburg Rail Road was chartered in 1832, no one anticipated the myriad of obstacles the short line would encounter. What began as an afterthought in the early 19th century eventually became one of America s premier steam train excursions and the most...
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Detailed instructions for repair Toyota Prado 120 in pictures.: Save money with the help of his carCar Land Cruiser Prado, manufactured by Toyota since 1987. The cost of the car was not small, but comfortable ride, excellent off-road performance and build quality have made the car very popular.The second generation of the family Toyota began to produce in 1996. The...
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