Road and motor vehicles: general interest Books
Dorling Kindersley Ltd DK Road Trips Northern and Central Italy
Book SynopsisTravel is good for us. It makes us happy!Escape more, celebrate more, "weekend" more with DK travel guides and create memories that last a lifetime.Each of our books is jam-packed with gorgeous pictures, helpful maps and expert insights, making them totally comprehensive, really easy to use, and full of ideas and inspiration. And we know what we're doing we've been publishing guides for over 30 years. So forget the ordinary. Travel extraordinary.
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Indiana University Press Ghana on the Go
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewHart has given us a sensitively aware and richly documented account of (auto)mobility in Ghana. * American Historical Review *This well-written book deeply engages with the dynamics of African mobility and constitutes a major contribution to twentieth-century Ghanaian history. * International Journal of African Historical Studies *Jennifer Hart's text sweeps triumphantly across a century of authomobility in colonial and post-colonial Ghana. . . sophisticated, clear and inspiring account. . . * Journal of Transport History *There is much here for readers across a wide range of disciplines to learn and enjoy. * Africa *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Auto/Mobile Lives1. "All Shall Pass": Indigenous Entrepreneurs, Colonial Technopolitics, and the Roots of African Automobility, 1901-19392. "Honest Labor": Public Safety, Private Profit, and the Professionalization of Drivers, 1930-19453. "Modern Men": Motor Transportation and the Politics of Respectability, 1930s-1960s4. "One Man, No Chop": Licit Wealth, Good Citizens, and the Criminalization of Drivers in Postcolonial Ghana5. "Sweet Not Always": Automobility, State Power, and the Politics of Development, 1980s-1990sEpilogue. "No Rest for the Trotro Driver": Ambivalence and Automobility in 21st Century GhanaNotesBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press Ghana on the Go
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewHart has given us a sensitively aware and richly documented account of (auto)mobility in Ghana. * American Historical Review *This well-written book deeply engages with the dynamics of African mobility and constitutes a major contribution to twentieth-century Ghanaian history. * International Journal of African Historical Studies *Jennifer Hart's text sweeps triumphantly across a century of authomobility in colonial and post-colonial Ghana. . . sophisticated, clear and inspiring account. . . * Journal of Transport History *There is much here for readers across a wide range of disciplines to learn and enjoy. * Africa *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Auto/Mobile Lives1. "All Shall Pass": Indigenous Entrepreneurs, Colonial Technopolitics, and the Roots of African Automobility, 1901-19392. "Honest Labor": Public Safety, Private Profit, and the Professionalization of Drivers, 1930-19453. "Modern Men": Motor Transportation and the Politics of Respectability, 1930s-1960s4. "One Man, No Chop": Licit Wealth, Good Citizens, and the Criminalization of Drivers in Postcolonial Ghana5. "Sweet Not Always": Automobility, State Power, and the Politics of Development, 1980s-1990sEpilogue. "No Rest for the Trotro Driver": Ambivalence and Automobility in 21st Century GhanaNotesBibliographyIndex
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University of Texas Press The Cultural Life of the Automobile Roads to
Book SynopsisIlluminating the question of what it means to be a mobile human anywhere in the modern world, this strikingly original work of cultural history examines how changes in consciousness, identity, and expression, both national and individual, resulted from thTable of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Henry Ford: From Popular Inventor to Legend Fordism and Cultural Circulation The Transnational Object Contradictions of Mobility Mechanical Actors Final Remarks: Kinetic Modernity and the Automobile Bibliography Index
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W. W. Norton & Company The Perfect Vehicle What It Is About Motorcycles
Book Synopsis"This book, a polished, winding meditation on the theory and fractiousness of motorcycles, celebrates both their eccentric history and the wary pleasures of touring."—The New YorkerTrade Review"As Pierson tells us why she loves riding, many who share her passion will often feel themselves nodding, saying, 'Yeah, she caught it.'" -- Andy Solomon - Chicago Tribune"The Perfect Vehicle uses motorcycles as a lens for examining risk, freedom, and most surprisingly, relationships between men and women. . . . Pierson comes through brilliantly, crafting her sentences with precision and a sure ear." -- Ann Marlowe - Village Voice"This is an exceptionally sensitive and intelligent book." -- Robert Pirsig
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WW Norton & Co Car A Drama of the American Workplace
Book SynopsisAn enlightening peek at the inner workings of a large corporation trying to reinvent itself. . . . It's rare to find an auto book that explains the process of creating a car with so much color and detail.Business Week (a Best Business Book of 1997)
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Carrara Media, LLC Slow Car Fast
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Bob Johnston & Derek Stuart-Findlay The Motorists Paradise An Illustrated History of
Book SynopsisThe spectacular scenery of Cape Town's mountains and seascapes has fascinated its citizens and visitors for centuries. This is the story of how the City's early motorists opened up the Cape Peninsula and its hinterland.
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Touchstone Books The Rvers Bible Everything You Need to Know about
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The History Press Ltd General Motors A Photographic History
Book SynopsisHistory of General Motors
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Arcadia Publishing Detroit
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Mobility First
Book SynopsisTraffic congestion is a growing problem and unless policy makers and transportation officials make some dramatic changes, it will rise to unacceptable levels by 2030. In , Sam Staley and Adrian Moore explain the inefficient systems and politics that cause this escalating epidemic, presenting commonsense, high-tech solutions that will ease congestion and its troubling consequences. The book considers transportation policy through the intersection of four crucial and timely elements: global, economic, and cultural competitiveness; urban development trends; demographics; and transportation engineering and design. It sets goals for congestion reduction, outlines performance standards that increase transparency, calls for the redesign of the regional transportation network, and describes sufficient investment in technology.Trade ReviewSpeaking from our experiences in Texas, Sam Staley and Adrian Moore get it right in Mobility First. As our nation’s population continues to grow and our infrastructure continues to age, we need to come up with new solutions to meeting transportation needs. The recommendations in Mobility First will no doubt cause an uproar in some quarters, but the position they take is one that will move the dialogue forward and help America remain competitive in our increasingly global economy. -- Rick Perry, Governor of TexasIn spite of a considerable volume of research by urban economists over the last 40+ years, there is still a huge gap between the policies and projects that are routinely put forward by policy makers and the ones that solid research supports. . . . Serious researchers have little good to say about the conventional approaches; most suggest the policies outlined in Mobility First. The arguments are clearly stated and well documented. The rest is up to those who are serious about better transportation policy. They should read this book. -- Peter Gordon, professor, School of Policy, Planning, and Development, University of Southern CaliforniaThis work by Staley and Moore is an invaluable contribution to the looming public choice question in the debate over the proper use of roads and railways and how alternative pricing and financial arrangements can allocate resources for mobility that allows for the greatest individual freedom. -- Lawrence Lai, University of Hong KongSam Staley and Adrian Moore, both of the Reason Foundation, have come out with an excellent and highly readable book on urban transportation policy. Mobility First belongs on any list of outstanding planning books of 2008 in my opinion. In fact, I would place it very near the top if not at the very top of the list. -- C. Kenneth Orski * Innovation Newsbriefs *Mobility First is an interesting and, yes, reasoned take on the congestion problems plaguing roads in the United States and elsewhere, and it does not stint in suggesting ways to improve how we fund, plan, and build roads. Millions of commuters stuck in agonizing traffic delays or enduring painfully long commutes would surely agree forthwith on any strategy that worked. * Civil Engineering, June 2009 *Mobility First differs from most other urban transport books by constantly reminding us that the economic viability of cities depends on the ability of the transport system to respond to consumer demand for trips and that that demand is constantly evolving. Staley and Moore cover the economics of transport as well as the design details that could contribute to increased mobility. This book is a must read for urban managers of large cities in the United States and around the world who are facing rapid urbanization coupled with urban income increase and therefore constantly evolving demand for urban transport. They will find answers for adapting existing urban transport systems to constantly evolving land use patterns and to households and firms demand for increased mobility. -- Alain Bertaud, former principal planner, Urban Development Division of The World BankThe authors detail how to fix America's gridlocked and deteriorating road and transit systems, offering solutions to modernize transit and expand, road capacity, set goals for reducing congestion, increase performance standards and transparency, and change the way the nation funds its roads and highways. * Inbound Logistics *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Foreword Part 2 Part I. The Congestion Conundrum Chapter 3 Chapter 1. It's the Cars, Stupid! Chapter 4 Chapter 2. Congestion's Relentless Pursuit Part 5 Part II. Mobility and Global Competitiveness Chapter 6 Chapter 3. The Need for Speed Chapter 7 Chapter 4. The Apple of Automobility Chapter 8 Chapter 5. A New Approach to Congestion and Transportation Part 9 Part III. Getting from Here to There Chapter 10 Chapter 6. Eight Steps to Building Road Capacity Chapter 11 Chapter 7. The Missing Link Chapter 12 Chapter 8. Taking System Management Seriously Chapter 13 Chapter 9. Transitioning Transit Part 14 Part IV. Making It Work Chapter 15 Chapter 10. Where's the Beef? Funding Twenty-first Century Mobility Chapter 16 Chapter 11. Charting the Uncharted Chapter 17 Appendix A. Transportation and Climate Change Chapter 18 Appendix B. Land Use and Transportation Choice
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Stage and Mail Coaches Shire Album No416 Shire Album S
Book SynopsisIt is often forgotten that in the early nineteenth century, before the arrival of the railways, Britain had the fastest and most efficient form of public overland transport the world had ever seen. By the 1820s, what had once been a hideous chore became a fashionable pastime and a boon to business. But this golden age of public long-distance coaching was short. Within twenty years, as the railways spread across Britain, it was in rapid decline, unable to compete with its faster, more comfortable and much cheaper rival.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Petroleum Collectables Shire Library
Book SynopsisIn 1967 Beaulieu held the first autojumble in the United Kingdom and collectors of anything remotely connected with motoring found they had a huge market place. Now anything to do with petrol retailing is a collectable item and this book outlines some of the thousands of pre-Second World War items.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC VW Camper and Microbus Shire Library No 486
Book SynopsisThe Volkswagen Transporter is one of the best-loved and most recognisable motor vehicles of all time. This book looks at the development, production and use of the class first, and second, generation Transporter. It includes many colour photographs.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The London Bus
Book SynopsisThe red double decker bus is one of the enduring images of London. Although now increasingly replaced by modern bendy buses, the classic rear-entrance double-decker still appears on postcards, keyrings, t-shirts and other tourist souvenirs. This title takes a trip back in time to explore the story of the London bus, from horse-drawn to bendy bus.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mini 757 Shire Library
Book SynopsisThe Mini, now an emblem of the Swinging Sixties, was in fact the product of an age of austerity and shortage, a simple design intended to make motoring more accessible and affordable for the average family. Ironically, it would become something very different: a modern, classless style icon that appealed across the boundaries of social status, age and gender and lent its name to everything from fashion to furniture. Using illustrations from the archives of the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust, Gillian Bardsley here tells the Mini's story, from the inspired conception of designer Alec Issigonis, through the car's shaky infancy and up to its glorious heyday when it was beloved of film stars, royalty and the public, as well as having a prominent presence in motorsport.Table of ContentsWhere it All Began / Out of Austerity / A Car of its Time / Building on the Mini Phenomenon / The Great Survivor / Mini in the New Millennium / Further Reading / Places to Visit / Index
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The History Press Ltd The London Cabbie
Book SynopsisForty years ago Alf Townsend passed The Knowledge - after 14,000 miles on a moped round central London. Since then he has covered millions of miles in his taxi. This book includes a selection of his extraordinary and hilarious tales of everyday life as a cabbie, in which we meet Mr Whippy and Violent Pete, Bread Roll Mick and the Motorway Mouse, Claude the Bastard and the mysterious Mr X. Alf also examines the history of cab-driving in the capital - including the variety of taxis that have been used - and even tries to shed some light on the most ancient and obscure Hackney Carriage laws that are still on the statute book. (Do you know why a taxi is so tall? So a passenger can get on board wearing a top hat: it''s true...) Concluding with a look at the seamy side of night work, the rise and rise of the mini-cab, and what the future may hold for the London cabbie, Alf Townsend''s book will be entertaining reading for all Londoners, and anyone else who has tr
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The History Press Ltd Earls Court Motor Show
Book SynopsisFor decades the Earls Court Motor Show was the annual pilgrimage for car idolaters, dreamers and even the odd buyer.
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The History Press Ltd Making Cars at Longbridge
Book SynopsisLavishly illustrated with unique images from the official company archive, this book charts more than 100 years of car-making at the Longbridge factory, near Birmingham.
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The History Press Ltd The Static Caravan Story
Book SynopsisLively photographic history tells the story of the static caravan holiday home
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The History Press Ltd The Motorhome Story
Book SynopsisPhotographic history tells the story of the motorhome in Britain
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The History Press Ltd The Touring Caravan Story
Book SynopsisOver a century of the modern touring caravan
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The History Press Ltd Going Classic
Book SynopsisAll you need to know about owning a classic car but were afraid to ask
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History Press Vanlifers
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The History Press Ltd Jowett 19011954
Book SynopsisThe Jowett Motor Manufacturing Company was founded in Bradford in 1901 by Benjamin, Ruth and William Jowett. Their first product was a V-twin engine which proved to be successful in various cars. In 1906 a prototype car was built using a new design of engine. The first of a long line of Jowetts was born! After a few years of tinkering, the car was ready for production. While few Jowetts were made during the First World War, expansion took place during the war and production restarted in 1920. By 1927, over 3,000 Jowetts were leaving the factory per year with their owners enjoying reliable, economical motoring. By the end of the Second World War, Jowett had modified the pre-war commercial and re-named it the Bradford. The van was a success and helped keep the company busy while it readied itself for production of the Javelin, a unitary construction saloon with a flat-four engine. More successes followed and they led to the Jupiter sports model being developed by ERA. But the company was in trouble by the early 1950s. Not enough sales of the Javelin and development costs of new models led to the sale of the factory in early 1954. A few Jupiters were made out of spare parts but the end was in sight. Spare parts continued to be supplied till 1963 and this led indirectly to a relatively large number of cars surviving. Today they are catered for by the longest running one-make car club in the world, the Jowett Car Club, which was founded in 1923.
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The History Press Ltd Minimal Motoring
Book SynopsisMinimal motoring
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The History Press Ltd The Smart Scene
Book SynopsisIntroduced in 1998, the smart car has revolutionised our cities. Over one million smarts have left the factory and the car itself has been a global success. Introduced in the UK in 2000, there are now over 50,000 smarts in the UK. This book looks at the impact of the smart car in the UK, and of its history and genesis beforehand.
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The History Press Ltd South Shields Transport
Book SynopsisRoughly moving around the town along the old figure of eight' electric tram route that opened in 1906, this book rediscovers the lost world of the horse-drawn and electric trams through to trolleybuses and motorbuses operated by South Shields Corporation Transport. The Corporation boasted that there was no part of the town that was more than a quarter of an hour's walk away from this route.
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The History Press Ltd Horshams Independent Bus Services
Book SynopsisThis book looks at the varied bus companies that once served this Sussex market town from the turn of the twentieth century to the present day. Laurie James tells of the ups and downs of the humble companies that operate bus services in and around Horsham. Profusely illustrated with many images, the book will be of interest to both locals and bus enthusiasts alike.
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The History Press Ltd Sunderland Transport
Book SynopsisSunderland Transport takes the reader on a ride back in time on the trams and buses that once plied the city''s streets. Put together by local transport enthusiast John Carlson, this book is packed with photos, illustrations and diagrams that depict the growth and change in public transport when Sunderland was still a town, including the many different types of trams and buses that were in the corporation''s employ and at the Wheatsheaf, Hylton and Fulwell depots including the repair and maintenance facilities. Also covered are the services of Sunderland and District Tramway Company and its follow-on bus operations and those of the Economic bus company. Along the way there is a good glimpse of some of the local features such as the Wear Bridge, town centre shops and the long tramline up Durham Road that make Sunderland such a unique place in which to live.
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The History Press Ltd TopDeck Travel
Book SynopsisThis illustrated history charts the development of the open-top bus, from the early 1900s when buses were built with no roofs to the bustling sightseeing operations so popular around the world today. Following the trends around the UK, from London and the south coast to the north and Scotland, enthusiast and author Philip Miles has collated many unusual photographs showing these buses at work. Detailing the bus and the operator concerned in each photograph, this affectionately compiled collection of classic buses recalls many operators now relegated to the realms of memory as well as considering the role of the open-top bus today.
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The History Press Ltd City to the Black Country
Book SynopsisThis fascinating collection of 200 archive photographs takes the reader on a nostalgic bus and tram ride through the north-west of Birmingham, from the city centre along the A41 to Hockley, taking in the famous Jewellery Quarter and the many Victorian housing developments around Handsworth. Travelling through numerous shopping centres and the important town centre of West Bromwich with its golden mile', the route splits at Carter's green. Taking in the well-known steel and tube manufacturing centre Wednesbury, as well as Black Country capital Dudley, this entertaining book is full of detail sure to delight local residents and transport enthusiasts alike.
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The History Press Ltd Pither D Reliant Sports Cars
Book SynopsisThe Reliant Scimitar is one of the most successful and distinctive British sports cars. In almost 20 years, from 1968 to 1986, over 15,000 of these elegant machines were produced, and today the car is still highly regarded for its timeless looks and effective design. Don Pither's pictorial history of the Scimitar and its predecessor, the Sabre, shows in detail their conception, development and career, and it celebrates their enduring qualities. This book is essential reading for Scimitar owners and enthusiasts, and provides a keen insight for readers who are fascinated by the history of British sports cars. The author recalls how, after 25 years of producing three-wheeled vehicles, Reliant experimented with the production of a four-wheeled sports car, the Sabre, in 1961. The company was so encouraged by the sales potential of this nimble Ford-engined two-seater, which they went on to produce the more ambitious Scimitar coupe of 1964. This innovative car, which carried a stylish Ogle-de
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The History Press Ltd 100 Cars Britain Can Be Proud of
Book SynopsisFrom Ace to Zodiac - via the world-beating Land Rover, the thrilling Morgan Aeromax, the eternally young Mini Cooper and the unique London taxi - this is a celebration of the best British cars, old and new, in all their glorious diversity. Don''t you believe it when people say there''s no such thing as a ''British'' car any more. As a nation, the calamity of British Leyland and MG Rover lingers in our collective conscience, but car factories in Britain today build some of the world''s most advanced and desirable cars. Some of them have Japanese names, for sure, but then Ford was always more hamburger than roast beef, wasn''t it? Britain''s engineers, designers and entrepreneurs have for decades been the creators of motor cars with unique style and charm, from the Bentley 3-litre and Morris Minor Traveller of ''then'' to the Aston Martin Vantage and Lotus Evora of ''now''. Inside, you''ll find out about the country''s 100 most significant models, boasting style, speed, ingenuity and The Right Stuff. They''ll make you glad they''re British!
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The History Press Ltd Under the Wires at Tally Ho
Book SynopsisToday pollution-free transport is high on the political agenda yet it is sometimes forgotten that electric vehicles ran on the streets of London from the early 1900s until 1962. This book tells the story of that period and describes both the vehicles themselves and the effect they had on the development of the suburbs. Local historian David Berguer has endeavoured to paint a picture of what life was like in the capital during this golden age, travelling and working on the trams and trolleybuses, and includes material based on newspaper reports, council and official minutes and oral histories from those involved. With many previously unpublished photographs and detail on the vehicles and routes themselves, there is even a chapter on the colourful pirate buses which competed against trams in the 1920s. Full of local interest and insights into daily life on north London trams and trolleybuses, this celebration of the glory days of electric street traction in the suburbs of North London is bound to capture the imagination of both transport and local historians alike.
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The History Press Ltd Its Great to be Back on Terra Cotta
Book SynopsisThis handy pocket-sized book is a must-have for any transport enthusiast or seasoned traveller
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The History Press Ltd The Mini Story
Book SynopsisThe original Mini was on sale for 41 years, during which its 5.3m sales made it the best-selling British car of all time – an achievement unlikely ever to be beaten.
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The History Press Ltd The British Motorcycle Story
Book SynopsisIn this book, enthusiast Colin Jackson tells the story of these incredible machines and the men who rode them, charting the ‘golden age’ of British motorcycles from its earliest beginnings as little more than a bicycle with a tiny engine, to the fast, powerful machines we recognise today.
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The History Press Ltd Making Cars at Cowley
Book SynopsisIn 1913 an ambitious young businessman named William Morris converted a derelict military college on the outskirts of Oxford into an assembly hall for motor vehicles.
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The History Press Ltd Around the World in a Napier
Book SynopsisIn the nineteenth century, Jules Verne imagined a journey round the world. Assisted by Charles Thomas, a Sussex engineer, the millionaire took his Napier car twice around the world, to places that had never seen a powered vehicle. The journeys took them across thirty-nine countries on four continents.
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Motorbooks American Muscle Cars 2026
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University Press of America Road Safety Data Collection Analysis Monitoring
Book SynopsisThis book is concerned with road accident data collection, analyses, monitoring, and countermeasure evaluations. The statistical and econometric techniques developed and used in this book can also be used to collect data and monitor, analyze, and evaluate many public programs in the social sciences, health, engineering, and humanities fields.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Accident Statistics for the Shire of Melton Chapter 3 A Review of Serious Road Casualty Data Chapter 4 Estimation of Sample Size for the Comparison of Accident Risks Based on an Exposure Survey Chapter 5 Developing Road Safety Countermeasure Initiatives Using Road Fatality Data Chapter 6 A Short-term Accident Monitoring System: A Case Study for Victoria Chapter 7 Evaluation of Some Major Statewide Police Initiatives Chapter 8 Methods of Evaluation of Implemented Road Safety Laws Chapter 9 Evaluation of Implemented Road Safety Countermeasures Using Intervention Time Series Analysis Chapter 10 Detailed Analyses of the Victorian Zero Bac Legislation on Serious Casualty Accidents Chapter 11 Evaluation of the Demerit Points System in Deterring Traffic Offenses Chapter 12 Unemployment and Road Fatalities Chapter 13 Cost of Road Accidents Chapter 14 Risk Analysis in Road Safety Chapter 15 Conclusions
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd German Firefighting Vehicles in World War II
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Stagecoach
Book SynopsisOver 280 authentic, rare, and often unpublished vintage photographs explore life in the Old West - from the Gold Rush to World War I. This visual record is supported with narratives, many in the first person, and important historical information.
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd MercedesBenz Supercars
Book SynopsisAn exciting spectrum of 18 Mercedes-Benz sports cars is featured, covering the line of supercars from 1901 to today.
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