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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Volkswagen Jetta Service Manual: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010: 1.9L, 2.0L Diesel, 2.0L, 2.5L Gasoline Including TDI, GLI and SportWagenThe Volkswagen Jetta (A5) Service Manual: 2005-2010 is a definitive reference source of technical automotive repair and maintenance information for Volkswagen Jetta models built on the "A5" platform.The do-it-yourself Volkswagen owner will find this manual indispensable as a source of detailed maintenance and repair...
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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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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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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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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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Boats Are BusyA first book of boats for the youngest enthusiasts, featuring 15 different boats and a bonus nautical flag per vesselFrom sailboats to ferry boats, tankers to clippers, young readers will learn to identify and define a range of floating crafts. Each of 15 boats...
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Idlewild and Woodland Park, Michigan an African American RemembersIdlewild and Woodland Park, Michigan is one of the countries first African American resorts, owned and operated by African Americans. This book is a historical compilation of interviews conducted during the summers of 1994 and 1995 with some of the few original owners or...
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Little Toot: The Classic Abridged Edition (80th Anniversary)Little Toot is a tugboat who does not want to tug. Instead, he wants to make figure eights in the harbor and bother all the other tugboats. But when he ends up all alone on the open water as a storm is rolling in,...
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LocomotiveIn the late 1930s renowned Polish poet Julian Tuwim, was asked to write three poems for children. The publisher Przeworski connected the three poems into one book, Locomotive, and commissioned illustrations from celebrated Polish illustration duo Lewitt and Him. Locomotive was the beginning of...
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The Pirates of the New England Coast 1630-1730Why did men go a-pirating, or 'on the account' as the pirates called it? The sailors said it was few ships and many men, hard work and small pay, long voyages, bad food and cruel commanders. -- IntroductionWhatever their reasons, large numbers of pirates...
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