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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Erie Water West: A History of the Erie Canal, 1792-1854The construction of the Erie Canal may truly be described as a major event in the growth of the young United States. At a time when the internal links among the states were scanty, the canal's planners boldly projected a system of transportation that...
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Prairie Power: Student Activism, Counterculture, and Backlash in Oklahoma, 1962-1972Student radicals and hippies--in Oklahoma? Though most scholarship about 1960s-era student activism and the counterculture focuses on the East and West Coasts, Oklahoma's college campuses did see significant activism and "dropping out." In Prairie Power, Sarah Eppler Janda fills a gap in the historical...
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Erie Lackawanna: The Death of an American Railroad, 1938-1992This 50-year saga of the Weary Erie goes far beyond describing in brilliant detail the turbulent last decades of a colorful, spunky, and innovative railroad. As the author vividly shows, the Erie possessed an uncommonly interesting history. For a brief time, it was the...
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GM Cavalier and Sunfire, 1995-00 1995-00 Repair ManualThe 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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722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New YorkWhen it first opened on October 27, 1904, the New York City subway ran twenty-two miles from City Hall to 145th Street and Lenox Avenue--the longest stretch ever built at one time. From that initial route through the completion of the IND or Independent...
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Beyond the ChecklistThe U.S. healthcare system is now spending many millions of dollars to improve "patient safety" and "inter-professional practice." Nevertheless, an estimated 100,000 patients still succumb to preventable medical errors or infections every year. How can health care providers reduce the terrible financial and human...
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The Last Time Around Cape Horn: The Historic 1949 Voyage of the Windjammer PamirIn 1949, a young Dartmouth student named William Stark left his study-abroad program in Zurich for a berth as an Ordinary Seaman on a Finnish windjammer that would carry 60,000 sacks of barley 12,000 miles in 128 days from Australia to Europe, around Cape...
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Cool Construction VehiclesConstruction vehicles are tough machines that have many different jobs at construction sites. Cool Construction Vehicles uses big images and clear text to introduce kids to the common vehicles used at construction sites and the important jobs they do. In this fun book, kids...
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Mighty TanksChildren will delight in learning about military tanks. Mighty Tanks introduces readers to the different parts that make up a tank and explains how these mighty armored vehicles move over rough terrain.Author: Paul ChallenPublisher: Crabtree Publishing CompanyPublished: 09/15/2010Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 10.02h x...
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Motor MilesMiles is a difficult dog, until he gets his own car. . . . From picture book master John Burningham comes a delightful new story. Miles does not come when he is called. He does not like going for walks, his food, other dogs,...
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Poppy the Pirate DogBest-selling author Liz Kessler makes her first foray into early fiction with a funny tale about an aspiring pirate dog who is afraid of boats. Poppy the dalmatian can't wait to go on a seaside vacation with her family. And when they tie a...
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Basic Illustrated Map and CompassBASIC ILLUSTRATED MAP AND COMPASSWilderness guide Cliff Jacobson created the map and compass curriculum for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and here he shows easy-to-follow steps on choosing a compass, reading contour lines and other map features, using them in concert with a...
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Trains: Steaming! Pulling! Huffing!Trains, trains, trains! Giant engines snorting, puffing, steaming, pulling, rushing, huffing! All kinds of trains, from cabooses to hoppers and commuter trains to zoo trains, clickety-clack along the tracks. The mixed-media illustrations using clip art, etchings, original drawings, and maps will remind parents and...
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Supercar Revolution: The Fastest Cars of All TimeSupercar Revolution charts the evolution of the battle for performance and supremacy among the world's leading marques, including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Porsche, Aston Martin, and Ford GT. If you want to get to know the ins and outs of the high-budget, near space-age vehicles...
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Camper Rehab: A Guide to Buying, Repairing, and Upgrading Your Travel TrailerCreate your dream getaway on wheels with this all-encompassing companion to choosing and restoring all types of classic camper trailers.From Airstreams and Apaches to Shastas and Winnebagos, vintage campers have an undeniable appeal! But how do you know which one will work for you?...
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How to Paint Your CarHow to Paint Your Car reveals the techniques, tricks, and technology behind automotive painting through 400 color photos, clear captions, detailed text, and step-by-step how-to sequences. You'll learn the latest information about paint chemistry, waterborne paints, spray guns, body fillers, surface prep, site prep,...
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Lucifer's Sword MC: Life and Death in an Outlaw Motorcycle ClubFind out what happens when Lucifer's Sword Motorcycle Club goes head to head with a badass rival club in this graphic novel from a lifelong motorcycle club member.Meet Lucifer's Sword Motorcycle Club, a group of hard-riding, hard-living bikers just trying to ride their bikes...
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Mazda Miata MX-5 Performance ProjectsThe Mazda Miata MX-5 has been a popular car among automotive enthusiasts for more than a decade, and hardly a single one of the more than 500,000 sold has not been customized by its owner in some way. This book provides specific how-to instructions...
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Speed Secrets 2: More Professional Race Driving TechniquesDiscover the secrets that will make you a faster and more successful racecar driver with this up-to-date insight into the latest techniques in racing. Professional driver and driving coach Ross Bentley, reveals what it takes to be fast and win races at the highest...
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If I Built a CaraIf i built a car, itad be totally new Here are a few of the things that iad do. . . .a Jack has designed the ultimate fantasy car. inspired by zeppelins and trains, Cadillacs and old planes, with brilliant colors and lots of...
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