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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The Technique of Motor RacingIn his prophetic foreword to The Technique of Motor Racing, Fangio anticipates the importance Piero Taruffi's book would have for a generation of new drivers. Trained as both a racing driver and an industrial engineer, Taruffi provides a unique perspective on the art and...
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Porsche Carrera 964: 1989-1994 Technical DataWhere appropriate, the handbook delivers very helpful 911 - specific repair instructions and notes. Even if you're an old hand at replacing drive belts on other cars, when replacing the alternator and cooling fan belts on a 911 you have to "adjust V-belt tension...
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Minnesota Logging RailroadsDuring the heyday of lumberjacks and sawmills, railroads such as the Duluth and Northern Minnesota and the Alger-Smith enabled logging companies to break away from the traditional mode of transportation (floating logs downriver) and its shortfalls (logjams and winter freezes). Frank King traces this...
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Iron Fleet: The Great Lakes in World War IIIron Fleet focuses on the vital role played by the Great Lakes shipping industry during World War II. George J. Joachim examines how the industry met the unprecedented demand for the shipment of raw materials to meet production quotas during the war, when failure...
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Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry's Road to Bankruptcy and Bailout--And Beyond"A definitive account . . . It's hard to imagine anyone better than Paul Ingrassia to 'ride shotgun' on a journey through the sometimes triumphant, often turbulent, history of U.S. automaking. . . . A] wealth of amusing, astonishing and enlightening nuggets."--Pittsburgh Tribune-Review This...
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Harley-Davidson and Philosophy: Full-Throttle AristotleIt's no wonder descriptions of riding often resemble the words of Asian mystics and Jedi knights: The ride causes your senses to open completely. You experience only the present, the now. Readers who prefer revving a Harley to meditating in a Zen garden know...
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The Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in HistorySix months after its American introduction in 1985, the Yugo was a punch line; within a year, it was a staple of late-night comedy. By 2000, NPR's Car Talk declared it "the worst car of the millennium." And for most Americans that's where the...
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Disaster in Dearborn: The Story of the EdselFew cars in history have grabbed the public's fancy as much as the ill-fated Edsel, the Titanic of automobiles. The magnitude of the marketing disaster has made Edsel a household word. Remarkably, there has never before been a book that tells the whole story-how...
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Nissan Pick-Ups and Pathfinders, 1970-88The Total Car Care series continues to lead all other do-it-yourself automotive repair manuals. This series offers do-it-yourselfers of all levels TOTAL maintenance, service and repair information in an easy-to-use format. Each manual covers all makes format. Each manual covers all makes and models,...
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The Art of the Racing Motorcycle: 100 Years of Designing for SpeedA lavishly illustrated and definitive look at the design evolution of the racing motorcycle. The dynamic between competition and design has always fueled the evolution of racing motorcycles and inspired astonishing feats of design and engineering. This book traces the development of the sport...
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Art of the Corvette: Photographic Legacy of America's Original Sports CarAmerica's original--and long considered its best--sports car, the Chevrolet Corvette is fast, sexy, sleek, sublime. The legacy of the Corvette is matched only by its beauty, captured here like never before. Art of the Corvette profiles two dozen Corvettes from all seven generations, beginning...
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MX Bikes: Evolution from Primitive Street Machines to State of the Art Off-Road MachinesA motocross rider is only as good as his machine. MX Bikes takes a look at the motorcycles and tracks that make up motocross, from its early years to today. So, hop aboard and hold on tight. It's a wild ride!Author: John PerritanoPublisher: Crabtree...
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies AgainHilarious and endlessly entertaining. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Buckle your seatbelt for the first-ever follow-up to Ian Fleming's only children's story Fueled by wry humor, this much-anticipated sequel to the children's classic -- featuring a contemporary family and a camper van with a...
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Mammoth Book of Air Disasters and Near MissesAn incredible 30,000 flights -- at least -- arrive safely at their destinations every day. But a handful don't, while some come terrifyingly close to crashing. When even the smallest thing does go wrong at 35,000 feet, the result is nearly always a fast-unfolding...
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Cars: Rushing! Honking! Zooming!Cars go rushing up and down, through the country, through the town. Racing! Rushing! Honking! Squealing! Stopping! Starting! Turning! Wheeling! All kinds of cars, from sedans to SUVs to station wagons, take people here, there, and everywhere.Following the success of Trucks: Whizz! Zoom! Rumble!...
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The Lost Art of High-Performance Driving: How to Get the Most Out of Your Modern Performance CarIn Speed Secrets: The Lost Art of High-Performance Driving, Ross Bentley explains in plain language how you can train yourself to become a true performance driver. With the promise of autonomous vehicles in our near future, and current cars equipped with "driver aides," it's...
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Hot Rods: Roadsters, Coupes, CustomsWhen it comes to building your hot rod, you're faced with choices for everything from which go-fast goodies to slap on your mill to what paint and other eye candy might define your rod more than anything else.And when it comes to a hot...
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The Bigger Book of John Deere: The Complete Model-By-Model Encyclopedia Plus Classic Toys, Brochures, and CollectiblesThis encyclopedia of John Deere tractors from around the globe, first published in 1999, is now updated with more than a decade of new Big Green machines. From John Froelich's revolutionary model to the Dain All Wheel Drive, the Waterloo Boy, and the great...
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101 Projects for Your Porsche 911, 1964-1989This all-color collection guides owners of pre-1990 Porsche 911s through 101 carefully selected, weekend projects illustrated with step-by-step, full-color studio photography. Divided into three categories-performance, handling, and customization-the projects range from 30-minute maintenance projects to eight-hour performance modifications; each is accompanied by a handy...
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Finding the Titanic: How Images from the Ocean Depths Fueled Interest in the Doomed ShipOn the night of April 14, 1912, as it made its first voyage, the luxury steamship Titanic struck an iceberg. Then, a few hours after midnight on April 15, the ship sank thousands of feet before settling on the ocean floor. And that's where...
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